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OpEdNEws' Exclusive Angle on the Judiciary Committee Whistleblower Outing
You probably are aware that the house judiciary committee "accidentally" released an email, displaying, publicly, all the emails of the recipients, who were whistelblowers for the justice department. We're working with one of the recipients. He's sent out an email to all his fellows on the list. (Yes, we do have the email list.)

This could be a very big story. Our whistleblower claims that the Justice Dept. has been covering up and refusing to investigate some nasty business, involving theft of tens of millions of dollars that one of the Republican Candidates is closely connected to.

We'll be keeping you up to date on this as it develops. One thing-- several of the people on the email list don't know how their names got there, which suggests that they were put on the list by someone else-- maybe someone who thought they had something to tell the Judiciary committee.

Covering the Dem Debate in Philly for OpEdNews and Gravel's Counter Event
I spent over eight hours down at Drexel University on Tuesday, covering the debate. Rather than talking about the content of the debate, I've written about all the other things I saw and did while down there. OpEdNews is ALL about citizen journalism. Anyone can write for us who can write well and offer new ideas or perspectives. And, once you're a regular writer with us, we'll work to get you press passes to events, as we've done for a growing number of our regulars. So, check out what I did, who I met, and get inspired to become a reporter for OpEdNEws. I also took lots of pictures and I drop lots of names.

URGENT, URGENT URGENT Fundraising Situation. Come on People!!!
After covering the Dem Debate in Philly yesterday, arriving home at 1:30 AM, then writing up, adding the photos, etc. I was too tired to do a newsletter yesterday. The problem is, it was the last day of the month and we were behind over $1500. The crazy thing is, September was a record month for us-- in terms of a number of ways to look at the site-- most hits, most page views-- so why are we having a hard time raising money?

I think the biggest reason is that a lot of our readers are depending on Someone Else (Mr. Someone Else, Ms. Someone Else, Dr. Someone Else... ) to be the one to kick in contributions. I know that some of you are long time political activists and some are new to this world. But either way, the need for grassroots financial support for the alternative media is urgent and essential. We need to have about $3300 a month to pay our bills. We're working on getting funding from foundations, but it takes time for applications to be evaluated, approved and funded. Meanwhile, you are all we have to depend upon. So... please make your contribution today, so we can get caught up on October. We need to raise $1500 to reach our October goal. What can you do to help?

And remember, if you're on a fixed, low income, don't even worry about giving. We don't charge for OpEdNews copntent and believe it should be free to everyone.
But, if you can give-- say, what you spent on your last weekend out-- dinner, trip to cancun, a movie, that new chalet in Switzerland , why not send an equal amount to OpEdNews.com to support our continuing work.

Okay, I'll do it. I'll make a contribution today to OpEdNews.

Who are the most Influential Progressives in America

The UK's TELEGRAPH has put together a list of most influential liberals in America. They've been releasing the list gradually-- the top 40-100 first. So I figutred I'd create my own list. And it would be fun to see what you come up with. Add your names and reasons to the list in the comments below my article.

thanks,

rob kall

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By Stephen Lendman
Congressional Shame And Duplicity
Democrat-led congressional betrayal of the public trust.

By Rob Kall
Who Are The Most Influential Progressives, DINO Moderates, Cross-Partisans And Conservatives In America
a partial listing, supplementing a list started by the UK's Telegraph. We're depending on you to help put together this list.

By Mary Shaw
Bush Wants To Be The New Thought Police
Bush may attack Iran not only for what he thinks they do, but also for what he thinks they know.

By Melinda Pillsbury-Foster
The Thought Police Are Coming - To The National Federation Of Republican Women
Republican women have heard the word; You have heard about Bill 1955. Now find out what to do about it.

By Steven Leser
Minot Nuclear Weapons Incident ï¿½ Unit Involved Given Excellent Inspection Rating 16 Months Prior
The inspection was covered in the Minot Air Force Base's own official publication and can be seen online

By Dave Lindorff
The Air Force Cover-Up Of That Minot-Barksdale Nuclear Missile Flight
If America has put electronic alarms and motion sensors on Russian nukes, wouldn't they be on our nukes too? If so, who turned them off at Minot, and why?

By William Fisher
WAS TOP STATE DEPARTMENT RESIGNATION A POLITICAL MOVE TO PROTECT HIGHER-UPS?
Was Griffin 'thrown under the bus' to protect politically connected higher-ups?

By Rob Kall
Covering The Dem Debate In Philly For OpEdNews And Gravel's Counter Event

this is barely about the debate, more about my experience of covering it, with multiple agendas, with photos. I drop a lot of names here. Plus-- Cutting Mike Gravel out, Kucinich on UFOs, Men for Hillary

By Kevin Gosztola
Dissecting The Philadelphia Debate (Part 2)
The second installment of a dissection of Tuesday night's debate featuring Democratic candidates and NBC's Tim Russert and Brian Williams.

