In your life time experience, has hope ever died? How does it feel when our hope is lost or shattered for a brisk moment due to a disappointment- whether we were turned down for a job that mean't everything; or just lost hope in our love life?
That empty feeling in the gut is horrible! Isn’t it? How can we live on a daily basis with no hope at all?
My country men have no hope! Sierra Leoneans and other Africans, help is on the way; do not give up. Keep trying, and find comfort in something, anything that can give you hope; but no “vein” hope.
Hope, life is full of hope, hope the pillow of life, but no vein hope.
Quote by Yandouba Monahan
To all my potential readers,
If you've never heard of Sierra Leone, it is the small country on the West
Coast of Africa, smaller than South Carolina. If you saw the movie “Blood
Diamonds”, this is the country and I am one of the war survivors who
Now that you’ve read my autobiography and visited my website at:
www.yandoubaglobalinitiative.org, you now know and understand what my
stance, objectives and goals are.
You now also know that I owe an obligation to those I left behind, those
whom I believe are quite capable but have no means of making life better
even if they wanted to; their corrupt government officials will not let or
allow citizens of Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa to advance or
emerge; but instead, being used for what the continent has while the people
suffer and suffer and suffer with no hope for the future.
You know, suffering can be alright if one has hope for the future, but when
one suffers on a daily basis for basic human needs such as nutrition and
My heart aches for those who are hanging in there; my heart aches even
more for those millions who got tired of waiting and are letting go every
second of the day. This keeps me going everyday as I must return and give
my fellow Africans a better life, give them hope, teach them basic
knowledge and skills.
Personally, I do not believe in HANDOUTS as most non for profits do;
because handouts are only temporary aid as the root of the problems will
From my personal experience, I know HANDOUTS do not work! They
only help feed a family or a person temporarily, maybe for a month or a
week or longer; but what happens after that? They need more and more…
What we need to do for Africa and Africans is create jobs, create factory
jobs, strengthen and regulate the agricultural sector, eliminate those
unpatriotic leaders; allow Africa and Africans to interact with the rest of the
world as a wealthy continent that it is. Educate the children of Africa to
interact and compete with the rest of the world as doctors, engineers, IT
professionals, lawyers, scientists, agriculturists; allow African children to use
One can only use critical thinking skills if one is healthy and have a "full
belly". Continuous hunger and starvation deteriorates the brain cells, physical
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This movie found it's way to me and I haven't even watched but the first 15 minutes of it and it hit me that this would be something that all American's might want to see right now. It's a tribute to the people of New York City and how they "Came Together" after the 9/11 events, using John Lennon's words and music. I can tell it is very uplifting and emotional. It was broadcast live on October 2, 2002. I don't know where I was then but I was asleep and too wrapped up in my own little life garbage problems to know it was happening. I'm wide awake now and I believe, as a nation, we could use a LOT of uplifting RIGHT NOW. It would be a huge reminder of what the people of our great nation did as they came together after 9/11 and we can do it again. Today, it seems that our nation is falling apart and we all need this reminder. I highly recommend to every American that they watch this video as soon as possible. Give it a shot, you might be happily surprised.
Peace, Love and Light,
Nancy Freemanilene@reikifree.com
does fear of flying or death take us thereto know life older than any witnessand now past, may have eyes forseen our dareto greedily seek for our uniquenessonce tearing free from our primitive rootmore fragile than the tree, to think and willcould humanity take us from disputeor will violence feed us our fatal pill?concern not for another's attendancewho keeps to assuage intellectual prideas captains map amoral contrivanceof right, but confess a just course abidethey'll speak with no doubt of true directionwhile more, appeasing perceived mutiniesthan terms imbibed in common religioncould we know truth from man's hypotheses?coroners will define life from its deathand vision life's divination by linelike rings of trees never reveal its breathwill Horus' eye remain bounded in trinefingers and symbols just point back at youlike breath is not caught in your reflection Nihilism, will words always bring you towhy, do we accept nothing over One?
Written 3/17/2009, Copyright ME Wilson
Here is a copy of a response I posted to another blog discussing overpopulation.
