"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions
of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these
Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed,
that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People
to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and organizing
its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness" . . .

http://suetheterrorists.net/
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The Million Phone March
By now it is clear to anyone not locked in the basement of Fox News that president Bush and his entire administration lied us into a disastrous, unnecessary, illegal and immoral war in Iraq. Not only did they lie, as demonstrated by the Downing Street minutes, they knowingly conspired in those lies. And they did so maliciously, cynically, and with the intent of enabling their personal business cronies engage in no-bid war profiteering, in effect to embezzle hundreds of billions of dollars from the federal treasury.
http://www.millionphonemarch.com/impeach.htm
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In the days after September 11 terrorist attacks, Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith started cooking intelligence to meet the needs of the radically new foreign and military policy that included regime change in Iraq as its top priority...
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/govt/osp.php
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Phillis Bennis: The Iraqi Constitution: A Referendum for Disaster
The constitutional process culminating in Saturday's referendum is not a sign of Iraqi sovereignty and democracy taking hold, but rather a consolidation of U.S. influence and control according to Phillis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies.  Whether Iraq's draft constitution is approved or rejected,
the decision is likely to make the current situation worse...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/101605X.shtml
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Iraq Vote under Investigation
Iraqi election officials said today that they were investigating what they described as "unusually high" vote totals in 12 Shiite and Kurdish provinces, where as many as 99 percent of the voters were reported to have cast ballots in favor of Iraq's new constitution, raising the possibility that the results of Saturday's referendum could be called into question.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/101705Q.shtml
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I do hope you will read this. I was raised as a republican and never, never did I ever see actions like this administration is trying to pull. As a youngster during a catastronic depression in the area where I was raised, the republicans took care of those who were without work, not like today at all. These in power now are like the Serf days of England, which happens to be the Bush Back Ground, I don't know when or how this Karl Rove, who PRODS Bush all the time, got out of HELL but he is of that ilk who wants all of the rest of us to GROVEL at his feet. This administration and those supporting it are NOT Republicans, they are in fact Fascistic Plutocrats.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/index.html
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Marijuana May Grow Neurons in the Brain
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Oct. 14 - Advocates for medical marijuana
can take heart over the findings of two Canadian research teams...
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/tb/1934
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The Failed Drug War
Malcolm X once said, "Any person who claims to have deep feeling for other human beings should think a long, long time before he votes to have other men kept behind bars -- caged. I am not saying there shouldn't be prisons, but there shouldn't be bars. Behind bars, a man never reforms."
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/26030/
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Amazon Rainforest Suffers Worst Drought in Decades
The worst drought in more than 40 years is damaging the world's biggest rainforest, plaguing the Amazon basin with wildfires, sickening river dwellers with tainted drinking water, and killing fish by the millions as streams dry up.
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=9002
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Email Forward Of The Week !.
NOT A NEWS STORY... OR IS IT ?
Dear Friends,
In the two weeks since we launched http://www.GiveEmHellHarry.com  the incredible level of activity on the site has continually amazed me. Since Thursday alone, more than 25,000 letters to the editor have been sent to over 580 different newspapers around the country promoting Democrats' Energy Independence 2020 agenda and we will not let up. During the next few weeks we will continue to hold oil companies accountable for their price gouging and promote our plans for an energy independent future.

This week I am at home in Searchlight, Nevada. One of the great things about being outside of DC is talking to people, hearing their stories and listening to how government can help make their lives a little better. It got me thinking - we are an online community of more than 130,000 thousand people. I would like to talk to you just like I talk to people in Nevada. I want to hear your stories.

Why is it important to you that Democrats take back the Senate in 2006? How have rising gas prices affected your life? Are you satisfied with the quality of health care you receive? How have increased college costs affected your family? How have you benefited from Social Security? Do you have relatives serving in Iraq? Are you a veteran? What are the values you care about? We will read your stories, and share some on our blog. (Unless you don't want us to.)

Please take a minute and share your story:
http://giveemhellharry.com/page/petition/story
I look forward to hearing from you and reading your stories.
Thank you,
Senator Harry Reid
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Dear Neil,
None of us can forget the images from Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad that shocked our nation nearly two years ago and stained the United States in the eyes of the world. The American people suddenly realized an unpleasant truth -- the cruel practice of torture had infected the ranks of the world's finest military.

Finally, on October 5th, by an overwhelming vote of 90-9, the Senate passed strict provisions as part of the Defense Appropriations Bill that would take the current military regulations against torture and turn them into law. Nine Republican Senators voted against the anti-torture provisions, and President Bush has threatened to veto the Defense Appropriation Bill unless the provisions are dropped:
http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/petition/antitorture

