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Real health care reform now - Universal public-private single payer system

By Petr Buben - Jul 12th, 2009 at 8:29 pm EDT

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The resources are at http://friendfeed.com/news3 , including Michael Moore take on it - 1. Universal health care available to everybody, 2. Abolish all insurance companies 3. Tightly regulate pharma companies ... to avoid outrageous overcharging ....... currently, premiums rise 10-10% a year ......

A real reform will cost $0. And its the best investment.
The payments through employers will be redirected to single payer system. everybody pays, according to what they can, and everybody has the healthcare ... lets stop this mad system of corporate overcharge megafraud .....

Not to have a health care is a human rights violation. The same goes for a homelessness of a human being. Be it in the industrialized world, or in a third country.

Petr Buben
http://friendfeed.com/BarackObama
http://friendfeed.com/petrbuben - http://friendfeed.com/petrnews

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Health Care reform - Universal system

By Petr Buben - Apr 9th, 2009 at 7:12 pm EDT

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It is very important to reform the current health mess, to set up universal single payer non bureaucratic health care system for all people in the USA. And everybody will pay in, all the time, according to their means... Just as the rest of the developed world. Get rid of health care payments through, to and from employers. Single payer is cheaper, more fair, thus not violating human rights of American citizens. ... SIMPLY EXTEND Medicare to everybody. Make it non profit, get rid off current colossal overpayment racket fraud. .. Get rid of Veterans Medical system. ...Of course, private voluntary plans will also exist along.

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Free Democratic Leadership Training!

By California Democratic Council - Feb 26th, 2009 at 1:53 am EST

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The California Democratic Council is offering a free workshop covering a variety of different topics that activists should learn about if they want to become more involved with the party.

Whether you are a candidate or a volunteer, these topics will help prepare you for rising in the ranks of the Democratic Party.

The next workshop is on March 21, 2009 and will be held in Folsom, CA.

For full details, check out the event listing:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gptp5l

Please not that you must register here: http://www.cdc-ca.org/Training/

Don't miss out!

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Clintoniana again ??

By Petr Buben - Dec 27th, 2008 at 4:30 pm EST

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ARE THEY TRYING TO TOPPLE THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT AGAIN ??

From the news : "Investigators talked to Barack Obama" ..... (regarding Governor Blagojevic sting operation investigation).

Even before he takes the office this time ?

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Need Stock Trading Tax to Make Wall Street Pay

By Bruce Kutter - Dec 8th, 2008 at 1:13 am EST

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Here is an idea to make Wall Street pay for the trouble that wreckless trading has caused, and at the same time put a damper on the market volatility:

Put a tax (say 1% or something small) on every stock market transaction.

An excess of stock brokers dream up ways to make money without being productive members of society. One example is selling short, whereby traders can make money even if the market is dropping. They borrow stock and sell it at a high price one day, let the price drop, and then they buy it back cheap the next day and then return what they borrowed, with a profit in the pocket.

They are playing on the rate of change of the value instead of the value itself. It requires faster turn-around on transactions and makes the whole system less stable. It can be damped by a little tax, and at the same tim create a fund to make them pay.

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Joe The Plumber, the price of gas

By Petr Buben - Nov 25th, 2008 at 2:29 am EST

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Yes, people, this election, this change, this redistribution and recharge of our democracy strength is about Joe The Plumber.
Go Mr Vicepresident!
Plumb the leaks, wherever they might be! The gas tank certainly was leaking at $4.50. Now at $1.80, that is more like it. Hundreds of billions for unnecessary wars.

With this new Administration, the American leadership in the world will be strengthened, renewed, and done so yet not with war, force and coercion, but again by example, by moral leadership, by inspiration and cooperation, and with utmost respect for all and from all.

That is the American way, and that is the way it always will be.

Let there be peace on our planet Earth!

The United States of America, with your acknowledgement of all, will continue to lead the way.

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The Program

By Petr Buben - Nov 22nd, 2008 at 5:13 pm EST

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1. Universal single payer healthcare system, just as the rest of the world. It'l be less expensive, support the economy and the country, and it wont violate human rights just as current "system" does. Have concurrently private plans also.

2. Withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan immediately. No eastern push in Europe, no radar defense. Provide security and peace by mutual accords. Engage the region economically and politically, not with new weapons.

3. Cut defence budget by 30%. Eliminate all waste. Keep the deterrent, keep Usa the strongest in the world. Immediately stop the torture practices, immediately shut down Guantanamo base camp.

4. Eliminate tremendous waste in Medicare system.

5. Prevent monopolies to corrupt the market, especially in the oil industry. Prevent the usage of dangerous, out-of-control financial tools in the finance industry - lead, regulate sensibly. Defend the healthy market conditions.