By William Cormier
If America Is To Have A Future, We Must Elect A President That Speaks For The People
Most of the candidates running for President on both sides of the isle are attempting to be "politically correct" ï¿½ and those that aren't are marginalized, ignored, and slandered because they speak the truth rather than being "politically correct." Americans, if they wish to save their economy, the constitutional guarantees of free speech and "liberty and justice for all"

By Joel S. Hirschhorn
Voting As Political Narcotic
Voting became a political narcotic when it stopped working to improve government and became used to legitimize a corrupt, two-party failed government. Voting lets politicians claim that they represent the sovereign people. It tells the world that our elected government has public support. Voting sends the wrong message to everyone. No matter who you vote for, voting says the political system is fair. It is not.

By Mary Shaw
American Bar Association Finds Death Penalty Seriously Flawed
Justice isn't served, it's mocked.

By Mike Kuykendall
Army Improperly Awarded $150 Billion KBR Contract
Yet another horrid misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Bush administration- war profiteer corporation KBR's contract supporting American forces in Iraq is being reviewed by the Army after a GAO ruling condemns "unequal treatment."

By Brian Wolf
Is Phelps Loss, A Loss For All
As much as I loateh Fred Phelps, where do we draw the line?

By Mary Lyon
When "Brownie" Meets "Jeffie"
As a retired journalist, let me just say ï¿½ I've gotta hand it to these people. As my late mother would have said, "they have more nerve than the guy who ate the first oyster." "They" in this case are our friends at the "new-and-improved" FEMA.

By Jane Stillwater
Codetalkers: How To Win Friends & Influence People In Iraq....
Instead of spending all that money on weapons, try using your words! Just teach all the US military in Iraq how to speak Arabic. If they can learn to operate a Howitzer, surely they can learn 20 Arabic words a week. And it would really help. Plus here's my last report from Iraq -- and also some suggestions on what to do next.

By JGideon
'Daily Voting News' For October 31, 2007
a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues

By John E. Carey
Applause: Karen Hughes Leaving State Department

By Muhammad Khurshid
Rulers Must Accept Their Failure
The war on terrorism is actually the war of interest launched by a few individuals. One positive aspect of this war on terrorism is the creation of awareness among the people. Now, with the exception of a few individuals, who can be called the rulers, almost all the people want peace.

By Michael Roberts
Obama And The Gay Thing
Intolerance Is Bad For Both Gays And Straights

By Kevin Gosztola
Dissecting The Philly Debate (Part 1)
A series to be completed in the next 48 hours on Tuesday's debate with the Democratic candidates and the NBC network

By Peter Michaelson
Denial Of U.S. War Crimes
What is the degree of our complicity in U.S. war crimes? Is ignorance innocence? Do we secretly avoid knowledge that will enlighten us? Are we afraid to know the truth because such truth requires us to die to our old passive selves and emerge as true citizens demanding redress?

By Kay Ebeling
EXTRA: Salesians Religious Order Not Part Of Catholic Church And Other Ways To Conceal Evidence In LA Jury Trial Nov 5th
Pretrial discovery is blocked as usual by church attorneys in civil cases re pedophile priests in the Catholic Church, specifically the Salesians Religious Order. Jury Trial is November 5th.

By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers
A "Two-Headed Party," And The Power Of A Dime
Do we really have a functioning two-party system in this country or it an oligarchical scam? Either way, a thin dime can still make the difference between authoritarianism and some semblance of democracy.

By Jim Miles
The Israel/Palestine Question - Book Reveviw
While Israel may have the physical institutional underpinnings of democracy, its ethnic logic denies equality and democracy to the Arab citizens.

By Stephanie Westbrook
October 27: An International Day Of Action And Solidarity
Report on solidarity protest in Rome Italy as well as events in the U.S. and Europe.

By Sandy Sand
Healthful Treats For Hallowe'en? It's Sacriholidayous
There are always those who want to spoil the simplest pleasures. Even the kids aren't safe from the Hallowe'en Grinches.

By Josh Mitteldorf
A Political Halloween
The specter of an international terrorist threat is a fabrication of the Bush Administration. They have invented this myth and promoted it with relentless propaganda, explicitly in order to justify war profiteering, constraint of civil liberties, domestic spying and government secrecy.

By Pablo Ouziel
Could Iran Redefine Euro-American Relations?
We are reaching a turning point in the relationships between European governments and America's global quest.

