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Call Tester, Baucus and Rehberg.

Posted by Margie on May 21st, 2008  | Leave a Comment  | 
Published in Legislation, ACT NOW!, Actions, Commentary, General Interest

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 names, ranks, country of origin, courses and dates attended of students and instructors at the institute. […]

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House votes AGAINST war funding.

Posted by Margie on May 15th, 2008  | Leave a Comment  | 
Published in ACT NOW!, Legislation, Iraq War, Actions, Commentary, News

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 started in 2003. In a move that no one expected, dozens of Republicans voted “present,” which is […]

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Wow, we won one.

Posted by Margie on May 15th, 2008  | 1 Comment  | 
Published in Legislation, Commentary, Events, News

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, and it would not have happened without the massive grassroots effort by you and thousands of […]

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