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Friday, September 10, 2004

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CHENEY: VOTE FOR BUSH OR DIE, and gave me your watch and I'll tell you what time it is.

Campaigning in Iowa on Tuesday, Vice President Dick
Cheney claimed that, if John Kerry was elected,
America would be hit by a devastating terrorist
attack. Cheney said, "It's absolutely essential that
eight weeks from today, on Nov. 2, we make the right
choice, because if we make the wrong choice then the
danger is that we'll get hit again and we'll be hit
in a way that will be devastating from the
standpoint of the United States."[1]

Yesterday, Cheney - in a self-described effort to
"clean up" the controversy over his remarks in Iowa
- told the Cincinnati Enquirer, "I did not say if
Kerry is elected, we will be hit by a terrorist
attack."[2]

As Cheney's original statement makes clear, the
Republicans have consciously adopted a strategy of
using Americans' justifiable fear of a future
terrorist attack as a political tool. For all the details,
read the cover article, "Vote for Bush or Die," in
this week's edition of The Nation at
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=54552
.[3]

Sources:
1. "Cheney Warns of Terror Risk if Kerry Wins," New
York Times, 9/08/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=54553.
2. "Cheney clarifies remark about terror threat if
Kerry is elected," CNN, 9/10/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=54554.
3. "Vote for Bush or Die," The Nation, 9/27/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=54555.

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Nader New - Kerry plans to lose

Let us quote you a passage from an email we received this morning, written by Mary Beth Cahill, John Kerry’s campaign manager.

“…make no mistake, George Bush is a skilled debater. In fact, he has never lost a debate in his entire political career.”

Wow.

Apparently the Democrats are engaging in a novel debate strategy, which is to prepare their supporters for the eventuality that John Kerry is an underdog debater! George W. Bush—a skilled debater?—beat Al Gore all three times?

We at Nader/Camejo 2004 aren’t surprised by this decision, which seems to be in line with their overall strategy of flat-footed campaigning. Central to this runner-up's approach is a blatant disregard for registering minority voters, such as 9 million unregistered African-Americans. It is getting more and more difficult to find examples of a winning strategy on the part of John Kerry’s campaign.

Unlike the Democratic Party, which has grown accustomed to losing over the last ten years at the local, state and national levels and therefore has stopped doing what is necessary to win, the Nader/Camejo Campaign will never relent in our struggle for peace, justice, and politics in the public interest.

The Presidential debates are a sham, more like parallel interviews, and highly exclusionary. That is no reason to inflate the debating skills of the cue-card reliant George W. Bush.

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Thursday, September 09, 2004

Parts of the Republican World saying they'll not endorse Bush

Just this morning the Log Cabin Republicsan say they well not be able to endorse Presidant Bush due to his stand on gay and lesbian civil rights. They'll not be in endorsing anyone.

http://www.logcabin.org/logcabin/home.html

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And from the paper about Bush's Service that the Bush White House couldn't find

And who is Lt.Col. Jerry Killian, he was Bush's commander

And this refers to the pressure he was getting on Bush.

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And from the paper about Bush's Service that the Bush White House couldn't find

Pic from CNN TV on Sept.9,04

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Whistleblowing Florida Biologist Could Still Lose His Job Despite Favorable Court Ruling

Biologist Andrew Eller is still facing dismissal from his job at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, even though a federal judge has upheld his scientific findings on protecting the endangered Florida panther. [1]

Late last month U.S. District Judge James Robertson threw out a permit for a rock mining operation near Fort Myers, Florida, ruling in favor of a coalition comprised of the National Wildlife Federation, Florida Wildlife Federation and Florida Panther Society, which filed the case against the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Judge Robertson found that the Service had erred in its finding that the mine was no risk to the Florida panther, saying the agency should have considered the cumulative impact of varied developments in panther habitat, rather than the mine as an isolated project.

"The environmental groups who challenged this permit had to show that the agency action was 'arbitrary and capricious' -- one of the heaviest burdens in jurisprudence," said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which has been assisting Eller legally.

