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By Chesco Bill - Oct 6th, 2008 at 12:47 pm EDT

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As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race,
I Make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market-Place.
Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice, outlast them all.

We were living in trees when they met us. They showed us each in turn
That Water would certainly wet us, as Fire would certainly burn:
But we found them lacking in Uplift, Vision and Breadth of Mind,
So we left them to teach the Gorillas while we followed the March of Mankind.

We moved as the Spirit listed. They never altered their pace,
Being neither cloud nor wind-borne like the Gods of the Market-Place.
But they always caught up with our progress, and presently word would come
That a tribe had been wiped off its icefield, or the lights had gone out in Rome.

With the Hopes that our World is built on they were utterly out of touch
They denied that the Moon was Stilton; they denied she was even Dutch
They denied that Wishes were Horses; they denied that a Pig had Wings.
So we worshipped the Gods of the Market Who promised these beautiful things. Read More »

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Bruce Springsteen Rally -CHANGE ROCKS! -Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008

By Jill 4 Obama - Oct 1st, 2008 at 2:52 pm EDT

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PA Women for Obama Invite You to

CHANGE ROCKS
A Very Special Acoustic Appearance By:
Bruce Springsteen

Saturday October 4th, 2008

Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th and 22nd Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Gates open: 2:00 p.m.
Program starts: 3:30 p.m.

FREE AND OPEN TO PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS & STUDENTS

For ticket info, visit:

http://PA.barackobama.com/Springsteen

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Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan?

By Chesco Bill - Sep 1st, 2008 at 9:55 am EDT

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August 31, 2008
Economic View

Is History Siding With Obama's Economic Plan?
By ALAN S. BLINDER

CLEARLY, there are major differences between the economic policies of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. Mr. McCain wants more tax cuts for the rich; Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for the poor and middle class. The two men also disagree on health care, energy and many other topics.

Such differences are hardly surprising. Democrats and Republicans have followed different approaches to the economy for as long as there have been Democrats and Republicans. Longer, actually. Remember Hamilton versus Jefferson?

Many Americans know that there are characteristic policy differences between the two parties. But few are aware of two important facts about the post-World War II era, both of which are brilliantly delineated in a new book, "Unequal Democracy," by Larry M. Bartels, a professor of political science at Princeton. Understanding them might help voters see what could be at stake, economically speaking, in November.

I call the first fact the Great Partisan Growth Divide. Simply put, the United States economy has grown faster, on average, under Democratic presidents than under Republicans.

The stark contrast between the whiz-bang Clinton years and the dreary Bush years is familiar because it is so recent. But while it is extreme, it is not atypical. Data for the whole period from 1948 to 2007, during which Republicans occupied the White House for 34 years and Democrats for 26, show average annual growth of real gross national product of 1.64 percent per capita under Republican presidents versus 2.78 percent under Democrats.

That 1.14-point difference, if maintained for eight years, would yield 9.33 percent more income per person, which is a lot more than almost anyone can expect from a tax cut.

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Cindy McCain: Painful secrets

By Chesco Bill - Aug 30th, 2008 at 2:47 pm EDT

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From the Independent.co.uk. Emphasis added - you can click on the title of the article below to go to the original.

I'm posting this article not to disparage Cindy McCain, but rather to point out the hypocrisy of the Republican "attacks".

In this article, we have all the things the Republicans are trying to stick on Barack Obama. After I read this I thought, gee, someone should really be careful about the stones they throw at someone else's glass house. But wait there's more - how 'bout those McCain family values and the ethical test of alcohol taxes - oh wait, not when they affect your own interests.

Oh yeah, one more thing... Where was John McCain's flag lapel pin when he introduced his running mate. Sarah's flag lapel pin was HUGE! She must be more patriotic than Sen. McCain, eh?

