ZERO HOUR-Grassroots VS the Coup in Honduras

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Thursday July 23, 2009 · 11:40 PM PDT

2009/07/23 · 23:40

The illegal coup against President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras may be in its final hours as the exiled president announces he will attempt to cross into his country from Nicaragua tomorrow, Friday June 24.

Hundreds of thousands of Hondurans have mobilized, the police have called a national strike, and local and international journalists will be following the deposed President as he marches northward tomorrow.

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Who are the real coup plotters?

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Who are the real coup plotters?

Domestic elites only

4 votes

Domestic elites and Economic Hit Men

34 votes

There is no coup; Zelaya was legally removed from office

56 votes

other

4 votes

30 Yrs Ago: FSLN Takes Managua-Anyone Remember?

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Sunday July 19, 2009 · 9:09 PM PDT

2009/07/19 · 21:09

Today marks the thirty year anniversary of the capture of Managua by Sandinista forces. On July 19, 1979, after years of armed struggle against the dictator Anastasio Somoza, the FSLN captured the capitol city and declared a new democratic government.

Throughout the 1980s the new government, led by Daniel Ortega, attempted to transform Nicaraguan society through education and health initiatives, but immediately found themselves under attack from US-backed insurgents. The ensuing conflict, which killed 50,000, was financed by America through the now-famous Iran-Contra scheme, run by the Reagan administration without Congressional knowledge.

Does anyone remember?

KFSeattle

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Friday July 17, 2009 · 2:46 PM PDT

2009/07/17 · 14:46

President Obama announced Tuesday his request for $12 billion in new money for the nation’s community colleges. I happen to be a big fan of community colleges, and I applaud the President’s support. Follow me below the jump.

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Thursday February 14, 2008 · 2:57 AM PST

2008/02/14 · 02:57

I am an Obama supporter (and even a low-level district delegate in WA State). But I am also a Democrat and I'll get behind Senator Clinton if she ends up with the nomination. I am writing this diary to discuss the concept of inevitability, and how it turned me against Clinton and towards Obama.

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Wednesday February 13, 2008 · 4:39 PM PST

2008/02/13 · 16:39

Democrats like Markos often talk about the concept of our party being a "Big Tent," that is, a broad coalition of groups that mutually support each other in order to win at the polls and to achieve a range of policies on which we can find consensus. The 2006 midterms may have been the beginning of truly embracing this idea as a party. It's a concept that I believe our party Chairman, Howard Dean, embraces through his 50-State strategy. Personally, I believe it's the only way forward for our party and the best way to win. But 2006 was really only the beginning.

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Who Will Make our Big Tent Bigger?

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Who Will Make our Big Tent Bigger?

Barack Obama

87 votes

Hillary Clinton

3 votes

Caucus Tips from WA State for Obama supporters

KFSeattle

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Saturday February 09, 2008 · 8:57 PM PST

2008/02/09 · 20:57

There are only four caucus states left in our calendar, and I want to share some tips in general for people who will be attending these. In short, I just want to make the point that we should be making every effort to court uncommitted voters...

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Which one are you?

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Which one are you?

Still waiting to vote - Caucus State

3 votes

Still waiting to vote - Primary State

22 votes

Already voted - Caucus State

37 votes

Already voted - Primary State

42 votes

Can't vote/didn't vote/won't vote

6 votes

Lame Duck a la Bush

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Thursday May 12, 2005 · 11:35 AM PDT

2005/05/12 · 11:35

I fully expected Bush's second term, given the Republican gains in Congres, to be a real humdinger. Bush spoke of a "mandate" following the election, and, apparently believing in it, he undertook as his first task the dismantling of Social Security, that nifty little New Deal thing which is undoubtably the most beloved of American domestic programs. Oops: Talk about Imperial Overstretch. Read More

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ZERO HOUR-Grassroots VS the Coup in Honduras

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In Praise of Community Colleges

The curse of inevitability?

Barack Obama: The Big Tent Democrat

Caucus Tips from WA State for Obama supporters

Lame Duck a la Bush