Women's groups lobby Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - Quality, affordable child care. Fair pay. Social Security reform. Insurance coverage for contraception. An end to violence against women. These issues, and more, drew hundreds of women from 35 states to the first Women's Equality Summit, which ended Tuesday with a lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill. "What we have to say to the members of Congress is, either you listen or you are not going to be here again," Gloria Steinem, the founder of Ms. Magazine, said at a news conference outdoors near the Senate chamber. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558829514-850> Update: More salmon species now protected SEATTLE (AP) - Nine species of salmon - including one that swims in the heart of bustling Puget Sound - came under federal protection Tuesday in a move that promises to have economic reverberations across the region. The genetically distinct species were listed as endangered or threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. "One of our greatest challenges is to restore the great salmon runs of the Pacific Northwest to sustainable levels," said Terry Garcia, assistant secretary of commerce. "Healthy salmon resources are essential to the economic health and prosperity of the region." See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558829659-a07>