So here ya go - drugs, mobs, criminal ties (family ties no less, not just guilty by association), lying, cheating, stealing..... and then there's Sarah Pilan. What was all that about with the bridge to nowhere? She said that she said "Thanks, but no thanks" - but is that what really happened? Nope - she was all for the idea in the beginning, she even accepted some of the funding. In March of this year, the project was so far behind that it was going to take an additional $239,000,000.00 to complete. She realized she didn't have enough to complete the project and it was unlikely that she would get additional funds, so she canceled it. It's just not the same as "Thanks, but no thanks". The duplicity of these people gives me the creeps.

Cindy McCain: Painful secrets
By Leonard Doyle in Washington
Saturday, 30 August 2008

She would rather be known as a philanthropist than as a wealthy heiress. But the wife of the Republican candidate could not avoid having other aspects of her life come under the media spotlight

Americans don't know a lot about the prospective Republican First Lady, apart from the crucial fact that she is a fabulously wealthy heiress to the Hensley beer fortune in Arizona. Recently they learned that she owns more homes than she or John McCain can enumerate. By the last count, Cindy McCain owns 10 homes. There is an apartment near Washington DC; two condominiums in Coronado, near San Diego as well as the one her father left her in La Jolla. She lives in a $4,700,000.00 pad on top of one of Phoenix's fanciest new luxury towers. She also owns holiday homes in the countryside near Sedona, Arizona.

Her vast wealth and many homes make it difficult for researchers to pin down certain aspects of her personal life and a Washington Post team of investigative reporters has so far turned up little of substance to embarrass the candidate before the November elections. The Hensleys have long been members of the Phoenix elite.

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DEBATE SCHEDULE

By Jill 4 Obama - Aug 28th, 2008 at 8:15 am EDT

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DEBATE SCHEDULE By Kevin - Aug 27th, 2008 at 5:24 pm EDT

For easy reference, I thought I'd post the upcoming debate schedule here, as it is hard to find anywhere else in the Obama site.

First presidential debate:
Friday, September 26
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Vice presidential debate:
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Second presidential debate:
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Third presidential debate:
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

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Daylin Leach is looking for interns

By Matt from Bryn Mawr, PA - Aug 18th, 2008 at 12:34 pm EDT

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State Representative Daylin Leach is a progressive Democrat (and an Obama delegate!) running for State Senate in Montgomery County and he is looking for interns for his Bryn Mawr campaign office. This local race offers college students the unique opportunity to work directly with the candidate and high-level staff members. Stipends or college credit are available for flexible part-time hours, and interns will get a chance to meet and network with movers and shakers in the Pennsylvanian political scene. If you’d like more information about the campaign go to www.votedaylin.com, stop by our office next to the Bryn Mawr Film Institute at 826 W Lancaster Ave, or give us a call at 484-380-2128. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to eric@votedaylin.com.

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Main Line Blog

By Michelle from Narberth, PA - Aug 3rd, 2008 at 10:09 pm EDT

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Carol Sulcoski has created a Main Line Obama blog that has the potential to be a great resource for our work.

Click here to visit the Main Line Obama Blog.

Send Carol your feedback and input for the blog.

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News as Senator Barack Obama Visits Israel - reprint

By Jill 4 Obama - Jul 23rd, 2008 at 11:04 am EDT

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Presidential Election 2008...Abiding Commitment To Israel By EsquireUK - Jul 23rd, 2008 at 8:24 am EDT Also listed in: 8 groups

Obama Meets Israeli and Palestinian Leaders

Obama Reaffirms His `Abiding Commitment' to Israel (Update1)

By Julianna Goldman and Jonathan Ferziger

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he will protect Israel's security and strive to bring about a ``more lasting peace'' in the region as he embarked on the latest stage of his Middle East tour.

``I'm here on this trip to reaffirm the special relationship between Israel and the United States and my abiding commitment to Israel's security,'' Obama told reporters in Jerusalem today after meeting with President Shimon Peres. He said he hoped to ``serve as an effective partner whether as a United States senator or as a president'' in engendering peace.

The Democratic candidate is seeking to burnish his foreign- policy credentials with an eight-day tour of the Middle East and Europe. Polls show foreign policy is his weakness in the presidential campaign against Arizona Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.