By Stephen Pizzo
Pursue Them! Pursue Them To The Grave!
Accountability counts. But the only accountability war criminals like Kissinger have faced has been rhetorical scoldings. They were allowed to go on with their lives as if the blood of thousands wasn't virtually dripping from their hands.

By Russ Wellen
Even When Hillary Gets It Right, We Still Don't Believe Her

We get it, Hillary -- you're tough. Your real problem is that we have so much trouble believing anything you say.

By Linda Milazzo
Captured Red-Handed BY THE MEDIA - AT LAST!!

In a split second, thanks to Charles Dharapak and the Associated Press, the entire world bore witness to the depth of anger and disdain millions of Americans feel for the architects of Bush's war.

By Allen L Roland
SCARIEST HALLOWEEN POLITICAL CARD OF 2007
The perfect Halloween card for this political season with a message that terrifies atleast half of the country ~

By David Glenn Cox
Not Another Fake News Conference
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino promised reporters yet again that the staged news conference organized on Tuesday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would not happen again, and said the White House would never employ such tactics at its own press briefings.

By The Web
Not In MY Cart
When you walk into your kid's favorite store,you may see empty shelves studded with recall notices.Millions of common toys by trusted manufacturers tested positive for hazardous lead,and now they've been recalled-from Sesame St's Elmo and Dora the Explorer to the lead recently discovered by Consumer Reports in a toy doctor kit.Help Consumers Union,the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports,eliminate unsafe imports before...

By The Web
Now On DVD: The Film That "Has The White House Spooked"
Democrats are trying to find a way to end the occupation of Iraq, but George Bush wants to keep the occupation going... forever. That's why it's essential for all of us to see No End in Sight, a remarkable and powerful film that will give you the facts you need to demolish Bush's latest lies.

By The Web
Help Me Stop Republican Power Grab For The White House
Remember when Karl Rove stole FL from Al Gore in '00?Tom DeLay's single-handed theft of 5 congressional seats via redistricting in TX?If CA loses its winner-take-all system,the consequences for America will be catastrophic. Iraq.Health care.Global warming.The future of every single issue we care about will be decided in CA on 6/3/08.Stand up with me right now to the GOP's dirty tricks and say "No" to this cynical power grab.

By Jeff Michell
Hizbullah's Promise To The Murderer Of Jewish Toddlers

By Gustav Wynn
NY Congressman Won't Sign On For Impeachment Because Of Political Baggage
Congressional Rep. Eliot Engel has cosponsored several House bills seeking to expose the President for using faulty intel to justify the Iraqi invasion, torture, eavesdropping, contractor fraud and more. Despite these aims paralleling a House resolution seeking investigations for impeachment, Engel won't sign on. Read why and see why politicians like Engel and regular American families have little in common.

By Sherwood Ross
Warning: Both U.S. Parties Plan To Keep Troops In Middle East
Don't look for either Clinton or Obama to change U.S. policy toward the Middle East. The current issue of The Nation explains they both want to keep the military there to guarantee oil sufficiency.

By Ibrahim Turner
It's Watergate All Over Again ï¿½ Only This Time It Was Successful...

By Robert Weitzel
An Open Letter To The Christian Right
This letter is appeal from an atheist to the Christian right to "walk their talk" in protecting the sanctity of all post-partum human life, regardless of race, creed, national origin, or neocon ideology. I am proposing a "conscience clause" amendment to the Constitution that would allow taxpayers to redistribute the 27 percent of their federal income tax now going to the military to more life-enhancing government agencies.

By Winston
Just Imagine Mukasey Being In Place.
Mukasey would simply quash all investigations and refuse to appoint a Special Counsel. If the furor of the US populace became such that a Special Counsel was appointed and the House impeached W and the Senate held an impeachment trial, then W would appeal it. That is when W's stacked US Supreme Court would destroy our legal system because Alito would say that the AUMF gave W "unitary executive" powers to do whatever he wanted.

By Stephen Cassidy
The Big Three Fraud On Iraq & Bill Richardson Alternative
Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama travel the country claiming they'll get us out of Iraq. Yet they refuse to call for an immediate withdrawal of our forces now or by 2013. Bill Richardson offers an unequivocal alternative on Iraq to the continued intervention offered by Clinton, Obama and Edwards. Richardson's plan for Iraq is bold, responsible and demonstrates the leadership skills we need in our President.

By Mary Shaw
Bushies Grant Immunity To Blackwater War Criminals
No justice for Iraqi civilian deaths.

By PR Newswire
Kucinich Rides Wave Of Improving Polls Into Presidential Debate

By JGideon
'Daily Voting News' For October 30, 2007
a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues

By Associated Press
Ralph Nader Sues Democrats

By Kevin Gosztola
Iran And Separating The Sheep From The Goats
A Zogby poll says 52 percent support striking Iran. Unacceptable. We must fight now before America is led into another war based on false pretenses.

