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October Surprise & Senate Office Closings
The long awaited October Surprise is clearly on the horizon. Multimillionaire Senator Mark Dayton, Democrat, Minnesota, of the Target Corporation family, the 2d largest retailer in the US, closed his Washington office until after 11/2, and they all have received "hair-curling" briefings about alleged terrorist attacks pending in Wash, D.C....
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 6:30am PDT
StopSinclair.org to Protest at White House Friday
Delivers $9 million check from Sinclair to Bush, along with 150,000 signatures demanding halt of program...
Posted: Fri, Oct 22, 2004 1:40am PDT
StopSinclair.org Announces Protest Ad Campaign;
StopSinclair.org Announces Protest Ad Campaign; Unlike Sinclair, StopSinclair.org Actually Pays for Ad Time; Television and Print Ads Slated to Run in the Battle Ground States; Ohio, Nevada and Wisconsin in Markets Boasting Sinclair Stations...
Posted: Fri, Oct 22, 2004 12:30am PDT
Survey to be Released Thur of Reaction to Sinclair Decision to Air Kerry Program
In response to Sinclair Broadcasting's decision to air a program Friday on its 62 stations on Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam War record, Consumers Union has commissioned a national survey -- as well as a survey of residents in Sinclair markets -- to determine their attitudes about the airing of the program....
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 11:40pm PDT
Statement to Sinclair: Clock Ticking, Public Still Demand Balance to Partisan Airing Of '
The following is a statement from Andy and Deborah Rappaport concerning their offer to Sinclair Broadcasting Group to air "Going Upriver" as a counterbalance to "Stolen Honor:"...
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 11:38pm PDT
Sinclair Drops Plan to Air Full Anti-Kerry Film
Sinclair Drops Plan to Air Full Anti-Kerry Film; Move Sparked by Threat of Shareholder Suit Underwritten by Media Matters for America...
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 12:29am PDT
Veterans Institute For Security and Democ. Files Complaint with FCC Against Sinclair
Veterans Institute For Security and Democracy Files First Formal Complaint with FCC Against Sinclair Broadcast Group Over Airing of Attack Video, "Stolen Honor"...
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 12:28am PDT
StopSinclair.org to deliver a 150,000-member petition at FEC DC HQ
Wants FEC to Halt Sinclair's $9,900,000 Illegal In-Kind Contribution to Bush campaign...
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 11:09pm PDT
The Ring of Kerry
Defend yourself from self-defeat,
Don't let Bush lull you into another four years!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 6:07pm PDT
Sinclair fires reporter for criticizing anti-Kerry program
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. fired its Washington bureau chief late Monday after the reporter publicly objected to the company's plan to air a documentary attacking Sen. John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities this week....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 4:04pm PDT
Two reporters suspended for attending "Vote for Change" concert
ST. PAUL, Minn. Two Minnesota newspaper reporters who went to a high profile rock-n-roll concert are finding themselves temporarily out of work because of the show.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press has suspended two investigative reporters who attended a "Vote for Change" concert featuring Bruce Springsteen, R-E-M and others two weeks ago....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 3:59pm PDT
Debate Trip (video/quicktime 9.6MB)
President Bush makes the case against himself, set to a trip-hop beat......
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 3:23pm PDT
Report from early voting in Florida
So she¹s been waiting on line for the last
hour and a half....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 9:33am PDT
New Report Finds Millions of Eligible Votes Could Be Illegally Purged on Election Day
Millions of eligible voters may be prevented from casting their ballots on November 2nd due to non-existent or flawed procedures used by state election officials to purge felons from voter rolls, according to a new report to be released October 19th by the American Civil Liberties Union, Demos and the national Right to Vote campaign....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 9:02pm PDT
Media Matters for America Mobilizing Mutual and Pension Fundholders to Oppose Sinclair
Media Matters for America (MMFA) has built a formidable grassroots movement against Sinclair Broadcast Group's decision to air the anti-Kerry film, Stolen Honor: Wounds that Never Heal, on Sinclair Broadcast Group stations across the nation....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 9:01pm PDT
Green Presidential candidate denounces Prop 62
Green Presidential candidate David Cobb joins local San Francisco Green Party candidates in a press conference denouncing Prop. 62. Prop 62, the so called "Open Primary Voter Choice Initaitive" will actually reduce voter choice by placing only the top two vote getters on CA's November ballot....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 12:15pm PDT
Ralph Nader slams Abraham Foxman and the ADL
"Few groups get the free ride that has been the case of the ADL when it ventures beyond its historic mission into covering the Israeli militaristic regime and its brutalization and slaughter of far more innocent Palestinians it occupies, than the reverse casualties inflicted on innocent Israelis."...
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 1:12am PDT
Democratic Headquarters Burglarized in Ohio
In Ohio the Lucas County Democratic Headquarters was burglarized overnight, and three computers, including the party's main system, were stolen. This could have bearing on the election results in the end since Ohio is a swing state, and Democrat's info and strategy was on the stolen computers...
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 12:20am PDT
Unemployed Mail Revolt
Artist Calls 4 Unemployed 2 Participate in Public Art...
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 7:48pm PDT
Leonard Peltier for President
Leonard Peltier is the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party in California. This article gives an overview and update of his case and his campaign for a presidential pardon....
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 11:20am PDT