Obama, 46, arrived in Israel late yesterday after talks with political and military leaders in Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan. The Illinois senator, on the fifth day of his tour, also met with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the opposition Likud Party, before touring the Yad Vashem holocaust memorial.

``The main focal point of our discussions was the need to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons,'' Netanyahu told reporters after the talks. ``He said he would never seek in any way to compromise Israel's security and this would be sacrosanct in his approach to political negotiations.''

Direct Diplomacy

Obama has worked to assuage concerns over his support for Israel and his stated willingness to engage in direct diplomacy with leaders such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Obama has said the U.S. needs to pursue ``direct and aggressive diplomacy'' with Iran backed by ``tougher'' sanctions.

The U.S. and its European allies accuse Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons program; Iran insists its activities are peaceful and legal under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Ahmadinejad, who has said he wants to see Israel destroyed, said today that Iran will resist pressure from world powers to halt its nuclear program.

``They said Iran has surrendered. They are mistaken,'' the Iranian president said in a speech broadcast live on state television. ``If the great powers think they can sit down and discuss Iran's rights and pressurize Iranians, such a thing won't happen in 100 years.''

Right to Exist

Obama, as well as expressing his commitment to Israel's security, has rejected the Palestinians' demand for the right of those who left Israel to return. He has said the U.S. shouldn't negotiate with Hamas, the Islamic Palestinian group that the U.S. and the European Union consider a terrorist organization, unless it recognizes Israel's right to exist. Obama also backs a plan that has angered Palestinians to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, though he says the matter should be part of negotiations with the Palestinians.

That issue is among the most contentious in Israeli- Palestinian negotiations and may derail President George W. Bush's goal of laying the foundations for a Palestinian state with a peace agreement before he leaves office in January.

``There's a lot of suspicion about Obama in Israel, a feeling he may be more sympathetic to the Palestinians than the current administration,'' said Gadi Wolfsfeld, a political scientist at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. ``They're looking for reassurances that U.S. foreign policy isn't going to change. People in Israel like George W. Bush.''

West Bank

Obama visited Ramallah in the West Bank this afternoon to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. He's then scheduled to travel by helicopter to the southern town of Sderot, which borders the Gaza Strip and was the main target of thousands of Palestinian rockets before Israel and Hamas struck a truce last month. He is to have dinner at Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem.

Obama will ``experience personally Israel's challenges and its promise in its 60th year,'' Susan Rice, Obama's senior foreign-policy adviser, told reporters in Jerusalem today.

At a joint press briefing with Peres, Obama praised the president's involvement in Israel's 60-year history, describing the country as ``that miracle that has blossomed.''

Peres returned the compliment, saying his greatest wish was for Obama to ``be a great president of the United States.''

Obama's visit to the Middle East coincides with political turmoil in Israel. Olmert faces a widening corruption probe and his political opponents have lashed out after he gave up five Lebanese prisoners to Hezbollah in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers.

Bulldozer Attack

There was a reminder of the region's wider security challenges yesterday when a Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into a bus and several other vehicles in Jerusalem, injuring 16 people before he was shot and killed by police.

While at Yad Vashem, Obama met and spoke with the Israeli border police officer who shot the Palestinian bulldozer driver, according to Robert Gibbs, Obama's communications director.

Obama is making his fourth stop on a seven-country tour that will take him later this week to Germany, France and Britain. While in Berlin, he is scheduled to give what his campaign aides called a ``substantive speech'' on strengthening the transatlantic relationship.

To contact the reporters on this story: Julianna Goldman in Jerusalem at jgoldman6@bloomberg.net; Jonathan Ferziger in Jerusalem at jferziger@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: July 23, 2008 06:40 EDT

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aTUfjV8tyKVc&refer=politics

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FISA , the ACLU, and YOU

By Chesco Bill - Jul 19th, 2008 at 10:35 am EDT

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ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Spying Law

In July 2008, Congress capitulated to the White House's demands and scare tactics by passing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, giving the NSA even more power to spy on Americans without warrants than it exercised under its illegal surveillance program.