Overpopulation is the biggest problem facing the world today. And I am deeply concerned that very few people seem to realize that this is such a huge problem. Today, there are about 200,000 more people on Earth than there were yesterday. 200,000 net gain, counting births and deaths. It took until about 1800 for the world human population to reach one billion. 123 years later, In 1927, it reached 2 billion. 47 years later, in 1974, we got up to 4 billion. In 1999, 25 years later, the population was at 6 billion. Our population is exploding at a ridiculous rate, and it all comes down to food. From what I have read, almost of the people who recognized this problem think it can be solved with some sort of birth control. This, I think, is very unreasonable as birth control could, at its best, be only a slight delay to our population's seemingly inexorable climb. Population is directly related to food availability. Few people would argue this point when talking about any animal species but we seem to think of humans as excluded from that category. After all, we must be vastly superior to any animal, we're the ones who rule the world. But we're also the ones who are systematically destroying the world, killing anything that gets in our way of complete domination of our environment. This way of life started around 10,000 years ago, with the start of the agricultural revolution. The problem of overpopulation was pretty much inevitable when we took control of our food supply, allowing us to outgrow the restrictions of our environment. Soon, tribes were wiped out and replaced by cities. Today, more than 30% of the world's land is being used to grow crops or raise cattle! There is almost no more room to grow food. But every year we increase our food supply and every year our population grows. By 2050 we are projected to have at least 9 billion people on Earth. It is very unlikely that the planet can support that much biomass as 1 species is already dying each day to support our growth. Im running out of room to type so I will just say this: if the food supply stops growing so will the population. I encourage anyone who reads this to do your own research and specifically, look up Daniel Quinn.
The first amendment"all men are created equal"
So to all those who think bigotry is over let me remind you, that if you voted in CA,FL or AZ and voted against gay rights YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR CONSCIOUS....
Especially after watching the people crying on TV saying I cant believe this finally happened about Barack being elected...HOW DID YOU VOTE IN CA OR FL... I guess gay people are not considered people to you.....
Religion is not part of the constitution and after 200 years of waiting for a black president its mind boggling how so many of you had no problem discriminating against another minority..
We are NOT one......yet .... as Barack has hoped .... it is truly staggering to me how one minority can discriminate against another as the vote showed in CA and FL..... when the black vote was 70-30 to take away gay rights on the props....
yep .... how soon people forget what they are voting for ..i guess they cant even remember after they voted for the president, in the election booth....
For all of you who feel gays are not people according to the first amendment....remember how you feel when you are discriminated against and the thoughts that ran through your own minds on why you weren't considered as good as anyone else....
Im white... alot of my friends are white and we all voted for Barack and never even considered race..... but after the election it really became evident amidst all the hoopla on TV that these same people I watched crying in happiness had no problem taking away the rights of another minority....
Its truly amazing....listening to all the people on TV so happy when there is another minority who was thrown under the bus without a second thought...
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Good Morning! One of our MyBO bloggers has posted the transcript of Senator Obama's speech:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/amandascott/gGgscy
Senator Obama gave a wonderful speech which included his promise of setting a goal of ending deaths by malaria by 2015. He outlined specifics including:
"The first project of my Small and Medium Enterprise fund will be investing in the developing world’s capacity to meet the demand for 730 million bednets. We’ll also increase access to doctors and nurses through a new program – Health Infrastructure 2020 – that trains medical professionals in countries around the world, and gives them incentives to stay there. And we’ll invest in research and development into new vaccines, and ensure that low cost anti-malaria drugs are available everywhere.
This effort must bring together governments from around the world. It must be a public-private partnership that draws on the resources, and ideas, and resilience of business and non-profits and faith groups. It must be a cause for countless individuals, and a common goal that unites us all."
Remember, ONE asked all the candidates to committ to visiting Africa during their first elected term in office. Senator Obama, a supporter of ONE and PEPFAR, has agreed to the visit. Please take a few minutes to read the speech....Thanks! Denise
In 100's of cities around the world Chalk4Peace 2008 Sept 13-21
We suppirt Barack Obama - Hope For The World At Large
Please copy this & forward this to your contactsThis is non political campaign- whether we are left, right or centrist,PEACE is in all of our interests, especially our children:)Its Time To Get Out The Chalk!Global Chalk4Peace2008 - Sept 13 - 21stDuring the week of international peace events~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~United Kingdom...United States...Egypt...Austria...Germany...Canada...Ecuador...Puerto Rico...France...Chile...Iran...Iraq...Mexico...Spain...Italy...Cypress...Israel... In hundreds of towns and cities - Everywhere!"Our Streets Are OUR Media"WE have TOTAL access -"We CAN Make the difference"_______________________________________http://www.infinitepossibility.orgChanging The World By Changing The Conversation"Please Support The work of this website----------------------------------------------------------------------Mission Possible "Our World Working For ALL of Us"We CAN Make THE Difference!THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13th - 21st Chalk4Peace!On the pavements and sidewalks of our towns and citiesYou are invited to Take Action! -For your local organiser, LOOK IN THE MIRROR(Scroll down for "WHAT CAN YOU DO?" to Participate in thisGLOBAL outpouring of public art. Where we makeour personal statements for peace on the pavements and sidewalks ofour cities all over our world.")Chalk4Peace IS HAPPENING!