6. Deal with 911 openly. Investigate. Say what it really was - a controlled demolition. We have seen it live on tv.

7. Car industry - invest in this country, build factories (not only car factories) and manufacture here, not in China. Support the car industry, also redistribute the robbery profits from oil monopolies to car industry.

8. Raise minimum wage to a reasonable level.

9. Eliminate the Dept of Homeland Security, immediately after the last unfortunate war security fallout is settled (the endles war of civilizations and occupations).

10. Completely reevaluate the relationship with Cuba - install normal relations, promote free enterprise, American interests while respecting that local system - let Cubans themselves establish their own system.

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What if....?

By Roseville City School Board Member - Oct 21st, 2008 at 5:54 pm EDT

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HOW RACISM WORKS…..

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain was still married to the first woman he said "I do" to?
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Michelle Obama was a wife who not only became addicted to pain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama was a member of the Keating-5?
What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.

You are The Boss... which team would you hire?
With America facing historic debt, 2 wars, stumbling health care, a weakened dollar, all-time high prison population, mortgage crises, bank foreclosures, etc.

Educational Background:

Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

vs.

McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Now, which team are you going to hire ?

PS: What if Barack Obama had an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?....

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Obama Over McCain In a Heartbeat

By Roseville City School Board Member - Sep 18th, 2008 at 1:13 am EDT

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You are The Boss... which team would you hire?

With America facing historic debt, multiple war fronts, stumbling

health care, a weakened dollar, all-time high prison population,

skyrocketing Federal spending, mortgage crises, bank foreclosures, etc.,

this is an unusually critical election year.

Let's look at the educational background of your two options:

Obama:

Occidental College - Two years.

Columbia University - B.A. political science with a specialization in international relations.

Harvard - Jurist Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

& Biden:

University of Delaware - B.A. in history and B.A. in political science.

Syracuse University College of Law - Jurist Doctor (J.D.)

vs.

McCain:

United States Naval Academy - Class rank 894 of 899

& Palin:

Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester

North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study

University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism

Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester

University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in journalism

Now, which team are you going to hire ?

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The NYT and Sarah

By Dee Dee, CalVFO Co-Chair; Delegate, Assembly District 4 - Sep 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm EDT

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Read and share - with everyone! The truth will set us all free!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14palin.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

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Even Politico questions McCain's VP pick

By Dee Dee, CalVFO Co-Chair; Delegate, Assembly District 4 - Aug 30th, 2008 at 7:36 pm EDT

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Please read and circulate widely. This is information that we need to be using as we go about canvassing and tabling. If Politico is questioning McCain's pick, we know something's up.

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Scholars_question_Palin_credentials

He's busy pandering to Hillary supporters, as if they are too ignorant to see what he is trying to pull. They should be made aware of this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/29/palin-hillary-clintons-wh_n_122504.html

"Worst VO Pick in U. S. History": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/the-worst-vice-presidenti_b_122491.html

Ted Stevens promoted her during her gubernatorial run http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/palin_ad_starring_ted_stevens.php

He knew nothing about her before putting her within rech of the presidency: http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/mccain-didnt-know-palin-before.html

There's plenty more where this came from, but you get the idea. She makes Barack look like Thomas Jefferson in the experience realm!

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Palin's environmental record

By Dee Dee, CalVFO Co-Chair; Delegate, Assembly District 4 - Aug 30th, 2008 at 1:06 am EDT

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Received this evening from the Sierra Club. Note that her husband works for BP. That's not mentioned in the transcript of her speech.

Shocking Choice by John McCain

WASHINGTON-- Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.

“Senator McCain’s choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.

“Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP (formerly British Petroleum), has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaska’s coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.

“This is Senator McCain’s first significant choice in building his executive team and it’s a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCain’s commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil.”

So, no one knows who she is, he met her once, she's to the right of right...

Is McCain campaigning for Barack, or what?

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Obamanos!

By Roseville City School Board Member - Aug 25th, 2008 at 9:13 pm EDT

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OBAMANOS! A Man With the Courage of Robert Kennedy

Steven-Ybarra.jpg By Steven J. Ybarra, JD

Finally, after eight years there is a budget and a plan for the Latino voter! It must really gall a bunch of folks within the Democratic National Committee (DNC) (who have bought off on the Dean theory of kumbaya and let us do a fifty state plan) to see that Obama gets it. You have to win Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.

The twenty million dollars is going to be a real squeaker. Lets face it 20 million is not really enough. I knew that if I said 40 million the east coasters would go crazy or think I was. Now there is barely enough time to get the real job done - this all needed to get started four years ago. But you go to war with the army you have, right?

