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2009-07-03: Headlines

Evansville Courier & Press: Responding to letters 2009-07-03

I'm continually reminded of the Democratic Party opposition to President Bush, not to mention groups like Code Pink or MoveOn.org, or the calls for h ...

 

American Muslim: The defamation of Cynthia McKinney and other violations of her ... 2009-07-03

Cynthia McKinney was the first woman to be elected to represent a congressional district in Georgia. She was first elected as a member of ...

 

FinalCall.com: Hezbollah still a force in Lebanon 2009-07-03

... foreign policy than trying to restart the peace process with the Palestinians," wrote Middle East historian Juan Cole, on the Salon.com website.

 

Daily Kos: What the framers didn't know 2009-07-03

It seems to me that if MoveOn and similar organization started a campaign to rewrite Article Five so that only a convention can amend the Constituti ...

 

Telegraph.co.uk: Jackson funeral arrangements in chaos 2009-07-03

There was confusion over wither Rev Jesse Jackson or Rev Al Sharpton would deliver the eulogy. Both have been prominent on the airwaves in their support ...

 

BBC News: Campaigner tells of Israel arrest 2009-07-03

Ms Maguire was detained on Tuesday with a group of campaigners, including ex-US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, onboard a boat bringing aid to Gaza.

 

OpEdNews: International Condemnation of Aid Boat Seizure by Israeli Forces 2009-07-03

Cynthia McKinney and Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire, were arrested, held in captivity, and have been charged with 'illegal entry' to Israel even though they ...

 

MedIndia: A Dozen Fans Ended Their Lives On Jackson's Demise 2009-07-03

The calls came as a friend to the famous family, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, urged fans not to "self-destruct". "This is a time when hearts are heavy," ...

 

Beaufort Observer: Pay-to-Play 2009-07-03

After observing the Chicago based Jesse Jackson's operations over the years - one of the first things you realize is that you pretty much get to keep wh ...

 

New York Times: Activists Held by Israel for Trying to Break Gaza Blockade 2009-07-03

A former United States Representative, Cynthia McKinney, and an Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, were among those being ...

 

Gay People Chronicle: ENDA is back 2009-07-03

Mary Jo Kilroy of Columbus and Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland are among the original 126 co-sponsors. The bill was introduced June 24.

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Honduras may be hit with sanctions over coup 2009-07-03

Cynthia McKinney of Georgia said in a phone call posted online that she's in an Israeli prison with others who tried to run a naval blockade to deliver ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: McKinney: I'm in jail in Israel 2009-07-03

Former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney revealed in a phone call posted online that she is in an Israeli prison with others ...

 

Cyprus Mail: 'They kidnapped the passengers and tore the Greek flag off the boat' 2009-07-03

Speaking from prison yesterday, former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who also remains locked up, outlined what had happened to the vessel.

 

Austin Weekly News: Michael Jackson was a larger than life figure 2009-07-03

Jesse Jackson's Chicago Black Expo to see Michael and The Jackson Five perform. Many local Chicago singers and groups celebrated the success of our Gary ...

 

KABC: Extensive Jackson media coverage leads to errors 2009-07-03

... inside information from a motley cast of supporting characters, including Deepak Chopra, Lou Ferrigno and Al Sharpton, as well as many lesser lights.

 

Mondoweiss: The siege of Gaza continues 2009-07-03

Former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is being held in an Israeli prison, along with 18 other international activists, for trying to bring humanitari ...

 

HoweStreet.com: Too Much Spending, Not Enough Saving: The Years of Living Dangerously 2009-07-03

But as pointed out by Elizabeth Warren, a professor and bankruptcy specialist at Harvard Law School, those extra paychecks often went to consumpti ...

 

RT: “Let's bring troops home” – Iraq veteran. 2009-07-03

The troop surge in Afghanistan is not justified and only creates additional problems in the country, says Iraq veteran and anti-war activist Adam Kokesh ...

 

PoliticalLore.com: The Republican Party as an empty vessel 2009-07-03

By already having experience in the public eye as an anti-war activist, he has been able to travel the country to both meet with likeminded Liberty leader ...

 

MetroWest Daily News: Former soldier is walking away from the war 2009-07-03

That night he attended a lecture in Arlington featuring Cindy Sheehan, who gained national notoriety for camping outside President George W. Bush's Tex ...

 

KY3: Utilities say cap and trade will add to customer bills 2009-07-03

Jonathan Conrad of Springfield's MoveOn.org chapter doesn't believe $15 or $20 a month is a lot to ask to cut emissions and tackle the problem of global ...

 

WCBS-TV New York: Jackson Portrait Shown In NYC Car Showroom 2009-07-03

Al Sharpton speak at a news conference in front of the Jackson family compound in Encino, Calif., on June 29, 2009. Michael Jackson and his mother Katherine ...

 

Marin Independent-Journal: Can we talk? Longtime Marin conservative radio host Melanie Morg ... 2009-07-03

These are the people who definitely organize around Code Pink and what I consider to be the crazy kook fringe crowd. The Medea Benjamin wing of ...

 

Daily Kos: Serious healthcare reform -- 3 Americas and the real reason for reform 2009-07-02

"Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system," said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

Mail on Sunday: Last updated at 12:18 PM on 02nd July 2009 2009-07-02

... friends on Sunday for a 'private memorial', effectively his funeral. Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are competing for who delivers the eulogy.

 

Scotsman: Britons in 'appalling' prison 2009-07-02

A group of 21 campaigners – including Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire from Northern Ireland, former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and ...

 

Political Affairs Magazine: Peace Coalition Calls for Rapid and Total End to Iraq Occupation 2009-07-02

By United for Peace and Justice New York, NY -- With Iraqis celebrating the first symbolic benchmark of a US troop withdrawal today, United For Peace ...

 

Center for Research on Globalization: Troop Movements Are not a 'Withdrawal' 2009-07-02

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement regarding the announcement that US troops have left the cities ...

 

Truthdig: UN Investigating Bhutto Murder 2009-07-02

By Danny Goldberg By Dennis Kucinich AP photo / Mohammed Javed Benazir Bhutto arrives on Dec. 27, 2007, at the rally in Rawalpindi ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Africa: Michael Jackson Returns to Neverland... Public Viewing ... 2009-07-02

The Rev Al Sharpton, a close family friend, spoke to USA Today about the arrangements after speaking to the Jackson's parents earlier in the week.

 

AllAfrica.com: Africa: Tribute to Michael Jackson (1958-2009) 2009-07-02

... of MJJ community.com online, revealed, so far about 12 people have committed suicide on account of his death, eliciting caution from Rev. Jesse Jackson.

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Sacramentans to Join July Fourth Viva Palestina Convoy 2009-07-02

Cynthia McKinney is an outspoken advocate for human rights and social justice issues, as well as a former US congressperson and presidential candidate.

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire Speaks from Israeli Jail Cell ... 2009-07-02

The 21 activists on board include former Congressmember and presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and the Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate Mairead ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: US Forces Launch Helmand Campaign; Pakistani Public turns Against ... 2009-07-02

Some 4000 US military personnel and 650 Afghan troops are launching an assault on Taliban positions in Helmand Province ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Iran: Mousavi Remains Defiant; Journalists Held 2009-07-02

The regime is already conducting Stalinist show-trials, as in the case of Maziar Bahari, who recently appeared with me on Fareed ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Cheney Worries about Wasting the Sacrifices made in Iraq on behalf ... 2009-07-02

First of all, Cheney didn't make any sacrifices in Iraq. He deferred his own military service five times because he 'had other ...

 

Atlantic Online: Calm After The Storm 2009-07-02

Also, Juan Cole gets an email: Throughout the capital there are deep marks etched onto the asphalt, mottled grooves in the shape of a blocky "u" from where ...

 

Daily Kos: Damn! Another Kucinich sibling dies 2009-07-02

... rough time in the last year and a half for the Kucinich family of Cleveland, whose best known member is 10th district congressman Dennis Kucinich.

 

Daily Kos: Sign MoveOn's congratulations card to Franken & tell him 2 be ... 2009-07-02

Today I received an email from MoveOn.Org asking me to sign their congratulations card to Senator Franken and that's how we can all easily send a quick ...

 

Daily Kos: Fort Worth Police Chief: That Faggot Had It Coming 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton won't come save black folk up here neither because he knows he's in a veritable no-man's land. Something has to give." The Chif of Police pl ...

 

Huffington Post: "The Jacksons:" The Ultimate Reality Show 2009-07-02

We also have the shameless, attention-starved, sycophantic, blood-sucking media-whore leeches Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, who've been about as ubiquitou ...

 

Huffington Post: 'W' Is for Withdrawal 2009-07-02

In any case, as Jodie Evans of Code Pink reported, six years of US occupation have left women's rights dead in the desert. "Just six years ago," Ev ...

 

CounterCurrents.org: Emergency Email To Obama Re Gaza 2009-07-02

My friend, Cynthia McKinney and Nobel laureate, Mairead Maguire and 20 other people were trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, ...

 

HipHopDX: Rhymefest Talks About The Real Man In The Mirror 2009-07-02

And Al Sharpton, and all of these different people…but I think when everything calms down…none of this crap that the media's spewing [will be remembered].

 

Bradford Telegraph Argus: Bradford awards honorary degrees 2009-07-02

Matt Lamb will receive a Doctor of Letters for his contributions to contemporary art and his work as a peace activist. Colin and Wendy Parry will be made ...

 

thisiskent.co.uk: Charity shops hit by dumped rubbish 2009-07-02

Oxfam volunteer Elizabeth Warren said: "I came in on Friday and there were bags all over the front of the shop. "The bags had split and litter was strewn ...

 

Fleetwood Today: Peace activist held in Israel 2009-07-02

A peace activist from Manchester is being held in "appalling" conditions in an Israeli prison after being detained on a boat carrying aid to Gaz ...

 

Ekklesia: Trident activists risk arrest in peaceful Parliamentary protest 2009-07-02

The Christian peace activist Angie Zelter is amongst those protesting in the lobby of Parliament. She called on the government to “get rid of its own ...

 

Edinburgh Evening News: Family's fears for activist seized by Israeli authorities 2009-07-02

Crew members include Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. There are six Britons onboard, as well as activist ...

 

Mail & Guardian Online: TAKE2: Profound moral distortions 2009-07-02

The shooting of 12-year-old Kgopotso Ramolefe, shot through the head with a high-velocity hunting round by his grandmother's employer on Tuesday ...

 

msnbc.com: Obama on Michael Jackson's death 2009-07-02

Who in the African-American community is complaining anyway? Al Sharpton? Jesse Jackson? Joe Jackson? I doubt any are but someone, maybe one per ...

 

msnbc.com: Kennedy committee releases health plan 2009-07-02

Contessa Brewer what do mean Al Sharpton said they want to be like us as he bumped and grinded with a lassie got that (Altona). We all want to be like each ...