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjATioFPCIAll around the globe, together we are decorating, dedicating anddeclaring, in deep sincerity our collective call for peace.Chalk4Peace is about our empowerment. We The People, our globalculture, all people everywhere and our common desire to live in peace.The Chalk4Peace project has already transformed the experience ofthousands of people attending demonstrations for peace and publicgatherings all over theworld during the past 3 years. Chalk4Peace is both a tool and aconduit for non violent public self expression,and participation in the growing global movement for peace.Chalk4Peace is an opportunity for all of us of all ages to make ourfeelings known, especially the young, whose future is in dire jeopardyas our global village falls faster and faster into the fear breedingfear breeding fear spiral.Our global culture is teetering on the edge of extinction.No one person alone can turn this around, but together WE CAN!"The Structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man, oneparty,or one nation. It must be a peace which rests on the cooperativeeffort of the whole world"... Eleanor RooseveltOur basic human instincts drive us to seek safety. This is what thischaos is all about.Our essential human survival instincts are actingout of context with the wider global cultural need resulting inmistrust, fear and conflict.Everywhere the media is bombarding us with WAR TALK, distractions andnegative belief patterns that encourage us to believe that the futureof our world is out of our hands entirely.One place we still have communal access to, is OUR STREETS.We can balance our GLOBAL CONVERSATION with collective self-expressionusing OUR STREETS AS OUR MEDIA!Chalk4Peace is one step, a catalyst that can transform our globalconversation as we the people, en masse make our statement that is our commonaspiration for peace.START NOW! Just DO IT!Carry some chalk with you, invite a friend with you, to chalkinspirations on the pavement whenever and wherever you fancy.Chalk is harmless, cheap and washes away within a few days.Especially PARTICIPATE in the Sept 13th - 21stGLOBAL Chalk4Peace ACTION!Make it happen in your Community!(Scroll down further for "WHAT CAN YOU DO?")Lets us turn our grey streets into a living river of colour andpossibility - With poetry, hearts, peace symbols, empowering statements, alsoexpressions of our frustrations and despair.All will be seen for several days by thousands of people, then as theyare washed away by the elements WE CAN CONTINUE to find fresh placesto Chalk4Peace.We don't need to be an artist to Chalk4Peace. Every statement, howeversmall or large becomes part of the amazing tapestry that is ourglobal future.This unique event conceivably, could be the largest of its kind inmodern history.It is a global effort that is happening.We The People are spreading the word and making the effort to be apart of this huge creative endeavor to bring Peace back into the equation.It is our goal for at least one million or more of us to participatewith this sidewalk/pavement chalk extravaganza, at thousands of locations, in asmany countries, cities and towns around the world as is possible.So WHAT CAN YOU DO to help make this happen?1. NETWORK this email to your friends, contacts and where ever elseseems appropriate2. JOIN the Yahoo grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chalk4Peaceor send a blank email to:Chalk4Peace-subscribe@yahoogroups.comalso facebook groupTo network with others around the world who will be Chalking4Peace.3. EMAIL:viziondanz@infinitepossibility.orgto let us know what you are doing in your community, and please sendus pictures. Or to find out how you can participate in the project.4. ARRANGE with you local businesses, libraries, churches, mosques,synagogues, restaurants, supermarkets etc to chalk on the pavementoutside their premises during the 13th to 21sr of September and wheneverelse.IDENTIFY public squares such and inviteall your friends and your friends' friends to show up with a fewboxes of chalk, or even get some from your local quarry.TAKE extra chalk with you to hand out to passers-by.5. USE this Email as a press release for you local TV, Radio andNewspapers.Let them know that Chalk4Peace is happening ASAP to get themomentum going.6. DOCUMENT YOUR Chalk4peace actions with photos and video.Send them to your local media - copies for our website will be greatlyappreciated - send to: viziondanz@infinitepossibility.org7. ENGAGE co-creatively in local communal efforts, strengthenworking relationships and find what it takesto stand for peace and freedom.8. Have lots of FUN and keep onChalking4Peace after the September event."FUN The Final Frontier"How did Chalk4Peace begin?"Message in a bottle"http://www.infinitepossibility.org/chalk/message/http://www.infinitepossibility.org/chalkhttp://www.myspace.com/chalk4peacefor Chalk4Peace locations in Americahttp://www.chalk4peace.orgIts time for us to move beyond the "No to War" position and cometogether"Saying Yes2Peace""If we don't create our future, our past will create it for us"http://www.infinitepossibility.org/yes1Lets skip the war bit and just get to the peaceGreet someone new today,look into their eyes, smile, say hello,shake their hand ...LET THE PEACE BEGIN!Brian:)--1+1=11We Are S.Y.N.E.R.G.Y"There is nothing wrong with our world, we are just having a weird conversation" "Reclaim the conversation" "Our New World Order IS Lovehttp://www.infinitepossibility.orgPlease support the work of this websitewith a financial contribution if you are able to. Profile @ http://www.infinitepossibility.org/movies http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=522206103http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=viziondanzhttp://www.myspace.com/viziondanz http://www.myspace.com/chalk4peace Social Acupuncturehttp://www.infinitepossibility.org/saSunrise Celebrationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFunT6c_Pl0 The Synergy Project videohttp://youtube.com/watch?v=ecPKHAW0AXA Waveform/Earthdance documentaryhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=AIC5T22-MDgThe Movement For Peace Enters A New Phasehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cSDimvFYVU "This is what democracy looks like"http://youtube.com/watch?v=FZ01Z2pC2Is Dedicated to the child inside each one of us, All the children and All the children to come
Even though it may not look like it or feel like it, you are making progress.