When Eller, a 17-year veteran of the Service, and fellow biologists were ordered to give the mine a pass -- along with several other projects sited in vital panther habitat -- Eller publicly charged the Fish and Wildlife Service with knowingly using bad science on panther demographics, habits and habitat needs to support policy decisions.

Eller filed formal charges in May. In July, he received a letter from his supervisor notifying him that his employment with the Service might be terminated for unacceptable performance. [3]

While Eller continues to work, and has filed a 53-page response to the termination notice, "we anticipate that he'll be fired," Jeff Ruch told BushGreenwatch. "We think the decisions [to fire Eller] are being made by political appointees in Interior, not the Fish and Wildlife Service."

Ruch says that other Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, after being forced to sign off on development projects harmful to the Florida panther, have largely transferred out of the agency. "Some of the saddest people I've met are employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service. They feel like they're Sisyphus, pushing the boulder up the mountain."

"There are only 78 Florida panthers left in existence, 19 of them females of breeding age," Ruch tells BushGreenwatch, "and they're sitting foursquare in the middle of Florida's development boom.

"The Bush administration has indicated it doesn't want to do anything to get in the way of development in southwest Florida," adds Ruch, "and the endangered Florida panther is not likely to survive it."

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TAKE ACTION
Go to PEER's website for action alerts and campaigns on the integrity of science and the Florida panther.

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Nader News

Iraqi civilian liver lost 11,793
US Military lives lost 1,049
US Dollars lost $131,600,000,000

Voting Nader/Camejo places you within the ranks of those who are authentically dedicated to the implementation of a safe and responsible resolution to the quagmire in Iraq. If the rest of voting America were similarly disposed, Ralph Nader would become President-elect on November 2nd. The majority of Americans now recognize that the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. Many of us, including retired military and intelligence officials, knew from the beginning that the build-up to war was based on fabrications and deception. Of the millions of protestors in America and worldwide, our government heeded no one. Our mainstream media reported only of 'inevitability.' John Kerry claims he was 'misled.' So why is he committed to sending more troops 'to die for a mistake?' George W. Bush continues to claim we are liberators, while the great majority of Iraqi people want the US government's occupation ended so they can get their country back.
Mainstream media avoids centering on the question of how to responsibly withdraw from Iraq as an important issue in this election. The major parties do their best to remind voters that they are the stronger of the two on defense. Sadly, our invasion and ongoing military and corporate occupation of Iraq remains too obviously counterproductive. The presence of American troops and corporate contractors has only been a magnet for stateless terrorists to recruit and continue expanding while peaceful solutions are ignored.

Both parties have worked hard to superficially implant the idea into the minds of all Americans that “we can’t just pull out now.” Talk of corporate occupation of Iraq is avoided as much as corporate occupation in Washington, DC is accepted as “just the way it is.” How do we stop this endless cycle of corporate-sponsored mayhem and exploitation? How do we temper the corruption and deceit? We start by expecting everyone we meet to admit to the realities of the Iraq quagmire and by asking that every voter be similarly unrelenting when it comes to vigilance, peace, justice, and equality—the fundamental pillars of our national security over the long run. When we commit to doing so, the only choice in this election will be Nader/Camejo.

Theresa Amato

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An other of those pictures that is worth a thousand words

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Bush "Checked the Box" on his National Guard papers saying,

"Not a Volunteer For Overseas Duty"

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Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Barnes (A Texan) Upset About Helping Bush Avoid War

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Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs. (That 7,000 more votes for someone other than Bush.)

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Sad News from Iraq: Vigils TOMORROW

In the past four days, clashes with Iraqi insurgents have claimed the lives of 17 American soldiers. With these deaths, we mark a grim milestone: over 1,000 military men and women have now died in this misconceived war.

Their caskets have been hidden from view, and the President won't visit their graves. And this morning, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld diminished their deaths by calling the toll “relatively small.” But it is now time for us to publicly recognize the sacrifice these soldiers have made, and to demand that our leaders serve those in harm's way better in the future.