By Eileen Fleming
Taking It To The Streets And Getting Sen. Mike Gravel's Irish UP!!!
In healthy democracies the government is afraid of the people!

By Justanothercoverup
When Will The United States Be Sanctioned By The United Nations
Based on a report by the UN atomic watchdog chief that states Iran has no active nuclear weapons program(s), and our (US) insistence on pressing forward with sanctions, and pressuring other EU Nations to do the same, when will the United Nations finally get around to sanctioning the US for attempting to start another war?

By James Strait
IT'S 1776 ALL OVER AGAIN
Frame of reference tool to better appreciate the similarities between colonial times and 2007.

By Frosty Wooldridge
Toxic Underbelly Of Growth: Part 21--Next Added 100 Million Americans
Few Americans understand our national overpopulation dilemma. It's like a cancer that grows undetected because you cannot see it. Nonetheless, it grows with every added person to US soil. The consequences magnify with each passing year. Droughts in Georgia, gridlocked traffic in cities, air pollution, global warming, CA fires. This part of the series shows the ugly underbelly of growth

By Thomas Heffner
The American Economy: Continuing To Be Hollowed Out At A Near Record Pace
Foreign owned businesses are purchasing U.S. businesses at a pace quicker than any time since 2000. Domestic profits and opportunity are being sent abroad.

By Justin Finney
David Versus Goliath: Austin Residents Take-on Wal-Mart
Residents in Austin, Texas are suing their city and a developer in an effort to stop a 192,000 sq. ft. Wal-Mart from being built in their backyard-literally.

By Bhwhite
NSPD-51 And The Potential For A Coup D'Etat By National Emergency
NSPD-51 and the Potential for a Coup d'Etat by National Emergency, with reference to a series of mass arrest exercises conducted by the Justice Department code name OPERATION FALCON.

By Jonathan Mitchell
Autism And Thimerosal: Is There Really A Correlation?
an article questioning the temporal relationship between thimerosal and increased autism prevalence

By Ian Lynch
Ending Economic Slavery
Two centuries after the British parliament passed the bill outlawing the transatlantic slave trade, one might expect that enough time had passed to eradicate slavery completely. Tragically, slavery persists in the world in greater and lesser degrees around the world today. In Nepal, families in abject poverty will sell their daughters into the sex trade in Thailand.

By Ibrahim Turner
International Doctors For D.U. (Depleted Uranium)

By Muhammad Khurshid
Why Are Criminals Being Imposed On Tribesmen?
Terrorists have further increased their activities as they resurfaced in Bajaur Agency, tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. The whole tribal area is in grip of terror as some elements have been trying to establish Taliban or terrorist government in the areas. It is very clear that some officials have still been providing support to these Taliban.

By Jon Sten
Wash Away The Techno
Techno music is destroying the fabric of rock and roll, and the jam band scene. Many bands are resorting to computer dependency in order to create a sound that they believe appeals to the masses, but which may only appeal to robotrons.

By Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Law That Promotes Punishment (Instead Of Education)
It's been 5 years since the No Child Left Behind law was put into place, and around the nation, it has left wreckage in its wake....Calling it No Child Left Behind gave it the benign imagery of caring for children and their futures....This law is of a piece from the right's central array of evils -- an attack on the very idea of public education, and a fixation with privatizing everything.

By Justanothercoverup
A Zogby Poll Shows Complacency In America Has Been Replaced By Ignorance And Stupidity
If you take the time to read this series of articles I've combined into a tale of US warmongering and corruption, it's sad that Americans believe we should bomb Iran. The sad fact is that their opinion has been shaped by endless lies and propaganda, and while they may think they are right, a trip down memory lane and a review of the factual accounts of previous conflicts demonstrates that yes, history is repeating itself again

By Anthony Wade
Parents Versus Big Pharma, The Autism Battle Rages On
Notorious government shill, WSJ, publishes another article mocking parents of autistic children who dare question the official government story about the links to mercury based vaccines. The truth remains at large...

By Kevin Gosztola
Kucinich Will Force Vote On Impeachment Before Thanksgiving

Enlargen

Impeachment of Cheney enters its next phase now. Thanks to Dennis Kucinich we are moving one step closer to holding this administration ACCOUNTABLE for its actions. And by accountable, I do not mean it in the way that Pelosi or Reid does.

