Today's articles from Gerry

Written by: Gerry L on Aug 20, 2008 8:06 AM EDT

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Wednesday~

***************round of articles about our domestic ‘issues’ ~ August 20,  2008

The Revelations of Pastor Warren

The Politics of Evil in the US Elections

By MARWAN BISHARA

http://www.counterpunch.org/bishara08192008.html

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Obama: 'I will let no one question my love of this country'

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_I_will_let_no_one_0819.html

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McCain’s Warped Worldview

~~~~~~~~~~There you have it encapsulated, the McCain campaign for president, an irrational mélange of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality that is proving disturbingly successful with uninformed voters. How else to explain the many millions of Americans who tell pollsters they prefer a continuation of Republican rule when so many of them are losing their homes to foreclosure and the nation is devastated by out-of-control military spending?~~~~~~~~~~

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080819_mccains_warped_worldview/?ln

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The Most Dangerous Man in America

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/werther.php?articleid=13325

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“A year into the financial crisis, the news is grim…”

No End in Sight

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20wed1.html?hp

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Swift Boat Economics

http://www.truthout.org/article/swift-boat-economics

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Nader predicts Obama to pick Clinton

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12652.html

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Obama Highlights Support for Veterans, Working Women

http://www.truthout.org/article/obama-highlights-support-veterans-working-women

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McCain’s Mansions

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20080818_mccains_mansions/

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With many thanks and appreciation for the ongoing work John (Democracy for Cincinnati) does in voter’s rights and ballot security…I here copy & paste his message to us locally…

 If you intend to vote ‘absentee’ consider his points applied (generally)  …

It might help to do some specific checking with your own local Board of Election as regards to procedure and track record..…~~~~~~~

According to Hamilton County Board of Elections Deputy Director John Williams,

We're going to send an absentee ballot application to every voter in Hamilton County 60 days prior to the election. That idea is to try to relieve problems on Election Day. http://snipurl.com/3hu59

Certainly, absentee voting may help alleviate lines at polling places and assist the BOE in doing their job, especially with the implementation of Secretary of State Directive 2008-67 (August 15, 2008). Available: http://snipurl.com/3hufj The Directive permits BOEs to begin “processing” absentee ballots ten days before the election. Processing means the BOE can check for the validity of the ballot and even scan ballots (so long as the particular county’s equipment can scan without tabulating).

That all looks good on paper and—call me a pollyanna—I believe BOE principals and staff will do their best job of getting it right. As a serious researcher I have to note, at the same time, that 12% of the absentee ballots cast in Hamilton County did NOT count in 2006 (compared to 3% “residuals” at the polls). Now an 88% performance level (100% - 12% = 88%) may get you a “B” in school, but I want my vote and your vote to get “A+” treatment this and every election. Keep in mind, too, that while the BOE may get a grade of “B” our absentee ballots are graded only pass–fail. Twelve percent of the ballots failed.

If you decide to vote absentee make sure you carefully read and follow the directions. Some common errors to avoid are found in my blog post. http://snipurl.com/3cybu

--John

P.S. If you do NOT receive your 60-day election notice shortly after Labor Day immediately call the BOE to verify your registration.

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MSNBC: Bush creating 'embryonic police state'

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/MSNBC_Bush_creating_embryonic_police_state_0819.html

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Stop the Execution: Jeff Wood Faces Death Tomorrow for a Murder He Didn't Commit

By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/story/95690/

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Why Bush Will Pardon AIPAC for Espionage

by Grant F. Smith

http://www.antiwar.com/orig/gsmith.php?articleid=13327

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How is news coverage shaping the way Americans see the world?

Using eye-opening stats and graphs, Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, shows how US new media is showing less of the world than ever before.

http://www.freepress.net/shrinking_coverage

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Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/08/19/11070/

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Citizens' U.S. Border Crossings Tracked

Data From Checkpoints To Be Kept for 15 Years

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081902811.html?hpid=topnews

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c h i l l I n g…  

“On an average day, you’ll see about 30,000 immigrants in detention in the United States.”

Cancer-Stricken 34-Year-Old Chinese Computer Engineer Dies After Being Denied Care in Private US Immigration Prison

Earlier this month, a thirty-four-year-old Chinese computer engineer, Hiu Lui Ng, who overstayed his visa, died in a Rhode Island immigration detention center. He had cancer in his liver, lung and bones, and a fractured spine. Despite repeated complaints of severe pain, Mr. Ng was refused independent medical evaluation by immigration officials. Before Mr. Ng died on August 6th, he told his sister that the nurses at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center in Rhode Island had told him to “stop faking” his illness. We speak to immigration attorney Joshua Bardavid, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Renee Feltz, co-creator of the site BusinessOfDetention.com. [includes rush transcript]

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/19/35_year_old_immigrant_detainee_dies

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Miscarriage of Justice
A Canadian mistakenly caught up in the U.S. war on terror deserves his day in court, and an apology.

Editorial

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/08/19/11075/

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Weep for America…for the damage done to her in the name of ‘security’..

By her own ‘leaders’…

The Breaking Point

A New Age of Torture

By DEEPAK TRIPATHI

http://www.counterpunch.org/tripathi081920008.html

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~”It is obvious that American foreign policy, with its goal of ringing Russia with US military bases, is leading directly to nuclear war.  Every American needs to realize this fact. The US government’s insane hegemonic foreign policy is a direct threat to life on “

“If you desire to be poor, oppressed, and eventually vaporized in a nuclear war, vote Republican.”

The Mindlessness is Total

Are You Ready for Nuclear War?

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

http://www.counterpunch.org/

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from and about ‘over there’

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A Cold Chill Down the Spine

Leave Georgia Alone, George

By WILLIAM S. LIND

http://www.counterpunch.org/lind08192008.html

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MIKHAIL GORBACHEV

Russia Never Wanted a War

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,573162,00.html

or

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20gorbachev.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

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Dialogue with Russia Is the Only Choice

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,573184,00.html

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Once Its Rationale, Collective Defense Poses New Challenges to a Larger NATO

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/world/europe/20diplo.html?ref=world

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Georgian authorities block Russian aid for Gori

http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/29217

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Crisis in the Caucasus. What Were They Smoking in the White House?
By Eric Margolis

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20556.htm

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At least 43 killed as suicide bomber attacks police academy in Algeria

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/20/terrorism.algeria

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Ten French soldiers killed in Afghanistan as Taliban attacks grow more audacious

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/20/afghanistan.france

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Afghanistan in Crisis

http://www.juancole.com/

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Meanwhile…back in forgotten Iraq….

The Second Insurgency

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080818_the_second_insurgency/?ln

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Peace and Solidarity

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