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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
DESIGNED TO DEMORALIZE? SEVEN REASONS *NOT* TO TRUST PRESIDENTIAL POLLS.
Sick of the daily bombardment of polls showing Kerry running "neck-and-neck" with Bush? Feeling demoralized? Don't be! Most of the polls are a
bunch of baloney. Here are seven reasons not to trust the polls -- along with some insights into why Big Media chieftains oppose and fear the
Kerry/Edwards ticket. (Did you know that John Kerry and John Edwards OPPOSE media consolidation?)...
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 4:01pm 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
Hey Sinclair, Broadcast This!
Satire of Sinclair Broadcasting Group decision to air the anti-Kerry documentary, "Stolen Honor" -- article proposes producing documentary on GW Bush record to follow "Stolen Honor"...
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 2:27pm PDT
Info on Novemember 3 action
I hear there is something going on through rumors and I have been looking somewhat half heartedly for details and lo and behold I have found them with only 5 minutes of searching....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 11:24am PDT
I Need Cooperation
I need cooperation to get back to California, and I need a place to go to when I get there. Thank you....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 10:25am 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
November 3rd in SF
We need to start organizing demonstrations and possible direct actions on November 3rd, the day after the elections....
Posted: Tue, Oct 19, 2004 12:07am PDT
Fresno RNC report back
Multi media presentation of the RNC protests by Fresno activists....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 11:03pm PDT
AnyoneButIgnacio.org AN IDEA!
I got an idea that I think could be really powerful...
Let's launch a website and a group called AnyoneButIgnacio.org to assure that one of the 3 Very Cool Progressive candidates running against Ignacio De La Fuente for Mayor wins. Let's learn from our friends in SF....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 10:50pm PDT
Kerry: No Death Penalty For Cop-Killers
Kerry: No Death Penalty For Cop-Killers, Kerry's flip-flop on capital punishment no benefit to police officers, says FOP...
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 9:04pm 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
Vote Bush ? Vote Kerry ?
To vote or not to vote ?
Vote Bush or vote Kerry ?...
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2004 7:21pm 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
Reaction from the US To World Concern About US Election
"Last week G2 launched Operation Clark County to help readers have a say in the American election by writing to undecided voters in the crucial state of Ohio. In the first three days, more than 11,000 people requested addresses. Here is some of the reaction to the project that we received from the US "...
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 11:14pm PDT
Unemployed Mail Revolt
Artist Calls 4 Unemployed 2 Participate in Public Art...
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 7:48pm PDT