So what is the question of the day? It seems that we Latinos need to step up to the plate and get ready to raise money for this earmarked effort. Not since Bobby Kennedy have we seen a real commitment from a presidential candidate to our voters and issues. Obama, in fact, looks like one guy who wants to go the distance.

I have seen courageous men and women in my lifetime. They are people who despite being afraid continue to do the job. There are certainly three people in this election year who by those standards are courageous.

One without a doubt is McCain. [Not for what he is doing in this race because he has surrendered his courage to the Republifacists who must now maintain their so-called honor. Even Sun Tzu in the art of War a thousand years ago knew that this was a weakness. No man of honor has to really maintain his honor, either he has it, or he doesn't.] The second person in the race with real courage is Michelle Obama.

Finally the person with all the courage is Obama, who is under constant attack now that he is the nominee.

Senator Obama has challenged us as Americans to believe that we can do what America has the capability of doing. Obama has challenged us as Americans to get back hope. Obama has challenged us as Americans to look into the better nature of ourselves and see the possibility and for all these things, he is being attacked. He looks at all of us and says let us get going or in Spanish vámonos.

He is being attacked for challenging America the way it was challenged in the Revolution, the Civil War, and World War II. Is this any reason for him to be attacked? I listen to the right wing nuts say that he is pictured as the messiah. I just want a president who cares about the people in this country and this hemisphere.

I am going out to help raise the money that Obama says he wants to commit to our vote. I know he has the money already, I just want to prove the point that loyalty is a two way street. The answer to each of the questions of the day is and has always been when someone stands with you - stand with them. We may lose this election but it will not be for lack of my trying.

My old friend Cesar Chavez used to say Sí se puede! He would go through the whole conjugation of the verb until he got to the statement no tengo poder. This means I have no power. When we as a nation admit we cannot do something, it means we are powerless as a people. I know, as did Cesar, that admitting that one is powerless means that others will control their existence.

No one controls my existence. I am responsible for my country and myself. I know we can as a nation do better, be better, and have hope again about our future for our children yet unborn.

Until today, I signed off all my DNC correspondence with the term Siempre Adelante, which means always forward. From today until my term in office ends, I will sign it off - OBAMANOS!

p.s. If you would like to contribute to the effort to get Mexican American and other Latino voters to vote in this election for Obama go to www.Obamanos.us for information on how to do that and for the links to many site already up and running.

Thanks Barak soy en su lado!

©Steven Ybarra Jis a retired civil rights attorney who operates a consultant company in California. He is a member of the Democratic National Committee and a long time political activist. Contact Steven at: sjybarra@aol.com. This article is copyright by Steven J. Ybarra JD, originally published in www.Hispanicvista.com and Obsnews.com but permission is granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media if this entire credit paragraph is attached.

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Dem Convention Themes Hit Unity, Security, Change - See You There!

By Roseville City School Board Member - Aug 14th, 2008 at 3:36 am EDT

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Dem convention themes hit unity, security, change

Associated Press - August 11, 2008 10:54 AM ET

DENVER (AP) - Democrats announced the nightly themes for their Denver convention today, stressing unity, security and change.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, co-chair of the convention, said the theme for the August 25th opening night will be "One Nation," with a speech by Michelle Obama.

The August 26th theme is "Renewing America's Promise" with a speech by Sen. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama's chief rival for the presidential nomination.

On August 27th, the theme is "Securing America's Future" with an acceptance speech by Obama's still-unannounced vice presidential candidate.

The theme for August 28th, the night Obama formally accepts the nomination at the Denver Broncos' football stadium, is "Change You Can Believe In."

Party officials also said elected leaders, policy experts and convention speakers will respond to voter questions during an "America's Town Hall" segment on each of the convention's first three nights.

Text and video questions can be submitted online at http://www.DemConvention.com/townhall through August 27th.

Residents of Atlanta, Columbus, Ohio, Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Richmond, Virginia, and Tampa, Florida, will be able to record questions or individual stories during "open call" sessions. Times and locations for the recording sessions have not been announced.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Mexican Migration into U.S. Lesson for Obama and McCain

By Roseville City School Board Member - Aug 8th, 2008 at 2:34 am EDT

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Time for historical lesson on Mexican migration into U.S.
By Arturo Villarreal and Charley Trujillo
Published in San Jose Mercury News

Immigration is driven by historical and economic necessity on both sides of the border. There are times when the United States needs Mexican labor, such as during World War I and World War II, that migration is encouraged. During economic downturns, migration is discouraged. Repression is directed toward this population, such as during the Great Depression, the economic recession of the 1950s and the present downturn.