Continue working towards progress instead of perfection.
Nothing or no no one is perfect.
Just keep taking steps.
Keep making those phone calls.
Continue following your plan.
Remain focused on your goal.
Do what you have to do right now to get to the next level.
Complete every task.
Keep every promise and commitment.
Don't look back.
Let no one weaken your walk of faith and determination.
Remain teachable.
Place yourself in a blessing position by associating with people on-the-grow.
Talk with teachers.
Walk with winners.
Climb with champions.
Study successful people.
Something great is about to happen for you!
Start giving thanks right now before you can even see the outward manisfestation of your prayers and desires.
Everything you do from this day forward will take you further away or closer to your potential for successful living.
-by Dr. Jewel Diamond Taylor, Motivational Speaker & Author
One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
one bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship,
one handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
one word can frame the goal
One vote can change a nation,
one sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness,
one laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start a journey,
one word start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
one touch can show you care.
One voice to speak wisdom,
one heart can know what's true.
One life makes the difference,
you see "You are the one".
This year’s biggest summer blockbuster may never be seen in the theatre. This year the prize for most hyped movie of the summer goes to campaign attack ads or….ATTACK OF MCCAIN: AD WARS 08! Featuring an all-star cast that includes Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Charlton Heston and of course this summer’s biggest celeb…THE CHOSEN ONE! OBAMA!!!!!
Following in the footsteps of Oliver Stone, Director (and campaign manager) Rick Davis has woven fact & fantasy into a carefully crafted tale of an ideological, young politician who spouts beautiful rhetoric while attempting to wrest the prize of the presidency from political legend John McCain. While on his quest, Young Obama is seduced by the DARK SIDE of politics. He begins a great struggle to keep the people under the control of the EVIL EMPIRE OF FOREIGN OIL. Thirty year political veteran John McCain is pulled from retirement to stop Obama’s evil mission and save the free world from itself. After an intense confrontation involving charges of racism and light sabres (think George Lucas meets HEAT OF THE NIGHT) we realize that Obama has a messiah complex that brings back the ghost of Charlton Heston (a special treat for NRA viewers) to end the onslaught of evil that follows Young Obama where ever he goes. Shot as a series of vignettes against the backdrop of Europe, the Mid East and an Ohio German Sausage Shop this is one movie you won’t be able to miss this summer….no matter how hard you try! (McCain is spending $140,000.00 per DAY to run the Britney/Paris ad alone.)
In the long run though, ATTACK OF MCCAIN seems a bit unfulfilling. Historically it is a little too inaccurate. In the first vignette we learn that Obama only visits troops if he can bring along cameras. But subsequent reports showed this to be a false statement. The film also doesn’t follow the established story line well. Young Obama complains that “they’ll try to scare you by saying I don’t look like the president on the dollar bill” and McCain immediately calls it racism. A great scene but it seems to forget about the previous McCain short, SEAL A lovely June 08 release that features a dollar bill with Obama’s head super-imposed over the president’s head. Ooops! I know it’s only a movie but you like it to follow it’s own history. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDTJDv4hevU&feature=related)
The biggest issue is that the audience finds out a great deal about how bad Obama is; but learns little if anything about what McCain stands FOR. It leaves you yearning for a return to the themes of his 2000 masterpiece, THE STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS. But unfortunately, stars do age and it may be that today’s McCain is just not up to the same level of performance that he used to be. (Hey, even Sean Connery doesn’t do action films anymore.)
The reviews have been mixed. Veteran star, McCain says it’s “humorous” and claims he’s “proud” of his work this summer. Life-long character actor & perpetual movie sidekick Joe Lieberman says rising young star Obama is a “gifted and eloquent young man not ready to lead”.
But others have not been as kind.
Oh, well, I didn't see it -- I think it's kinda stupid," she says. "I'm just too old-hat for it. In fact, the other two, I didn't even know who they were.
Roberta McCain, mother of star John McCain
“There has been a very intentional effort to paint him as somebody outside the mainstream…he’s not one of us….I think the McCain campaign has been scrupulous about not directly saying it, but it's the subtext of this campaign. Everybody knows that. There are certain kinds of signals. As a native of the south, I can tell you, when you see this Charlton Heston ad, 'The One,' that's code for, 'he's uppity, he ought to stay in his place.' Everybody gets that who is from a southern background. We all understand that. When McCain comes out and starts talking about affirmative action, 'I'm against quotas,' we get what that's about."