Tomorrow night at 8pm, we're joining with the Win Without War coalition to hold hundreds of candlelight vigils. Gathered together silently in towns across the country, we'll reflect on this terrible moment and honor the fallen. And by focusing attention on the dead, we'll help pressure our national leaders to get us out of this mess.

Can you host a vigil? It's a small commitment of time -- you just need to identify a good location and pull together some candles and printed materials for attendees. To sign up to host a vigil, go to:

http://action.moveon.org/vigil/newmeeting.html

If you can't host, we welcome everyone to attend a candlelight vigil tomorrow night. You can search for one near you at:

http://action.moveon.org/vigil/

865 soldiers have died since President Bush declared, "Mission Accomplished." And yesterday, top Pentagon officials told the New York Times that "insurgents controlled important parts of central Iraq and that it was unclear when American and Iraqi forces would be able to secure those areas." The attacks are increasing, the death toll is rising, and there's no exit strategy to get us out.

In the moments before the war in Iraq began, Win Without War and MoveOn members gathered in thousands of vigils around the country and the world to make a plea for peace. As of this morning, 1,003 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq -- along with tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, and hundreds of soldiers from other countries. It is time to come together again. We'll gather with candles, representing our mourning for those who have died and our hope for those who still live.

We all support our troops. We hope that they all return safely to the waiting arms of their families and loved ones. But hiding the caskets of the dead does not honor the men and women who are in harm's way. It is time to recognize them, and tomorrow night, we will.

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Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Steelhoof - Reject the National ID Card

Washington politicians are once again seriously
considering imposing a
national identification card - and it may well
become law before the end
of the 108th Congress. The much-hailed 9/11
Commission report released
in July recommends a federal identification card
and, worse, a "larger
network of screening points" inside the United
States. Does this mean we
are to have "screening points" inside our country
where American
citizens will be required to "show their papers" to
government
officials? It certainly sounds that way!
As I have written recently, the 9/11 Commission is
nothing more than
ex-government officials and lobbyists advising
current government
officials that we need more government for America
to be safe. Yet it
was that same government that failed so miserably
on September 11, 2001.
Congress has embraced the 9/11 Commission report
uncritically since its
release in July. Now Congress is rushing to write
each 9/11 Commission
recommendation into law before the November
election. In the same way
Congress rushed to pass the PATRIOT Act after the
September 11 attacks
to be seen "doing something," it looks like
Congress is about to make
the same mistake again of rushing to pass
liberty-destroying legislation
without stopping to consider the consequences.
Because it is so
controversial, we may see legislation mandating a
national
identification card with biometric identifiers
hidden in bills
implementing 9/11 Commission recommendations. We
have seen this
technique used in the past on controversial
measures.
A national identification card, in whatever form it
may take, will allow
the federal government to inappropriately monitor
the movements and
transactions of every American. History shows that
governments
inevitably use the power to monitor the actions of
people in harmful
ways. Claims that the government will protect the
privacy of Americans
when implementing a national identification card
ring hollow. We would
do well to remember what happened with the Social
Security number. It
was introduced with solemn restrictions on how it
could be used, but it
has become a de facto national identifier.
Those who are willing to allow the government to
establish a
Soviet-style internal passport system because they
think it will make us
safer are terribly mistaken. Subjecting every
citizen to surveillance
and "screening points" will actually make us less
safe, not in the least
because it will divert resources away from tracking
and apprehending
terrorists and deploy them against innocent
Americans!
The federal government has no constitutional
authority to require
law-abiding Americans to present any form of
identification before they
engage in private transactions. Instead of forcing
all Americans to
prove to law enforcement that they are not
terrorists, we should be
focusing our resources on measures that really will
make us safer. For
starters, we should take a look at our dangerously
porous and unguarded
borders. We have seen already this summer how easy
it is for individuals
possibly seeking to do us harm to sneak across the
border into our
country. In July, Pakistani citizen Farida Goolam
Mahomed Ahmed, who is
on the federal watch list, reportedly crossed
illegally into Texas from
Mexico. She was later arrested when she tried to
board a plane in New
York, but she should have never been able to cross
our border in the
first place!
We must take effective measures to protect
ourselves from a terrorist
attack. That does not mean rushing to embrace
legislation that in the
long run will do little to stop terrorism, but will
do a great deal to
undermine the very way of life we should be
protecting. Just as we must
not allow terrorists to threaten our lives, we must
not allow government
to threaten our liberties. We should reject the
notion of a national
identification card.
Norman Kirk Singleton
Legislative Director
Congressman Ron Paul
203 Cannon
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2831
"I don't care about pollution, I'm an
air-conditioned gypsy, that's my
solution, watch the police and the tax man miss
me."

