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textRobert Mugabe and ZANU-PF Destroy 6 Miles of Huts and Kiosks by Anonymous
Police burned down 6 miles of shacks and kiosks in an opposition stronghold near Victoria Falls. They blamed street traders for the near emergency economic problems which threaten 4 million people with starvation in this former bread basket....
Posted: Mon, May 30, 2005 5:54pm PDT
textNew PATRIOT Act Legislation Destroys Liberty by Populist
The Fourth Amendment reads as follows: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."...
Posted: Sat, May 28, 2005 8:57pm PDT
imageFilibuster Wars
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by RosaRL
Filibuster Wars Power Grab at the Height of the Empire http://rwor.org/a/004/filibuster-wars.htm The Senate was heading for a major showdown, as the Republican majority and Vice President Cheney conspired to strip the Democrat minority of their ability to even filibuster the most extreme judicial nominees. Then, after playing chicken for two weeks, a "Gang of 14" Senators suddenly announced they had reached a "historic compromise based on mutual trust" -- and they ...
Posted: Sat, May 28, 2005 5:23pm PDT
textBee Article on Anti-Arnold Rally by Dan Bacher
Here's the Sacramento Bee article on the rally at the capitol on Wednesday. It was sent out on the portside list....
Posted: Sat, May 28, 2005 10:47am PDT
textPropaganda Machine tools: Testimonials by Lawrence Butts
Propaganda Machine tools...
Posted: Sat, May 28, 2005 8:24am PDT
text Velvet Revolution Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Downing Street Memo by Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution -- http://www.velvetrevolution.us -- has joined a broad coalition of veterans, peace, and political activist groups to announce a campaign today to urge that the U.S. Congress launch a formal investigation into whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses in connection with the Iraq war....
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 10:49pm PDT
textSenate “compromise” on judicial nominations by various
The agreement by 14 US senators Monday to stave off a full-scale battle over the filibuster of Bush judicial nominations is a textbook illustration of how spinelessness and lack of principle on the part of the Democratic Party prop up the Bush administration....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 11:33pm PDT
textSF Democrats Oppose Public Transit & Integrated Public Schools by Socialist
In the same month that Congressional Democrats voted to override the Constitutional mandate that 2/3 of the Senate must approve presidential appointments, allowing a reactionary judge to be appointed with only 58 votes including 2 Democrats, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, consisting of 1 Green and 10 Democrats, voted 8 to 3, to favor cars over public transit, with the 8 being all Democrats, in a crowded City where driving a car can only be a luxury, and Supt of Schools Ackerman prais...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 7:27pm PDT
videoOakland Green Candidate Aimee Allison's Consession Speech (video/x-ms-wmv 9.7MB) by Jonathan Nack
Excerpts from Green Party for Oakland City Council Candidate Aimee Allison's consession speech delivered 5/17/05....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 7:18pm PDT
textW runs up deficit in his 'political capital' by DLi
Proving that he is as adept in running the Federal Treasury to historic deficits(to the tune of more than $1 Trillion since he took office in 2001), the most incompetent White House CEO has also run his so-called November 2004 electoral "political capital" into a huge deficit in just 5 months. the latest polls show that George Bush has a negative rating on both his handling of the economy & the environment, as well as his handling of foreign policy, especially in the illegal U.S. Oc...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 2:35am PDT
image'Girly Man'
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by J Macdonald
Political cartoon...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 10:00pm PDT
textAudio: HBO/NBC's JIM LAMPLEY on Election 2004 , "the biggest crime in [our history]" by Brad/CCNWON
Audio: Exclusive Interview with HBO/NBC's JIM LAMPLEY on his Huffington Post firefight after blogging that Election 2004 was "the biggest crime in the history of the nation!" Plus: How The U.S. Press Has Sanitized The War in Iraq: Video/Transcript And Is Bush a Sith Lord?...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 6:19pm PDT
textDiebold Vs. Instant Runoff Voting by repost
Diebold continues to drag its feet on Instant Runoff Voting in the East Bay....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 3:42pm PDT
textSave to U.S. Constituion by Lyndon LaRouche
LaRouche PAC is printing 100,000 copies of this statement for distribution over the next two days in Washington, DC. Print out the PDF-formatted version of this statement and make copies to distribute to your local and state elected officials and Democratic Party and trade union activists - act with the urgency that the message of this statement requires! Contact LaRouche PAC for more information at 800-929-7566....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 10:57am PDT
textopen letter to government by Rev. Paul Allen Fisher
This is a letter I actually sent to every Senator via email on May 22, 2005. After this posting I will send it to all the Representatives. Feels liberating! Is your organization working on these or similar issues? If so, please let me know how we might further your cause....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 7:10am PDT
textBTL:Big Oil Buys Influence in Washington, Crafting Legislation that... by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
...Adds to the Industry's Record Profits ~ Interview with Bob Williams, director of the Politics of Oil Project at the Center for Public Integrity, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 6:34am PDT
textMYTH AND REALITY: THE JEWISH ROLE IN US MIDEAST POLICY by Jewish Voice for Peace
In his talk about the Jewish community and America's policies regarding Israel and the Palestinians, Plitnick will explore the role anti-Semitism plays in public perceptions of Jewish power, as well as ways the charge of anti-Semitism is used to stifle criticism of Israel....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 12:11am PDT
textNepal protesters stage huge rally by GDN
KATHMANDU: More than 10,000 activists rallied in Nepal's capital yesterday to demand a restoration of democracy, in the biggest protest against King Gyanendra since his February 1 power grab....
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 11:05pm PDT
textRepublican Hypocrisy Revealed by STOP REPUBLICAN PEDOPHILIA
Republican family values....
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 9:45pm PDT
textWarren Beatty: "We are not the governor's dumbbells." by repost
He said Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder and star of "The Terminator" movies," was playing politics in a bid to prepare himself for a run for president. "It's not fooling anybody to be running around raising money from Wall Street, K Street and rich Republicans all over the country," he said. "We are not the governor's dumbbells."...
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 7:23am PDT
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