By Alex Engwete
The Holy Bible Has Eaten The Soul Of My Nation From The Inside And Left It An Empty And Stinking Shell

By Sumogirl
2008::A Referendum On Iran
Unless the generals refuse orders to attack Iran (which is a good possibility if you believe a Feb 2007 Times of London story), Bush will most likely attack Iran before the presidential elections in the fall of 2008. This will directly impact the 2008 elections.

By Dana Pico
The Democrats Are Revolting!

By Lani Brown
A Closer Look At The GAO's Florida District 13. No Smoking Gun...Not If But When And How Often. Could Red Be Next?
No smoking gun needed to know we've been shot. GAO findings include a series of events that individually reveal an apparent lapse in sound business practices. Together they are troubling. For it's no longer a question of IF the voting system falter, but WHEN. Next time these hotshot machines could take aim at a red target. None of us, not red, blue, independent, or indifferent should accept this chipping away at Democracy.

By Allen L Roland
SCARIEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME OF 2007
446 days to go of the most morally corrupt, politically,socially and economically inept administration in our nation's history and, unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. In that regard, Tom Tomorrow reveals the scariest halloween costume of 2007. If you're not scared ~ you're a fool.

By Philip Dorsey Iglauer
Nanjing's 70-year-old Ghost Story
This is a 2,500-word article arguing that Japan is as haunted by the legacy of the war crimes committed by its Imperial Army in the Pacific War (1937-1945) as China and its other Asian neighbors. Moreover, Japan has as much to gain from confronting and reconciling with this history. This article won third place in the 2007 Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest.

By Mary Ann Gould
Listen Up! Dr. Rosabeth Kanter On Wednesday's "Voice Of The Voters"
"AMERICA THE PRINCIPLED ...BECOMING A CAN DO NATION ONCE AGAIN" A RETURN TO OPEN-SOCIETY PRINCIPLES "Voice of the Voters!" Exclusive with Harvard's Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter Named One of the Most Powerful Women ... and Influential Business Thinker...In the World Wednesday, October 31 8pm ET 1360 AM Greater Philadelphia Area and on the Internet (http://wnjc.duxpond.com/ or www.voiceofthevoters.org)

By The Web
NPR Gives Torture Credibility
Good journalists don't base their stories on highly dubious "facts."And they try to avoid reports that will encourage violence.Unfortunately,a recent segment on NPR's Morning Edition(10/26/07)violated both rules.By airing the Sadr militia's torture-based claims on an influential U.S.radio network,NPR invited other violent groups to use torture to extract whatever statements deemed useful to attract international press coverage

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New Iraq Policy Prompts Angry Words At The State Department
"It is one thing if someone believes in what is going on over there and volunteers," a 36-year veteran of the Foreign Service said, "but it is another thing to send someone over there on a forced assignment. And I'm sorry, but basically that is a potential death sentence and you know it. Who will raise our children if we are dead or wounded?" Secretary Rice did not attend the meeting.

Other Ways To Swig A Cat By Andris
I carry an Aussie passport. And exist in Australia. Other US sites frown on a foreigner having an opinion about your political situation. Personally I view the world as a series of greys and don't intellectually partition issues into American or Australian. To me if it's wrong it's wrong, e.g. Gitmo and PM Howard's acceptance of it and the treatment of its inmates including ours. I see th

Exonerated Convertino: Terror Case Prosecution 'politically Motivated'
Politicized trial initiated by people in DC. Trial exonerates a good guy. He says "Somebody must be held accountable for this."

Tell The Feds What You Think Of E-Voting Machines
Today the EAC launched a tool for receiving those comments,which will be up for 120 days.You'll be able to see what others think of the guidelines.The new guidelines were drafted by a committee that includes representatives of the voting machine companies and are supposed to improve the security of voting machines.But you can be the judge of that.Help the feds get voting systems right this time and let them know what you think

FactCheck.org: Hillary's High-Stepping
he most recent debate among Democratic candidates took place Oct. 30 at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The front-runner, Sen. Hillary Clinton, faced tough questioning from moderators Tim Russert and Brian Williams of NBC News, and from rival candidates. Her responses were often uninformative and sometimes misleading.

Telcos Pull Rockefeller's Strings
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman John Rockefeller shows his bias due to telecom campaign contributions as he advocates for immunity in today's Wapo.

Chemicals Flow Unchecked From China To Drug Market
Because the chemical companies are not required to meet even minimal drug-manufacturing standards, there is little to stop them from exporting unapproved, adulterated or counterfeit ingredients. The substandard formulations made from those ingredients often end up in pharmacies in developing countries and for sale on the Internet, where more Americans are turning for cheap medicine.