 

The Coloradoan: Hearing may limit threat of farm foreclosure 2009-07-02

... associate general counsel of the AFL-CIO; former US Sen. John E. Sununu, RN.H.; and Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

 

OpEdNews: REPORTING FROM HONDURAS: Hondurans Call Out for Help from ... 2009-07-02

Our emergency international delegation to Honduras, organized from the United States by CODEPINK, Global Exchange ...

 

OpEdNews: The "N" Word and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney 2009-07-02

BEWARE: This Diary Entry Contains Racist Ideology and the Offensive Use of the "N" Word. The use of the "N" word is harmful to all concerned and is only ...

 

Paradise Post: Only five got it right 2009-07-02

Civil rights "leaders" like Boise Kimber and Jesse Jackson, as well as the other dissenting justices, still haven't figured that out yet.

 

BCLocalNews: 'You have to start somewhere' 2009-07-02

In March, Marois travelled to the Hamas-ruled land with Code Pink, an American-based women's group working for peace and social justice.

 

Sri Lanka Watch: Justice delayed is justice denied 2009-07-02

The Late Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Baptist Minister and peace activist went one step further and said, “Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice ...

 

Scoop.co.nz: Strategic Part of India's Civilian Nuclear Plans 2009-07-02

A freelance journalist and a peace activist in India, J. Sri Raman is the author of "Flashpoint" (Common Courage Press, USA). He is a regular contributor ...

 

The Palestine Telegraph: Action Alert: Protests in front of Israeli embassies tomorrow 2009-07-02

The boat was boarded by highly-profiled people like Mairead Maguire, winner of a Noble Peace Prize and a former US congressperson,Cynthia McKinney.

 

Arlington Advocate: Peace activists says the revolution starts at home 2009-07-02

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan drew some 250 people to the Regent Theater Monday night, her largest crowd to date since she embarked ...

 

Eurweb.com: CYNTHIA MCKINNEY INTERCEPTED IN ISRAEL ... 2009-07-02

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY INTERCEPTED IN ISRAEL: Former congresswoman part of peace activist group trying to break Gaza blockade. *Former US Representative Cynthi ...

 

Daily Citizen: Speaking out 2009-07-02

Bramblett is president of DSC Students United for Peace, a campus organization that opposes violence. The organization supports American troops who ...

 

The Nation, Pakistan: Nirmala Deshpande paid glowing tributes 2009-07-02

KARACHI - A peace activist, Nirmala Deshpande from India, was paid tributes on the other day at the auditorium of PIA, in which renowned peace-lovers ...

 

Foster's Daily Democrat: Peace activist Sheehan cancels visit to Durham church 2009-07-02

DURHAM — An appearance by peace activist Cindy Sheehan was canceled Wednesday night after one of Sheehan's close friends died. Sheehan was scheduled ...

 

Today's Zaman: Israeli Navy boards peace activist ship to Gaza 2009-07-02

The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists trying to bring humanitarian aid to the impoverished Gaza Strip on Tuesday and forced ...

 

Green Party Watch: phoneJuly reaches Don debar, John Judge by phonejuly 2, 2009 2009-07-02

Among them is Mairead Maguire, from Ireland, a Nobel laureate and renowned peace activist. They have named themselves the “Free Gaza 21.

 

North County Times: Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for July 2-8 2009-07-02

... Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist peace activist/poet Daisuku Ikeda, sponsored by Ikeda's group Sika Gakkai International, will be shown from 11 am ...

 

My Ballard: Controversial activist to speak at Ballard church 2009-07-02

Peace activist and anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan has been invited to speak at Trinity United Methodist Church later this month. Sheehan made headlines ...

 

WITN: Civil Rights Leaders Raise Concerns Over Race Issues Following ... 2009-07-02

If you want to do something about racism in this country run Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and the NAACP and the white supremacists' crap out of it and we'll ...

 

Morning Sentinel: West Athens' offbeat, annual parade celebrates love of freedom 2009-07-02

Also slated for the big parade is the "I Miss America Pageant" sponsored by the antiwar group Code Pink. Attire is strictly beauty-pageant appropriate ...

 

Modern Ghana: Jacksons 'not ready' for funeral 2009-07-02

Family friend Al Sharpton told fans: "He's bad, he's our brother, he's our friend. "Let's love Michael today, let's love Michael today, let's love Michael ...

 

San Jose Mercury News: Editorial: Energy bill, while imperfect, is an important first step 2009-07-02

Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, are saying the energy bill their house of Congress passed last week will need a lot of work in the Senate before they'll support ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Wunderkind needs to grow up a bit 2009-07-02

In what can only be called a pathetic act of desperation, they are hanging their hope for deliverance from the wilderness of political irrelevance on ...

 

Advocate.com: Memories of '69 2009-07-02

"Already something of an anti-war activist from my college days in Madison, Wis., I did feel immediately drawn to the radical energy of GLF and started ...

 

The Coloradoan: Farm credit hearing set 2009-07-02

H., Richard Neiman, superintendent of banks for the state of New York; Damon Silvers, associate general counsel of the AFL-CIO, and Elizabeth Warren ...

 

Las Vegas Weekly: Dead Prez 2009-07-02

Dead Prez rapper M1 endorsed Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney for president last year, and it's fair to say the duo isn't caught up in Obama euphori ...

 

Green Party Watch: Rev Billy Petition Drive Kick-off & Other EventsJuly 2, 2009 2009-07-02

Cynthia McKinney "We can put the public back in public education. With the help of teachers, students, parents, and every concerned Wisconsinite ...

 

New York Times: Insured, but Bankrupted by Health Crises 2009-07-02

“Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

Eurweb.com: JESSE SAYS DON'T KILL YOURSELF OVER MIJA... 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson to come forward with pleas to keep hope alive. "This is a time when hearts are heavy. There is great pain but great cause to celebrate ...

 

National Post: Fan reactions to Jackson's death continue to astound 2009-07-02

In response to Taylor's statement Reverend Jesse Jackson made a YouTube video, addressing any distraught fans that might be contemplating suicide.

 

New York Magazine: Spas & Beauty Services 2009-07-02

In The Hurt Locker, journalist Chris Hedges is quoted saying war can be a drug, “a potent and often lethal addiction”—and Baron Cohen is a genuine comic ...

 

TPMCafé: Color revolutions and political branding: A guide for the perplexed 2009-07-02

But while we're in that part of the color spectrum we cannot forget the feisty US women of Code Pink. And then there is Thailand, which earlier this year ...

 

The Comment Factory: Join And Start Writing Today! on 2009-07-02

... signaled a danger to the status quo, which he is attempting to preserve,” writes Juan Cole, a point echoed by Sadegh Zibakalam and Ali Reza Eshraghi.

 

Opalesque: ... And Finally – US Consumer Financial Protection Agency to lim ... 2009-07-02

While the June 24 outline by Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren was focused on the relationship between borrowers and lenders, House staffers revealed today ...

 

Florida Times-Union: RANTS & RAVES: To end violent crime, concealed weapons for everyone 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson show up. These two publicity-seeking parasites try to give the impression that they are the leaders of, and spokesmen ...

 

Investor's Business Daily: Al Franken — Democrat From Acorn 2009-07-02

Also contributing to Ritchie was James Rucker, the former director of grass-roots mobilization at MoveOn.org and reportedly a co-founder of the Secretary ...

 

Salt Lake Tribune: Dowd: Some new rules for the wronged spouse 2009-07-02

... if you must unburden yourself of your fury about your loser husband, go to Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or even Deepak Chopra before crying to the AP.

 

SOHH: BET Catches More Heat Over Lil Wayne Set, Filmmaker Inks Open Letter 2009-07-02

AL SHARPTON being there was reason enuff! By BrittanyYasiman on July 2, 2009 10:36 PM I just heard from a source close to Tiny?s camp who informed me th ...

 

Ballot Access: DC City Council Sets Hearing on Election Law Revision Bill 2009-07-02

... in the District succeeded, that of Ralph Nader. The Green Party was already ballot-qualified so Cynthia McKinney was on the ballot with no petition needed.

 

New York Times: Morning Skim: Regime Change How-To 2009-07-02

Informed Comment: Juan Cole says that “a new poll by worldpublicopinion.org has found that the Pakistani public has turned against the Taliban in a big way ...

 

Newsweek: 5 Questions About Michael Jackson's Funeral 2009-07-02

Jackson will most likely be eulogized by both the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson in both the public and private memorials.

 

Access Hollywood: Michael Jackson's 911 Caller Identified 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson's 66th birthday. The housing crisis hits Michael Jackson! The King of Pop must pay off a near $25 million debt on his Neverland Ranch by March ...

 

Women on the Web: Obama Tries to Sell Health-Care Plan, But Others Still Worry ... 2009-07-02

"Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health-care system," said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

The Washington Independent: Joe Biden Is Literally in Iraq 2009-07-02

Juan Cole had a good roundup of this last year when President Obama tapped Biden for the VP slot. Clearly, the Iraqis will deal with Biden with the respect ...

 

Nashville Scene: Half-Baked Ideas for Invigorating the Ward Cammack Campaign 2009-07-02

Name Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton honorary campaign managers. Nothing says "I'm Not Racist" like making these two guys official hangers-on.

 

Calgary Herald: Bouw feels he's 'a good fit' with Flames 2009-07-02

Here, he can just be part of a core group, instead of being stuck by default in the role of Moses leading his children from the wilderness.

 

Mackay Daily Mercury: NAIDOC Week kicks off | Local News 2009-07-02

Contact Elizabeth Warren on 4957 8121. • Baby competition 9.30am until 2.30pm Slade Point Community Hall. • Sarina, Mudth- Niyleta Aboriginal and Torre ...

 

Atlantic Online: Is Mike Huckabee The New Jesse Jackson? 2009-07-02

Michael Barone has a fascinating insight that, dare I say, I'd never really contemplated before. Huckabee or a candidate with a similar profile can corner ...

 

Entertainment Weekly: Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe eyes custody claim, report says 2009-07-02

Now, I'm not condeming or condoning her past actions, but compared to a 79yr old woman and her a*hole husband who hangs around with the likes of Al Sharpt ...

 

U.TV: Democracy by internet 2009-07-02

... internet democracy age – if they become captured by special interest groups, as we have seen in US politics through organisations such as Moveon.org.

 

Express Buzz: an African American story 2009-07-02

That is why when Jackson died there was no hesitation on the part of African American leaders like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton in owning and celebrating ...

2009-07-02: Headlines

Gather.com: Troop Movements Are not a 'Withdrawal' 2009-07-02

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement regarding the announcement that US troops have left the cities ...

 

X17 Online: Joe Holds His Son, In Pillow-Form! 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton clarified Joe Jackson's intentions when he mentioned a record label..something to the effect of him wanting the world to know that what MJ ...

 

Arlington Advocate: Peace activists says the revolution starts at home 2009-07-02

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan drew some 250 people to the Regent Theater Monday night, her largest crowd to date since she embarked ...

 

Examiner.com: It Always Happens In Three's 2009-07-02

Family members wanted “answers” and Jesse Jackson (no relation) was conveniently on hand to issue a public announcement that, in spite of the fact that law ...