The ACLU is asking the court to protect the privacy rights of all Americans and declare the FAA unconstitutional.

Why the FISA Amendments Act is Unconstitutional
The FISA Amendments Act gives the government nearly unfettered access to Americans' international communications. Government surveillance that sweeps up the communications of U.S. citizens and residents should be conducted in a manner that comports with the Constitution, and in particular with the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits "general warrants" and unreasonable searches. The FISA Amendments Act allows the government to engage in mass acquisition of U.S. citizens' and residents' international communications with virtually no restrictions. Some of the main problems with the law are:

Unidentified Targets
The government can intercept U.S. residents' international telephone and email communications without having to even name the people or groups it is monitoring or show its targets are suspected of wrongdoing or connected to terrorism . The target could be a human rights activist, a media organization, a geographic region, or even a country. Nothing requires the government to identify its surveillance targets at all.
Anywhere, USA
The government can intercept U.S. communications without having to identify the facilities, phone lines, email addresses, or locations to be monitored. Theoretically, the government could use the new law to collect all phone calls between the U.S. and London, simply by saying to the FISA court that it was targeting someone abroad and that a significant purpose of its new surveillance program is to collect foreign intelligence information.
No Judicial Oversight
Our system is one of checks and balances. The constitution requires real judicial oversight to protect people who get swept up in government surveillance. The new law gives the FISA court an extremely limited role in overseeing the government's surveillance activities. Rather than reviewing individualized surveillance applications, the FISA court is relegated to reviewing only the government's "targeting" and "minimization" procedures. It has no role in overseeing how the government is actually using its surveillance power. Even if the FISA court finds the government's procedures deficient, the government can disregard this and continue illegal surveillance while appealing the court's determination.
No Limits
There are no real limits on how the government uses, retains, or disseminates the information that it collects. The law is silent about what the government can keep and what it has to get rid of. It fails to place real limits on how information can be disseminated and to whom. This means the government can create huge databases that contain information about U.S. persons obtained without warrants and then search these databases at a later point.
Not Just Terrorism
The law does not limit government surveillance to communications relating to terrorism. Journalists, human rights researchers, academics, and attorneys routinely exchange information by telephone and e-mail that relates to the foreign affairs of the U.S. (Think, for example, of a journalist who is researching the "surge" in Iraq, or of an academic who is writing about the policies of the Chávez government in Venezuela, or of an attorney who is negotiating the repatriation of a prisoner held at Guantánamo Bay.) The Bush administration has argued that the new law is necessary to address the threat of terrorism, but the truth is that the law sweeps much more broadly and implicates all kinds of communications that have nothing to do with terrorism or criminal activity of any kind.
Purely Domestic
The law gives the government access to some communications that are purely domestic. The government can acquire communications so long as there is uncertainty about the location of the sender or recipient. A reasonable law would have required any uncertainty to be resolved in favor of the privacy rights of U.S. citizens and residents, but this law requires uncertainty to be resolved in favor of the government. Thousands or even millions of purely domestic communications are likely to be swept up as a result.
Immunity for Lawbreakers
The law immunizes the telecoms that participated in the Bush administration's illegal warrantless wiretapping program. Telecommunication corporations that violated the law and allowed the government to trample the privacy rights of thousands of Americans should be held accountable for their activities. Letting them off the hook only invites further abuse in the future.

>> Read an extended analysis of why the FAA is unconstitutional

>> More on the FAA lawsuit Read More »

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Victory: PEPFAR

By Chesco Bill - Jul 18th, 2008 at 11:46 pm EDT

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Thank Your Senators For Passing PEPFAR

This week the Senate reauthorized PEPFAR, America's lifesaving response to the global emergency of AIDS, TB and malaria. 80 senators stood with us to pass the bill, with bipartisan majorities voting to defeat amendments that would have undercut PEPFAR.

Now our senators need to hear from us that we appreciate their vote and support American global leadership in the struggle to the suffering caused by these diseases.

Send the letter below to your senators.