Perhaps by analyzing and understanding history, we can change our perspective on the issue - not by building a fence across the border but by building a bridge between two countries that share a long history. It is difficult to comprehend that a physical barrier across the border will fence in history.

Most discussions of Mexican migration into the United States lack a historical perspective that lead to characterize it as a spontaneous and recent phenomenon. However, people of Mexican origin are descendants of one of the six original world civilizations and whose ancestors help lay the foundation for the development of the present-day Southwest and other regions.

The melting pot theory of assimilation and its assumptions are most often used by journalists, politicians and citizens who don't believe Mexican immigrants, legal or not, are productive members of society. At best, this theory is applicable to ethnic immigrants of European heritage. Unlike European immigrants who had to traverse an ocean, this theory does not apply to Native Americans or Mexicans who are indigenous to America.

The first significant contact between whites and Chicanos led to the Texas revolt of 1834-36 when the symbolic battle of the Alamo occurred. Many of the whites in the Alamo were undocumented because Mexico barred further white immigration into Texas in 1830. Armed with a strong military and the ideological doctrine of manifest destiny that deemed the United States as people chosen by God to rule from sea to shining sea, the United States invaded Mexico in 1846.

Mexico lost the war and signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Mexico ceded California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and parts of Nevada, Utah and Wyoming for $15 million. Under the treaty, remaining Mexicans became U.S. citizens with all rights of property, language and religion. However, the provisions were ignored; or, in the case of property, it was taken by legal and extralegal means.

Violence against Chicanos by vigilantes and law enforcement officials was so severe that scores left for Mexico. Violence faced by those remaining was comparable to what blacks faced in the South. By the early 1900s, cheap Mexican labor was needed for work in the mines, railroads, agriculture and other industries. During this period, Mexicans also migrated to the Midwest and Northwest. The Mexican Revolution and World War I also contributed to push and pull factors that brought migration of Mexicans into the United States. It is estimated one-eighth of Mexico's population legally moved into the United States during this period.

Mexican labor has been instrumental in the development of infrastructure and capital accumulation in the United States. However, with the economic depression of the 1930s, Mexican labor was no longer necessary. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans were deported. This deportation included U.S. citizens, a practice that continues.

Racial categorization in the United States is the confusion of race, nationality and ethnicity, whereby people of Mexican origin are always suspect of being foreign, regardless of legal status. To the dominant society, however, they are all indistinguishable. Unlike European immigrant groups who are removed geographically from home countries, Chicano culture and language are reinforced by new arrivals from Mexico. Unlike immigrants from other countries who can forge a new place for themselves, migrants from Mexico have a ready-made niche for them because of historical circumstances. Historical perceptions and stereotypes of Mexicans precede them as they venture into other parts of the United States. Hopefully, by understanding our shared history, we can refrain from stereotyping and scapegoating Mexicans.

ARTURO VILLARREAL is a professor at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose. CHARLEY TRUJILLO is a writer and publisher in San Jose. They wrote this article for the Mercury News.

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_10112627

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All the news that's fit to blog

By Dee Dee, CalVFO Co-Chair; Delegate, Assembly District 4 - Jul 31st, 2008 at 12:17 am EDT

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Here is my latest contribution, for your reading enjoyment. Thanks to Curtis Walker, Nevada County, for many excellent contributions!

The Nation Magazine, "An Open Letter to Barack Obama". Exemplifies one of the beautiful things about this campaign: the ability for people to voice their opinion in rational, non-threatening manner.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080818/open_letter

The Back Forty: "Veterans Issues Under Friendly Fire"

http://www.ruralvotes.com/thebackforty/?p=219

A ridiculous site by the posted by the RNC, deisgned to keep the smears alive

http://www.barackbook.com/

VetVoice.com:

Cheney Uninvited from Convention for Disabled Vets

http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1681

McBush a Disgrace to Veterans

http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=3309048018AFF1CEF117CB120994BE1D?diaryId=1665

Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed Slam McCain's Desperate Tactics - DIGG It!

http://digg.com/politics/Chuck_Hagel_and_Jack_Reed_Slam_McCain_s_Desperate_Tactics?OTC-em-st1

And for your viewing pleasure, and a little comic relief:

The Commander in Chief Test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgF39TRCPPEHope you're all having a good evening!

