Opportunity to Meet Undecided Women Voters 3 Days Before NH Primary

Opportunity to Meet Undecided Women Voters 3 Days Before NH Primary

Lifetime Television/Every Woman Counts Coalition 'If I Were President' Forum and Breakfast With New Hampshire Undecided Women Voters

40% of New Hampshire Women Voters Are Undecided

24% of Decided Women Will Switch if Their Candidate Doesn't Win in Iowa

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- This Saturday, January 5th, the Lifetime Television/Every Woman Counts coalition will hold an "If I Were President" forum and breakfast. The forum, at the Manchester, New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel will host hundreds of New Hampshire women, including the many still undecided voters, along with national and New Hampshire leaders of coalition member organizations.

Women's Straw Poll Will Be Conducted

Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will have the opportunity to address women on the issues that matter most to them, such as education, health care, jobs and the economy, the war in Iraq and preventing violence against women, according to a Lifetime/Zogby survey.

Mary J. Blige has Joined Lifetime's "If I Were President" PSA Campaign

Singer, songwriter Mary J. Blige has joined Queen Latifah in the production of Lifetime's new "If I Were President, I would . . ." PSA campaign encouraging women to vote and get involved in the process. The forum will include a special preview of one of the Queen Latifah spots.

WHAT: "IF I WERE PRESIDENT" FORUM AND BREAKFAST

WHEN: Saturday, January 5th - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Radisson Hotel Ballroom, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire

EVERY WOMAN COUNTS is the only public service campaign dedicated to encouraging women to speak out on the issues they care about most, vote and run for office. First launched in 1992 as a nonpartisan campaign to get out the women's vote during the presidential election, the 2008 initiative will leverage the power of the #1 and #2 television networks for women - Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) - and include the most extensive on-air programming, digital content and grassroots efforts to date. To expand the effort and reach women everywhere they live, work and play, Lifetime launched the media and advocacy coalition in partnership with REDBOOK, CosmoGIRL!, Marie Claire, celebrities, experts, and hundreds of women's nonprofit organizations representing more than 15 million women from all sides of the political spectrum, including Business and Professional Women/USA, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, National Organization for Women, RightNOW!, Independent Women's Forum, and many others.

Source: Lifetime Television/Every Woman Counts

CONTACT: Nancy Bennett, +1-800-834-1110, nancy@nancybennett.info or Lori
Heath, +1-415-513-5200, lori@nancybennett.info, both for Lifetime Television-
Every Woman Counts

Web site:

http://www.lifetimetv.com/

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