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David Swanson Endorses Mary Pallant for Congress
2008-04-27 06:39:00
David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org endorses Mary Pallant For Congress in her effort to unseat Elton Gallegly. read more | digg story
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Norman Solomon flying in to Support Mary Pallant for Congress
2008-04-24 23:06:00
Fundraiser May 4th, 2008 Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated colomnist, the author of “Made Love, Got War,” “War Made Easy,” and “Target Iraq.” A documentary based on “War Made Easy” was released in 2007 and narrated by Sean Penn. Mary Pallant with Norman Solomon Norman is traveling to the 24th to support Mary’s campaign. Don’t miss this rare ...
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Are Peace and Impeachment Possible? By David Swanson in Ojai, CA
2008-04-24 22:47:00
Went to hear David Swanson in Ojai, California this past Tuesday.  His remarks to the packed crowd were inspirational.  We cannot let up on the efforts for impeachment for both Cheney and Bush .  Cheney first.   The importance of impeachment to the future of our nation is too important.  We cannot allow the lawbreaking that has ...
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Fox News: Like Viewing a Video Version of the Nation Enquirer
2008-04-22 03:09:00
And when other news media pick up on their “spin” it’s just nauseating. Whatever happened to journalist that had integrity? The truly Ugly Americans here are the media journalists without values and integrity and their corporate owners. Ruppert must sure be getting throttled by Karl Rove to put on this garbage. Americans just ...
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Rep Betty Hall?s Speech in New Hampshire
2008-04-21 16:41:00
For me, impeachment has always been a scary idea. Over 30 years ago, in this legislature, we voted on a resolution to impeach Richard Nixon. (You see, we’ve done this before!) Representative Eugene Daniel, mayor of Franklin, gave an impassioned speech to impeach. It was powerful. There was a standing vote. Out of 400 people, ...
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May Day! - Americans Strike Against Criminal Leadership!
2008-04-21 04:17:00
May 1st is shaping up to be quite a day of resistance, with strikes by the ILWU, the Teamsters, Postal Workers, plus immigrant rights rallies, and peace and impeachment activities. It’s Mission Accomplished Day (5 Years!) It’s Downing Street Minutes Day (3 Years!) It’s May Day, the original Labor Day (122 Years!) ...
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Impeachment Events in Ventura- Ojai Area
2008-04-19 21:16:00
In a nation opposed to the occupation of Iraq , the opposition party is preparing to shell out another $102 billion of our grandchildren’s money to continue it. Our nation has come so far in seven years that the president and vice president openly admit to authorizing torture in blatant violation of the Eighth Amendment, longstanding US laws and treaties, ...
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35 International Firms Qualify To Bid On Iraq Oil Deals
2008-04-14 00:08:00
Thirty-five international oil companies have qualified to bid for future oil and gas contracts to develop one of the world’s largest oil fields, an Iraq i oil ministry statement said Sunday. read more | digg story
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Ralph Nader has a great idea - Tax Payer Appreciation Day
2008-04-13 23:46:00
Nader has a great idea here: From Ralph Nader ……. “April 15 is around the corner. Could the corporate executives of this country please stand up and show a little appreciation? To the taxpayers who subsidize them? And bail them out? How about the $30 billion bailout of reckless Bear Stearns as the most recent and egregious example? I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that April 15th of each year be designated Taxpayer Appreciation Day, a day when corporations receiving taxpayer subsidies, bailouts, handouts and other forms of corporate welfare can express their thanks to the citizens who provide them. Taxpayer dollars have often funded discoveries made by NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. In many instances the rights to those discoveries were later given away to companies that brag about them as though they were the fruits of their own investments. Taxpayer dollars have played a majo...
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Your Tax Money: 42% Going to War, 4.4% to Education
2008-04-13 23:14:00
Ever wonder where your tax money is going? Well now you know. read more | digg story
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U.S. Troops in Iraq Suffer Bloodiest Week of 2008
2008-04-13 23:08:00
Clearly there is no possible Bush-Cheney-McCain spin that the surge is working. The surge was a mistake.  Our troops need to be brought home before more unnecessary loss of life.   It looks like matters are getting worse despite our paying insurgents to not fire on our troops.   Whatever could the Bush Administration say at this point to justify continued efforts when the entry to Iraq was never justified. With McSame and the rest of the Repub rubber stamping of the Bush Administration, could this be good P.R. for a long Democratic hold on government in the future? One thing is for sure. Staying in Iraq is only folly and a ridiculous attempt to support oil companies and certainly an outrage in consideration of the cost in human life.
