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Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is a politician and journalist from New York.The former CBS News Anchor for the "Saturday Morning News" was a member of the U.S. Congress for 3 terms, where she represented part of New York City, and was the highest ranking woman member of the U.S.Congress.She was the keynote speaker at the 1996 Republican National Convention. Her media experience, New York elective history and political savvy make her a possible rival to U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)

Molinari was born in Staten Island, New York. She is the daughter of Guy Molinari. She graduated from the State University of New York at Albany. Molinari served on the New York City Council. She won a special election to the House of Representatives in 1990 as a Republican to replace her father. She married fellow representative Bill Paxon in 1993. Molinari gave the keynote speech at the 1996 Republican National Convention. Molinari resigned from the House in 1997 to take a job as a television journalist for CBS. She was named in 2004 as president of Ketchum Public Affairs and also serves as chief executive officer of Ketchum Inc.’s lobbying firm, The Washington Group, where she recently was named chairman.

Ms. Molinari has recently agreed to lead a fund-raising campaign for a national online sexual-assault hotline. She will head a task force being formed by the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, which already operates a telephone hotline.

The online resource will be aimed at women in their 20s, for whom the Internet is the preferred means of communication. "We all know this is how younger people communicate these days, and 80 percent of rape victims are under 30," said Ms. Molinari.

RAINN operates the telephone hotline in conjunction with more than 1,000 rape crisis centers nationwide. The group also sponsors outreach programs on college campuses.

With RAINN as an ally, Ms. Molinari helped win passage of the 1993 Violence Against Women Act, which provided federal funding for hotlines, as well as battered women's shelters and programs to prevent domestic violence.

And Ms. Molinari serves as Chair of The Century Council a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., The Council develops and implements innovative programs and public awareness campaigns and promotes action through strategic partnerships. The Century Council promotes responsible decision-making regarding drinking or non-drinking of beverage alcohol and discourages all forms of irresponsible consumption through education, communications, research, law enforcement, and other programs.

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 Molinari was born in [[Staten Island, New York]]. She is the daughter of [[Guy Molinari]]. She graduated from the [[University at Albany|State University of New York at Albany]]. Molinari served on the [[New York City Council]]. She won a special election to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in [[1990]] as a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] to replace her father. She married fellow representative [[Bill Paxon]] in [[1993]]. Molinari gave the keynote speech at the [[1996 Republican National Convention]]. Molinari resigned from the House in [[1997]] to take a job as a television journalist for [[CBS]]. She was named in 2004 as president of Ketchum Public Affairs and also serves as chief executive officer of [[Ketchum Inc.]]’s lobbying firm, The Washington Group, where she recently was named chairman.
-In November 2005 it was announced she would spearhead the efforts of the country of [[Bangladesh]] to -- in her words -- [http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/1115bangladesh_twg.htm "dispel misconceptions about alleged human rights abuses, corrupt government practices and Islamist militancy."]Bangladesh was recently [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20051018T210000-0500_90636_OBS_CHAD__BANGLADESH_SAID_MOST_CORRUPT_COUNTRIES_.asp named] the most corrupt country in the world (along with [[Chad]]).  According to the State Department, however, Bangladesh has become a valuable United States ally in the Global War on Terrorism. As part of the war effort, the Government of Bangladesh has publicly addressed problems of money laundering, weak border controls, and other factors to ensure that Bangladesh does not become a terrorist safe-haven. (United States Department of State, South Asia Bureau, August, 2005).
 Ms. Molinari has recently agreed to lead a fund-raising campaign for a national online sexual-assault hotline. She will head a task force being formed by the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, which already operates a telephone hotline.