All senators who voted for cloture on Alito:

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Wednesday April 18, 2007 · 11:49 AM PDT

2007/04/18 · 11:49

F*** you.

Supreme Court upholds federal abortion ban

Well, there you go. Conservatives can complain all they want about the president's performance on same-sex marriage and immigration, but the Bush-stacked Supreme Court -- having just announced its decision to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban -- has officially handed them a giant freaking gift. As the New York Times/AP reports, "The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion."

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 7:15 AM PDT

2006/08/09 · 07:15

A few weeks ago John Kerry stated that he would not choose sides before the primary in Connecticut, and that he intended to support whichever candidate won the primary.

Here is his press release, just issued this morning: Read More

Proudly off-topic: Jackson Browne

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 3:29 PM PDT

2006/06/12 · 15:29

I was sitting here at my computer listening to a new CD, Jackson Browne's solo acoustic volume 1, which is full of beautiful songs beautifully sung, when I happened to remember a diary here a long while back that veered off into a discussion of Jackson Browne's music. It was wonderful to discover that at least on this particular subject people were able to come together in their appreciation.

As a rule, I disagree with most of the posters here on nearly eveything. As a result I rarely post, and even more rarely write diaries. But I remember that thread fondly, and thinking about it made me want to reach out to the kos community. Read More

John Kerry's statement on the cloture vote

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Monday January 30, 2006 · 4:38 PM PST

2006/01/30 · 16:38

Posted on Dem Daily

"This was a fight over principle. Trying everything in our power to stop an ideological coup on the Supreme Court was the right thing to do. Everything in Judge Alito's record shows that he will actively work to erode civil rights, discrimination and privacy protections. The time to fight was now, before the irreversible decision of confirming a new Supreme Court Justice was written in stone.
"We knew we faced steep odds, but we also knew that once Judge Alito becomes Justice Alito, there's no turning back the Senate confirmation vote. It wouldn't matter if we spoke up after the Supreme Court has granted the executive the right to use torture, or to eavesdrop without warrants. It wouldn't matter if we spoke up only after a woman's right to privacy was taken away and only after the courthouse door was slammed in the faces of women, minorities, the elderly, the disabled, and the poor. This was a debate worth having, and a debate we had no choice but to have today."

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Sign John Kerry's filibuster petition

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Friday January 27, 2006 · 10:02 AM PST

2006/01/27 · 10:02

John Kerry sent out a new email late last night:

Support a filibuster
Dear Xxxxx,
Yesterday, Senator Ted Kennedy and I told our colleagues that we supported a filibuster of Judge Alito's nomination for the Supreme Court. And we weren't alone. But the bottom line is that it takes more than two or three people to filibuster successfully. It's not "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." If you want to stop Judge Alito from becoming Justice Alito, use your own email list and organize. We can't just preach to our own choir. We need to prove to everyone - from our friends and neighbors to our fellow Senators - that the American people know Judge Alito will take our country in the wrong direction, and they expect something to be done about it...

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John Kerry offers major legislation package to help Katrina victims

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Friday September 09, 2005 · 3:11 PM PDT

2005/09/09 · 15:11

John Kerry Offers Major Package of Legislation to Help Small Businesses, Others Devastated by Hurricane Katrina
September 9th, 2005

A few days ago we heard from John Kerry as he reached out to his email list and asked for supporters to donate to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Kerry said in his email, "I plan to work in coming days to find more ways that we can help joining with my colleagues in the Senate to support those who have lost so much and those working so hard to help them."

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John Kerry's lunch in Boston

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 1:50 PM PST

2004/11/02 · 13:50

I'm just back from downtown Boston. There were so many volunteers at Kerry HQ that they were just sending people out to do visibility and hand out stickers and balloons.

Over by Faneuil Hall there was a huge crowd. Hundreds of people were standing quietly and looking at the Union Oyster House, which is the oldest restaurant in America, and has great clam chowder.
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BREAKING NEWS - Sinclair offers Kerry equal time

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 2:20 PM PDT

2004/10/15 · 14:20

Just heard this on the Ed Schultz show.

Kerry campaign has three days to let send them a rebuttal piece.

NICE WORK, KOSSACKS!!!!

Stop Sinclair (Hesiod edition) WEB POLLS

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Tuesday October 12, 2004 · 9:35 AM PDT

2004/10/12 · 09:35

Hesiod at Counterspin Central has a list of swing state tv stations with web polls asking for public opinions on whether they should run the Kerry smear documentary.