I am proud that as my senator, you voted to reauthorize PEPFAR for five more years. Your vote will save lives in some of the most vulnerable parts of the world, and represents the very best in American diplomacy and global leadership. I am particularly proud that we are keeping our commitments to lead the effort to end the suffering caused by global AIDS, TB and malaria, even at a time when we face many challenges here at home.

Thank you for your leadership,

(Your Name)

Not sure if your senators voted for PEPFAR reauthorization? See the complete list of senators who voted for the bill, below the fold:

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Congress & GW Bush are giving away your rights!

By Chesco Bill - Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:40 am EDT

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They don't get it. We want Congress to stand up for our freedom, but they keep caving in to fear mongering!

Help the ACLU spell it out for them.

Moments after President Bush signed the bill into law, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional FISA Amendments Act.

Help us demonstrate to our leaders that we believe in freedom -- not fear. We're running a full-page ad in a national newspaper this week that carries that simple message.

But we need you to add your signature letting Congress know exactly how you feel about them selling out your right to privacy. Add your name to the ACLU's newspaper ad. We'll do our best to get as many names as possible in the ad, but may not be able to fit every one.

Is this law for real?

Congress has not only legalized the Bush administration's secret NSA spying program, it has given the government even more power to listen to our phone calls and read our emails than even the Bush administration illegally claimed for itself under its secret program. And, by granting telecoms immunity, it has made it highly unlikely that we will ever learn the extent of the administration's lawless actions.

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Ask Your Senators To Pass PEPFAR

By Chesco Bill - Jul 16th, 2008 at 9:46 am EDT

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Ask Your Senators To Pass PEPFAR

Five more years of American leadership in the effort to prevent and treat AIDS, TB and malaria is going to come down to a few hours of debate in the United States Senate.

The President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has finally made it to the Senate floor for debate and a series of critical votes.
We need you to call your senators today and encourage them to vote to pass this bill.

There is a chance that an individual senator could raise something called a "budget point of order," in which case we'd need 60 votes to bypass this additional obstacle or else the entire bill will be defeated.

After months of deadlock and delays, the bill to extend PEPFAR, America’s powerful response to these global killers, is moving and it’s moving fast. Debate on the bill began last night and votes will begin today. But first, our senators need to hear from all of us that we strongly support this bill and call on them to vote for its passage at the current $50 billion level.

We believe that there is strong, bipartisan support to pass PEPFAR, but we're not out of the woods yet. This is the moment we need you most. Please call now and ask your senators to support this bill for $50 billion dollars in critical global AIDS, TB and malaria over the next five years.

You can call Senators Robert Casey and Arlen Specter in Washington at the numbers listed below and ask them to be champions for the millions of people around the world who are depending on us in their fight to beat these deadly, but treatable diseases.

Call now:

Senator Robert Casey: 202-224-6324
Senator Arlen Specter: 202-224-4254

When you speak to your senators' staff, make sure to tell them:

You are a constituent and a ONE member.
That you want your senator to vote consistently to pass PEPFAR at its full $50 billion level.
That you want your senator to support a waiver of a technical budget rule, called a "point of order," otherwise this lifesaving bill could fail in its entirety.

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Events Within 10 miles of Coatesville, Pennsylvania

By Chesco Bill - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 2:57 pm EDT

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Events Within 10 miles of Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Thursday, July 3 at 6:00 PM

Parkesburg Fair (Voter Registration Drive)
Minch Park (Parkesburg, PA)
Register voters while you enjoy an evening at the Parkesburg Fair. The fair begins at 6:00 pm and ends at 10:00 pm. Please call ...

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Friday, July 4 at 8:00 AM

8:00 AM - Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown Kerr Park (Voter Registration Drive)
Kerr Park (Downingtown, PA)
Register voters while you enjoy a day at the Downingtown Good Neighbor Day. The event begins at 8 am and ends at approximately 10:00 pm...

11:00 AM - Independence Day Voter Registration Drive (Voter Registration Drive)
Ash Park (Coatesville, PA)
Show your patriotic colors by registering voters on Independence Day in Coatesville. Volunteers will meet at Ash Park, the 3rd and Walnut side, at 11am....

