Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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Joe O’Donoghue: “Laconic Officials In Catatonic Mien,
Sleep Unperturbed, Indifferent”By Joe O’Donoghue June 25, 2008 The late Jean-Michel Folon, a Belgian artist, illustrated brilliantly, in bright color form, the desolate voids of 20th century cities and their inhabitants. This blank verse entitled “A Political…
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McKinney Joins Forces With Sheehan
to Unseat PelosiBy Luke Thomas June 23, 2008 Two’s company. Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney announced today she has joined the campaign to elect Cindy Sheehan to Congress. Citing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s record on “hope-reversing” policies, McKinney will…
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Life and Death in Baghdad
By Terry Canaan June 23, 2008 Los Angeles, Miami, maybe? If you were to guess where that photo above was taken, Iraq would probably not be your first guess. In our minds, that country looks…
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Avalos Kicks Off Campaign For District 11 Supervisor
District 11 candidate for Supervisor John Avalos discusses his campaign platform Saturday with residents and supporters during a campaign kick-off event held at Excelsior Playground. Photos and Video by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June…
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Have You Had Enough Yet???
Democrats Hand Telecoms ImmunityFrom the Campaign to Elect Cindy Sheehan to Congress June 20, 2008 On the very heels of Nancy Pelosi’s House giving George Bush more money than he asked for to fund the occupations of Iraq…
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U.S. House Passes Wiretap Bill Protecting Telecoms
From Free Internet Press June 20, 2008 The U.S. House Friday overwhelmingly approved a sweeping new surveillance law that effectively would shield telecommunications companies from privacy lawsuits for cooperating with the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping…
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Jackie Speier Says No to Wiretapping
House Passes FISA Bill Anyway, 293-129From the Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier June 20, 2008 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (San Francisco/San Mateo) voted against HR 6034, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Following is her statement to…
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