Republican David Gergen, Advisor to both Republican & Democratic Presidents
"I think we should be in a post-racial environment…I think Sen. [Barack] Obama has done an admirable job of that. I don't think he has race-baited. I think he has been very good about that."
Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., a supporter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz
I found this McCain campaign ad "The One" to be one of the most offensive ads we have seen in American politics to date.
At best, this ad implies that those who plan to support Senator Obama are looking for a new savior or a replacement Messiah.
But many are reading it even more darkly as an attempt to portray Obama as an anti-Christ figure. A vote for Senator Obama is a vote for the man we think will make the best President, not for a new Messiah. As Christians, we have one Lord And Savior. Jesus Christ. It is blasphemous to suggest otherwise.
And it is beyond offensive to suggest that Senator Obama is a false Messiah or the anti-Christ himself. How low can we go? It shows the McCain campaign is willing to make a mockery of our faith to feed people's fears. Christians need to reject this out of hand.
Mara Vanderslice, founder and director of the pro-Obama religious group Matthew 25 Network.
And I think Kathy Hilton summed it up perfectly:
I've been asked again and again for my response to the now infamous McCain celebrity ad. I actually have three responses. It is a complete waste of the money John McCain's contributors have donated to his campaign. It is a complete waste of the country's time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs. And it is a completely frivolous way to choose the next President of the United States.
Kathy Hilton, Mother of Paris Hilton and financial contributor to McCain’s Campaign.
(Who would have thought that Paris’s Mom would be so smart?)
reprinted with permission from www.nemokc.blogspot.com
Dear Friends,
I just returned from a trip to Rwanda with my friend Senator Bill Frist, MD and leaders from both political parties. Senator Frist and I went to Rwanda not as politicians, but as students, to learn about people who are rebuilding their country after the unspeakable horror of genocide.
My news from Rwanda is very encouraging. The hard work of the Rwandan people and the generosity of Americans are coming together in partnership to create a model for how we can end poverty in the most desperate countries on earth.
I came home more convinced then ever that we're all in this together. Rwandans' daily struggle to start anew, even as they deal with poverty and disease, is also our own struggle to build a more prosperous and safer world.
To further the progress in Rwanda and spread that hope, we need to take full advantage of this election year. That's why Senator Frist and I will be meeting with our respective parties' leaders in the next few weeks, as they're writing the platforms that will be unveiled at the presidential nominating conventions in Denver and Minneapolis. These platforms contain the policies on which Barack Obama and John McCain will campaign for the presidency.
We're going to ask these committees to make sure that their platforms take on the generational challenge of tackling global poverty, and we need your help to do it.
Click the link to sign the petition seen below, and I'll deliver your signature when I meet with representatives from the Democratic Party - and Senator Frist will do the same on the Republican side - to ask these political leaders to include extreme poverty and global disease in their 2008 platforms. http://www.one.org/platforms/
As a proud American, I urge you to make ending extreme poverty and global disease in the developing world a core part of your 2008 platform by including commitments to:Fight AIDS, TB and malaria and improve basic health services, particularly for mothers and young children Ensure access to clean water, basic sanitation and sufficient food supplies Spur economic growth through equitable trade and investment policies Modernize and increase development assistance, focusing on partnership, transparency and accountability Achieve universal primary education
In Rwanda, I saw the tremendous impact of some of the very things you've worked to make possible. Deaths from malaria have been cut by 66%, in large part because of the increase in bed net and anti-malarial medicine distribution. The death rate from malaria, as well AIDS and TB is going to continue to fall, because of your work pressuring Congress to reauthorize PEPFAR, America's global AIDS bill, for five more years.
Victories like PEPFAR are saving lives and giving people in places like Rwanda new hope, making the whole world a safer and more prosperous place. Now we have the chance to make ending extreme poverty and global disease a focus for the Democratic and Republican parties.
Click below to sign the petition and I'll deliver your signature when I meet with Democratic Party leaders to ask them to make the struggle against global poverty a priority in 2008. http://www.one.org/platforms/
My late friend Paul Wellstone was fond of saying that, "The poor don't have a lobbyist. That's why I went to Washington." The hope for a better future that Senator Frist and I saw in Rwanda shows what's possible when two million of us "go to Washington" on behalf of the world's poorest people. This summer, together, we have the chance to go to Denver and Minneapolis and show that ending global poverty is a priority for both political parties.
Thank you for joining me,
Senator Tom Daschle ONE Member and National Co-Chair ONE Vote '08
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)
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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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:
When you speak to your senators' staff, make sure to tell them:
As summer heats up and the presidential campaign hits full stride, I'm proud to invite you to join an unprecedented effort, made up of ONE members right here in Pennsylvania and across the country, to give the one billion people around the world living in extreme poverty a voice in the 2008 election.
It's called ONE Vote '08 and it's a high-energy, grassroots campaign to make the fight against extreme poverty a key part of the 2008 election. Together, we can make sure that our next president, no matter if it's John McCain or Barack Obama, is committed to saving millions of lives and stopping needless suffering around the world.