1:00 PM - Parkesburg Fair (Voter Registration Drive)
Minch Park (Parkesburg, PA)
Register voters while you enjoy a day at the Parkesburg Fair. The fair begins at 1:00 pm and ends at approximately 10:00 pm after an...

6:00 PM - Independence Day Voter Registration Drive (Voter Registration Drive)
Ludwig's Corner Horse Show Grounds (Glenmoore, PA)
Show your patriotic colors by registering voters on Independence Day! Join the Obama campaign's nationwide July 4th voter registration drive. Volunteers should arrive at 6pm...

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Saturday, July 5 at 1:00 PM

1:00 PM - Voter Registration Blitz (Voter Registration Drive)
Around Coatesville (Coatesville, PA)
Empowerment can start with political voice. Come and join the Obama Organizing Fellows of Northern Chester County in our movement to respect, empower and include...

4:00 PM - Voter Registration Blitz (Voter Registration Drive)
Around Coatesville (Coatesville, PA)
Empowerment can start with political voice. Come and join the Obama Organizing Fellows of Northern Chester County in our movement to respect, empower and include...

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Saturday, July 12 at 10:00 AM

Coatesville Victorian Ice Cream Festival and Concert/Fireworks Display (Voter Registration Drive)
Coatesville's Gateway Park (Coatesville, PA)
Register voters while you enjoy a day at the Coatesville Ice Cream Festival and Concert/Fireworks Display. The festival begins at 10:00 am and ends at...

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Events within 10 miles of Berwyn Pennsylvania

By Chesco Bill - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm EDT

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Events within 10 miles of Berwyn, Pennsylvania

July 3rd, Thursday

6:00 PM West Chester | Voter Registration Drive
Swingin' Summer Thursdays | Signup

July 4th, Friday - Independance Day

10:00 AM Wynnewood | Voter Registration Drive
Penn Wynne Elementary School | Signup
12:00 PM King of Prussia | Voter Registration Drive
Kingswood Village Apartments | Signup
4:00 PM Phoenixville | Voter Registration Drive
Phoenixville Fourth of July Celebration | Signup
5:00 PM Media | Voter Registration Drive
Rose Tree Park Summer Festival | Signup
6:00 PM
1. Chesterbrook | Voter Registration Drive
  Wilson Farm Park | Signup
2. Radnor | Voter Registration Drive
  Radnor Senior High School | Signup

July 5th, Saturday

5:30 PM West Chester | Meeting
Downtown West Chester | Signup
6:00 PM Media | Community Service
Rose Tree Park | Signup
6:30 PM Media | Voter Registration Drive
Granite Run AMC Theaters | Signup
7:00 PM Media | Voter Registration Drive
Granite Run | Signup

July 6th, Sunday

10:00 AM Lansdowne | Voter Registration Drive
Giant Grocery | Signup
2:00 PM Phoenixville | Voter Registration Drive
Steel City Coffeehouse | Signup

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DCC Candidates

By Chesco Bill - Jul 2nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm EDT

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2008 Races Map
Click on the map to take you to the DCCC National map
from there you can click on your state to see targeted races in your area.

Our Challenge
Historically, following a wave election like 2006, the majority party loses seats. In 1984, Republicans picked up 14 seats following an election when they lost 26. In 1996, Democrats picked up 9 seats after losing 52. In 2008, Democrats are trying to re-write the history books.

Our Opportunity
On the other side, there is a mass exodus of Republicans at a historic pace. 30 Republicans have decided to leave the House, the most in at least 78 years. Many of the seats are in competitive districts where the DCCC has recruited strong candidates.
It is clear, Republicans are scrambling and demoralized.

Today, given the favorable political environment, the strength of our Frontliners, our strong candidate recruitment and voter enthusiasm for our message, the big story is that instead of just consolidating our gains, we remain on the offense. We are increasingly hopeful that we can not only hold our gains from last cycle, but grow them. We now anticipate 75 seats to be in play this cycle - more than twice the number of seats from last year.

