Bruce Gagnon and David Swanson Outside the Gates of Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska
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The Last Sane Republican
By David Swanson
The Republican Party as a national mainstream organization began with Abraham Lincoln and ended with Lincoln Chafee. Before and after those Lincolns, the party was not something that most Americans could relate to, was not something that many people could imagine offered any sort of benefit to all people as opposed to particular types of people.
Former U.S. Senator from Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee served in Washington, D.C., from 1999 to 2006. He was the only Republican Senator
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Steve Harrison for Congress
By David Swanson
I’m not going to join in promoting the idea that drunk driving and adultery are political positions worthy of voters’ endless scrutiny and titillation, but as long as a congress member as disastrous in his policy positions as Vito Fossella is on the ropes for some dumb reasons, it’s worth noting that we have the opportunity to replace him with someone who actually shares our beliefs and might even act on them.
Steve Harrison is a Democrat challenging Republican
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We Can Stop Iraq Funding – Here's How
Take 1 Minute to End the Killing:
Congress Members have received thousands of phone calls, and some of them are committing to voting no on Iraq funding. The vote won’t happen until next week, so keep the calls coming: Call your Congress Member now at 202-224-3121 and tell them to vote No on the war funding.
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Pelosi does not have the votes to pass the Rule, a procedural vote that must pass prior to votes on each of the three amendments (1. war money, 2. a nonbinding
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Clinton Must Now Win 90 to 10 or Quit
By David Swanson
It’s reached a point that everyone has known for months it had to reach, the point at which even people paid to do so cannot keep it going with a straight face. On Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama picked up approximately 99 new pledged delegates from North Carolina and Indiana, while Senator Hillary Clinton picked up about 85. The final count may move a delegate or two, but these numbers are close enough for the following calculation.
Obama now has 1,592 pledged delegates to
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Speak Live Tonight With Brad Friedman
By David Swanson
Tonight, Wednesday, May 7, from 8-9 p.m. ET, I’ll have the pleasure of interviewing, with your help, the single most serious, dedicated, and inspiring journalist focused on the integrity of our elections in the United States today, Brad Friedman, the creator of http://www.BradBlog.com
Go to: http://thepeoplespeakradio.net to learn more. Go to
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68% Want Troops Safely Home in 6 Months
As Congress considers President Bush’s request for another $100 billion for Iraq, 68% of Americans want Bush to bring U.S. troops home within 6 months, according to a Democrats.com telephone poll of 628 adults conducted from May 1-4, 2008 by ICR ( http://www.icrsurvey.com ).
The poll marks a 14% increase from 54% in September. Most of that increase (11%) came from those who want Congress to require Bush to use existing funds to bring our troops safely home, bringing that total to 51% –
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Obama-Clinton Guam Update
By David Swanson
Obama and Clinton each picked up 2 pledged delgates in Guam this weekend. Obama now has 1,493 pledged delegates. Clinton has 1,334 pledged delegates. Of the remaining 404 delegates yet to be pledged, Clinton would need to win 282 of them to beat Obama. That’s a victory of 70 percent to 30 percent. There is not a single political reporter in the country who considers that a remote possibility, and yet every media outlet covers this “race” as if either candidate
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