 

Truthdig: Getting Old in the Land of Independence 2009-07-02

By Eugene Robinson By Danny Goldberg By Benny Morris By Chris Hedges By Ellen Goodman This is probably not the best week to air any ...

 

Paradise Post: Only five got it right 2009-07-02

Civil rights "leaders" like Boise Kimber and Jesse Jackson, as well as the other dissenting justices, still haven't figured that out yet.

 

The Associated Press: New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost 2009-07-02

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a government-run ...

 

Florida Times-Union: RANTS & RAVES: To end violent crime, concealed weapons for everyone 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson show up. These two publicity-seeking parasites try to give the impression that they are the leaders of, and spokesmen ...

 

The Spoof (satire): Elephant Man to buy Michael Jackson's bones! 2009-07-02

Hearing of his idol's untimely death in Los Angeles, Gupta promptly contacted Rev Al Sharpton to inquire about purchasing Michael Jackson's bones to house ...

 

OpEdNews: The "N" Word and Congresswoman Cynthia mckinney 2009-07-02

BEWARE: This Diary Entry Contains Racist Ideology and the Offensive Use of the "N" Word. The use of the "N" word is harmful to all concerned and is only ...

 

Washington Examiner: Mark Tapscott on let's leave the gutter to the Left 2009-07-02

... who voted for Obama-Waxman-Markey the "cap-and-traitors," and the infamous "General Betrayus" ad bought by the Left's Moveon.org in The New York Times.

 

Boston Herald: Some fans love him to death 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, a Jacko pal, posted a video on YouTube that claimed seven suicides. Jesse said, “We celebrate Michael's life by creating future ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Villaraigosa says he will focus on economy, environment in second term 2009-07-02

... when Al Gore, Jesse Jackson and four of California's last five governors -- and even "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff -- attended with other celebritie ...

 

Tribune Review: 'Outrage' exposes hidden agendas of closeted politicians 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton to be white. Or that you're watching the evening news and it is announced that former KKK leader and Louisiana politician David Duke was black.

 

Democracy Now: How Can We Have Sovereignty When We Don't Have Electricity ... 2009-07-02

... have been released of about nineteen people. Among those who have been detained by the Israeli government are former Congress member Cynthia McKinney.

 

NOLA.com: Obama: State must use head on health - The Times-Picayune 2009-07-02

... and now TV -- orchestrated by the activist groups Democracy for America, Change Congress and MoveOn.org. Asked about the wisdom of that strategy ...

 

The Monthly (subscription): Faith Bandler & Paul Robeson 2009-07-02

Now in her early thirties and a peace activist, she'd taken leave from her job as a dressmaker at David Jones in Sydney to attend a Soviet-sponsored youth ...

 

Sri Lanka Watch: Justice delayed is justice denied 2009-07-02

The Late Dr Martin Luther King Jr., Baptist Minister and peace activist went one step further and said, “Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice ...

 

The Spoof (satire): More Michael Jackson Wills Discovered 2009-07-02

Former child star Macaulay Culkin also announced that he has a will in his possession, as does Liz Taylor, Al Sharpton, the Reverend Jesse Jack ...

 

Daily Kos: Call To Action: Strategy To Get The Public Option In Healthc ... 2009-07-02

by ProgressiveLiberal Congress currently responds to lobbyist because we have not mounted an effective assault on the issues. So what must we do in order ...

 

????: [WT??] Achievement gap grows in US schools 2009-07-02

At a Washington press conference launching the McKinsey report, Al Sharpton called school reform the civil rights challenge of our time.

 

Family Security Matters: Exclusive: Am I Out of Touch With My Fellow Americans? 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton doing the bump and grind during a memorial service for Michael Jackson the other day, I had to turn away. This is the guy who ran for president ...

 

UN Observer: We are NOT the “Story”, It's Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers 2009-07-02

Those abducted by Israel include Nobel peace prize laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.

 

Jawa Report: Yemen Post, Threatened by Govt for Reporting News, Doesn't Buckle 2009-07-02

Hold Cynthia McKinney as long as you possibly can, I mean charge her with something already, its the third time you've caught her.

 

American Chronicle: "Spirit of Humanity" Test´s Obama´s Resolve 2009-07-02

... international media-boasting of neutrality-has failed to report detention of the American citizens including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.

 

Daily Kos: Cynthia McKinney and "Free Gaza" get their publicity! 2009-07-02

by AmbroseBurnside Mary Ann Akers of the Washington Post has written a story about how progressive heroine and ex-Democratic congresswoman Cynthia McKinney ...

 

ReliefWeb (press release): Free Gaza reports: We are NOT the "story" - It's not just our 21 ... 2009-07-02

... abducted by the Israeli Navy include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman and presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney.

 

NewsBlaze: Sacramentans Will Take Medical Supplies to Dangerous Gaza 2009-07-02

Sacramentan Maggie Coulter visited Gaza earlier this month with a Code Pink Delegation. She and her partner have just returned from 8 months in the Middle ...

 

ITV.com: Jackson body 'won't go on display' 2009-07-02

Elsewhere, his long-time friend and leading civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson urged mourners to "celebrate Michael's life" amid reports that obsessed ...

 

TheWrap: Jackson and the Hollywood Bottom-Feeders 2009-07-02

The Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are playing PR chess, although the former scored a checkmate with his press conference last Thursday preceding ...

 

Arizona Republic: Worship of lurid lifestyle simply sad 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton and many others, they are attempting to organize a global celebration of Michael's life. Instead of exalting and giving credence to a lurid ...

 

Scoop.co.nz: Strategic Part of India's Civilian Nuclear Plans 2009-07-02

A freelance journalist and a peace activist in India, J. Sri Raman is the author of "Flashpoint" (Common Courage Press, USA). He is a regular contributor ...

 

Access Hollywood: Public Memorial To Be Held Next Week In Los Angeles For Michael ... 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson's 66th birthday. The housing crisis hits Michael Jackson! The King of Pop must pay off a near $25 million debt on his Neverland Ranch by March ...

 

Otago Daily Times: Jacskon's father cut out of will 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, left, and his son Yusef Jackson look on outside the Jackson family home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond) ...

 

Calgary Herald: Bouw feels he's 'a good fit' with Flames 2009-07-02

Here, he can just be part of a core group, instead of being stuck by default in the role of Moses leading his children from the wilderness.

 

Seattle Medium: Michael's Shortcomings In No Way Equaled His Strengths 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton (NNPA) - It was the mid-1970s. The nation was fresh off the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War was finally over and people ...

 

WCBS-TV New York: Apollo's Amateur Show Turns Into Jackson Tribute 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton speak at a news conference in front of the Jackson family compound in Encino, Calif., on June 29, 2009. Michael Jackson and his mother Katherine ...

 

The Press Association: Jackson body 'will not go on show' 2009-07-02

Meanwhile, his long-time friend and leading civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson urged mourners to "celebrate Michael's life" amid reports that obsessed ...

 

Foster's Daily Democrat: Peace activist Sheehan cancels visit to Durham church 2009-07-02

DURHAM — An appearance by peace activist Cindy Sheehan was canceled Wednesday night after one of Sheehan's close friends died. Sheehan was scheduled ...

 

The Associated Press: Dems circulate revised health care plan 2009-07-02

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on a key Senate committee are circulating details of a revised health care plan that includes a government-backed insurance ...

 

Examiner.com: Aging political activists vie to bask in Michael Jackson's spotlight? 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, with Al Sharpton, is an absolute genius at getting in front of cameras when high profile incidents involving African Americans arise.

 

Daily Kos: Serious healthcare reform -- 3 Americas and the real reason for reform 2009-07-02

"Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system," said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

The Outsiders' Edge: Ending Elevation's Killing Spree: Fighting Cancer and the Michael ... 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton, Miko Brando- (what a dick dance of a person that is. Miko Brando is the douche bag legacy child of Marlon, who made a name for himself ...

 

FOXBusiness: CAIR Asks President to Intervene on Behalf of Former U ... 2009-07-02

Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and 20 others were held after their relief ship was stopped in international waters by the Israeli navy.

 

North County Times: Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for July 2-8 2009-07-02

... Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist peace activist/poet Daisuku Ikeda, sponsored by Ikeda's group Sika Gakkai International, will be shown from 11 am ...

 

Examiner.com: Chris Brown camp denies BET Awards snub 2009-07-02

... VA native at the last minute at the insistence of Jackson family advisor Al Sharpton and rap mogul Jay-Z, who discovered Rihanna in 2004 when he was ...

 

American Chronicle: Spotlight: Michael Jackson / Singer's Mom Gets Custody of 3 Kids 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton gave a rousing speech praising the pop star to hundreds of fans who crammed into the theater as others waited in line outside to pay their ...

 

Eurweb.com: THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Demonizing Joe Ja... 2009-07-02

Joe was slammed hard for laughing and joking with Reverend Jesse Jackson outside the family compound a day after Jackson's death. He was slammed even harder ...

 

Chicago Daily Herald: Tracking spotlight sometimes fun but always fleeting 2009-07-02

"And, what's the deal with Jesse Jackson?" she is saying as she pulls up an Internet story on him calling for an investigation into the death of Michael ...

 

The Times: Endless supply of Jackson's music in vault 2009-07-02

Al Sharpton. The details of who owns Jackson's unreleased music and concert footage are not entirely clear. Sony Music declined to comment.

 

People's Weekly World: Israeli troops seize aid ship 2009-07-02

The activists, including Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire, former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and a news crew from Al Jazeera TV, were handed over ...

 

Long Beach Press-Telegram: Thursday's Speakout 2009-07-02

Why is it whenever there is an event involving black celebrities Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton show up? Keep day job. Jamie Foxx should stick to acting ...

 

TIME: The Battle Over Michael Jackson's Legacy 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, who has ministered to the family in recent days, told People. "Apparently, the doctor was with Michael, maybe administering to his back pain.

 

USA Today: What people are saying about Supreme Court decision 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, in the Chicago Sun-Times: "Affirmative action is justified on the premise that diversity is good for us as a society, not that diversity ...

 

ToTheCenter.com: Did Prescription Drugs Kill Michael Jackson? 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, a friend of the family, on Saturday told ABC's "Good Morning America" that he had spent Friday counseling the family.

 

Eurweb.com: CYNTHIA MCKINNEY INTERCEPTED IN ISRAEL ... 2009-07-02

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY INTERCEPTED IN ISRAEL: Former congresswoman part of peace activist group trying to break Gaza blockade. *Former US Representative Cynthi ...

 

Daily Kos: Michael and the Arrogant Power Grab 2009-07-02

President Obama's foreign policy that caters to the "Blame America", MoveOn.org wing of the Democrat Party is detrimental to our nation's security.

 

Las Vegas Weekly: Dead Prez 2009-07-02

Dead Prez rapper M1 endorsed Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney for president last year, and it's fair to say the duo isn't caught up in Obama euphori ...

 

Morning Sentinel: WEST ATHENS Offbeat annual parade celebrates love of freedom 2009-07-02

Also slated for the big parade is the "I Miss America Pageant" sponsored by the antiwar group Code Pink. Attire is strictly beauty-pageant appropriate ...

