Action Item: Send a letter to your representative for UNICEF funding

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Wednesday October 19, 2005 · 7:13 PM PDT

2005/10/19 · 19:13

Quick update:

Send a letter to your representative telling them to approve $130 million in funding for UNICEF. UNICEF does not get funding from the UN dues and therefore requires Governments to approved funding for them separately. Take a few minutes by using the link below, it will send an email to your applicable representatives.

UNICEF ACTION

2000 Florida Ballots to be Discarded

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Friday July 22, 2005 · 9:17 PM PDT

2005/07/22 · 21:17

2000 Florida Ballots to be Discarded.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Unused butterfly ballots left over from the 2000 presidential election are not public records and can be destroyed, a state appeals court has ruled.

The historical value alone should be enough to keep these ballots for generations to come. The differences in these ballots from the other ballots all across Florida represent the absurdity of the election and the years that have thus far followed. They are, however, equated with "blank pieces of paper."

Research!America - Stem Cell Research

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Sunday July 10, 2005 · 8:48 AM PDT

2005/07/10 · 08:48

Research!America has released poll data regarding Americans thoughts and feelings on Stem Cell Research. Overwhelmingly supporting Stem Cell Research, this data can not be overlooked, especially as most Americans believe the US should be the leader in research. It is interesting to see the numbers and realize the debate is being driven by the Dobson puppets in Congress.

"Embryonic stem cell research has been portrayed as a highly partisan issue, but this opinion poll tells us that, to the American people, this is not about politics--it's about hope for healthier, more productive lives," said The Honorable John Edward Porter, Research!America board chair.

Key findings below... Read More

Abducted imam aided CIA ally

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Sunday July 03, 2005 · 8:30 AM PDT

2005/07/03 · 08:30

The following is an excerpt from a Chicago Tribune article, "Abducted imam aided CIA ally." On a separate but related note, the number of documents being classified by the federal government increased 10 percent last year to 15.6 million. In essence we are classifying more information, whisking away people under surveillance in and by other countries, and turning these people over to other governments in order to be tortured. With all of the talk of President Bush being steadfast in his actions and beliefs, I sure wish he would take accountability for the consequences of those actions. Items in bold are my doing.

Italy -- Among the multiple mysteries swirling around the abduction of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr in Italy, one stands out as by far the most perplexing.

Why would the U.S. government go to elaborate lengths to seize a 39-year-old Egyptian who, according to former Albanian intelligence officials, was once the CIA's most productive source of information within the tightly knit group of Islamic fundamentalists living in exile in Albania?

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Wednesday June 29, 2005 · 11:03 AM PDT

2005/06/29 · 11:03

I watched The Girl in the Cafe last night, it is on HBO's OnDemand feature for Comcast. Essentially the story is another primer for the G8 in July. Another underlying theme however, is critical of the idea of "the compromise". We work all our lives towards these goals, which we feel are going to better the world for generations to come. Yet when we sit down someone, or are intimidated, we feel the need to take what we can get.

As democrats, we need to stand up for our ideals in a World that can be on the brink of change.

I have always had strong feelings for those parts of songs, or a line in a book, you know, the one where you say to yourself, "I wish this could go on forever" or "What a perfect combination of words." A line in The Girl in the Cafe goes something like this, "Men will change things in a decade or so, they will look back and say, what were they thinking? They could have done something."

*The review for the movie can be found here, http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/arts/television/25stan.html.

Spitzer Taking on Bush and Corporate Interests

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Thursday June 23, 2005 · 8:11 AM PDT

2005/06/23 · 08:11

The other day Jillian wrote a diary regarding the OCC and an Association of Banks suing Elliot Spitzer over the interference of the federal supervision of banks. The US District Judge Sydney H. Stein is allowing AG Spitzer to go forward with the probe.

Spitzer reminded of the OCC's effort last year to shield nationally-chartered banks from enforcement of state consumer protection laws, "another indication," argued Spitzer, "that the Bush administration sides with corporate interests over consumer interests." - Barry Sergeant. More information from Sergeant is below the fold in an article for Moneyweb.