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Barack Morning Buzz - 7-16-08

By Barack Daily Buzz - Victory2008.net - Jul 16th, 2008 at 8:40 am EDT

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Barack Morning Buzz - 7-16-08
On to Victory in November

(1) Potential Veeps Joining Obama for Security Talk
Associated Press
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_el_pr/obama_1

(2) Obama Has Commanding 24 Point Lead over McCain in California
Carla Marinucci-San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/15/MN2T11PHGD.DTL&tsp=1

(3) Obama Has 7 Point Lead on McCain
John Whitesides-Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1535315320080716

(4) Obama Shoring Up Vital Hispanic Voting Bloc
Agence France Presse-AFP
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iB5o0qVSE2rAn2BueOKcPWgyhqEA

(5) Obama and McCain Clash over Iraq
Reuters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26m0AiUyIA

(6) Potential Running Mates for Obama
Mark Davis-Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-markdavis_16edi.ART.State.Edition1.4d753b5.html

(7) Racial Rifts-Obama's Candidacy a Rorschach Test for Nation's Minorities
Angie Chuang-Newhouse News Service
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008053408_raceriffop16.html

(8) Obama's Brave (New?) World
Pepe Escobar-Asia Times-Middle East
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JG17Ak02.html

(9) Obama Steers Clears of Michigan Muslims He May Need to Win State
Heidi Przybyla-Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aErcM5VoV0jA&refer=home

(10) McCain Boxes Obama in on Iraq
Toby Harnden-Telegraph-UK
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_harnden/blog/2008/07/16/john_mccain_boxes_barack_obama_in_on_iraq

(11) Is the Obama "Satire" Funny
CBS News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHL6WFeXWAw

(12) Why Obama Should be Thanking His Satirists
Irshad Manji-Globe and Mail-Australia
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080716.wcomanji16/BNStory/specialComment/home

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Sacramentans, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado Support Obama in Election

By Roseville City School Board Member - Jul 13th, 2008 at 2:18 am EDT

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Sacramentans strongly support Obama in election
July 11, 2008

A majority of Sacramentans have stated they will vote for Senator Barack Obama for president of the United States, according to a recently-released Sacramento State survey. While 52 percent would vote for Senator Obama, 35 percent stated they would vote for Senator John McCain and 12 percent did not yet know for whom they would cast their vote.

The survey, conducted by Sacramento State professor Amy Liu and her students through the Institute for Social Research, was taken in late February and early March. Area residents were asked for whom they would vote if Obama and McCain receive the nod from their respective parties.

In addition, residents were asked about the issues they will take into account when they head to the polls this November. The economy (22 percent) and the war in Iraq (20 percent) are the two most important issues. However, Republicans are more concerned about national security and terrorism (12 percent) than health care (5 percent), while Democrats feel health care (15 percent) is a more important issue than security and terrorism (2 percent).

Obama is favored by area residents who find the economy (61 percent vs. 26 percent) and affordable health care (63 percent vs. 25 percent) to be big problems and who believe the war is not worth it (70 percent vs. 18 percent). McCain draws a great deal of support from those who are deeply concerned about national security and terrorism (79 percent vs. 12 percent), border control and immigration (54 percent vs. 31 percent) and who think the war is worthwhile (71 percent vs. 17 percent).

Other findings include:
• While 52 percent of residents support Obama, he is favored to a greater extent by Hispanics (64 percent) and other non-white residents (66 percent), those age 40 or younger (61 percent), those with college degrees(58 percent) and women (56 percent).
• Fully 80 percent of Democrats say they would favor Obama, while 68 percent of Republicans favor McCain.
• Area residents who believe the U.S. should set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq are more likely to vote for Obama (73 percent) than McCain (18 percent). On the other hand, McCain draws a great deal of support from those who believe we should keep our troops in Iraq until we have achieved our goal there (66 percent for McCain vs. 20 percent for Obama).
• More Republicans would vote for Obama (22 percent) than Democrats would vote for McCain (11 percent). Independents and those with other party affiliations would choose Obama (50 percent) over McCain (34 percent).

The survey was a computer-assisted telephone survey of 1,200 randomly selected adults from Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties. It has a margin of error of 3 percent

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Woodland Volunteers Celebrate Fourth of July Events All Day!

By tgypsy - Jul 11th, 2008 at 10:09 am EDT

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(Leslie Marcus wrote up this summary of the Fourth of July activities in Woodland. I'm posting this on her behalf.)

Yolo United volunteers were busy in Woodland on the Fourth of July, setting up voter registration tables at three different locations in order to be available and accessible to all wishing to register for the first time, re-register as Democrats, or as Permanent Vote by Mail voters, or after having moved or had a name change. The City of Woodland was kind enough to allow us to set up at these venues, and the firefighters repeatedly offered our volunteers a shade tent, bottles of water, and even breakfast! Read More »

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Hillary Blog Removes Obama Put-Downs!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm EDT

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