 

Mirror.co.uk: Michael Jackson funeral: Fans will get a chance to say farewell 2009-07-02

Rev Al Sharpton and Rev Jesse Jackson were at odds over who will deliver the eulogy, a source revealed. Family friend Stacy Brown said: "There is confusion.

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Cynthia McKinney & others plus 2 ships of supplies heading to Gaz ... 2009-07-02

Cynthia McKinney, Green Party 2008 presidential candidate and others were removed from the ships and are being held against their wills in Israel.

 

The Associated Press: Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill 2009-07-02

WASHINGTON (AP) — Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance opti ...

 

TheInsider.com: Diane Dimond on the Latest Michael Jackson Reports 2009-07-02

Diane also says that she has heard that Diana Ross, Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson plan to attend. For more of Diane's interview ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Africa: Michael Jackson Returns to Neverland... Public Viewing ... 2009-07-02

The Rev Al Sharpton, a close family friend, spoke to USA Today about the arrangements after speaking to the Jackson's parents earlier in the week.

 

The Associated Press: Media on standby for Jackson memorial plans 2009-07-02

That was particularly evident when Matt Lauer interviewed Jackson family friend Al Sharpton on the "Today" show Wednesday, when Sharpton was unable ...

 

National Post: Barbara Kay, It is time for the (Anti) Canadian Arab Federation ... 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity is for white ...

 

Daily Kos: Damn! Another Kucinich sibling dies 2009-07-02

... rough time in the last year and a half for the Kucinich family of Cleveland, whose best known member is 10th district congressman Dennis Kucinich.

 

Sun newspapers: In response to Leonard Pitts' column: 2009-07-02

Barack the Magic Negro was a term made up by none other than Al Sharpton, who was jealous of Obama when he started his campaign. Sharpton by the way ...

 

Webnewswire.com: McDonald's 365Black Awards Celebrate African American Community ... 2009-07-02

Jesse Jackson, ESSENCE Magazine president Michelle Ebanks and founder Susan Taylor, along with journalist Roland Martin and educator Johnnetta B. Cole.

 

OpEdNews: Hondurans Call Out for Help from the International Community 2009-07-02

Our emergency international delegation to Honduras, organized from the United States by CODEPINK, Global Exchange ...

 

Daily 49er: Loving King of Pop meant the world had to accept 'whacko' moments 2009-07-02

It only took the death of Michael Jackson for Jesse Jackson to finally say something heartfelt to the world. Let it be known that I don't hate Michael ...

 

Washington Examiner: Crow finds her songs, inspiration from the heart 2009-07-02

An ardent supporter of Democratic initiatives, an anti-war activist, environmentalist and humanitarian, the nine-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter ...

 

Bradford Telegraph Argus: Bradford awards honorary degrees 2009-07-02

Matt Lamb will receive a Doctor of Letters for his contributions to contemporary art and his work as a peace activist. Colin and Wendy Parry will be made ...

 

thisiskent.co.uk: Charity shops hit by dumped rubbish 2009-07-02

Oxfam volunteer Elizabeth Warren said: "I came in on Friday and there were bags all over the front of the shop. "The bags had split and litter was strewn ...

 

New York Times: Insured, but Bankrupted by Health Crises 2009-07-02

“Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

The Spoof (satire): Michael Jackson's Body To Be Sent To Cryonics Center, Say ... 2009-07-02

Although Janet and friend of the family, Jesse Jackson did not want this to be done, they were over-ruled by the other members of the family and finally ...

 

The Comment Factory: Iran Fantasies 2009-07-02

... signaled a danger to the status quo, which he is attempting to preserve,” writes Juan Cole, a point echoed by Sadegh Zibakalam and Ali Reza Eshraghi.

 

FOXBusiness: Jamie Foxx to Host Special Edition of His Exclusive SIRIUS XM ... 2009-07-02

Foxx has welcomed a wide variety of guests on his radio show including Jesse Jackson, Jr., Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Serena William ...

 

Daily Kos: Chris Hedges: Fighting Back Against The Corporate Media State 2009-07-01

by bobswern Chris Hedges has posted quite a powerful tome over at TruthDig today, entitled: "The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time ...

 

Philadelphia Daily News: Way beyond Bernie Madoff: We need a trustworthy probe of the whole ... 2009-07-01

Instead, it's time for a new Warren Commission - that is, one headed by Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor appointed by Congress to oversee the bank ...

 

Undercover Music News: Jackson Funeral Held Up By Bureaucracy 2009-07-01

Reverend Al Sharpton, a family friend of the Jackson's says that a finite decision is yet to be made. However, it is now believed that the funeral will ...

 

Seattle Times: New agency to bundle consumer protection 2009-07-01

... the credit market is broken," said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard University professor who's the head of a congressional watchdog panel that's overseeing ...

 

America Magazine (subscription): Looking Back In Gratitude 2009-07-01

His activity as a poet is less well known than his work as a peace activist, yet poetry has played a distinctive part in his life.

 

Politico: MoveOn airs tough spot against Sen. Landrieu 2009-07-01

?Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,? said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

The Business Insider: Now Watch Visa Co-opt Elizabeth Warren 2009-07-01

This is the agency first dreamed up by Elizabeth Warren that would scour the fine print on credit cards and mortgages to make sure that consumers weren't ...

 

Examiner.com: MoveOn pushes harder on energy than health care 2009-07-01

MoveOn, a large and influential progressive organization, is taking a harder line on energy than on health care. With the support of 95 percent of Move ...

 

NewsNet5.com: Brother Of Dennis Kucinich Dies At Age 60 2009-07-01

Dennis Kucinich is mourning the congressman's brother, who passed away suddenly on Tuesday. Frank Kucinich died at the Ohio Veterans Home.

 

Cleveland Leader: Congressman Dennis Kucinich's Brother, Frank Kucinich Jr., Died ... 2009-07-01

Frank Kucinich Jr., a younger brother of Cleveland Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), passed away at the age of 60 on Tuesday.

 

Cape Cod Chronicle: Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan Speaks To Standing 2009-07-01

HARWICH — World famous war protester Cindy Sheehan, who rose to fame for camping outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford ...

 

Vancouver Courier: Fred UnLeeshed 2009-07-01

Maui resident, entertainer, songwriter and peace activist Willie Nelson was honoured with the 2009 Maverick Award. For his six-decade career ...

 

Times of the Internet: Obama to conduct healthcare town hall 2009-07-01

"Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American healthcare system," Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical bankruptcie ...

 

cleveland.com: Lakewood streetscape and development project receives $311000 - Sun News 2009-07-01

Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, secured the funding through the fiscal year 2009 appropriations process. The funds will be used to add streetscape features such ...

 

Rising Kashmir: Four seasons of unrest in Baramulla 2009-07-01

The resentment among Kashmiris is aptly summed up by Arundhati Roy in one of her famous essays on Kashmir conflict, “even the protest for lack of drinking ...

 

Marketplace: Agency would target financial traps 2009-07-01

ELIZABETH WARREN: You know, I see it as exactly the other way. Harvard law professor, Elizabeth Warren, chairs Congress's oversight panel on financial ...

 

Facing South: VOICES: Free Minds Free People promotes youth education for liberation 2009-07-01

... hip hop activist from the South Bronx and the 2008 running mate of Green Party presidential candidate and former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia mckinney.

 

Newspost Online: Pak Peace Coalition forum to pay tribute to Gandhian activist ... 2009-07-01

Deshpande, who passed away in May 2008, was a famous peace activist of South Asia and is primarily remembered for her undying efforts to promote ...

 

CounterPunch: Mothers and Military Lies 2009-07-01

During my years as a peace activist, I often came across people who seem to know the reality is out there, but do not want their days ruined by having ...

 

Examiner.com: Poet Nathan Richardson discusses poetry, performance and publishing 2009-07-01

... VA where I'll be warming up the audience for the famous peace activist and author Cindy Sheehan; then on July 24th, an encore performance at the Hero ...

 

Examiner.com: Did Markey really read the bill? 2009-07-01

Lloyd Doggett and Dennis Kucinich are among the only congressmen who read even portions the bill. Many Democrats clearly voted for the bill on principle ...

 

Australia.TO: Israel Attacks Justice Boat: 2009-07-01

Mairead is a Nobel laureate and renowned peace activist. Lubna is a Palestinian human rights activist and Free Gaza organizer.

 

The Free Lance-Star: Seeking win-win in store debate 2009-07-01

Rolfe suggests that supervisors could end the 10-month-old national controversy by shifting the proposed retail center away from the Wilderness battlefield ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: China backs down on Internet filter 2009-07-01

The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists —- including former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia mckinney —- trying to break ...

 

Seacoastonline.com: Sheehan speaking engagement canceled 2009-07-01

Sheehan began her work as an anti-war activist following the death of her son, Casey, who was serving in the Army when he died in Iraq in 2004.

 

Examiner.com: Exopolítica, Spanish edition of iconic book, analyzes hum ... 2009-07-01

Dennis Kucinich and other candidates were queried about whether they believed in extraterrestrial life or had seen a UFO. Also in 2008, the head of ...

 

Baltimore Sun: Trains or stadiums? 2009-07-01

The advice of peace activist Sister Joan Chittister has some relevance here. "Anger is not bad," she has said. "Anger can be a very positive thing ...

 

International Middle East Media Center: Israel to deport 21 peace activists kidnapped while sailing to Gaza 2009-07-01

Peace activist, Greta Berlin, of the Free Gaza Movement, said that Israel had no right to kidnap the activists especially since no one intended to go ...

 

The Age: Ship seized near Gaza 2009-07-01

The boat, sent by the US Free Gaza Movement, carried former US congresswomen Cynthia McKinney and Irish Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire.

 

WKYC-TV: Younger brother of Congressman Kucinich passes away 2009-07-01

The younger brother of Congressman Dennis Kucinich died suddenly on Wednesday. Frank Kucinich was 60 years old. Frank Kucinich passed away at the Ohio ...

 

Think Progress: Steele: Democrats 'basically hijack elections at their whim.' 2009-07-01

What are you going to do to prevent strategic chicanery of the sort that you and I both know MoveOn.org and Code Pink and the rest of them are very capable ...

 

Broadway World: Sofa Snark: 4 Films for 4th of July 2009-07-01

A pre-loony bin Tom Cruise headlines the movie, and is quite believable as a conflicted veteran that turns into an anti-war activist.

 

Shore News Today: 'Peace Through Art and Music' theme for second Peace Pilgrim ... 2009-07-01

The second annual Peace Pilgrim Celebration commemorates what would have been the 101st birthday of Mildred Norman, Egg Harbor native and peace activist ...

 

Fox 8: Frank Kucinich, Brother of Dennis, Passed Away Tuesday - Cleveland News 2009-07-01

Frank Kucinich Jr., (above with President Obama) the brother of Congressman Dennis Kucinich, has passed away at the age of 60. Kucinich, a veteran of ...