It is really beautiful to see banks and their regulators becoming so close. I just imagine Wells and the OCC, cuddling up next to the fire with some warm cocoa. It just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

I now truly understand what President Bush meant when he promised to unite a divided nation. While at first citizens assumed he was referring to uniting the people, it is now clear he was referring to big business and Government. One, big, happy, family.

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Monday June 20, 2005 · 9:10 PM PDT

2005/06/20 · 21:10

I recently moved to Chicago, IL from Jacksonville, FL.

While I miss Jacksonville, even more so after reading over JoeMar , I do have some qualms with it. Minorities in America still face overwhelming obstacles in succeeding. They face predatory lending, racial profiling, and flat out racism. When I see a city like Jacksonville, FL, which I do not consider a "southern" city, it is disheartening that racism that is still present.

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Monday June 13, 2005 · 12:32 PM PDT

2005/06/13 · 12:32

CNN reports on Vice President Dick Cheney's astute of Guantanamo Bay. Of course it could never be shut down, otherwise the insurgency would not be in its last throes.

Ironic that this speech is at the National Press club. He actually stated, "In spite of that they are still treated with respect and dignity." Obviously, there is no dignity in urinating. I mean, even our OWN soldiers have to pee near open vents, etc.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday he doesn't believe revelations about the treatment of prisoners at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have become an image problem for the United States and that the facility should not be shut down.

"Those who most urgently advocate that we shut down Guantanamo probably don't agree with our policy anyway," the vice president said after presenting the Gerald R. Ford Foundation journalism awards at the National Press Club.

Given all the facts, he said, "Our policy is the correct one." Read More

Minimum Wage: Who DO they represent?

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Tuesday May 31, 2005 · 7:26 AM PDT

2005/05/31 · 07:26

On Wednesday Wisconsin will become the 12th state to raise their minimum wage since January 2004.

"More states are raising their minimum wages, pushing hourly rates above $7 in some and shrinking the role of the federal minimum wage, which hasn't gone up in eight years," USA Today reports. "...In all, 17 states and the District of Columbia--covering 45% of the U.S. population--have set minimums above the federal rate of $5.15."

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Thursday May 19, 2005 · 12:44 PM PDT

2005/05/19 · 12:44

The large amount of terrorist camps in Northern Iraq are allowing groups like the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party in Turkey) to smuggle arms and explosive into Turkey. In Catherine Collins' May 18th article in the Chicago Tribune she states, "Turkey has complained repeatedly over the last year that U.S. has ignored the presence of PKK camps in Northern Iraq." We are essentially causing more damage in the "War on Terrorism". The situation in Turkey is an accurate summation, symbol, whatever of the damage the administration has caused. More below...
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Predatory Lending and Public Information

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Saturday May 07, 2005 · 8:14 PM PDT

2005/05/07 · 20:14

Here I sit, on a Saturday night in Chicago. I have thus far curled up with dailykos while my girlfriend watches a movie. (Two notes: It is great to have a girlfriend who does not mind dating a nerd. It is also May 7th and it is somehow still kind of cold, so this seems more enticing.) The diaries by greatbasin2 and Representative Brad Miller have sparked an internal need to post on Predatory Lending.

I really feel the disparate discrimination going on in America is in need of immediate attention, I hope by using my experience in Fair Lending and researching some tonight I can possibly provide information to even one person. Not to be all mushy, but essentially that is what I love about dailykos. Each post will inherently cross someone's path and make some type of difference. Read More

Withdrawing from Iraq - A foreseeable future

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Friday April 15, 2005 · 10:57 PM PDT

2005/04/15 · 22:57

While I feel the Democratic Party has a pretty firm stance regarding the Iraq war, I feel it would be beneficial to form a strategic withdrawal plan from Iraq. To many times the only remarks state it would be detrimental to the future of Iraq to pull our troops out at this critical time. What should be discussed are the ramifications we face for staying too long. Read More

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Action Item: Send a letter to your representative for UNICEF funding

2000 Florida Ballots to be Discarded

Research!America - Stem Cell Research

Abducted imam aided CIA ally

The Girl in the Cafe

Spitzer Taking on Bush and Corporate Interests

The South - Striving for Change

"Our policy is the correct one." -Dick Cheney

Minimum Wage: Who DO they represent?

The War on Terrorism: We are doing so well!

Predatory Lending and Public Information

Withdrawing from Iraq - A foreseeable future