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Dean for America: A Declaration of Independence by the People of Dean for America |
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12:34 pm EST, Nov 8, 2003 |
] WE, therefore, the architects and builders of Dean for
] America, appealing to the Wise Judgment of the American
] people on our Intentions, do, in the Name, and by
] Authority of the good People of these United States,
] solemnly Publish and Declare, the People of these United
] States are, and of Right ought to be, FREE AND
] INDEPENDENT OF SPECIAL INTERESTS and that as FREE AND
] INDEPENDENT CITIZENS, they have full Power to
] participate, deliberate, pursue the common good, protect
] their own interest from corruption, and to do all other
] Acts and Things which INDEPENDENT CITIZENS may of right
] do. And for the support of this Declaration, we mutually
] pledge to each other to write letters, knock on doors,
] organize our neighbors, self- fund this effort, and vote. Howard Dean today became the first presidential challenger to decline federal matching funds. His supporters (disclosure:including myself) voted 85% to 15% to do so. Perhaps we will now have a chance to defend against Bush's prospective $200M war chest for the presidency. Dean for America: A Declaration of Independence by the People of Dean for America |
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CNN.com - Dean skips public funding for White House bid - Nov. 8, 2003 |
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12:29 pm EST, Nov 8, 2003 |
] In a historic move, Democratic presidential hopeful
] Howard Dean will skip public financing and the spending
] limits that come with it, hoping his money-raising power
] can help win the nomination and unseat President Bush,
] campaign officials said Saturday. historic indeed. never been done before. hear hear, i say... CNN.com - Dean skips public funding for White House bid - Nov. 8, 2003 |
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White House Puts Limits on Queries From Democrats (washingtonpost.com) |
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3:27 pm EST, Nov 7, 2003 |
] The Bush White House, irritated by pesky questions from
] congressional Democrats about how the administration is
] using taxpayer money, has developed an efficient
] solution: It will not entertain any more questions from
] opposition lawmakers.
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] The decision -- one that Democrats and scholars said is
] highly unusual -- was announced in an e-mail sent
] Wednesday to the staff of the House and Senate
] Appropriations Committees. House committee Democrats had
] just asked for information about how much the White House
] spent making and installing the "Mission Accomplished"
] banner for President Bush's May 1 speech aboard the USS
] Abraham Lincoln. Further proof that the Bush administration is off its rocker... as if we needed any further proof. yeah, this is total BS. White House Puts Limits on Queries From Democrats (washingtonpost.com) |
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Daily Kos || The Rocky Debate |
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4:34 pm EST, Nov 6, 2003 |
i think this sums up best what i've come to feel on this topic... and makes good points about the general policy of negativism among the various candidates. here's an interesting comment : "It's hard -- nay, impossible -- to meet Sharpton and not like him. He is personable and, in a way, scary smart. But he does not belong on the platform with the other candidates, because he is not trying to unseat George W. Bush as president but Jesse Jackson as the titular leader of black America. In fact, it was probably the recent endorsement of Dean by Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. that set Sharpton off. Sharpton accused Dean of promoting "an anti-black agenda," a far worse slur than anything Dean said about the Confederate flag." Daily Kos || The Rocky Debate |
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2nd Judge Blocks Abortion Ban (washingtonpost.com) |
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3:35 pm EST, Nov 6, 2003 |
huh. looks like maybe this isn't an issue for the federal government, at least according to these judges... 2nd Judge Blocks Abortion Ban (washingtonpost.com) |
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New York Post Online Edition: business |
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3:06 pm EST, Nov 6, 2003 |
[edit] i'll leave my original post below, but take w/ grain of salt. this is the NY Post after all, and i've seen no corroboration yet. perhaps i got over excited
[/edit] man. looks like i'll be ordering me some mcflurry's. and also, holy shit ! " Both Pepsi and McDonald's are paying Apple's retail price of 99 cents per song, sources say. And McDonald's has arranged to buy up to a billion songs to meet customer demand." That's some nice extra revenue, even if reality pushes the number down to, say, 300 million. that's amazing that they're paying full price, AND paying marketing. it's almost like, McD's and Pepsi are acting like Apple is a stronger trademark to capitalize on. or, at least, that iTunes/online music offers them some special benefits. Damn. New York Post Online Edition: business |
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