 

Irish Times: Maguire handcuffed by Israelis after protests 2009-07-01

Also among the detainees is Cynthia McKinney, an African-American human rights advocate and former US congresswoman.

 

Credit.com News: Credit cards could be simpler under new consumer agency 2009-07-01

"The driver behind this will be the plain vanilla products," Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, told Reuters in an interview.

 

AMERICAblog: Insured but still bankrupt 2009-07-01

“Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

Washington Post: Latest Palin Controvery Just a Subset of War Over Direction of GOP 2009-07-01

In your State, last election, you could have voted for Chuck BALDWIN, Bob BARR, Cynthia mckinney, or Ralph NADER. Any of those would have been a better ...

 

Daily Kos: Evil peace 2009-07-01

Israel said it plans to deport most of the people involved, including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Mairead Maguire, a Nobel laureate.

 

Lez Get Real: Cynthia McKinney's Gaza Relief Ship Seized by Israel 2009-07-01

Mairead is a Nobel laureate and renowned peace activist. Lubna is a Palestinian human rights activist and Free Gaza organizer.

 

NewsBusters: Why Is NYT's Edmund Andrews Still Writing About Mortgages? 2009-07-01

This is the agency first dreamed up by Elizabeth Warren that would scour the fine print on credit cards and mortgages to make sure that consumers weren't ...

 

FOXNews: Inside Story of Why President Obama Changed His Tune on Iran 2009-07-01

And for the second time in a year, a relief boat carrying former Georgia Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has been seized by Israeli forces off ...

 

Green Party Watch: Rev. Billy makes the newsJune 30, 2009 2009-07-01

... making all other news disappear, the Israeli government's apparent abduction of Cynthia McKinney has been the focus of much of what is going on here.

 

NewHampshire.com: Cindy Sheehan speaks on Myth America at the Durham Community Church 2009-07-01

Cindy Sheehan began her anti-war activism after her oldest son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in 2004. She rose to international prominence when she camped ...

 

Irish Times: Israel accused of terrorism over Gaza 2009-07-01

David Norris (Ind) said his former partner, Israeli peace activist Ezra Nawi, was about to be sentenced by a court in Jerusalem.

 

AlterNet: Cynthia mckinney Detained (Again) by Israeli Defense Force ... 2009-07-01

Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia mckinney was one of the 21 people on board who were taken into Israeli custody and held at the port of Ashrod in Israel ...

 

Independent: Bon Iver, Hyde Park, London 2009-07-01

Those expecting a man looking like he's emerged from the wilderness are half right. While Vernon's beard is in check, his wispy golden hair has certainly ...

 

Examiner.com: Pittsburgh G-20: NYC Stalinist front group attempting to hijack ... 2009-07-01

These dinosaurs from our nightmarish past and their hand-puppet, Cindy Sheehan, have been further granted misplaced legitimacy by the self-described Reuter ...

 

Green Party Watch: Iowa & Wisconsin Green Parties Sue Davenport, IowaJune 30, 2009 2009-07-01

Cynthia McKinney "We can put the public back in public education. With the help of teachers, students, parents, and every concerned Wisconsinite ...

 

McCook Daily Gazette: Hypocrites and Paranoids 2009-07-01

... Obama "steal" the election, I believe whoever the Democratic Nominee was would have prevailed, even Dennis Kucinich (or however you spell his name).

 

Ha'aretz: News in Brief 2009-07-01

Israel said all passengers, including former US Representative Cynthia mckinney and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire, will be released.

 

WorldNetDaily: 245 now support full review of monetary policy-makers 2009-07-01

Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who a short time ago became the 218th co-sponsor of the bill, giving it technically majority support in the 435-member House.

 

Workers World: Israeli navy seizes aid ship 2009-07-01

... Galloway — the first was launched in February from Europe — and is being done in cooperation with Ron Kovic, the anti-war activist, veteran and author.

 

Santa Fe Reporter: SFR Talk: Radio Rising 2009-07-01

... Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried and they did their own 'What I Carry;' and then we had an interview with a Vietnam veteran and peace activist.

 

Labor Notes: Labor Rallies for Health Care, But Keeps it Vague 2009-07-01

Senator Sanders of Vermont is backing such a provision, and Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is organizing support in the House.

 

Democracy Now: Zelaya Vows Return as UN, OAS Condemn Coup 2009-07-01

The kidnapped passengers include former Congress member and presidential candidate Cynthia mckinney and the Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate Mairead ...

 

FAIR: Fearing the Future 2009-07-01

Brokaw seemed unduly confident that his listeners would understand that people who read Glenn Greenwald, Juan Cole or Talking Points Memo, or listen to Amy ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Death Toll in Kirkuk Rises to 33; Growing Arab-Kurdish Violence ... 2009-07-01

The Iraqi civil wars kicked off by the American invasion of 2003 continue. I'm sure a lot of observers think it is all one internal ...

 

The Palestine Telegraph: Breaking: Demos, actions in support of kidnapped peace activist ... 2009-07-01

... The boat was boarded by highly-profiled people like Mairead Maguire, winner of a Noble Peace Prize and a former US congressperson, Cynthia McKinney.

 

Indymedia UK: Palestine Today 063009 2009-07-01

Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney were on board. The boat with its passengers and crew was forcibly dragged ...

 

Ekklesia: Jewish peace activist faces jail after homes demolition protest 2009-07-01

By staff writers A Jewish peace activist today faces a jail sentence of up to 18 months after protesting against the demolition of Palestinian homes.

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Financial plan sent to Congress 2009-07-01

... the credit market is broken," said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard University professor who's the head of a congressional watchdog panel that's overseeing ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Democracy over drinks; Liberal social group clinks glasses ... 2009-07-01

Let's talk Cynthia —- Cynthia mckinney, the congresswoman who represented dekalb County for 12 years but lost the Democratic primary runoff to a relatively ...

 

Washington Post: Where Are They Now: Cynthia McKinney Strikes Again 2009-07-01

I don't know why the author of this piece is taking issue with Cynthia McKinney's attempts to bring humanitarian aid to a people who are desperately in need ...

 

Weekly Times Now: SA Libs leader has the numbers 2009-07-01

Mr Hamilton-Smith is under pressure to bring former Treasurer Rob Lucas back from the wilderness, after dropping him from the front bench last year.

 

Vancouver Sun: Manitoba-born doctor opposes US President Barack Obama in medic ... 2009-07-01

Former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, in a particularly testy exchange, peppered Gratzer with a series of questions challenging Gratzer ...

 

Wall Street Journal: Review Roundup: “Public Enemies” and “The Hurt Locker” 2009-07-01

'The Hurt Locker” states its case with a prefatory quote from the journalist Chris Hedges—“War is a drug”—then makes its case with masterful clarity ...

 

The Media Line: MidEast Daily News 2009-07-01

Among the twenty anti-Israel activists was former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The Israeli military said the boat was told of “security risks in the ...

 

Opposing Views: Call For Women Worldwide to Support Women's Rights in Iran 2009-07-01

By Code Pink , Women For Peace - 13 Hours Ago WASHINGTON — Inspired by Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi's brave promise last week to represent ...

 

Daily Kos: Chris Hedges: Mobilizing Against Disaster Capitalism 2009-07-01

by scorpiorising Chris Hedges fantastic article on propaganda, journalism and the collapse of the free market economy, "The Truth Alone Will Not Set You ...

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VDARE.com: Pirates of the Mediterranean 2009-07-01

... including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Laureate Mairead MaGuire, and confiscated the cargo of medical supplies, olive tree ...

 

Daily Kos: Chris Hedges: Fighting Back Against The Corporate Media State 2009-07-01

by bobswern Chris Hedges has posted quite a powerful tome over at TruthDig today, entitled: "The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time ...

 

Green Party Watch: Rev. Billy makes the newsJune 30, 2009 2009-07-01

... making all other news disappear, the Israeli government's apparent abduction of Cynthia McKinney has been the focus of much of what is going on here.

 

People's Weekly World: Israel threatens and boards Gaza aid ship 2009-07-01

The activists - including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire and others from Britain, Irel ...

 

Socialist Worker Online: Bombs can't bring liberation 2009-07-01

In a June 22 article, "MoveOn Resumes Antiwar Stance" in the Nation, Tom Hayden points out that "antiwar sentiment at the grassroots is smothered by ...

 

The Free Lance-Star: Seeking win-win in store debate 2009-07-01

Rolfe suggests that supervisors could end the 10-month-old national controversy by shifting the proposed retail center away from the Wilderness battlefield ...

 

Ekklesia: Jewish peace activist faces jail after homes demolition protest 2009-07-01

By staff writers A Jewish peace activist faces a jail sentence today of up to 18 months after protesting against the demolition of Palestinian homes.

 

America Magazine (subscription): Looking Back In Gratitude 2009-07-01

His activity as a poet is less well known than his work as a peace activist, yet poetry has played a distinctive part in his life.

 

Sydney Morning Herald: Al Sharpton boogies to Jackson 2009-07-01

Thousands of Michael Jackson fans line up for tribute at Harlem's Apollo theater in Harlem. 01/07/09 Please wait while we detect your connection speed.

 

Los Angeles Times: Did the Rev. Al Sharpton kick Chris Brown off the BET Awards? 2009-07-01

Al Sharpton who caused a stir. “Al made such a fuss to the BET executives that they pulled Chris,” says their insider. So did Jay-Z. “Jay ... was very vocal ...

 

The Spoof (satire): Al Sharpton claims: "They want to skin Michael Jackson and make ... 2009-07-01

Al Sharpton (The preacher without a church) made a statement during an interview that LA authorities have sold Michael Jackson's corpse to a leading ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: China backs down on Internet filter 2009-07-01

The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists —- including former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney —- trying to break ...

 

New York Times: Rules of the Wronged 2009-07-01

... fury about your loser husband, go to Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or even Deepak Chopra before crying to The AP A news wire is not a spiritual adviser. 4.

 

Baltimore Sun: Trains or stadiums? 2009-07-01

The advice of peace activist Sister Joan Chittister has some relevance here. "Anger is not bad," she has said. "Anger can be a very positive thing ...

 

First Coast News: BBC: Boat Carrying Cynthia McKinney Held By Israeli Forces 2009-07-01

Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is reported onboard the boat. According to the reported posted on BBC.co.uk, Ms. McKinney described it as " ...

 

United Press International: Obama to conduct healthcare town hall 2009-07-01

"Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American healthcare system," Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical bankruptcie ...

 

Daily Kos: Evil peace 2009-07-01

Israel said it plans to deport most of the people involved, including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Mairead Maguire, a Nobel laureate.

 

AMERICAblog: Insured but still bankrupt 2009-07-01

“Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

WorldNetDaily: 245 now support full review of monetary policy-makers 2009-07-01

Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who a short time ago became the 218th co-sponsor of the bill, giving it technically majority support in the 435-member House.

 

The Media Line: MidEast Daily News 2009-07-01

Among the twenty anti-Israel activists was former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The Israeli military said the boat was told of “security risks in the ...