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Forest Service Plan to Reduce ORV Damage Falls Short

Off-road vehicle (ORV) use is exploding across the country. Since 1972, the number of dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), and snowmobile use has grown sevenfold, to 36 million in 2000. [1]

Nowhere are the impacts of the off-road armada felt more acutely than in the America's 155 National Forests. The forests today are crisscrossed with 60,000 miles of unplanned, unauthorized ("renegade") ORV trails, to the point that Forest Service chief Dale Bosworth has identified ORVs as one of the four greatest threats to the National Forests (along with fire, invasive species, and habitat fragmentation). [2]

In one forest alone, the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, more than 1,000 unplanned roads and trails stretch over 650 miles, according to Bosworth. [3]

"We're seeing more and more erosion, water degradation and habitat destruction. We're seeing more and more conflicts between users. We're seeing more damage to cultural sites and more violation of sites sacred to American Indians. And those are just some of the impacts," Bosworth has said. [4]

Until now, the Forest Service had no national policy for regulating ORV use. Every forest had its own rules. In many forests, ORVs can go almost anywhere, ripping up landscapes, fouling the air, and disturbing wildlife. Finally, on July 7, the Forest Service issued draft rules that would regulate ORV use in all National Forests and Grasslands.

The draft rules contain some welcome proposals. Cross-country motorized travel across entire forests would be prohibited, while ATVs and dirt bikes could use only specifically designated roads and ORV routes.

In many other aspects, however, the proposal falls short. Although Chief Bosworth has highlighted the need to deal with the ORV problem now, the proposal contains no time frame for determining which routes in the forests would be appropriate for ORV use.

Perhaps more importantly, the proposal does not address the issue of renegade routes. Nor does it clearly require the Forest Service to study the environmental impacts of specific roads and routes that could be opened to ORVs.

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TAKE ACTION
Public comments on the Forest Service's ORV rules must be received by September 13. For contact information and more information about the ORV problem in the Forests, go to the Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads at www.wildlandscpr.org.

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SOURCES:
[1] Environmental News Service, Jul. 8, 2004.
[2] High Sierra Hikers website.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.

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Assault weapons will expire, but

On Monday, September 13th, at midnight, the national ban on military-style assault weapons will expire, allowing these murderous weapons back on our streets.

Congress is feeling the heat and is prepared to renew the ban, if the president will only ask -- but President Bush is letting the ban expire, on behalf of the gun lobby. We've got to take action.

Please sign on to our emergency petition to President Bush and Congress to renew the assault weapons ban now:

http://www.moveon.org/savetheban/

Then please ask your friends and family to sign, by forwarding them this email. We'll deliver all of the comments by Friday, September 10th, before the ban expires, so we need as many people as possible to sign on today.

In 2000, President Bush campaigned on a promise to renew the ban. Yet today, after we've endured mass murders like Columbine and terrorists have bought assault weapons on American soil, President Bush is letting the ban expire.

Bush is jeopardizing our safety for the sake of an endorsement from the National Rifle Association. As reported in the newspaper The Hill, "The National Rifle Association's (NRA) endorsement of Bush is on hold until after the ban expires."[1]

Since 1994, the assault weapons ban has taken the deadliest military- style weapons off our streets, dramatically cutting their use in crimes by 66 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and reducing the murder rates of police officers and the public.

This is not a partisan issue -- the assault weapons ban was supported by Presidents Reagan, Ford, Carter, and Clinton, and by Republicans Tom Ridge and Rudy Giuliani. The ban is supported by 74 percent of American voters, by Republicans and Democrats on the committees that investigated 9/11, and by virtually every police officers' association including the Major Cities Chiefs Association, International Brotherhood of Police Officers , National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), National Black Police Association, and Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association.