Bush Advisor Hughes Leaving State Department
In her effort to improve the U.S. image abroad, Hughes traveled extensively, set up three "rapid-response units" overseas to handle public relations in reaction to news events and made more U.S. Arabic speakers available for interviews with news media in the Arab world. The State Department's public diplomacy budget was nearly doubled during her tenure, reaching nearly $900 million a year.

U.S. Military To Supervise Iraq Security Convoys
NOTHING TO SEE HERE. MOVE ON...A Justice Department spokesman said that Blackwater employees could be prosecuted despite immunity deals, which were not authorized by federal prosecutors. He said neither the Justice Department nor the FBI could discuss the case, but said ï¿½any suggestion that the Blackwater employees in question have been given immunity from federal criminal prosecution is inaccurate.ï¿½

Iraqi Cabinet Votes To End Security Firmsï¿½ Immunity
The Iraqi governmentï¿½s decision followed reports that the State Department had promised Blackwater guards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of the shootings. On Tuesday, the State Department confirmed that some Blackwater employees questioned in connection with the shootings had been granted a form of immunity in exchange for their statements.

Mukasey Calls Harsh Interrogation ï¿½Repugnantï¿½
Mukasey could not say whether waterboarding, which simulates drowning, was illegal torture because he had not been briefed on the details of the technique and did not want to suggest that CIA officers who used such techniques might be in ï¿½personal legal jeopardy.ï¿½ He noted that Congress has not explicitly banned waterboarding by the C.I.A., though it was outlawed for use by the military in the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005.

War Protests: Why No Coverage?
THE DEAFENING SILENCE -- It seems remarkable that in some of the 11 cities in which protests were held ï¿½ Boston and New York, for example ï¿½ major news outlets treated this "National Day of Action" as though it did not exist. As far as I can tell, neither The New York Times nor The Boston Globe had so much as a news brief about the march in the days leading up to it.

Military Lawyers And The Gitmo Commissions
There is a rising number of military lawyers who exercise increasingly open loathing and contempt for the Military Commissions system which was concocted by former Attorney General Gonzales and some of his political buccaneers. Since that time, a number of additional military lawyers have stepped forward with denunciations.

The Democratic Duel Of The Race Walter Shapiro
Obama's smooth jazz. Edwards pounced with the quickness of a trial lawyer. Biden and Dodd bringing high-flying front runner back to earth. Is zig-zag replacing flip-flop in punditry vocabulary? Seven candidates who are not dwarfs. In the end it was about Snow White.

Schumer Asserts Iran War Would Destroy G.O.P. | The New York Observer
Bombing Iran, says Chuck Schumer, would be a big political loser for Republican candidates in 2008. "It would change the landscape against them, big time," Schumer, said about a scenario in which the Bush administration launches a military attack on Iran before leaving office. "I don't think they are likely to do it, because they are so weak-not because they are chastened--

US Officials: $42.3 Billion Bill For Spy Services Last Year
News in this article in contained in secondary heading: The budget disclosure, the first since 2001, confirms that the bulk of money was spent on private contractors, sparking an outcry. WashPost and NYTimes articles are sited. Much of the cost comes from DOD's reliance on outsourcing for its DIA activity.

Kucinich To Introduce Cheney Impeachment Resolution
Better late than never! Let's roll!

MuzzleWatch: The CAMERA Israel's Defamers Conference
I have compassion for the elders like those who attend CAMERA conferences - feeling reaffirmed in their sense that the world is against them. It is virtually impossible for them to open their eyes and ears to all the ways that groups like CAMERA are actually diminishing any possibility of a future that is safe for Jews in Israel. They are too scared, too damaged.

It's Official: N.Y. Child-care Workers Vote To Organize
During October ACORN helped about 28000 child-care workers in New York City organize with the teachers union. Article gives a good rundown on poverty/wage figures.

Putting The 'Israel Lobby' In Perspective
The essential flaw in the Mearsheimer-Walt argument is not the authors' exaggeration of the pro-Israel lobby's power.Rather, the most serious fault lies in the professors' conclusion -- soothing in this day and age -- that U.S. Middle East policy would become "more temperate" were the influence of the Israel lobby to be curtailed.This conclusion is undercut by the remarkable continuities in U.S.Middle East policy since Truman

The Evangelical Movement's Breakdown Ain't So Cute After All
Don't be fooled by NYT Magazine's feature story this weekend about the religious right's nice,new image. Christian power is not about holding hands and thinking good thoughts."... I think the religious community is reflective of the rest of the nation -- it's divided right now.But liberals should not start gloating."Some might compare the religious right to a snake.We may be in our hole right now,but we can come out & bite you

New Hampshire SEIU Endorses Edwards
AP article on latest endorsement for Edwards, to be announced officially on Wed. It brings current which unions have and have not endorsed, and to whom, even IF they will endorse.