 

Reuters India: Israeli navy boards activist ship to Gaza 2009-07-01

The Free Gaza movement said Irish Nobel peace prize laureate Mairead Maguire and former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney were aboard the vessel.

 

The Palestine Telegraph: CODEPINK Condemns the Israeli abduction of 21 human right ... 2009-07-01

Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip," said Cynthia McKinney, a former US Congresswoman ...

 

Marketplace: Agency would target financial traps 2009-07-01

ELIZABETH WARREN: You know, I see it as exactly the other way. Harvard law professor, Elizabeth Warren, chairs Congress's oversight panel on financial ...

 

Examiner.com: Poet Nathan Richardson discusses poetry, performance and publishing 2009-07-01

... VA where I'll be warming up the audience for the famous peace activist and author Cindy Sheehan; then on July 24th, an encore performance at the Hero ...

 

New York Times: Many With Insurance Still Bankrupted by Health Crises 2009-07-01

“Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical ...

 

The Business Insider: Now Watch Visa Co-opt Elizabeth Warren 2009-07-01

This is the agency first dreamed up by Elizabeth Warren that would scour the fine print on credit cards and mortgages to make sure that consumers weren't ...

 

Philadelphia Daily News: Way beyond Bernie Madoff: We need a trustworthy probe of the whole ... 2009-07-01

Instead, it's time for a new Warren Commission - that is, one headed by Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard professor appointed by Congress to oversee the bank ...

 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Services for Farrah Fawcett 2009-07-01

Al Sharpton and Jay-Z, who feared he would inspire negative publicity. Brown's rep says he never was confirmed for the show. Is Transformers: Revenge of ...

 

????(???): Michael Jackson's Mother Requests Permanent Guardianship ... 2009-06-30

Al Sharpton (left) and Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson's father hold a news conference in front of the Jackson family residence in Encino, California one June ...

 

Politics Daily: Nice Work on Palin From Vanity Fair's Resident Cartoonist 2009-06-30

Ridicule is what Republicans - and judging from election returns, Democrats as well - have for the likes of Dennis Kucinich.

 

Truthdig: Honduran President Shall Return 2009-06-30

Code Pink and Medea Benjamin are one of the sponsors. >>Global Exchange and Nonviolence International are forming an Emergency International Delegation ...

 

Huffington Post: A Twa Lala -- Play a Song: My Keynote Address at the Music ... 2009-06-30

Another friend of mine, the musician, singer, composer, music producer, and peace activist, Derrick Ashong, also exhibited an early affinity for music.

 

Free Speech Radio News: Yemenia airplane crashes off African east coast with 153 ... 2009-06-30

On board are 21 international and Arab solidarity campaigners including US congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney. Queiva Batterly is a coordinator within the Free ...

 

Real News Network: Torture Accountability Action Day 2009-06-30

... Swanson has worked for ACORN, the International Labor Communications Association, Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign and many others.

 

whudat.com: Chris Brown Cut from BET Awards by the Ultimate Hustlers 2009-06-30

Rumors have it that both Al Sharpton and Jay-Z weren't happy with Chris Brown being part of the show. It's said that Jay-Z told BET execs that he ...

 

Examiner.com: Abolish the Federal Reserve for your benefit 2009-06-30

This statement was uttered by Dennis Kucinich. I never thought I would see the day I actually agreed with Congressman Kucinich.

 

Socialist Worker Online: Speaking out for Viva Palestina 2009-06-30

Messages of solidarity were delivered by Code Pink, the consul general of Venezuela, South Side Together Organizing for Power, Jewish Voice for Peace ...

 

MTV.com: Reverend Al Sharpton Leads Michael Jackson Memorial At Apollo Theater 2009-06-30

NEW YORK — On Tuesday (June 30), the Reverend Al Sharpton led a memorial for Michael Jackson at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Thousands of fans lined up as early ...

 

Green Party US (press release): Green Party: President Obama and the US State Dept. must dem ... 2009-06-30

Cynthia McKinney and Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire, who were taken prisoner by the Israeli navy after gunboats surrounded and seized the Free Gaza Movement ...

 

Daily Times: Tribute to Deshpande: Indian delegation to arrive in city 2009-06-30

Deshpande, a renowned peace activist of South Asia was best known for her efforts to promote the Gandhian ideology to reduce communal violence and encourage ...

 

Prison Planet.com: The Alex Jones Show - LIVE - June 30th With Spencer Pratt & Heidi ... 2009-06-30

GCN host and WRH editor Mike Rivero updates Israel's kidnapping of former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Watch the video archive and access the high ...

 

Daily Times: OPINION: Between Tel Aviv and Tehran —Uri Avnery 2009-06-30

Uri Avnery is an Israeli peace activist who has advocated the setting up of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. He served three terms in the Israeli ...

 

Examiner.com: Point of Inquiry podcast will return 2009-06-30

Past interview subjects have includes journalist Chris Hedges, physicist Lawrence Krauss, CFI chair emeritus Paul Kurtz, evolutionary biologist Richard ...

 

OpEdNews: Cynthia McKinney and the Spirit of Humanity Crew are captured ... 2009-06-30

Israeli Occupation Forces have kidnapped 21 Human Rights workers aboard the Free Gaza boat, Spirit of Humanity ...

 

Ballard News Tribune: Anti-war activist Sheehan to speak at local church 2009-06-30

By Robinson Newspapers Staff Sheehan, who, after her son oldest son Casey was killed in Iraq in April 2004, camped out, along with a contingent of Veter ...

 

fairfieldweekly.com: Peace, What is it Good For? 2009-06-30

And yet, as the international peace activist Jonathan Granoff noted at an Albert Schweitzer Institute conference held at Quinnipiac University last year ...

 

OpEdNews: $2000 for a dead Afghan Child, $100000 for Any American Who Died ... 2009-06-30

Would that Dennis Kucinich or Mike Gravel were president today. They did not raise their hands. All the more puzzling is this observation in context of ...

 

World Socialist Web Site: Supreme Court upholds white firefighters' discrimination claims 2009-06-30

That is why it attracts political charlatans like the Reverend Boise Kimber and his national counterparts Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

 

Examiner.com: "Artist as Actvist" Tim Wais - In His Words 2009-06-30

... William Golding, Ayn Ran, Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlingetti, Chris Hedges, Jared Diamond, Lenny Bruce and You, the reader!

 

Mother Jones: Brodner Cartoon du Jour: Pardon My Boehner 2009-06-30

Here's an assessment of the bill by Dennis Kucinich: The bill allows two billion tons of carbon dioxide a year, roughly equivalent to 30 percent of all U ...

 

ProPublica: Mortgage Aid Program Continues to Move Slowly, As Homeowners Try ... 2009-06-30

His remarks were echoed by Elizabeth Warren, chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Panel, which oversees the Treasury Department's response to ...

 

EnergyCurrent: Environmental group slams US energy bill as 'sham' 2009-06-30

... Progressive Democrats of America, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and even former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

 

Ecorazzi: Dennis Kucinich Celebrates Vegan Earth Day With A Special VEGGIE ... 2009-06-30

I've interviewed many a famous face, but perhaps one of my favorite memories was chatting with Dennis Kucinich at the Farm Sanctuary Gala in 2008.

 

TPMCafé: Corporate Personhood in a Democracy 2009-06-30

Hint: The speakers were not Dennis Kucinich and Michael Moore. You may be surprised to hear that the first quote came from Thomas Jefferson and the second ...

 

Irish Times: Peace activists' ferry to Gaza seized by Israeli navy 2009-06-30

Those on board included Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairéad Maguire, former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, and activists from Bahrain, Br ...

 

Reuters: Consumer agency to slim regulatory burden: US watchdog 2009-06-30

Elizabeth Warren, who chairs the Congressional Oversight Panel for the bailout program, said the proposed agency would not be a heavy regulator that drive ...

 

The Palestine Telegraph: The Spirit of Humanity's 21 and the Spirit that Preceded it 2009-06-30

... I was informed by CODE PINK activists who had reached Gaza through Egypt in May-June 2009, but I was stuck at Erez for the second time.

 

guardian.co.uk: Israeli peace activist faces jail over homes demolition protest 2009-06-30

A prominent Israeli peace activist is expected to be sentenced to several months in jail tomorrow in a high-profile prosecution which began after he tried ...

 

Ballot Access: Iowa, Wisconsin Green Parties Sue Iowa City Over Access to Petitioning 2009-06-30

The incident that prompted the lawsuit arose last year, when Green Party volunteers were collecting signatures in Davenport to get Cynthia McKinney on ...

 

New York Magazine: AIG's Annual Shareholder Meeting Just Leaves Everyone Depressed 2009-06-30

No Code Pink protesters materialized outside of the soon-to-be-sold building at 72 Wall Street to hound beleaguered, soon-to-be-departing chairman and chief ...

 

HotIndieNews.com: Cindy Sheehan demands the immediate release by Israel of 2008 ... 2009-06-30

A very courageous and dear friend of mine, Cynthia McKinney, was on that boat and the captives must all be treated with dignity and respect and speedily ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: With a Whimper, not a Bang; A Milestone on the Way to the End ... 2009-06-30

TS Eliot wrote at the end of "Hollow Men" in 1926, "This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a whimper.

 

The Business Insider: Wal-Mart Tells A Foreclosure Whopper (WMT) 2009-06-30

This self-cited dreck is the same garbage Elizabeth Warren uses for her studies on bankruptcy (for all we know, that stat is plucked straight from her work)

 

Daily Kos: Israel to send aid from ship to Gaza 2009-06-30

by deaniac20 Recently, Cynthia McKinney, and a bunch of activists boarded a boat with humanitarian supplies, and set sail for Gaza, which they should ...

 

FOXNews: Revs. Sharpton, Jackson Jockey for Position in Michael Jackson' ... 2009-06-30

Al Sharpton and Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson's father, speak at a news conference in front of the Jackson family residence in Calif. The Rev. Jesse Jack ...

 

BBC News: Israelis intercept Gaza aid ship 2009-06-30

The 20 passengers include former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Prize winner Mairead Maguire. The activists also include some Brit ...

 

Streetsblog Capitol Hill: We Are the World 2009-06-30

Grist reports that MoveOn.org may launch a campaign to have the bill strengthened, and on the Streetsblog Network, Robin Chase of Network Musings comp ...

 

OregonLive.com: Slime Green - Hillsboro Argus 2009-06-30

Green hard-core Democrats like Dennis Kucinich and our own Pete DeFazio voted it down. "It was just too bloated," they said. Here in Oregon we let our bill ...

 

Livemint: Of exploding toasters and sugared 'sandesh' 2009-06-30

Elizabeth Warren, Harvard professor and chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, the commission overseeing the disbursement of bailout fund ...

 

Washington Times: Dems to air sad health care stories to push Obama plan 2009-06-30

Last week, MoveOn.org announced it would be targeting Sen. Kay Hagan, a freshman red-state Democrat who said she wouldn't support a public option.

 

Packet Online: DISPATCHES: Image is everything 2009-06-30

Chris Hedges, author of the forthcoming book, “Empire of Illusion: End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle,” says the advertisements – and dozens more ...

