July 12th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer CNN and YouTube.com are teaming up to host the next Democratic Presidential Forum on Monday, July 23 at 7 p.m EST, which will be broadcast live from the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. For the first time ever, CNN offered Americans the opportunity to submit their questions to the candidates via the online video service,
July 18th, 2007 by alex POLITICAL MYSTERIES Last week, Senator Hillary Clinton made a statement at the NAACP debate that cleared up the mystery about who has been attempting to limit my participation in Democratic debates and forums. When CNN, along with the Manchester Union Leader and WMUR TV, the Hearst affiliate, did not invite me to their prospective debates
July 13th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer Today the Human Rights Campaign, the host of the August 9th Democratic Presidential Debate has officially invited Senator Mike Gravel to the debate. This comes after Senator Gravel was refused entrance to the debate, despite his being the most out spoken candidate for LGBT rights and Gay Marriage. We would like to thank the
July 12th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer On Wednesday the Senate voted against cutting off debate and advancing a bill on a Democratic proposal ordering troop withdrawals from Iraq. Sixty votes were needed for approval of the motion (cutting off debate) and there were only 52 "yes" votes with 47 "no" votes. Voting "no" is a vote against Senator Gravel's 120-day
July 10th, 2007 by Mark Beemsterboer by Jim at 10:49 am Back in January of this year, Unity08 unveiled its Clean Money Pledge, demanding that presidential campaigns adhere to it. The text of it reads: “Change in Washington starts at the top. I will only vote for a presidential candidate who has raised at least half of his/her funds through
July 5th, 2007 by alex By Crispin Sartwell / Los Angeles Times In many arts, such as painting, poetry, woodworking and arrogance, Americans have made significant contributions. We have few rivals when it comes to growing marijuana or blowing stuff up. But in one art we are as inventive as small appliances or perhaps cucumbers. I speak of the art
June 28th, 2007 by admin The Pentagon Papers Then and Now: Unitarian Universalists Confronting Government Secrecy Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman moderated a panel at General Assembly with Dan Ellsberg, Senator Mike Gravel and Former UUA President Bob West on the role of Beacon Press in publishing the Pentagon Papers. Download a copy of “Beacon Press and the Pentagon Papers”