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Could Gallegly’s 24th District Have Been Better Served?
2008-04-13 22:40:00
Found an interesting website - NationalPriorites.org - where you can play with some numbers. For instance, when comparing the tax cuts to the richest 10% for the year 2009, to the amount of money needed to hire music and art teachers for our students in public school, the figure is astounding: IF instead of those tax cuts to the highest tier, we hired music and art teachers for the entire district (Ventura county and inland Santa Barbara county), we could hire 4989 teachers. Another one, if instead of all the money spent in Iraq to date, we invested in renewable electricity for homes,  just in our district, we could supply  2,819,896 Homes with Renewable Electricity. Consider that same money spent in Iraq to date, and know that instead we could have provided 591,609 Children with Health Care, 237,850 Scholarships for University Students, 4,737 Affordable Housing Units, or 19,989 Port Container Inspectors. We have a primary coming up on June 3rd.  Consider carefully and vote wisel...
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Gore and Carter Lining Up to Ask Hillary to End It Now
2008-04-13 21:36:00
By Chris Stephen in New York DEMOCRAT grandees Jimmy Carter and Al Gore are being lined-up to deliver the coup de grâce to Hillary Clinton and end her campaign to become president. Falling poll numbers and a string of high-profile blunders have convinced party elders that she must now bow out of the primary race. Former president Carter and former vice-president Gore have already held high-level discussions about delivering the message that she must stand down for the good of the Democrats. “They’re in discussions,” a source close to Carter told Scotland on Sunday. “Carter has been talking to Gore. They will act, possibly together, or in sequence.” An appeal by both men for Democrats to unite behind Clinton’s rival, Barack Obama, would have a powerful effect, and insiders say it is a question of when, rather than if, they act. Obama has an almost unassailable lead in the battle for nomination delegates, and is closing the gap with Clinton in her ...

Impeachment Vote This Week - Go New Hampshire - Make Us Proud!
2008-04-13 21:20:00
The deepest core of every American soul holds a painful shame, an embarrassed humiliation that most today feel impotent to address. Our forefathers recognized that there would be times when the government’s executive and legislative branches could become so corrupted and unreliable to protect the Constitution that it would be up to the people. So they gave us a special tool, mentioned no less than six times in our Constitution, to use for a remedy.a Unfortunately, “the word� spoken today conjures a vast array of emotional responses with little real understanding of a constitutional process, historically grounded, which we seem to fear. House Resolution 24 is expected to be voted on April 16 by the New Hampshire House Representatives. This will be an historic vote – the first time a state legislature will attempt to petition the U.S. Congress to begin investigations to determine if there is sufficient cause/evidence to hold our current leaders accountable as stipulated in ...
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CA Universal Health Care SB840 - Senator Kuehl’s efforts
2008-04-08 08:43:00
Steve Wiegand: California “creeping” along on universal health care By Steve Wiegand - swiegand@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, April 5, 2008 Historian John D’Emilio has written that social movements can be categorized as either “leaping” or “creeping” in terms of their pace. Over at the Hart Senior Center on 27th Street today, the apostles of Senate Bill 840 are going to be creeping. More on that in a moment. For those who have forgotten details from the Capitol’s recent health insurance wars, SB 840 is the “universal” approach, authored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica. Put simplistically enough that even a newspaper columnist can understand it, “universal” health insurance would be like Medicare. Everyone would be covered. Everyone would pay into a state-run fund. Californians could still pick and choose their doctors and health plans, who would be reimbursed by the state-run fund. In essence...
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The Tallest Building In The World And Still Growing
2008-04-06 19:23:00
It is the tallest man-made structure in the world ? and it is still growing. When complete next year the Burj Dubai will stretch half a mile into the sky over the United Arab Emirates, taller than three Canary Wharf towers balanced on top of each other. Already 2,200 ft tall, and the ...
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Bush Wants Immunity for Drug Companies
2008-04-06 18:58:00
The Bush Administration is at it again. This time working to protect drug companies. For years, when under a lawsuit, drug companies claimed that since their drug was “approved” by the FDA, they were immune from lawsuits citing damages. For years their defense argument failed. Now the horizon may show a ...
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10 Things to Know About John McCain
2008-04-06 04:59:00
10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t): 1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws.1 2. According to Bloomberg News , McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, ...