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I'm sure you've heard the politically naive among us and abroad who've lost a friend or family member in the occupation, or who know someone that has, expressing great sadness and anguish, and yet still supporting the given so-called mission over there, because they don't want my brothers and sisters to've died in vain... Well ladies and gentleman, I submit to you, and in response to them...that fact they cannot bear to face...which is they already have died in vain... These insanitarians in Washington have done to Iraq what equates to beginning a marriage...with a rape... They have no soul, because they've literally sold them to big oil and the military-industrial complex... And while the five-year so-called anniversary of this atrocious war-crime has come and gone...with now over 4,000 servicemen and women dead and many-fold more left emotionless, limbless...and mentally broken for life...while we recognize and cringe at all this, we shall also realize that we must truly get to the bottom of the problem and progressively eliminate its root causes...
When our feelings get the best of us, it can bring out the worst in us...and yet it can also expose our most compassionate traits...depending on the feelings which are affecting us. Perhaps since the beginning of man, or at least since the beginnings of government, the most intense of our feelings have been taken advantage of... Taken advantage of by those who "think" violence somehow solves problems when regardless of the magnitude, its actually been proven time and time again to cause even more problems...and murders innocent people in the process. We've also been taken advantage of by those who utilize and even manufacture our justified fears of violence and unjustified fears of those of other cultures...deceiving us into focusing on our differences instead of our common ground...all for the malicious cause of retaining, expanding and concentrating power for a fraudulent fraternity of white-collar criminals... Let us realize it doesn't have to be this way. Our civilization has proven that it can develop for better or worse...all depending on how honestly and peacefully we pave the path toward our common dreams, primarily to eliminate chaos...and to ensure justice. And justice by definition is the just behavior and treatment of citizens as determined by society...so long as society has genuine control of its own justice system... And at this moment I can tell you that we do not.........yet... Now public policing of our justice system comes from those of us who've developed the quality of being fair and reasonable and are willing to impose the same on our government. The more evident this quality is in our society...the more secure...the more peaceful...the more free we all will be.... Only when you have justice...will you have peace. And peace depends on our ability to reason with others. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves...while reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. And I'll use the words of Jimi Hendrix at this moment when I say that when the power of love overcomes the love of power...the world will know peace.
So in going back, to my point that our most intense feelings have been taken advantage of...and specifically fear.........realize the essence of my point here is that the enemies of peace and justice use their intelligence to keep us fearful..because they fear the potential of our intelligence, so the only way they can conquer us is by dividing us. But the more we exercise our intelligence...and our birth right of questioning authority and holding it fully accountable...the less enabled the bought and paid for corporatist republicans and democrats are in their remarkably similar agendas of division, destruction and war profiteering which runs directly against the grain of our common dreams in every way that you could imagine. And in order for our common dreams to come true, we must be politically conscious... Modern-day robber barons...who cleverly disguise themselves as capitalists...have controlled the justice system, the government, most of the media...and most destructively...our culture. But what these men behind the curtain know is that their infrastructure of corruption will collapse like a house of cards when we...our friends...and our families realize the truth of our relationship to nature...and the truth of our personal power. We must be politically conscious... The whole corrupt system of these modern day robber barons drills into us that we are somehow powerless and weak.........that our society is somehow evil and fragmented... Its all a big, fat lie! We are powerful...beautiful...extaordinary... There is no reason why we cannot understand who we truly are and where we are going. There is no reason why the average individual cannot be fully empowered. We are incredibly powerful beings... And we must be politically conscious...
I think I've spent about twenty years of my life trying to become something. I wanted to become good at things. I wanted to become good at school...football...become an architect. But then I realized I had the game all wrong... The game for all of us is to find out what we already are. We must understand as human beings that our religions, races, classes, nationalities...and even fear, greed and arrogance itself are learned associations. They are no more a part of you than the clothes you have on, and you are free to take them off at any time and discover who and what you really are. We believe the world is one organism who when at war with herself...is doomed. Fellow citizens, we are not the underbelly of society but rather...we are the backbone of society... And ultimately we have one choice... Its a choice between fear.........and love... So in closing, I must acknowledge that I speak the words of Barack Obama when I say...we...are the ones we've been waiting for!___________________________________________________________________________
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Daniel K. Akaka, Senator, Hawaii Mr. Akaka will not make an endorsement, but is willing to support whoever the Democratic nominee is, according to a spokesman. All the major candidates are qualified, Mr. Akaka said.
Tom Allen, Representative, Me.
Jason Altmire, Representative, Pa. Says that he remains on the fence for now but was wondering whether he had a "moral obligation" to let voters know his preferred candidate.
Max Baucus, Senator, Mont.
Joyce Beatty, Party official, Ohio
Howard L. Berman, Representative, Calif.
Steven Beshear, Governor, Ky.
Joseph R. Biden, Senator, Del.