By continuing to address our challenges and staying focused on our agenda of change, we can make history this year and create lasting change for America.

Read the DCCC Battleground Brief

Read about races in the Northeast Region below the fold Read More »

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We need to agressively shine the light on the McCain diceptions

By obchris - Jun 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm EDT

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One of the key things that frustrated so many good and reasonable people in the past two presidential elections was what appeared an almost cowardice to confront both lies and false or empty sound bites. I think that the American people are much smarter than the media credits them with. People need to hear in candid words, why each one of the slogans and promises made by the republicans is patently false or at best a shrouded slogan that can does not stand up to any scrutiny or logical examination.

We also need to make it plainly clear how McCain has flip-flopped on so many issues in the past 8 years, both in spoken words, in policy, and in his voting record. If you examine these, he is an obvious opportunist that will say or do what ever it takes to advance his own interests.

Speaking as someone who is disabled, although I work full time and am a director of an IT group in a global 20Bn/anum company, we can not allow McCain to "use" his past service record or injuries to try to play on an un-level field.

Being president and your ability to make sound judgements can only be evaluated in context to what you have done in the past 10-15 years of your life. While earlier things certainly influence us, they can not be at all reliably judged as who we are now.

When you look at McCain's record in the past decade, it's nothing to be proud of at all, and this is what the average American needs to hear.

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Obama IS Change

By Chesco Bill - Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:11 am EDT

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Change Washington

A Leader for Reform: Obama reached across the aisle and challenged leaders of both parties to pass historic ethics reforms both in Washington and Springfield, IL. Unlike other candidates, he refuses to accept campaign contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists.
Close the Revolving Door: Obama will close the revolving door between the executive branch and K-Street lobbying shops. Obama's appointees will serve the American people, not their own financial interests.
Increase Transparency: Obama will increase transparency so that ordinary Americans can understand their government and trust that their money is well spent.
End Wasteful No-Bid Contracts: Obama will clean up government contracting and end the abuse of no-bid contracts.

November 10, 2007: "I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over. I have done more than any other candidate in this race to take on lobbyists - and won. They have not funded my campaign, they will not get a job in my White House, and they will not drown out the voices of the American people when I am president."
-Barack Obama | Des Moines, Iowa

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Obama IS Ethics

By Chesco Bill - Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:10 am EDT

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Ethics

Shine Light on Washington Lobbying
- Centralize Ethics and Lobbying Information for Voters: Obama will create a centralized Internet database of lobbying reports, ethics records, and campaign finance filings in a searchable, sortable and downloadable format.
- Require Independent Monitoring of Lobbying Laws and Ethics Rules: Obama will use the power of the presidency to fight for an independent watchdog agency to oversee the investigation of congressional ethics violations so that the public can be assured that ethics complaints will be investigated.
- Support Campaign Finance Reform: Obama supports public financing of campaigns combined with free television and radio time as a way to reduce the influence of moneyed special interests. Obama introduced public financing legislation in the Illinois State Senate, and is the only 2008 candidate to have sponsored Senator Russ Feingold's (D-WI) tough bill to reform the presidential public financing system.
Shine the Light on Federal Contracts, Tax Breaks and Earmarks
- Create a Public "Contracts and Influence" Database: As president, Obama will create a "contracts and influence" database that will disclose how much federal contractors spend on lobbying, and what contracts they are getting and how well they complete them.
- Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny: Barack Obama will ensure that any tax breaks for corporate recipients - or tax earmarks - are also publicly available on the Internet in an easily searchable format.
- End Abuse of No-Bid Contracts: Barack Obama will end abuse of no-bid contracts by requiring that nearly all contract orders over $25,000 be competitively awarded.
Sunlight Before Signing: Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them. As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.
Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending: Obama's Transparency and Integrity in Earmarks Act will shed light on all earmarks by disclosing the name of the legislator who asked for each earmark, along with a written justification, 72 hours before they can be approved by the full Senate.
Bring Americans Back into their Government
- Hold 21st Century Fireside Chats: Obama will bring democracy and policy directly to the people by requiring his Cabinet officials to have periodic national broadband townhall meetings to discuss issues before their agencies.
- Make White House Communications Public: Obama will amend executive orders to ensure that communications about regulatory policymaking between persons outside government and all White House staff are disclosed to the public.
- Conduct Regulatory Agency Business in Public: Obama will require his appointees who lead the executive branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the agency in public, so that any citizen can watch these debates in person or on the Internet.
- Release Presidential Records: Obama will nullify the Bush attempts to make the timely release of presidential records more difficult.
Free the Executive Branch from Special Interest Influence
- Close the Revolving Door on Former and Future Employers: No political appointees in an Obama administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration.
- Free Career Officials from the Influence of Politics: Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered them the job solely on the basis of political affiliation or contribution.
- Reform the Political Appointee Process: FEMA Director Michael Brown was not qualified to head the agency, and the result was a disaster for the people of the Gulf Coast. But in an Obama administration, every official will have to rise to the standard of proven excellence in the agency's mission.