....Your voice and your action will embolden those who are working with us and give strength to House members who face tremendous pressure from the White House. Please act today" and let them know that America stands strong against torture. No more stonewalling. No more cover-ups.
Thank you so much for your assistance,
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/petition/antitorture
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Deep Thought of the Day
Some People are like Slinkies, They don't really have a purpose, But they still
bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
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Joke Break !
THIS IS A JOKE,  IT'S NOT A NEWS STORY, OR IS IT ?
What God *Really* Told Bush Apparently, it wasn't just
"invade Iraq and Afghanistan in my name." A special report
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2005/10/12/notes101205.DTL&nl=fix
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(For more jokes, please visit our jokes page.)
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Back To The News
May 19, 2005 is the 1,346th day since the attacks of 9/11.
That is the same length of time from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the end of WWII
on V-J Day (Dec 7, 1941 to Aug 24, 1945).
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Gore: US Would Be "a Different Country" If I Had Won
Former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday he had no intention of ever running for president again, but he said the United States would be "a different country" if he had won the 2000 election, launching into a scathing attack of the Bush administration.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/101205Q.shtml
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Ex-Iraqi Defense Minister Sought in $1 Billion Theft  
Iraq has issued arrest warrants against the defense minister and 27 other officials from the US-backed government of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi over the alleged disappearance or misappropriation of $1 billion in military procurement funds, officials said Monday.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/101105Z.shtml
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Why the U.S. Must Stay in Iraq
There have been many reasons given for the war in Iraq, from weapons of mass destruction to the cause of freedom and democracy in the Middle East. But the one reason which continues to remain below the radar for most Americans is that the United States government is bankrupt...
http://stevemoyer.us/stayiraq.htm
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Pro-war parents:
How to get your kid into uniform
This one is for you parents who think our fight in Iraq is a really swell idea...
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/07/18/bethcol0.htm
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Bush's Most Desperate Speech Yet
The president's 'Top 10 Derailed Plots' speech was a sorry attempt to
 convince a skeptical public that the U.S. should remain in Iraq.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/26613/
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Veterans Group Issues
"Declaration of Impeachment"
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
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From General Wesley Clark
The time has come to investigate the Bush Administration's role in the prisoner abuse and humiliation that has motivated our enemies in the war on terror and endangers the well-being of our fighting forces...
http://www.securingamerica.com/
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WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson caused heartburn in Washington and consternation in Latin America on Tuesday in calling for the
 assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"I think we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war," Robertson said during Monday evening's broadcast of "The 700 Club," his Christian news-talk television show. "We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability."
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/12456432.htm

Editor's Note to the story above:  Being a Christian means to be "Christ Like" or "Like Jesus Christ".  Jesus came to earth and gave his life in the promotion of world peace.  So any "So called Christian" who is promoting the killing of other people as Pat Robertson has done, thus breaking God's commandments... Is not a Christian at all, but a wolf in sheep's clothing, an evil person, working for the dark side etc...  Personally, I feel sorry for any and all people who have been suckered into giving Pat Robertson any money !
After all, based on the wording of the Christian Bible...
 Pat Robertson's words are nothing short of declaring war against God Himself.
Sincerely,
Reverend Neil Colton
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***** In Today's America There Is A More Powerful Act Than Voting Blue...
And That's Buying Blue ! *****
You may have voted blue, but every day you unknowingly help dump millions of dollars into the conservative war chest. By purchasing products and services from companies that donate heavily to conservatives, we have been compromising our own interests as liberals and progressives.

BuyBlue.org is a concerted effort to lift the veil of corporate patronage, so consumers can make informed buying decisions that coincide with their principles.

Currently, we are developing an extensive and interactive website where users will be able to monitor corporate activity in real time. We cannot do this alone; we need an army of Blue buyers to be the eyes and ears of this movement. All we have to do is put our money where our mouth is to make it profitable to be ethical.

Our collective buying power WILL make a difference, and we WILL be heard.
http://www.buyblue.org/
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Some Thoughts
And the Nintendo generation is all part of their plan !
Welcome to modern day slavery... Where the draft is coming back, the new war machines run with controls much like Nintendo, Where it takes 2-3 incomes to keep an average house running...
What is modern day slavery you might ask ? It's when and where one income from one 40 hour work week will not cover your cost of living. Food, rent, medical, dental, the cloths you wear, insurance, a car, taxes, etc.. ALL OF IT. Where we buy cheap from companies that don't pay their help enough to get off of food stamps unless they have more than one income. Where both parents are working while the TV and video games do the babysitting and big brother is deciding what they should see or play. Where family closeness all but disappears because everyone in the family is too involved with self preservation to see the big picture. Followed by war, lots of wars, a thinning of the herd as some would say,
separating the rich from the poor, and eventually....
More on Modern Day Slavery coming soon... We're living it, so we might as well talk about it.
[RNC]
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Quotes of The Week
"Following the leader is only as safe
as the leaders you choose to follow" !
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"It is not enough to be compassionate; you must act".
[The Dalai Lama]
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"In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments"
[Napoleon Bonaparte] French Emperor - 1769-1821
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"It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor,
 so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms
and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion."
[Aristotle]
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"Since 2001, it's been like living in 'Back to the Future II'... with Biff in charge."
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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do,
because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."
[Susan B. Anthony] - 1896
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"Things would be a lot easier if I was a dictator."
[Governor George W. Bush- before he was President]
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"War is a cowardly escape from the problem of peace."
[Thomas Mann]
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"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable
as the will and moral courage of free men and women".
[Ronald Reagan]
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Storm Quote
"It appears that the money has been moved in the president's budget to handle homeland security and the war in Iraq, and I suppose that's the price we pay. Nobody locally is happy that the levees can't be finished, and we are doing everything we can to make the case that this is a security issue for us."     --Walter Maestri, emergency management chief for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, June 8, 2004,  Link
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As Sy Hersh, a well know reporter put it:
 "The Democrats are living in fear, reporters are living in fear and all any of us
can do is to turn to the internet in search of the truth."
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"Remember, every minute spent angry is sixty seconds of happiness wasted".
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