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Monthly Archives: May 2008
House votes AGAINST war funding.
Thank you! In an amazing turn of events, the House of Representatives today voted AGAINST the supplemental funding for the war in Iraq!! The bill would have provided $166 billion in war funding, the largest single provision since the war … Continue reading
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Wow, we won one.
Just moments ago, by a near-unanimous vote, the Senate stood up to Big Media. They voted to throw out the FCC decision to let the largest media companies swallow up even more local media. This is simply an astounding victory, … Continue reading
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Call Tester and Baucus NOW
As early as tonight, the Senate will have its last chance to roll back media consolidation, and Sen. Jon Tester and Sen. Max Baucus could cast the deciding vote. All of our work to stop runaway media conglomerates could come … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day Proclamation – 1870 by Julia Ward Howe Arise then…women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts! Whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: “We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies, … Continue reading
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Will We EVER Get Out Of Iraq?
By Thomas Powers There is a working assumption among the American people that a new president enters the White House free of responsibility for the errors of the past, free to set a new course in any program or policy, … Continue reading
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Call our representatives and say NO!!!
Dear Friends, The House of Representatives will vote as soon as tomorrow — Thursday, May 8 — on an additional $178 billion for the war and occupation in Iraq! Amazingly, the bill includes $70 billion for fiscal year 2009. This … Continue reading
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Call Tester, Baucus and Rehberg.
CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS May 8, 2008 – Updated 12:57 p.m. With Democrats Divided, Senate Panel Delays Vote on War Supplemental By Liriel Higa and David Clarke, CQ Staff As House Democrats struggled to bridge their divisions over a war … Continue reading
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Who peace activists should support: Robert Scheer
ROBERT SCHEER In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are inveterate hawks, and what we would be up against is a … Continue reading
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Iraq war profiteering
What’s it going to take for us to hold the Iraq War profiteers accountable? The Bush administration’s $3 trillion war in Iraq has been the direct cause of our current recession, and yet private defense contractors continue to reap billions … Continue reading
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Call Tester, Baucus and Rehberg.
Call Congress Now! – Vote on the SOA/WHINSEC SOA Watch has received confirmation that Congress will vote on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009 that would require that the School of the Americas/WHINSEC release the … Continue reading →