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Conyers Speaks on Impeachment if Iran Invaded
2008-04-06 02:16:00
From David Swanson: Conyers is circulating a letter among his colleageus for signatures, a letter addressed to Bush letting him know that an attack on Iran will result in impeachment hearings. LET’S ASK EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO SIGN ON! I know it seems bassackwards and we want impeachment before a new war, not after, but ...
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Yahoo and MSN helping to root out Tibetan rioters
2008-04-06 00:55:00
Yahoo! China pasted a ?most wanted? poster across its homepage today in aid of the police?s witch-hunt for 24 Tibetan s accused of taking part in the recent riots. MSN China made the same move, although it didn?t go as far as publishing the list on its homepage. Shameful on the part of Yahoo and MSN. Wonder ...
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John McCain Mentions the ?Draft? Word
2008-04-05 22:51:00
Speaking in Pensacola, John McCain spoke out about the need for ROTC programs on college campuses, the need to expand the military, and the need to have more Americans to enlist in the military. He actually mentioned the “draft” word. Although doing so with a smile, the idea that he would even ...
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Daniel Ellsberg to Headline Historic Impeachment Event in Concord
2008-04-04 08:41:00
Daniel Ellsberg to Headline Historic Impeachment Event in Concord Brookline, NH - NH State Representative Betty Hall is hosting Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, Vietnam War critic, for a special event at the Capitol Center for the Arts Monday April 14 at 7pm.  It was Ellsberg who released the Pentagon papers which helped end the Vietnam War. Ellsberg will ...
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Gallegly Strives to Honor the Birth of Ronald Reagan With Commemorative Coi
2008-04-04 06:03:00
Establishment of a Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission with a $1 commemorative coin produced from February 2010 to February 2011 is one of the requests before Congress. The bulk of the bill would establish a commission to honor the 2010 centennial of the birth of Ronald Reagan , the 40th president of the United States. The bill, H.R. ...
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Dear Congressman Gallegly
2008-04-02 06:34:00
Dear Congressman Gallegly: 4/1/08 It is no surprise to you, by now, sir, that I oppose the war in Iraq, and I oppose your vote for legislation supporting it. I have been vocal with calls to your office, and I have taken it upon myself to demonstrate outside your office and performing civil disobedience inside your ...

New Hampshire State Representative Betty Hall Speaks Out On HR24 and Impeac
2008-04-01 03:31:00
 This is one tough cookie, State Representative Hall.  Show your support for her resolution HR24 by visiting her website and sending in your comments.  They will be voting within the next couple of weeks and hopefully be successful in sending this strong message to the US Congress to act.  Impeachment must be sought to send ...
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Immigrants Less Likely To Commit Crimes Within the U.S.
2008-03-31 01:29:00
From February, but worthy of a read.  This study finds immigrants to be less likely to commit crimes within the US.  Here’s the story which is particularly important in our area, as our local Congressional Rep, Elton Gallegly , spends to much time on this issue: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Immigrants are far less likely than the ...
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Ralph Nader on the Iraq War and a way to face the truth
2008-03-31 01:23:00
Worth the Sacrifice? Bush Blisters the Truth on Iraq By RALPH NADER On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Bush’s illegal war of aggression in Iraq, the Fabricator-in-Chief made a speech at the Pentagon, whose muzzled army chiefs had ...
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Project Censored - Keeping the Mainstream News Honest
2008-03-31 00:00:00
Here is a great resource discovered on digg.com - Project Censored from Sonoma State University. Check out their site, which has the endorsement of Walter Cronkite - “Project censored is one of the organizations that we should listen to, to be assured that our newspapers and our broadcast outlets are practicing thorough and ethical journalism.” Here is ...
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Who are the SuperDelegates and WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
2008-03-30 22:40:00
Watching the disintegration of the Democratic Party in the news is gut wrenching. In this writers opinion, Clinton looks to be working for the Republican party. Aren’t we going after them for years of abuse and deceit? Also in this writer’s opinion, we have had way too many years of Republican party ...

Mary Pallant Endorsed by PDA of Santa Monica for the 24th Congressional Dis
2008-03-30 21:13:00
Here is Mary Pallant’s responses to their candidate questionnaire: House of Representatives, CD 24 California ; election year 2008 Previous Political offices held or progressive credentials/experience: -Elected delegate 41st AD 2005-07 and 2007-09 Chair 41st AD Democratic Alliance Lead Organizer for PDA VC Trustee for the Community Foundation of Oak Park Chair, Ventura County Commission for Women Host and Organizer for the Ventura County ...
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