Taking Back Our Government: the full plan

Watch: Remarks of Sen. Obama

A High Standard: Obama's campaign refuses to accept contributions from Washington lobbyists and political action committees.

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Obama IS a Healthy America

By Chesco Bill - Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:08 am EDT

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A Healthy America

Universal Coverage: Obama will sign a universal health care plan into law by the end of his first term in office. His plan will provide affordable, quality health care coverage for every American.
Reduce Health Care Costs" Obama's plan will bring down the cost of health care and reduce a typical family's premiums by as much as $2,500 per year.
Watch: Cutting Health Costs & Covering Americans
A Healthy America: the full plan

May 29, 2007: "We now face the opportunity and obligation to turn the page on the failed politics of yesterday's health care debates. My plan begins by covering every American. If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change for you under this plan is the amount of money you will spend on premiums. That will be less. If you are one of the 45 million Americans who don't have health insurance, you will have it after this plan becomes law. No one will be turned away because of a preexisting condition or illness."
-Barack Obama | Iowa City, Iowa

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Obama IS a Strong Economy

By Chesco Bill - Jun 27th, 2008 at 1:06 am EDT

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Strengthen the Economy

Taxes: Obama will cut income taxes by $1,000 for working families to offset the payroll tax they pay.
Trade: Obama believes that trade with foreign nations should strengthen the American economy and create more American jobs. He will stand firm against agreements that undermine our economic security.

Technology: Obama will encourage the deployment of the most modern communications infrastructure to reduce the costs of health care, help solve our energy crisis, create new jobs, and fuel our economic growth.
Labor: Obama will strengthen the ability of workers to organize unions. He will fight for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Obama will ensure that his labor appointees support workers' rights and will work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers. Obama will also increase the minimum wage and index it to inflation to ensure it rises every year.
Home Ownership: Obama will crack down on fraudulent brokers and lenders. He will also make sure homebuyers have honest and complete information about their mortgage options, and he will give a tax credit to all middle-class homeowners.
Bankruptcy Reform: Obama will reform our bankruptcy laws to protect working people, ban executive bonuses for bankrupt companies, and require disclosure of all pension investments.
Credit Cards: Obama will establish a five-star rating system so that every consumer knows the risk involved in every credit card. He also will establish a Credit Card Bill of Rights to stop credit card companies from exploiting consumers with unfair practices.
Work & Family: Obama will double funding for after-school programs, expand the Family Medical Leave Act, provide lowincome families with a refundable tax credit to help with their child-care expenses, and encourage flexible work schedules.
Watch: On the Economy

November 10, 2007: "I'm in this race to take those tax breaks away from companies that are moving jobs overseas and put them in the pockets of hard working Americans who deserve it. And I won't raise the minimum wage every ten years - I will raise it to keep pace so that workers don't' fall behind. That is why I am in it. To protect the American worker. To fight for the American worker."
-Barack Obama | Des Moines, Iowa

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