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California Democratic Party works to prop up Schwarzenegger administration
In the aftermath of November’s California Special Election, the Democratic Party is acting as a critical prop for the beleaguered administration of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Democrats responded to Schwarzenegger’s political debacle in the Special Election, in which all of his favored ballot initiatives were defeated, by calling for a new spirit of bipartisanship. The governor responded by appointing a prominent Democrat as his new chief of staff....
Posted: Wed, Dec 28, 2005 7:36am PST
JANUARY 31 State of the Union Date Set!
1) State of the Union date is set!
2) WCW OpEd in this week's Bay Guardian!
3) Copies of NYTimes ad available
4) DVDs available...
Posted: Tue, Dec 27, 2005 8:09pm PST
Impeachment March on State of the Union Jan 31
We The People remind Congress that they too took an oath to defend the Constitution, from both enemies foreign and domestic. 1. Call or Fax Congress and let them know, impeachment or else. 2. Organize State of the Union MOSH II protest, gather in DC to put the pressure on Congress the week before the SOTU. 3. Jan 31st, surround the capitol building, project truth videos to the riot cops, remind them that they too took an oath to defend the Constitution....
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2005 3:42pm PST
Schwarzenegger name removed from Austrian Stadium In Protest Over Tookie
Officials in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian hometown of Graz have removed his name from a football stadium in an ongoing row over the US death penalty....
Posted: Mon, Dec 26, 2005 8:16am PST
Utah's Senile Senator Bennett and his favorite penny stock fraud constituent - Again...
' I said that simply so that if someone does find a body or a bag of heroin in my car, or some variant thereon, I will have been on record that it was going to happen.' - Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, Senator Bennett's favorite constituent who funded the Swift Boat Captains Against Kerry and,along with his insurance billionaire daddy Jack, donated $1,000,000 !! in a smear campaign against Democratic VP candidate John Edwards....
Posted: Sun, Dec 25, 2005 4:35pm PST
Xmas 9-11am, Matt Gonzalez interviews anti-war Sen Candidates Todd Chretien & Kevin Zeese
Matt Gonzalez interviews Todd Chretien and Kevin Zeese KPFA 94.1 fm...
Posted: Sat, Dec 24, 2005 4:20pm PST
49er City - the last frontier and blatant corruption
The Southeast Sector is the last frontier in San Francisco. Candlestick Park and the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is being vied by corrupt developers like Lennar BVHP LLC and the cronies working for Mayor Gavin Newsom - Jesse Blout, Dwayne Jones, Michael Cohen, Marcia Rosen - none of them live in San Francisco. They for sure make their money in San Francisco. Thousands of units will be built on toxic sites mostly landfill and prone to liquefaction....
Posted: Sat, Dec 24, 2005 11:24am PST
Italian Judge Issues Warrants for 22 CIA Operatives in Abduction of Cleric
Warrants For U.S. Citizens: Edict allows European nations to arrest 22 purported CIA operatives for alleged abduction of cleric...
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 2:37pm PST
French celebrities desert Sarkozy in wake of attack on urban poor
Stars compare interior minister with Le Pen
· Inflammatory words may cost him 2007 presidency
Kim Willsher in Paris
Friday December 23, 2005
The Guardian...
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 7:27am PST
Vote on Impeachment Now msnbc
Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?...
Posted: Fri, Dec 23, 2005 1:43am PST
ACLU asks state if it is providing data to FBI after Stanford & Santa Cruz spying revealed
Related: FBI Spying on Greenpeace, PETA, Catholic Workers, and Other Activist Groups, 12/20/05 (http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/12/1791958.php)...
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 4:47pm PST
Voting Machine Security for Diebold, not voter
Posted: 12/17/2005 3:05:19 PM
Author: Arlin Briley...
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 2:05pm PST
John Conyers Heads Committe to Investigate and Move for Impeachment
author: a patriot...
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 11:48am PST
HOWARD DEAN’S LEGACY STILL HAUNTS VERMONT
Lawsuits arising out of Dean’s unconstitutional appointment policies in Vermont still costing Vermonters....
Posted: Thu, Dec 22, 2005 11:08am PST
Bush’s phone-spying has disturbing echoes of South Africa’s apartheid regime
Former South African president P. W. Botha believed his country was under 'total onslaught' from its enemies....
Posted: Wed, Dec 21, 2005 2:00pm PST
Stand with Congressman Conyers...Demand Censure for Bush-Cheney Misconduct
Congressman John Conyers, Jr. is taking steps against the Bush Administration’s handling of the Iraq War and its collection of intelligence. He is going to need you to stand with him in fighting for accountability....
Posted: Wed, Dec 21, 2005 12:17pm PST
First Step Towards Impeachment? Conyers Introduces Bills to Censure Bush and Cheney
We speak with Congressman John Conyers (D - MI) introduced measures to censure President Bush and Vice President Cheney for misleading lawmakers on the decision to go to war in Iraq. Conyers is also seeking the creation of a select committee to investigate the Administration's possible crimes and make recommendations regarding grounds for impeachment....
Posted: Wed, Dec 21, 2005 7:36am PST
With the White House defiant on illegal spying: Why no outcry for Bush’s impeachment?
Despite the brazen declaration by President Bush that he authorized illegal electronic eavesdropping on Americans and will continue to do so, in defiance of clear legislative prohibitions, the response in official Washington has been remarkably muted. There has been some verbal condemnation and calls for congressional hearings on the secret spying by the National Security Agency (NSA), but no serious consideration of the constitutional remedy for presidential lawbreaking: impeachment....
Posted: Wed, Dec 21, 2005 7:26am PST
A Million Votes for Peace (video/quicktime 10.3MB)
Campaign for Todd Chretien for U.S. Senate kicks off.
Part 1: Aimee Allison MC's: Jess Ghannam, Nativo Lopez, Gayle McGlaughlin, and Forrest Hill speak. Four-minute QT movie. 10MB....
Posted: Tue, Dec 20, 2005 7:32pm PST
Iran leader’s rhetoric masks hidden agenda
Recent comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including his provocative rhetoric toward Israel and the U.S., can only be understood in the context of Iran’s troubled domestic politics....
Posted: Tue, Dec 20, 2005 6:20pm PST