Yet President Bush is letting the ban expire, as he refuses to call on Congress to send him the ban renewal for his signature.

If he lets it expire, beginning Tuesday the 14th of September, an 18-year-old will once again be able to buy an AK-47 assault rifle in most states.

Don't let Bush put deadly assault weapons back on our streets. Go to:

http://www.moveon.org/savetheban/

Please help make sure your friends have signed on too, before we deliver this petition on Friday.

Thank you.

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Nader News

If you're wondering why the Democrats are working so hard to kick Ralph and Peter off the ballots, unfortunately, you don't have to look far. The majority of Americans want our troops home safely and responsibly, while Kerry, like Bush, plans to put more of our soldiers in harm's way for an illegal war. We should heed the words of Albert Einstein, "Problems cannot be solved at the same level of conciousness that created them." End War - Vote Peace.

The best thing for our democracy is a more informed populace. Ralph's books, Crashing The Party and The Good Fight, are a great way to set fellow citizens on the road toward active citizenry. Encourage each of your friends and family members to purchase a signed copy of Ralph's books. Learning to appreciate the complexities of the struggle for social justice is the first step toward breaking free from the limited thinking encouraged by the status quo.

Our legendary "Spoiler" t-shirt will be talked about for many years to come. We have already re-ordered another batch to keep up with demand, so keep the orders coming as we continue to spread the word: "All revolutionaries spoil corrupt systems!"

Visit our store. Your support and committment to spreading the word for Nader/Camejo 2004 will keep Americans inspired to participate in their democracy. You're an integral part of our team, thank you so very much for all that you do!

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The Fed. will add 2.3 TRILLION to our goverments Red ink in the next few yrs.

You could change that by changing Presidents, maybe!
And yes that was TRILLION. And not just a half or one but 2.3 TRILLION dollars...

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Sunday, September 05, 2004

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Cahill, Rove Lead Presidential Campaigns

1 hour, 36 minutes ago

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Karl Rove is a smooth, jovial political operative with a Texas-honed reputation as a ruthless competitor and three George W. Bush victories under his belt. Mary Beth Cahill is a daughter of Boston's rough-and-tumble ward battles who just last year brought her no-nonsense organizational skills to Democratic opponent John Kerry (news - web sites)'s camp.

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The lead operatives in the most expensive presidential race in history, the two are facing off as their bosses compete for the White House.

As a whole, the Bush team is remarkably unchanged from his 2000 presidential bid, run in corporate style by a familiar and relatively small inner circle. Kerry, by contrast, tends to favor a wide circle of advisers dominated by longtime allies from Massachusetts, but has plenty of influential faces more recently plucked from the Washington political crowd.

A look at the top hands for each side:

ALL-AROUND CHIEF:

Kerry: The unassuming, limelight-avoiding Cahill gave up her job as chief of staff to the senior senator from Massachusetts, Edward M. Kennedy, last November to become the junior senator's presidential campaign manager. She quickly streamlined the organization and focused the candidate, campaign and message. A former head of EMILY's List, which campaigns for women candidates, and of the Public Liaison Office in the Clinton White House, Cahill functions as a gatekeeper who quiets internal clashes.

Bush: Rove grew up in the West and, though he never completed college, is a self-taught history buff with an almost encyclopedic command of data. He became a force in Texas politics and engineered Bush's successful 1994 campaign for governor, his 1998 re-election and his 2000 presidential campaign. While Rove oversees Bush's bid for a second term from his post inside the White House, campaign manager Ken Mehlman is responsible for day-to-day operations. Rove is often credited with virtually unchecked power; rightly or wrongly, his stamp — and political calculus — is seen on almost every White House move.

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GUT CHECK:

Bush: Karen Hughes is one of Bush's most trusted sounding boards. As press secretary in the 2000 race, she was part of the "Iron Triangle" of Texas advisers who vaulted Bush into the White House, along with Rove and campaign manager Joe Allbaugh. She left Bush's full-time employ in 2002 and moved to Austin, Texas, but has continued to talk regularly to the president and has stepped up her involvement in the campaign in recent weeks.

