The party managers know where the public stands on a whole list of issues. Their funders just don
’t support them; the interests they represent don’t support them. So they project a different kind of image. If you listen to the presidential debates, you can’t figure out what they’re saying, and that’s on purpose.

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A 24 hour moratorium on consumer spending - participate by not participating

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More than six weeks after the Phoenix City Council made it illegal to text message while driving, the police department has cited their first and only driver. "It is the only citation that has been issued since the city code went into effect," Phoenix police detective Stacie Derge said.

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Elizabeth Kucinich arrived in Denver to attend the Colorado for Kucinich fundraiser brunch held at the Mercury Caf
é. The Mercury Café is one of Denver's alternative hotspots and has led the way in greening Denver by installing solar panels and wind turbines.

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The crimes against Palestinians in the occupied territories and elsewhere, particularly since the Palestinians voted "the wrong way" in the Hamas victory last year, are so shocking that the only emotionally valid reaction is rage and a call for extreme actions. But that does not help the victims, and is likely to harm them.

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Digg user GrrArgh reminded me of this. He explains that he is a "Aging suburban father", but chooses to troll with racist, sexist, and all together disgusting one line comments. What makes otherwise reasonably intelligent and respectful human beings react this way? Only the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory knows.

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I have found myself wondering each time the US - and especially the Bush administration - beats the drums of war, why and how we so easily forget this history, and particularly the disposability of the citizen soldiers after they have served the objectives of whomever happened to have been in power.

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Media distortion is nothing new in Venezuela, the media played a critical role during the 2002 Coup de tat which removed Ch
ávez from power temporarily. At the time major outlets ordered a black out of pro- Chávez street protests. The movement in the street ultimately led to the return of the President.

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“Every single question asked during the debate by the audience had to be approved by CNN,
” Luisa writes. “I was asked to submit questions including “lighthearted/fun” questions. I submitted more than five questions on issues important to me. I did a policy memo on Yucca Mountain a year ago and was the finalist for the Truman Scholarship.

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I'm just a bill
Yes I'm only a bill,
And I got as far as Capitol Hill.
Well, now I'm stuck in committee
And I'll sit here and wait
While a few key Congressmen discuss
and debate
Whether they should let me be a law.
How I hope and pray that they will,
But today I am still just a bill.

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