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Washington Plays into the Hands of the Mullah
"In fact, political control in Iraq seems to be slipping away from Washington.. Before the 2003 Gulf invasion, so-called Middle East experts emphasized that a genuine cooperation between Iraqi and Iranian Shiites would never occur.. Cooperation between the two neighbors could hardly be any closer.."...
Posted: Wed, Aug 10, 2005 6:23am PDT
FDA Deception: Uninformed 'Choice' is No Choice at All
Today we call on the United States Congress to step in and fully investigate the entire circumstances surrounding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to send an approvable letter regarding dangerous silicone gel breast implants — from the allegations of fraud and deception made under oath by managers of the company that makes these implants, to the role of a senior manager at the FDA who acted more like a representative of the manufacturer than a person carrying out a public ...
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 4:47pm PDT
CALL TO ACTION: HHS Rescheduling Rally Oct 4, Washington DC
WHAT*: RALLY FOR RESCHEDULING: MARIJUANA IS MEDICINE & ACTIVIST CAMPAIGN
TRAINING
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***WHERE*: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), WASHINGTON DC
*WHEN*: TRAINING: MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005 - 10:30AM-6:30PM
RALLY: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2005 - 10 AM
*WHO:* PATIENTS, DOCTORS, ADVOCATES & YOU!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 4:42pm PDT
Humane Society of the United States against dog cloning
DawnWatch: Los Angeles Times op-ed against dog cloning 8/5/05...
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 3:18pm PDT
Felipe Alou Stands Up to Bigotry
Anti-racists should demand that Larry Krueger be fired....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 1:20pm PDT
Win a trip to DC while you stop Roberts
Think about the fate of the Supreme Court being decided by the U.S. Senate
during next month's confirmation hearings. Now imagine watching the U.S. Senate
hearings and debate in person! Gather the most petition signatures in our
National Stop Roberts Petition Drive and you'll get an all-expenses paid trip to
DC to witness the hearings in person....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 11:52am PDT
President Bush: Talk to Cindy Sheehan.
Bush needs to tell Cindy Sheehan Why Her Son Died In Iraq....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 11:03am PDT
Energy Bill: Fueling Corporations/Depleting Native Lands
The recently signed energy bill means more benefits for energy companies and a revival for the nuclear power industry. Also included is a provision changing how energy development decisions are made on Native American lands. We speak with Karen Wayland with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Clayton Thomas-Muller with the Indigenous Environmental Network....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 10:50am PDT
Leading Cigarette Expert: “The Tobacco Industry Helped Kill Peter Jennings”
Peter Jennings died of lung cancer over the weekend. He was one of five million people globally who die each year of smoking-related diseases. We speak with longtime tobacco industry critic Dr. Stan Glantz and Anna White of Essential Action....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 10:32am PDT
septemberACTION.org Up and Running! Come here for housing, rides, events calendars, & more
Come to http://www.septemberACTION.org for the most updated information and resources for the September 23-26 anti-war, global justice, anti-torture people-powered driven mobilization. Here you can find ride boards, housing boards, resource boards, events calendars, articles, links to legal and medical information, and more!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 9:33am PDT
Military Families and Gold Star Families Going To Crawford, TX This Month
As you may know, MFSO member and Gold Star Families for Peace co-founder Cindy
Sheehan has camped out close to President Bush's Crawford ranch while he vacations
there for the month of August -- seeking to meet with him personally...she would love it if Military Families Speak Out
members and members of Gold Star Families for Peace could join her in Crawford....
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 3:59pm PDT
photos: Aug.8 anniv: FREE THE MOVE 9! by Hans Bennett
On Sunday, Aug. 7 Supporters of the MOVE 9 political prisoners gathered in downtown Philadelphia outside of the Constitution Center and the Liberty Bell national monument for the 27th anniversary of the Aug. 8, 1978 police assault on the MOVE organization’s West Philadelphia headquarters....
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 3:21pm PDT
WOMAN HALTS OLD-GROWTH LOGGING IN THE BISCUIT IN MEMORY OF JOAN NORMAN
A blockade has been constructed to stop ancient forest logging within
the Biscuit timber sale and to honor the late Joan Norman. Atop a
platform 50 feet in the air, a 17 year-old woman sits committed to halt
felling within this contested old growth reserve timber sale, called
Hobson....
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 12:19pm PDT
Denver pitbull ban and California dog legislation
DawnWatch: Los Angeles Times front page on Denver pitbull ban and California dog legislation 8/2/05...
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 10:02am PDT
Dangers of mercury in tuna
DawnWatch: Wall Street Journal front page on danger of mercury in tuna -- Monday 8/1/05...
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 10:00am PDT
Fish Empathy Project
DawnWatch: Fish Empathy Project in USA Today 7/28/05...
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 9:59am PDT
No-kill issues and the PETA debate
DawnWatch: Christian Science Monitor on no-kill issues and the PETA debate 7/25/05...
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 9:45am PDT
Museum of primate research in Madison, WI
DawnWatch: Museum of primate research on Milwaukee front page 7/24/05...
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 9:43am PDT
40th Anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act: Thousands March to Keep the Vote Alive
Tens of thousands gathered in Atlanta, Georgia this past weekend for the Keep the Vote Alive March. The march commemorated the 40th anniversary of the historic 1965 signing of the Voting Rights act and called for the Congress and the President to extend key provisions of the law which expire in 2007....
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 7:29am PDT
NCSF Media Update - July 28, 2005
1. An Online Artist Challenges Obscenity Law
2. N.Y. Panel Refuses to Enjoin Anti-Pornography Statute
3. Judges Uphold Communications Decency Act
4. New York judges refuse to say Internet obscenity law is
unconstitutional
5. list of 43 newspapers that printed the AP article...
Posted: Mon, Aug 8, 2005 12:15am PDT