Kerry: The senator consults his younger brother, Boston telecommunications lawyer Cam Kerry, on nearly all political matters. Kerry also would make almost no big decision without consulting his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, a prominent philanthropist in environmental, health and education causes.

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PULSE TAKER:

Bush: Matt Dowd, who previously worked for Texas Democrats, was also Bush's top pollster in 2000. This time around, he plays a broader role as the campaign's chief strategist who has become known for downplaying expectations in the media.

Kerry: Kerry looks in two directions for polling advice, from Boston-based pollster and longtime adviser Tom Kiley and from Washington consultant Mark Mellman.

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IMAGE MASTER:

Kerry: Sought-after Democratic message guru Bob Shrum first appeared in Kerry's political life during the senator's tough 1996 re-election race against then-Gov. William Weld. Though he has been a force behind several successful Senate races, he has never worked on a winning presidential campaign.

Bush: Mark McKinnon is reprising his 2000 role as the campaign's top media strategist. The cowboy hat-wearing, former country-rock singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas, used to be a Democrat and specializes in warm-and-fuzzy biographical spots. He also has been the architect of hard-hitting attack ads against Kerry.

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CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN:

Kerry: Kerry regularly turns to former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen for advice. She helped him win her state's primary, and remains important as the usually Republican-voting state is up for grabs in this election.

Bush: Bush picked former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot to chair his campaign, moving him from his post as chairman of the Republican National Committee (news - web sites). Racicot was one of the most visible Bush defenders during the 2000 Florida recount.

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MONEY MAN:

Bush: Mercer Reynolds is the Ohio financier behind the record-setting effort that has raised $242 million through July for the president's re-election. Reynolds, a former partner with Bush in the Texas Rangers baseball team, gave up his cushy assignment as ambassador to Switzerland to be the national finance chairman for the Bush-Cheney campaign.

Kerry: Bob Farmer, Kerry's national campaign treasurer, is a veteran Democratic strategist and fund-raiser whose previous campaigns included Michael Dukakis' 1988 presidential bid. Kerry had raised $233 million until his nomination in late July.

PARTY TENDER

Kerry: Kerry named longtime ally and Boston operative John Sasso to a newly created position at the Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) to give Kerry control of the party without upsetting its current leadership structure. Sasso is a former chief of staff to then-Gov. Michael Dukakis and manager of Dukakis' losing 1988 presidential campaign.

Bush: GOP Chairman Ed Gillespie is a successful lobbyist who also served last year as general strategist for Sen. Elizabeth Dole (news - web sites)'s successful campaign in North Carolina, and held a key job at the Republican National Convention in 2000. He is also a former communications director for the Republican Party and was instrumental in drafting the Contract With America that House Republicans rode to power in 1994.

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Friday, September 10, 2004

Send out a message to people who need your help

CHENEY: VOTE FOR BUSH OR DIE, and gave me your watch and I'll tell you what time it is.

Nader New - Kerry plans to lose

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Parts of the Republican World saying they'll not endorse Bush

And from the paper about Bush's Service that the Bush White House couldn't find

And from the paper about Bush's Service that the Bush White House couldn't find

Whistleblowing Florida Biologist Could Still Lose His Job Despite Favorable Court Ruling

Nader News

An other of those pictures that is worth a thousand words

Bush "Checked the Box" on his National Guard papers saying,

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Barnes (A Texan) Upset About Helping Bush Avoid War

Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs. (That 7,000 more votes for someone other than Bush.)

Sad News from Iraq: Vigils TOMORROW

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Steelhoof - Reject the National ID Card

Forest Service Plan to Reduce ORV Damage Falls Short

Assault weapons will expire, but

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The Fed. will add 2.3 TRILLION to our goverments Red ink in the next few yrs.

Sunday, September 05, 2004

Yahoo! News Story - Cahill, Rove Lead Presidential Campaigns

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