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US midterm elections: An overwhelming repudiation of the war in Iraq With returns from the western states still coming in, the Democratic Party has won control of the House of Representatives by a comfortable margin, having ousted more than 30 Republican incumbents....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 7:06am PST
Democrats seize control of House Democrats have won control of the US House of Representatives in mid-term polls for the first time in 12 years....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 7:04am PST
American Voters Just Say No Americans are opposed to Bush. Does that mean they are "for" Democrats?
What will Democrats do with their new-found power?
Will they save our Constitution?
San Franciscans voted to say they are in favor of Impeachment. And the new House Speaker? Nancy Pelosi is on record for saying that "impeachment is off the table."
What comes next? Stay tuned.......
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 7:00am PST
Chris Daly is in - the VOICE of the people Perhaps no local election linked to the seat of the Board of Supervisors was deeply contested by some EVIL forces led by Mayor Gavin Newsom - then the seat for District 6. Chris Daly the favorite contestor and defender of those that need help most. We will never be defeated. In Unity is strength. Let us see how our future bodes but I can tell you all one thing - there will be many fireworks and they will bode well for those that need help most....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 6:58am PST
11/7/06 Election Results & the 2 Peace Parties: P&F and Green The California governor’s general election of 2006 was a low voter turnout election due to the deliberate lack of campaign by the pro-death penalty millionaire Democrat Phil Angelides against the pro-death penalty millionaire Republican incumbent Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In spite of this mockery of democracy, the 2 anti-death penalty peace parties, Peace & Freedom Party and the Green Party did as well as could be expected and both certainly remain on the ballot....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 3:42am PST
Women Clean House: NOW PAC Celebrates Key Wins We look forward to cheering as Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) breaks through the "marble ceiling" - the government version of the corporate "glass ceiling" -- when she is elected by her peers as Speaker of the House, the highest office ever held by a woman in the United States....
Posted: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 1:00am PST
Nationwide County Level Information on 2006 Election Equipment Verified Voting Provides Nationwide County Level Information on 2006
Election Equipment...
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 4:57pm PST
Brazil: PSDB's laboratory to new totalitarianism? First and unique nation in the world that uses a fully digital electoral process that can't be verified, for proposition of M.G.'s Senator Eduardo Azeredo tries out to innovate now by becoming the pioneer in demanding identification and rates for internet users....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 4:43pm PST
SF: 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy Modern Times Bookstore
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San Francisco, CA...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 15, 2006 7:30pm PST
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 4:32pm PST
Urgent Alert: Take ID to the Polls Take ID When You Vote Today
New laws on affirming voters' identities are being applied inconsistently. To be safe, bring your identification with you when you vote today....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 2:27pm PST
Right-wing radio host is encouraging crank calls to voter fraud hotlines. Call HER now! Once again, it's time to turn the tables on the dirty tricksters (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/06/18327155.php). Tell Laura Ingraham that voter fraud is no joke! Her number is 800.876.4123....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 1:40pm PST
Republicans bus homeless people from Phili to to Maryland hand out deceptive flyers The repugs certainly will do anything to acquire and hold onto power. They truely have no shame, just hope that shenanigans like this do not get covered in the media. Well, et's pull back the curtain and expose these craven cretins for what they are!...
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 1:25pm PST
Vote for Impeachment, Vote for 9-11 Truth 
Grassroots activist, Congressional candidate, sets out to vote, and reflects on her campaign....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 10:40am PST
The New Face of the Voter: Young and Latino SAN DIEGO – It's a safe bet that José Chavero will vote in today's election. Chavero, 18, was virtually dragged from his bed on a recent Sunday by his father, who took him to register to vote at a booth at the Escondido swap meet....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 8:02am PST
Immigration Trumps War for Many Ethnic Voters Editors, reporters and producers from national ethnic media discuss the ethnic vote in tomorrow's mid-term elections. "Headlines From The Ethnic Media," produced and anchored by Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, airs each week on New America Media's "Upfront" radio program on 91.7 FM-KALW in San Francisco....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 8:01am PST
On Election Day, War and Immigration Are Fusing Commentator and essayist Richard Rodriguez spoke with NAM editor Sandip Roy about the immigration landscape, the mid-term elections, and the Secure Fence Act that promises 700 miles of fencing along the U.S. Mexico border. Rodriguez is an essayist and author of, most recently, "Brown: The Last Discovery of America" (Viking, 2003), is working on a book about religion. Roy is host of New America Media radio show, Up Front....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 8:01am PST
Fresno County Voter Registration A comparison of the voter registration statistics from immediately before the June 2006 Primary Election (May 22) to immediately before the November 2006 General Election (Oct 23)....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 7:43am PST
Every Waking Moment Counts on Election Day Remember Supervisor Michael Yaki? He lost re-election in December 2000, when the return of district elections ushered in a new generation of progressive leadership in San Francisco. On the Sunday night before his defeat, Yaki was dining at a restaurant in Nob Hill when he ran into State Senator John Burton. “What are you doing here?” yelled Burton. “You should be out in your District campaigning.” On Election Night, Yaki was so confident about getting re-elected that he and his wife went out ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 7:25am PST
Coalition Sending Voting Monitors to Polls, Sets Up Toll-Free Hotline With new registration rules, faulty computer voting machines, and stringent identification requirements, many Americans are concerned over whether their vote will be counted on Election Day 2006. In response, three major civil rights groups have formed a new coalition to offer voters some Election Day assistance....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 7:25am PST
US faces stepped-up war abroad, social conflict at home As Americans prepare to go to the polls in this year’s midterm elections, virtually all of the polls suggest that this vote will yield a defeat for the Republican Party and the Bush administration, with the Democrats winning control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years. The party also appears within striking distance of gaining a majority in the US Senate....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 7:11am PST
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