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Protester Throws Shoe at Richard Perle
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Howard Dean, the newly minted leader of the Democratic Party, and former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle made clear their opposing views on the war in Iraq during a debate marred by a protester who tossed a shoe at Perle....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 8:37am PST
Putin: Iran Does Not Intend to Build Nuclear Arms
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was convinced Iran was not trying to build a nuclear weapon and that Russia would press ahead with nuclear cooperation with the Islamic Republic...
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 8:25am PST
LawSuit to e-Vict Secret Vote Counting & Hasten Death of DRE'$
DemocracyRE'scue-LawSuit to e-Vict Corp.TresPassers, Secret Vote
Counting & Hasten Death of DRE'$ - CounTy, by CounTy by financiaLLy-$trapped COUNTy, to $ave moNeY, proTecT the Future and purrCHASE FREEd-ohmm! The man who knows what Freedom means will find a way to be FREE. e-Voting = e -VictSHUN.
When it comes to something as fundamental as democracy, the
government lacks the power, through contract, to cede that power of
vote counting in a democracy to a multinational corporation ...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 8:36am PST
Christo Art in NY City an Important Message to America
7,500 frames with "orange" cloth blowing in the wind.
America..... the answer is "Blowing in the Wind"....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 11:52pm PST
Ex-S.F. supervisor named to civil rights panel
Washington -- Former San Francisco Supervisor Michael Yaki was named Tuesday to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, where he will be one of the few liberal and Democratic voices on a panel that under President Bush has come under solid conservative control...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 11:11pm PST
Blast from the Past: Choicepoint and the 2000 election
in 2000, Katharine Harris and Jeb Bush used ChoicePoint to purge the voter rolls of Florida of tens of thousands of African American "felons", and here they are, back in the news again, pay particular scrutiny to the description of their database...
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 12:18pm PST
States Mull Taxing Drivers By Mile
CBS) College student Jayson Just commutes an odometer-spinning 2,000 miles a month. As CBS News Correspondent Sandra Hughes reports, his monthly gas bill once topped his car payment....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 7:19pm PST
Nepal: Maoist blockade continues
KATHMANDU: A road blockade by Maoist rebels ground traffic in Nepal to a near-halt for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday, sending produce prices soaring in Kathmandu, as two royalist deputies appointed by King Gyanendra defended his seizure of power....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 5:03pm PST
Anti-war Activist & Veteran Aimee Allison Enters Oakland District 2 Council Race
Being left out of the recent Oakland Tribune article on the race made me decide she needs a posting on here to alert people to this important candidacy and race. Aimee is a Green and was recently endorsed by the Oakland Green Party. Please consider helping out her campaign and coming to her kick-off party with Wilson Riles on Friday....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 1:47pm PST
Whistleblowers Detail Corruption and Fraud at Halliburton during Senate Hearing
Senator Dorgan was clearly furious at this information, "We want the truth and we want it now. We are determined to shut down this waste and abuse."...
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 9:18am PST
Drug Industry Is Being Deregulated
Are you in favor of deregulating the Drug Industry?...
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2005 12:19am PST
The party of arnold, facist, fat capitalist pigs !
These are heady days for the California Republican Party, a once bitterly divided band that is unified, energized and relentlessly upbeat today....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 8:31pm PST
Tahitian Leads French Polynesia Elections
PAPEETE, Tahiti -- A coalition headed by a pro-independence leader won the most seats in legislative elections in French Polynesia but fell short of an overall majority, provisional results showed Monday....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 8:22pm PST
Mich. Mayor Blacklists Those Who Sued City
FLINT, Mich. -- Mayor Don Williamson is taking a novel tack in fighting lawsuits -- he's withholding city business from anyone who has sued Flint within the past five years....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 10:50am PST
Bomb Kills Former Lebanese Prime Minister
Rafik Hariri, a billionaire who helped rebuild his country after decades of war but resigned as prime minister last fall after a sharp dispute with Syria, was killed Monday in a massive bomb explosion that tore through his motorcade....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 9:17am PST
Lies, Damned Lies And Rice
The lies never stop. They lie not only to you and me, but also to their friends and colleagues, Republicans as well as Democrats....
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 9:15am PST
Senator Boxer to receive bouquet of 5,000 Roses on Valentine's Day!
Senator Barbara Boxer of California will receive a bouquet of almost 5,000 roses from supporters and constituents across the country on Valentine's Day, February 14th, as a loving thank you for her recent outstanding service in the Senate....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 10:54pm PST
Do The Math On Dubya's Social Security Reform
As the lawyers like to say, "Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus." The rest of us have to settle for "once a liar, always a liar."...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:18pm PST
ARNOLD LETS US BUILD A BRIDGE !!!
Deadline near on Bay Bridge
Friday is last day to submit bills to resolve impasse this session...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:10pm PST
Jerry Brown, ousted aide oceans apart
Jacques Barzaghi, the tattooed, head-shaved, black-clad former French commando who served as Jerry Brown's loyal aide and confidant for three decades,...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:05pm PST