Donald Bivens, Party official, Ariz.
Anita Bonds, Party official, D.C.
Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Representative, Guam
Dan Boren, Representative, Okla. "I don't think Hillary will carry Oklahoma. I'm not going that far. But if you look at the tide across the country, Democrats rank ahead of Republicans on just about everything except terrorism."
Barbara Boxer, Senator, Calif. Although she does not plan to endorse either candidate as long as both are running, she says she plans to vote for Mrs. Clinton at the convention because Mrs. Clinton won the California primary, saying "the will of the voters is paramount."An aide to Senator Barbara Boxer of California said Ms. Boxer would cast her superdelegate vote for the winner of the California primary.
Nancy Boyda, Representative, Kan.
Bill Bradbury, Party official, Ore.
Robert A. Brady, Representative, Pa.
Donna L. Brazile, Party official, D.C. "I don't want to superimpose my personal views; I want to reflect the will of the voters. Honestly, I don't want to decide this."
Phil Bredesen, Governor, Tenn. Three years ago, he said that Mrs. Clinton would face an "uphill road" to win the White House. "Surely in the United States we can go further than having to have a single family dominate one side and a single family dominate the other."
Scott Brennan, Party official, Iowa
Sherrod Brown, Senator, Ohio
Raymond Buckley, Party official, N.H.
Elsie Burkhalter, Add on delegate, La.
Robert C. Byrd, Senator, W.Va.
Margaret Campbell, Party official, Mont. "I am very interested in endorsing Obama, but party rules preclude me from endorsing." "It's been emotional, it's been frustrating. It has been very frustrating. It is a huge responsibility."
Benjamin L. Cardin, Senator, Md.
Robin Carnahan, Party official, Mo.
Thomas R. Carper, Senator, Del. "I frankly don't care a lot who ends up at the top of the ticket, but I hope at the end of the day they could be convinced to run together."
Jimmy Carter, Party official, Ga. "Obama's campaign has been extraordinary and titillating for me and my family. We have four children with their spouses, we have 11 grandchildren, four or five of them are married, and all of them, except one, are for Obama. I think that Obama will be almost automatically a healing factor in the animosity now and the distrust that relates to our country and its government."
G. Nick Casey, Party official, W.Va.
Don Cazayoux, Representative, La.
Cheryl Chapman, Party official, S.D.
Maria Chappelle-Nadal, Party official, Mo.
Linda Chavez-Thompson, Party official, Tex.
James E. Clyburn, Representative, S.C. "I still remain studiously neutral. I think that the historical significance of so-called superdelegates — these are unpledged delegates — is very, very important for us to maintain. We are in place in order to either extend the wishes of the voters or to try to make corrections if they need to be made."
Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Party official, S.C. "I'm undeclared because I think it's important for the process to play itself out. I don't see inserting myself into the process. I'm not interested in being wooed. I'm not important." "It seems to be making me a pretty popular kind of girl in some circles, at least with the media."
Larry Cohen, Party official, D.C.
Jim Costa, Representative, Calif.
Ed Cote, Party official, Wash. "I am still firmly uncommitted and I am going to stay uncommitted. I do not have to vote until the week of Aug. 25. This is only Feb. 11."
Joe Courtney, Representative, Conn.
Robert E. Cramer, Representative, Ala. Has said that he would not been endorsing anyone in the nomination phase.
C. Richard Cranwell, Party official, Va. "I think the fray will be settled long before the convention starts."
Inez Crutchfield, Party official, Tenn.
John Daniello, Party official, Del.
Susan A. Davis, Representative, Calif.
Lincoln Davis, Representative, Tenn. Says he will head to the convention uncommitted, adding: "Senator Clinton won by a sizable margin in my district, better than 70 percent. I usually try to be sure I represent the wishes of the people in my congressional district."
Ralph Dawson, Party official, N.Y.
Howard Dean, Party official, Vt.
Jennifer DeChant, Party official, Me.
Joseph C. DeCotiis, Party official, N.J.
Nancy DiNardo, Party official, Conn.
Frank Dixon, Party official, Ore.
Joe Donnelly, Representative, Ind.
Wayne Dowdy, Party official, Miss.
Mike Doyle, Representative, Pa.
Nancy Drummond, Party official, Wyo. "I do have a favorite, but I'm remaining uncommitted. If it gets down to the superdelegates as a deciding factor, I want to be sure I represent Wyoming."
Brad Ellsworth, Representative, Ind. "I don't think anyone knows how long the race for the Democrat nomination will go or what role the superdelegates will play. But I am glad that, for the first time in a long time, Indiana will likely have a say on who the nominee will be."
Rahm Emanuel, Representative, Ill. "Everybody knows I worked for the Clintons. I'm very close to the Clintons. And I'm very close to Barack. Let's be honest, does anybody want to pick among friends? It's a human thing, not a political thing. At some point, if I have to make a decision, I will. But I prefer, you know, they've got to go on and develop their campaigns."