 

National Review Online Blogs: Can Scotus Tell the US Army What to Do? [Jonah Goldberg] 2009-06-30

Dennis Kucinich or Pres. Bob Dornan out of his bed and into exile? Has this ever been explored by legal scholars? Is there a precedent?

 

Daily Kos: Looks like Kucinich was right 2009-06-30

MoveOn.org is fund-raising to launch a major campaign to get the bill fixed, and I have them to thank for the links that appear in this diary ...

 

Blogcritics.org: Israel Abducts US Congresswoman and Human Rights Workers 2009-06-30

... workers including six-term US Congresswoman and former presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire.

 

Opposing Views: Israel Must Release Captured US Humanitarian McKinney 2009-06-30

Former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Noble laureate Mairead Maguire are among the nearly two dozen people captured by Israeli forces.

 

FOXNews: Cynthia McKinney Demands Immediate Release After Her Gaza-Bound ... 2009-06-30

Former US lawmaker and Green Party leader Cynthia McKinney, a longtime activist for the Palestinians, says her boat, the Spirit of Humanity, was carrying ...

 

Message for the Week: Marble Valley Announces All-MVL Teams 2009-06-30

Brattleboro High School – Paige Warren–Shriner, Caroline Heydinger and Elizabeth Warren–Shriner. Rutland High School – Hannah Ojala, Julie Lernihan and Sar ...

 

McDowell News: Father of lost kids thanks rescuers 2009-06-30

... words can't express how much he appreciates the McDowell rescuers who plucked his youngsters from the wilderness and returned them nearly unscathed.

2009-06-30: Headlines

New York Daily News: Doctor tried to find working phone for 30 minutes while Michael ... 2009-06-30

Al Sharpton, who met with the family privately, said Jackson's relatives were doing exactly what any concerned family would do.

 

Huffington Post: A twa lala -- Play a Song: my keynote address at the Music ... 2009-06-30

Another friend of mine, the musician, singer, composer, music producer, and peace activist, Derrick Ashong, also exhibited an early affinity for music.

 

Wall Street Journal: Jackson Will From 2002 In Spotlight 2009-06-30

Al Sharpton, who stood at his side. Also on Monday, concert promoter AEG Live unveiled plans to refund the $85 million worth of tickets it sold for the 50 ...

 

Daily Kos: Looks like Kucinich was right 2009-06-30

MoveOn.org is fund-raising to launch a major campaign to get the bill fixed, and I have them to thank for the links that appear in this diary ...

 

International Middle East Media Center: Free Gaza humanitarian aid boat surrounded by Israeli navy gunships 2009-06-30

The passengers include Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire and former US congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The movement's team in Cyprus report receiving ...

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Is agency needed to regulate home loan, credit lingo? 2009-06-30

Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor, testified that many current rules are "contradictory, expensive and sometimes flat-out useless.

 

Kansas.com: Opinion Line Extra (June 30) 2009-06-30

As predicted, Al Sharpton arrived first, with Jesse Jackson close behind, after Michael Jackson's death. They have no shame, as they appear at every ...

 

Aversion: Jesse Jackson Urges Michael Jackson Fans to Lip Up 2009-06-30

Jesse Jackson is urging fans to buckle down and work through the grief. The webmaster of the largest Michael Jackson fan community on the Internet ...

 

The Age: Jacksons gain children, estate as fight begins 2009-06-30

... about a historic figure that really changed pop culture around the world," family representative and prominent New York politician Al Sharpton said.

 

PR-Inside.com News: Activist: Israeli navy turns back Gaza aid boat 2009-06-30

The 20 passengers include former US Representative Cynthia McKinney, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire and other activists from Br ...

 

New York Daily News: Chris Brown not a good bet for BET awards 2009-06-30

Al Sharpton. “Al made such a fuss to the BET executives that they pulled Chris,” says our insider, who adds that Jay-Z also had a hand in the decision.

 

Socialist Worker Online: Speaking out for Viva Palestina 2009-06-30

Together with peace activist Ron Kovic and hundreds of others, Galloway will fly from New York to Cairo on July 4, and will lead a convoy of several hundred ...

 

Softpedia: Congress Debates Videogame-Fueled Recruitment Targets ... 2009-06-30

... to the floor of Congress, with Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat representative from Ohio and long time enemy of the VAE, calling for it to be closed down.

 

Truthdig: Honduran President Shall Return 2009-06-30

Code Pink and Medea Benjamin are one of the sponsors. >>Global Exchange and Nonviolence International are forming an Emergency International Delegation ...

 

Quad City Times: Green Party files lawsuit against Davenport over petitions 2009-06-30

... Green Party members tried to gather signatures last July 25 and 26 at the Street Fest so Cynthia McKinney could be on the Iowa presidential ballot.

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Iran's Crisis and the US Option: Support Mousavi now or fight ... 2009-06-29

The current civil uprising in Iran reflects not just a protest against a rigged election. Nor is it primarily a symptom ...

 

Bangkok Post: Bangkok Post : Thaksin must apply for pardon himself 2009-06-29

Let Taksin come home to lead his beloved country out from the wilderness. Better try to achieve a royal pardon for all young people who fell into ...

 

Socialist Worker Online: Your stadium or your life 2009-06-29

The advice of peace activist Sister Joan Chittister has some relevance here. "Anger is not bad," she has said. "Anger can be a very positive thing ...

 

The Cutting Edge: Cutting Edge Commentator 2009-06-29

Adel Zaroub, a Hamas spokesman, was quoted as saying, “We greet the new step by Mr. Galloway and the American peace activist Ron Kovic to send a new convoy ...

 

Torrington Register Citizen: RALPH NADER: The ever-widening chasm 2009-06-29

But unless he appoints someone as chair, like tough-minded Harvard Law Professor, Elizabeth Warren, who advanced the idea, the regulated financial firm ...

 

Truthdig: The Truth Alone Will Not Set You Free 2009-06-29

By EJ Dionne By William Pfaff By David Sirota By Eugene Robinson By Danny Goldberg By Marc Schabracq By Chris Hedges The ability of ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Code Pink Protest Yoo & Torture 2009-06-29

by Oaks4Peace News Crunchers Code Pink protested outside John Yoo's house, despite police presence (number of cops fluctuated between 3 and 2 officers ...

 

International Middle East Media Center: Troops invade Bil'in, break into homes, kidnapped one child 2009-06-29

Resident Haitham Khatib, a well known peace activist, videotaped the soldiers before they started pushing him and threatening to arrest him.

 

Townsville Bulletin: Life in Swine Flu City 2009-06-29

CAIRNS-BASED peace activist Bryan Law reckons he's going to get on board the Essex to see if it is carrying weapons. If Bryan wants to know what weapons ...

 

Cape Cod Today: Anti-war Activist Cindy Sheehan comes to the Cape promoting peace 2009-06-29

This weekend anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan made two local appearances in Harwich and Falmouth to promote her most recent of four books, Myth America.

 

msnbc.com: Sanford: I will not resign from office 2009-06-29

Sanford just needs to get Reverend Al Sharpton to speak up for him. Shouldn't be much of a problem, Rev Al can be bought for a few hundred thousand.

 

Daily Kos: One Last Time 2009-06-29

I've attended numerous national and local assemblies in regards to this issue: United For Peace and Justice, Yearly Kos, and other political conferences.

 

Democracy Now: Honduran President Ousted in Military Coup 2009-06-29

In congressional debate before the vote, Congress member Dennis Kucinich called the measure a boon for polluters. Rep. Dennis Kucinich: “The bill allows two ...

 

Canada Free Press: WWJCD - What Would Jimmy Carter Do? 2009-06-29

If you answered C. you're only a Cindy Sheehan. If you answered B. you qualify for Patty Murray at most. And if you answered A. you haven't been eating your ...

 

Longview Daily News: Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act a pleasant surprise 2009-06-29

That depends on who you ask. Would Al Sharpton be a good representative for Clarence Thomas? How about Condoleezza Rice representing Jesse Jackson?

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Sunday's Protest March Broken Up; Rafsanjani Defers to Khamenei 2009-06-29

The phase of mass protest in the aftermath of the controversial election results of June 12 has drawn to a close for the moment.

 

Voice of America: Jackson Fans Celebrate Singer's Legacy 2009-06-29

The Reverend Al Sharpton, a friend of the Jackson family, says the family is planning tributes to the singer around the world.

 

Prison Planet.com: The “American Clean Energy and Security” Rip-Off 2009-06-29

Dennis Kucinich, who voted against it, said, “It won't address the problem. In fact, it might make the problem worse.” Kucinich faulted the bill' ...

 

AHN: TIME Magazine Issues Special Commemorative Edition For Michael Jackson 2009-06-29

... Kobe Bryant, Jesse Jackson, John Mayer, Al Sharpton, and Whitney Houston among many others. The rushed special edition will be released Monday, June 29.

 

Grist Magazine: MoveOn asks members whether it should launch major campaign ... 2009-06-29

The progressive activist group MoveOn is trying to rally its 5 million members behind an aggressive campaign to strengthen the climate ...

 

cleveland.com: What will it take to make a good exit from Iraq? Analysis: 1st ... - The Plain Dealer 2009-06-29

"The US still has the motivation and the mojo to do this," said Juan Cole, a University of Michigan historian and expert on Iraq. "It won't be easy or quick ...

 

Huffington Post: Pecora Whirling 2009-06-29

Some good nominees would be former SEC Commissioner Harvey Goldschmid, now a law professor at Columbia; Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional ...

 

Wall Street Journal: US House Panel Seeks July 16 Hearing With Paulson On bofa 2009-06-29

Y., and Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, the lawmakers said Paulson should be prepared to discuss when federal officials became aware of mounting losses at Merrill ...

 

Opposing Views: "Twittergasms" Unfairly Slams Those Using Twitter to Stop War 2009-06-29

By Code Pink , Women For Peace - 12 Hours Ago Alexander Cockburn's “Twittergasms” piece today in the Nation slams much of the anti-war movement through ...

 

NewMajority.com: AN AMERICAN DESERTER IN GERMANY 2009-06-29

The deserter Andre Shepherd is currently supported by Ulli Thiel, a 65-year-old peace activist in Karlsruhe. Mr. Thiel and his wife set up a bank account ...

 

National Post: Obama's foe a Canadian 2009-06-29

Former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, in a particularly testy exchange, peppered Dr. Gratzer with a series of questions challenging Dr.

 

Reuters Blogs: Customer-gouging datapoint of the day, Bank of America edition 2009-06-29

This seems incredibly short-sighted to me: BofA here is just asking to get slapped down — hard — by Elizabeth Warren when she takes over the new Consumer ...

 

Tapped: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE ON CAP-AND-TRADE? 2009-06-29

MoveOn sent out an e-mail today asking its members whether the group should fight to make the weak cap-and-trade bill better. My assessment of the Senate' ...

 

TPMCafé: Big pharma buys 111th congress. Purchase price: 1.2 million per day. 2009-06-29

Granted, moveon.org is running ads criticizing Feinstein's wavering ambiguous position on health care reform and the public option.

