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Has the year of the woman finally arrived?

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

When the new Congress

opens for business, a record 20% of the senators will be women in the House. They've increased

their numbers from 52 to 61. But women were 53% of Tuesday's voters are they even close to having

a fair share of political power. Why are there more female Democrats in leadership roles than Republicans?

Are there issues that unite women across party lines? Today we'll hear more about the newly

elected women and their prospects for effectiveness in institutions still dominated by men.

On reporter's notebook later on, has Karl Rove lost his magic? First, here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point. Women are now the majority

of American voters and record numbers of newly elected women are headed for the Senate and Congress. program fund. Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point. Women are now the majority of

American voters and record numbers of newly elected women are headed for the Senate and Congress.

Is it too soon, though, to call this the Year of the Woman? On reporters' notebook, on Tuesday

night, Carl Rove insisted that raw vote totals had to be wrong. He didn't believe that Obama

had won. What happened to the man called

Bush's brain? First, this news update faced with the so-called fiscal cliff just three days

after his re-election. President Obama today issued a challenge to the Republican-controlled House

of Representatives. On Tuesday night, we found out that the majority of Americans agree with my

approach. And that includes Democrats,

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