To Implement Policy, Bush To Turn To Administrative Orders
DICTATOR ALERT! White House aides say the only way Bush seems to be able to influence the process is by vetoing legislation or issuing administrative orders. They expect Bush to issue more orders in the next several months, even as he speaks out on the need to limit spending and resist any tax increases. The chances of leaders meeting Bush halfway are becoming increasingly remote," said White House spokesman Tony Fratto.

FactCheck.org: A Bogus Cancer Statistic From Giuliani's Camp
With the wealth of research available, Giuliani may well find other evidence to support his opposition to expanded federal health insurance programs. Indeed, when we challenged his bogus prostate-cancer figures, his campaign sent us links to a study by Lancet Oncology that found better cancer survival rates in the U.S. compared to Europe overall. But that's no excuse for feeding a false statistic to the public.

Chris Floyd: The Undead Walk Among Us: Chalabi Returns!
After the Regime's plans to parachute Chalabi into Baghdad as the strongman went awryï¿½chiefly because he was widely despised by the Iraqi peopleï¿½Chalabi was handed various plum sinecures in the various colonial arrangements that followed. For a time, Chalabi had his mitts on Iraq's oil; now he gets to bury his nose in the reconstruction trough,taking a "central role" in perhaps the greatest criminal boondoggle in history.

Blackwater Guards Promised Immunity
The State Department promised Blackwater bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last monthï¿½s deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians. As a result, it will likely be months before the United States canï¿½if everï¿½bring criminal charges in the case that has infuriated the Iraqi government. ï¿½Once you give immunity, you canï¿½t take it away,ï¿½ said a senior law enforcement officer.

Iraq Dam Failure Could Kill Up To 500,000
Even in a country gripped by daily bloodshed, the possibility of a catastrophic failure of the Mosul Dam has alarmed officials, who have concluded it could lead to as many as 500,000 civilian deaths by drowning Mosul under 65 feet of water and parts of Baghdad under 15 feet, said Abdulkhalik Thanoon Ayoub, the dam manager. "The Mosul dam is judged to have an unacceptable annual failure probability."

Democrats Consider More Money For Wars
Earlier this fall, Democrats decided to delay until next year action on Bush's war spending request. Unable to pass veto-proof legislation ordering troops home, they also are divided on whether to continue paying for the unpopular war.Party officials said they hoped that by next year, as election season approached, more Republicans might be willing to support anti-war legislation.

Bush Chides Congress On Spending Bills
President Bush scolded lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Democratic-led Congress hasn't "seen a bill they could not solve without shoving a tax hike into it." "Congress is not getting its work done," Bush said bluntly. "We're near the end of the year, and there really isn't much to show for it."

Ralph Nader Sues Democratic Party
AP report Suit includes allegations that ACT and others conspired to keep Nader off ballot in states, caused him extra expense to run a campaign, and more.

Bush: 'That's How I Work'
In the wake of last month's shooting of 17 civilians by Blackwater gunmen in Baghdad, the Bush administration is finally acknowledging -- more than four years late -- that private security contractors in Iraq should operate under the law.

Rumsfeld Flees France Fearing Arrest
US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday from a breakfast meeting in Paris organized by the Foreign Policy magazine after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint against the man who spearheaded President George W. Bushï¿½s ï¿½war on terrorï¿½ for six years.

INDUSTRY'S PLAN FOR US
It now seems clear that the coal and oil industries are not going to allow the United States to curb global warming by making major investments in renewable sources of energy. These fossil fuel corporations simply have too much at stake to allow it. Their plan is focused on "geo-engineering" -- which means re-engineering the oceans, the atmosphere and the earth itself to make it possible to continue burning fossil fuels.

Kucinich Questions Bush's Mental Health
AP article on Kucinich's comment in the Inquirer. And it points out that a followup comment by the Congressman continues to say that talking about World War III shows mental instability. This on the day of a Democratic debate at Drexel.

French Charity In Dispute Over African Children
Kidnapping or humanitarian? Matters not; the children, yet again, are caught in the middle.

Conyers Statement On Today's Hearing With John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner...
Conyer's had said, at one point during the hearing in response to Tanner's "all is well" testimony: "I hope that you will take what is directed at you as constructive, because the one thing I am concerned about is that we stop having happen what has happened since the 2000 elections. And then you come here to stagger our imagination by telling us that 'it's never been better,' its never been worse!"