 

StarNewsOnline.com: What kind of a world does mcintyre want? 2009-06-29

... he has a job and his constituents are willing to tolerate his lack of leadership. Clancy Thompson, Regional Coordinator of Southeastern Moveon Council.

 

Christian Science Monitor: Iran releases five British embassy employees 2009-06-29

Juan Cole, a historian of the Middle East at the University of Michigan, writes on his blog Informed Comment that mass protests are likely over for now ...

 

Melbourne Herald Sun: Jackson family fight for answers and custody after Michael's death 2009-06-29

The Jackson family's priest, the Rev Jesse Jackson, said Katherine was struggling with Michael's death. "I talked with Mrs Jackson and with the father, Joe ...

 

OpEdNews: Why Won't the Democrats Back a GAO Audit? Waterboard the Fed 2009-06-29

The Congressional Oversight Panel, led by Elizabeth Warren, has frequently complained that the Treasury has not always been altogether forthcoming ...

 

Defence Management: Afghan POWs may have been abused 2009-06-29

An anti-war activist lawyer has taken up the case of the four detainees. When a suspected insurgent is captured by British forces they are interviewed ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Jesse Jackson: 'So many unanswered questions' about Michael ... 2009-06-29

Jesse Jackson said he supported Michael Jackson family's decision to have a second, independent autopsy performed on the pop star, and he's offered h ...

 

Daily Kos: A Milestone for Progress: ActBlue Turns Five 2009-06-29

The first three personal fundraising pages were created for Daily Kos, Democracy for America, and the MoveOn PAC. The person who received the most support ...

 

Facing South: POWER POLITICS: The South proves a harsh environment for ... 2009-06-29

(It should be noted that three Democrats -- Peter DeFazio of Oregon, Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Pete Stark of California -- voted against the bill ...

 

ESPN: Jesse Jackson reunited with freed hostages 2009-06-29

June 29, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The reverend helped free two men who were being held hostage overseas in the 1990s.

 

Akron Beacon Journal: Rundgren fans rejoice!: Second night of AWATS at The Civic added 2009-06-29

Miami University accounting major Jared J. Sheehan, son of Jeff and Cindy Sheehan of Garrettsville, received a $1000 grant from the Honor Society of Phi ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

Melbourne Herald Sun: Jackson family fight for answers and custody after Michael's death 2009-06-29

The Jackson family's priest, the Rev Jesse Jackson, said Katherine was struggling with Michael's death. "I talked with Mrs Jackson and with the father, Joe ...

 

Wall Street Journal: Obama Wary of Tariff Provision 2009-06-29

MoveOn.org announced Friday that it is running ads criticizing Sen. Kay Hagan, a newly elected Democrat from North Carolina, for opposition to a publicly ...

 

USA Today: Inside Michael Jackson's last show: The magic was back 2009-06-29

Jesse Jackson that the singer has been receiving injections of the painkiller Demerol. The physician who was with the singer when he died, Conrad Murray ...

 

U.TV: MoD could face high court over alleged abuse of Afghan captives 2009-06-29

Their case was taken up by Maya Evans, a British anti-war activist, and Public Interest Lawyers, a private law firm. Government lawyers brought in ...

 

Jimma Times: Obama, Ethiopians and world pay tribute to Pop Star Michael Jackson 2009-06-29

Al Sharpton and Michael's father Joe Jackson) Black civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton said "Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color way ...

 

Huffington Post: Pecora Whirling 2009-06-29

Some good nominees would be former SEC Commissioner Harvey Goldschmid, now a law professor at Columbia; Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Code Pink Protest Yoo & Torture 2009-06-29

by Oaks4Peace News Crunchers Code Pink protested outside John Yoo's house, despite police presence (number of cops fluctuated between 3 and 2 officers ...

 

KABC: Jesse Jackson: 'So many unanswered questions' about Michael ... 2009-06-29

Jesse Jackson said he supported Michael Jackson family's decision to have a second, independent autopsy performed on the pop star, and he's offered h ...

 

Blogger News Network: The Malice of Mondoweiss 2009-06-28

What if Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, who met with them and talked with them about the west, convinced them to take another step of acceptance so that ...

 

Newsday: Michael Jackson playlist 2009-06-28

Al Sharpton is traveling to Los Angeles to be with Michael Jackson's family as they make plans for the late music star's funeral, a spokeswoman ...

 

Washington Post: Quotations of the day 2009-06-28

Jesse Jackson, explaining that Michael Jackson's family is seeking a second autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died.

 

Examiner.com: Tide changing on cap and trade, fight moves to Senate 2009-06-28

For example, Dennis Kucinich voted against it. Kucinich is anything but a conservative. His reason for voting against the bill is that he did not think ...

 

The Age: Jackson tops British music charts 2009-06-28

Jackson's family members are to meet activist Reverend Al Sharpton to discuss plans for a tribute to the star, whose sudden death last week at the age of 50 ...

 

Cape Cod Today: Cindy Sheehan - A Sarah Palin Of The Left? 2009-06-28

I attended a talk by anti-war spokesperson Cindy Sheehan in Falmouth tonight, hoping to hear some common sense and gains some insight about Americ ...

 

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Protest groups discuss message, tactics 2009-06-28

"I can't remember this many groups coming together on one issue in many, many years," said longtime peace activist Molly Rush. Besides Ms. Rush, the group ...

 

Pacific Free Press: Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Michael Parenti, Janine Bandcroft ... 2009-06-28

... Susan George, Stan Goff, Amy Goodman, Robert Greenwald, Denis Halliday, Chris Hedges, Sander Hicks, Julia Butterfly Hill, Scott Horton, Robert Jensen ...

 

Examiner.com: Michael Jacksons most memorable magazine covers 2009-06-28

For the special issue, Time spoke with Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Nancy Reagan, Jesse Jackson, Tommy Mottola, Clive Davis, Al Sharpt ...

 

Examiner.com: Eight Republicans refused to drink the conservative kool aid ... 2009-06-28

Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh) had this to say, “today's bill is a fragile compromise, which leads some to claim that we cannot do better.

 

New York Daily News: Rev. Al Sharpton vows to fight for Michael Jackson and his family 2009-06-28

Rev Al Sharpton speaks about his good friend, Michael Jackson outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Still reelingâ from news of Michael ...

 

CBS News: Separating Icons From Heroes 2009-06-28

In record time it seems Mr. Jackson?s death takes on a bitter racial tone, and with the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson bizarrely in the mix ...

 

Washington Post: Investigators in Jackson's Death Turn Attention To His Doctor 2009-06-28

Jesse Jackson, who met with the family. Jackson's idol, Elvis Presley, was surrounded by a collection of men known as "the Memphis Mafia" from ...

 

Democratic Underground: The consequences of President Obama's refusal to hold torturer ... 2009-06-28

We elect them to represent us and our nation, and except for some rare courageous exceptions such as Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, and Robert Wexler ...

 

Stuff.co.nz: Tamils and peace activists join forces 2009-06-28

REMEMBERING: Peace activist John Minto lights a ceremonial candle at the Peace and Justice in Sri Lanka forum ...

 

Daily Kos: Chomsky, Juan Cole et. al. , "Open letter of support to ... 2009-06-28

by robertfrank This morning Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded an end to the massive and forceful demonstrations protesting the controversial result of last ...

 

NDTV.com: Jackson's family wants second autopsy 2009-06-28

AP The Reverend Jesse Jackson said on Saturday that Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy following the pop star's sudden death at age 50.

 

Nashua Telegraph: Liberal group ads lack context in push for public health plan 2009-06-28

Separately, a radio ad from MoveOn.org Political Action attacks Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu for opposing a public plan. The radio ad implies that Landrieu ...

 

Contactmusic.com: JESSE JACKSON DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM DOCTOR 2009-06-28

Political activist REVEREND JESSE JACKSON has urged the doctor who reportedly treated MICHAEL JACKSON before his sudden death to give the family some ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: The case against Mumia Abu-Jamal is ballistically impossible (new ... 2009-06-28

In a 1995 letter written independently of the CBC, Representatives Chaka Fattah, Ron Dellums, Cynthia mckinney, Maxine Waters, and John Conyers (now ...

 

OregonLive.com: Dwight Phillips has happy landing in long jump again: 28-1 1/2 2009-06-28

After the event, his smile set a US record for duration, a testament to his emergence from the wilderness. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist and two-time world ...

 

Green Muze: Meet The Ecopaparazzi 2009-06-28

I went to a peace activist rally a few months ago and saw a fabric patch that I bought. It says "Don't blame the media, become the media.

 

The San Francisco Examiner: SF Jewish Film Festival bigger than ever 2009-06-28

Another is a French documentary about the tragedy of Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist killed by an Israeli tank. Corrie's mother and cousin ...

 

Daily Kos: Progressives Get Scolded For Fighting For The Public Option! 2009-06-28

The strong efforts of our allies, Health Care For America Now!, Moveon.org, Change Congress, and Democracy For America, on ensuring that a strong public ...

 

Charleston: Kucinich spins his no - Daily Mail 2009-06-28

Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich could not support cap-and-trade because it will hurt his constituents — and so he spun it as not going far enough.

 

TPMCafé: Health Care Public Service Announcement -- It's Time! 2009-06-28

While you're at it, there are other petitions to sign at Democracy for America and MoveOn. If anyone else knows of another pressure point...add it to ...

 

CafeSentido.com: Kalemeh, Mousavi's Web Site, Shut Down by Iranian Authorities 2009-06-28

Juan Cole reports that some 5000 people marched silently today in Tehran, “ostensibly in honor of cleric Mohammad Beheshti, who was killed in a bombing ...

 

OnMilwaukee.com: Reaching My Jackson Limit 2009-06-28

Why wasn't it Jesse Jackson instead of Michael? How the hell does that snake continue to fool people into putting him on the air? Al Sharpton too.

 

Cuyahoga Falls News Press: Bulldog pupils enjoy their brush with fame 2009-06-28

While the picture is intended to feature Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren, a sea of students wearing Bulldog burgundy T-shirts can be seen making ...

 

Swans: Murder From Above 2009-06-28

Or, we can wait, watch Reaper and Predator kill from above, and kill again, terrorize villages, build high the body count. For what purpose? Ask Cindy Sheehan.

 

Lake County News: Inaugural Rainbow Bridge Festival continues Sunday 2009-06-28

Organizers also are honoring the late peace activist Marla Ruzicka, who was raised in Lake County and died in Iraq in 2005 as the result of a car bomb.

 

Daily Kos: The Brief to my Federal Case 2009-06-28

I've attended numerous national and local assemblies in regards to this issue: United For Peace and Justice, Yearly Kos, and other political conferences.

 

OpEdNews: FREE GAZA and SPIRIT OF HUMANITY are determined to sail 2009-06-28

by Cynthia mckinney Page 1 of 1 page(s) The Free Gaza Movement is about to embark on another courageous sea voyage from Cyprus to Gaza, bringing 3 tons ...