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Obama Needs Only 14 More Delegates

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By David Swanson

Wild Wonderful West Virginia may, when the last vote is counted (or tossed out) give Senator Clinton 18 pledged delegates and Senator Obama 10. It’ll be pretty close to that, and if that’s the final count, then the new totals will be Obama 1,602 and Clinton 1,440. There are 189 delegates left to be pledged. Of those, Clinton must win 176 of them, or 93 percent, in order to beat Obama. Obama, on the other hand, only needs to win 14 more delegates for the whole charade read more

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Mission Accomplished Or How We Won the War in Iraq

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By David Swanson

That’s the title of a new book by Christopher Cerf and Victor Navasky. It’s actually just a collection of the familiar quotes by Bush, Cheney, and gang, plus Democrats, plus pundits, all lying about Iraq before and during the occupation. It’s mostly not a funny collection, but it’s sort-of packaged as one and it’s probably funnier than that truly dumb “The Young Dick Cheney” book that Alternet has promoted in a few hundred Emails. But read more

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Peace Activist Sheehan to Speak at Area Hotel

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By Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)

Cindy Sheehan, a peace activist and candidate for Congress in California’s 8th District, will speak at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel on May 22.

The event will last from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Preston Room. Tickets will be available at the door and cost $10 for students; $20 for general admission; $50 for admission and a photo with Sheehan; and $100 for admission, a photo with Sheehan and priority seating. Free parking will be available at the Omni for people read more

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A Fire-Breather in Congress

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By David Swanson

Rep. Robert Wexler (Dem., Florida) has written a book, soon to be released, that is as different from most congress members’ books as Wexler is from most congress members. He’s titled it “Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress.” Wexler is depicted on the cover with the Capitol in the background and his fists in the air.

Wexler is a fighter and a liberal, and – yes – one CAN be both. read more

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Cindy Sheehan to speak in Charlottesville, Va., on Thursday, May 22nd, from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Cindy Sheehan is a candidate for Congress in California’s 8th District, challenging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Pelosi has overseen the spending of hundreds of billions of dollars of your grandchildren’s borrowed money to occupy Iraq.
Can you find $20 to challenge her agenda?

Pelosi has removed impeachment from our Constitution. Jefferson’s rolling in his grave.
Can you help restore our republic?

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One Hundred and Eleven (111) Pro-Impeachment Candidates (!!!)

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By David Swanson

I’ve done no survey. There are probably a heck of a lot more candidates out there who haven’t contacted me or I haven’t happened to run across. But I have put together a list, thus far, of 111 candidates for Congress, the Senate, or the White House who support impeaching Bush and Cheney. Here’s the list, organized by office and by state / district:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/2008candidates

Most of the candidates on the list are Democrats, either incumbents read more

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The Last Sane Republican

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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 read more

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Steve Harrison for Congress

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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.

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We Can Stop Iraq Funding – Here's How

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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 read more

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