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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Nooky’s Bakery
Thanks to Mariann Wizard for sharing this with us. Flour and Sugar and Eggs – Oh My!Susan DuQuesnay Bankston Most of you are familiar with our local Spirit of Freedom Republican Women. They are real; they meet monthly. They are … Continue reading
You Lose Your Soul
History Will Not Absolve UsBy Nat Hentoff 08/30/07 “Village Voice” — — If and when there’s the equivalent of an international Nuremberg trial for the American perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Guantánamo, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the CIA’s secret prisons, … Continue reading
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What Matters Is Making the Stand
My StoryBy Army National Guard Spc. Eleonai “Eli” Israel 098/30/07 “Courage To Resist” — – Two months ago, I took a stand that changed my life forever. As a Soldier, a JVB Protective Service Agent, and a Sniper with the … Continue reading
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No End In Sight
Director’s Interview: Charles Ferguson Charles Ferguson, director of “No End in Sight,” talks to NOW about the dangers of filming in Iraq, his career jump from M.I.T. scholar to filmmaker, and his surprise at Sundance. NOW: What inspired you to … Continue reading
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Spencer for President – Position Paper Number 14
14. Add Equal Rights Amendment covering all reasonable definitions of “rights” to the U.S. Constitution Thirty-five years ago, an Equal Rights Amendment that spoke only to gender inequality, was approved by Congress and forwarded to the states for ratification. It … Continue reading
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Stop the Money – No More War
Kucinich: Congress Must Tell The President ‘No’ To Additional War Funding WASHINGTON – August 29 – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement calling on Congress to not appropriate any more funds for the war in Iraq, in response … Continue reading
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Stand Up For Peace
Stand Up In September Vigil On Staten IslandBy Next Left Notes – August 28, 2007 | News Our Very Own David Hamilton of MDS at the Stand Up vigil – in Austin, TX(Photo: Sally Hamilton / MDS) STATEN ISLAND, NY … Continue reading
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Karl Rove’s Car Gift-Wrapped
These pranksters were perhaps a bit too kind ….
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Update on New Iraq Strategy Hypothesis – P. Spencer
The Developing Situation in Iraq I wrote an article last week – Oil and the new Sunni alliance with the U.S. – and there are some interesting developments to this story for your consideration. David Ignatius (WaPo) published an article … Continue reading
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Neo-Liberalism – Catalysing Crisis After Crisis
How Did We Get Into This Mess?by George Monbiot, August 29, 2007, Guardian For the first time, the United Kingdom’s consumer debt now exceeds our gross national product: a new report shows that we owe £1.35 trillion(1). Inspectors in the … Continue reading
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Another Miscarriage of Justice
Who Won’t Stand Up for Kenneth Foster? Charles Rangel, For OneBy BEN DAVIS Barring a miracle–and miracles are in short order on Texas’ death row–Kenneth Foster is likely to die Thursday. The battle around his case has been a heroic … Continue reading
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The Greatest Combination of Idiocy and Evil
Will Bush Take Everything Down With Him? More Shame, More SorrowBy PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS In the administration of George W. Bush, the Republican Party has achieved the greatest combination of idiocy and evil in human history. The Republicans have bogged … Continue reading
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