Criminal Charges Dropped Against Tasered Florida Student In Exchange For Apology
All criminal charges against Andrew "Don't Tase Me,Bro"Meyer have now been dropped in exchange for an apology from the 21-year old student. We guess he didn't "incite a riot" after all,as originally charged by the police who tasered him.Meyer,however, remains defiant,and stands by the line of questioning that got him tased (inappropriately,in our opinion) for asking three questions of Sen. Kerry during a recent event at U FLA

HONEY, THEY SHRUNK THE CONGRESS
The founders wanted the "people's branch" to be strong, but the Bush administration has usurped a frightening number of Congress's powers - with very little resistance. The question is whether members of Congress of both parties will do anything about it.

Undiagnosed Brain Injury - The Hidden Legacy Of Iraq
"It is like a computer which is not running programmes properly" Discussion of brain injuries in British soldiers. Study in Britain to compare it with one done in US is underway. Massive explosions do not kill some soldiers because of body armor, but the shock waves go through the body, they explain. Possible 20% of veterans may be effected in some way.

Another Judge Young In TN Episode - Cross County Now
"good-old-boy network of the worst kind" Quote references Mrs. Wright's attorney in discussion with NC legal officials. Question is why am I boring you with a political scandal in this little backwater of Republicanism? Governor Bredesen (D) worries about sunshine law and the way the Knoxville commission got comeuppance. But that's still not the reason. Local citizens are surprised the paper would even publish the dirt

Leuren Moret, Depleted Uranium, And Strykers In Hawaii
Cathy Garger's interview with Depleted Uranium expert and geoscientist, Leuren Moret. In this piece, Ms. Moret gives a personal, detailed account of her shockingly disturbing experience measuring the radioactive contamination in Hawaii. Also in this piece is the history of DU discoveries in Hawaii as well as details about the upcoming proposed permanent stationing of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team in tropical paradise.

YouTube - Ann Wright Calls For Impeachment Of George Bush
This is a short YouTube by Colonel Wright advocating impeachment. What I wanted to send is a hour presentation on 10/09/07 in Hartford Conn. Shown on C-Span as I type (Oct 27) but I can't get a link. Can someone help?

Thousands Join Seattle March Against War | Seattle
Protest against war from Seattle 6 p.m. Sat. Participants from various parts of the Northwest.

The Politics Of Eavesdropping | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Reporter Isikoff writes that, with the help of Democratic Senate candidates running for president, the amnesty for surveillance by telecom companies may not be passed. Dodd has acted and others--Clinton still quibbling--are enforcing the Democratic position. Could it be Super Snoops might lose a round?

Another Near-death Experience For Environmentalism
Book review (High Country News) by a U of Montana graduate student of the following book: Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger Authors advocate $300 billion federal investment in energy research over the next 10 years.

Tuesday Debate At Drexel & Hometown Musings
Political Wire mentioned Brazile's remark. Here it is: "I want to see if John Edwards will say to Hillary Clinton in front of everyone: 'You're not electable, and you know it, and you're going to hurt people down the ballot,' " said Brazile,

Lawyer Breaks Ranks, Condemn 'unconscionable' Detention
Leonard Doyle reports from Washington on a major in the JAG service who became a whistleblower. Writes that the administration considers the pending SCOTUS case (Dec 5) important enough to revise the rules on enemy combatants at Guantanamo.

Early Screening By Pediatricians For Autism
In Maryville Daily Times this is first story with headline banner full page across the top. In online at dailytimes.com it's under wire service list. Great for educators, parenta, and citizens in general, in my view.

PHOTOESSAY: Philadelphia Anti-War March And Human Chain
In conjunction with 11 cities around the country, Philadelphia held a major anti-war demonstration on Saturday, October 17. A long human chain stretched out the Veteran's Hospital in West Philadelphia, and then marched all the way into Center City where the march concluded at the Liberty Bell and Constitution Center.

Consumer Product Safety Chief Says More Staff Means Less Work
A Senate bill that would more than double the agency's budget and expand its authority would mean public safety activities would have to be severely curtailed or would cease entirely; raising the cap on penalties would also produce more work. (which they don't want to do??)

The New Statism
A new statism, in various prescriptions, exercises control over the political, moral, economic and social fabric of several nations and has the potential to control the destiny of the world.

A Primer For Living In A Totalitarian State

Bush's Toilet Bowl Treaty For America
The Bush Administration wants the Senate to ratify a treaty that will invite international inspections of what you flush down your toilet.

Florida Dems Say Loss Of Delegates Hurts 2008 Chances
How many delegates seated from Florida may make a difference in final vote. Senator Bill Nelson weighs in with lawsuit.

Azerbaijan Says It Foils Attack On US Embassy
A country of 8 million is vital to Iranian question, and to ex-mother Russia. Both British and American embassies in Baku threatened. Quote: Azerbaijan is a largely secular Muslim republic on the western shore of the oil-rich Caspian Sea. British oil giant