Posts filed under 'Politics'
February 17, 2008
Posted in Darfur, Petition, Politics at 9:50am
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All nations share the responsibility to help bring an end to the genocide in Darfur but China has a special obligation to respond. China, more than any other government except Khartoum itself, has the ability to help bring peace to the people of Sudan.
The Save Darfur Coalition, ENOUGH Project, STAND: ...
February 10, 2008
Posted in Petition, Politics at 9:25pm
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This week brought the news that once again, President Bush has proposed deep budget cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports public stations across the country. In previous years, Congress has heard overwhelmingly from their constituents and restored this funding.
From CREDO Action
Take action and tell Congress -- ...
February 4, 2008
Posted in Politics at 4:58pm
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Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the primaries for 20+ states! So, if you live in one of them, I again urge you to VOTE. If you don't know where or how, here are some links with information:
Where to vote: You can find your polling location by online lookup (works for most counties):http://www.smartvoter.org
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January 30, 2008
Posted in Politics at 10:29pm
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"Super Duper Tuesday" is coming up for more than 20 states in the United States. It is vital that we all vote!! Young people have shown that the youth voting bloc is becoming more and more important, and it's time that politicians and presidential candidates start listening to what we ...
January 22, 2008
Posted in Petition, Politics at 5:17pm
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This week the Senate is set to resume debate on wiretapping legislation and whether or not the Bush administration and big telecom companies will be retroactively excused for previous violations of the FISA law. Three key senators (Clinton, McCain, and Obama) who have a unique voice in this debate due ...
January 15, 2008
Posted in Environment, Petition, Politics at 8:23pm
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The U.S. House of Representatives is back in session today. And they've got some important catch up work to do.
Last month the Senate took the historic step of passing a global warming bill out of committee. This is an essential first step towards passing a bill through that chamber.
But the ...
Posted in Environment, Petition, Politics at 8:20pm
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In the last year, the major TV networks asked the presidential candidates 2,679 questions. Pop quiz: How many were about global warming?A) 514—after all, it's one of the top issues facing the country
B) 165—as many as were asked about illegal immigration
C) 3—the same number asked about UFOs
If you guessed 3, ...
January 14, 2008
Posted in News Articles, Politics at 12:06am
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The very left-wing progressive magazine, The Nation, has decided to offer students a free electronic subscription to the magazine online. I was actually subscribed to this magazine last year (but did not renew it after a year since I was moving to my dorm), and I liked it. It is, ...
January 10, 2008
Posted in Darfur, Petition, Politics, Poverty at 1:21pm
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On December 31, a hybrid United Nations-African Union command officially took control of the peacekeeping mission for Darfur.But the mission is already in danger of failing. Few new peacekeepers have actually been deployed because of obstructions by the Sudanese regime, and world leaders aren't providing critical equipment essential to the ...
January 9, 2008
Posted in Politics at 11:45pm
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Not that I really believe in the whole New Hampshire/Iowa hype and frontloading bullshit, but here are the results (a bit later, but oh well!): based on 96% precincts
For the Democrats,
Hillary Clinton: 39%
Barack Obama: 36%
John Edwards: 17%
Bill Richardson: 5%
Dennis Kucinich: 1%
Mike Gravel: <1%
For the Republicans,
John McCain: 37%
Mitt Romney: 32%
Mike Huckabee: ...