Bob Etheridge, Representative, N.C.
Sam Farr, Representative, Calif.
Jimmie Farris, Party official, Tenn.
Russ Feingold, Senator, Wis. "I'm having a hard time deciding between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, as are many people. Those are the two I take the most seriously. I go back and forth, to be honest with you. I'm torn on this whole issue of who's more likely to be progressive and really seek change vs. who's ready to do the job today. It really is a true dilemma in my mind."
Bob Filner, Representative, Calif. "It's my dream that each side will get 2,024 delegates, and I'll cast the deciding vote. There seems to be too many delegates this time. Too many people not making decisions who haven't had to be elected in support of a candidate."
Thomas Foley, Party official, Wash.
Carnelia Pettis Fondren, Party official, Miss.
Jim E. Frasier, Party official, Okla.
Lawrence Gates, Party official, Kan.
Yvonne A. Gates, Party official, Nev.
Alice Travis Germond, Party official, W.Va. "We're all hopeful that one way or another it will be resolved without having our first vote at the convention be a test vote or a vote that in any way appears to show Democrats in disarray."
Gabrielle Giffords, Representative, Ariz.
Terry Goddard, Add on delegate, Ariz.
Bart Gordon, Representative, Tenn.
Al Gore, Party official, Tenn.
Jenny Greenleaf, Party official, Ore. "Because I'm an officer of the state party, and we don't want the state party to be seen as providing more or better services to one candidate or another, I plan to stay neutral until Oregon's late primary in May."
Karen Hale, Party official, Utah Has said that she is considering switching her support to Mr. Obama because some party insiders believe the excitement of an Obama candidacy will boost the chances of Utah Democrats running in state races. "I'm conflicted. There has been a lot of pressure to change my vote."
David Hardt, Party official, Tex. Officially uncommitted because he is president of the Young Democrats of America, but plans to vote for Mrs. Clinton after fielding calls from her, Mr. Clinton and Chelsea, who also visited him in Nevada. "It's always shocking when you get a call from someone like that."
Tom Harkin, Senator, Iowa "I haven't made up my mind yet. I'm still neutral in this race, and I intend to remain that way."
Vicki Harwell, Add on delegate, Tenn. "At this point, I'm leaning toward Senator Clinton." She met Mrs. Clinton personally and found her to be a "dynamic, dedicated Democratic woman." "I certainly think she has earned the right to run and certainly to be our nominee."
Kamil Hasan, Party official, Calif. "I think the difference between the delegates for the two candidates will be so small that none of them will have the majority. It looks very likely that the superdelegates will end up deciding who the next Democratic nominee will be."
Alexis Herman, Party official, Va.
Tim Holden, Representative, Pa. "I haven't made a decision on either Obama or Clinton. I usually don't get involved in the primary when there is an open seat. We really haven't talked about it."
Chris Van Hollen, Representative, Md.
Ivan Holmes, Party official, Okla. "My inclination at this point is to stay uncommitted to the end."
Rush Holt, Representative, N.J.
Mike Honda, Representative, Calif.
Steny H. Hoyer, Representative, Md.
William J. Jefferson, Representative, La.
Blake Johnson, Party official, Alaska
Joe Johnson, Party official, Va.
Marcy Kaptur, Representative, Ohio
Awais Khaleel, Party official, Wis. "I don 't think anybody my age, 23 years old, expects to be this deep in the process right now."
Wayne Kinney, Party official, Ore.
Helen Knetzer, Party official, Kan.
Herb Kohl, Senator, Wis.
Debra Kozikowski, Party official, Mass. "I appreciate my position as a party leader and don't shirk those responsibilities. I just don't want to run out on a street corner and scream it out."
Dennis J. Kucinich, Representative, Ohio
Reggie LaFayette, Party official, N.Y.
Nick Lampson, Representative, Tex.
Mary L. Landrieu, Senator, La.
Frank R. Lautenberg, Senator, N.J.
Claude Leach, Party official, La.
Jim Leaman, Party official, Va.
Jerry Lee, Add on delegate, Tenn. Said he intends to "listen very closely" to both Democratic frontrunners in the coming weeks and then vote at the convention "for the one I think is most electable in November."
Belkis Leong-Hong, Party official, Md.
Sam Lieberman, Party official, Nev. "If it had been a blowout for one candidate, I would have probably gone with the Nevada candidate. Because of how close it was ... it will probably play only a small role in my decision."
Pilar Lujan, Party official, Guam
John Lynch, Governor, N.H.
Eileen Macoll, Party official, Wash. "They have so much to offer. It's an amazing experience to be a superdelegate and in this position. I truly am undecided." "I'm going to watch the traffic and watch the flow and see which way it's going. I'll especially be watching how the vote goes in the large states that remain, like Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio. That will perhaps lead me to a decision."
Joe Manchin, Governor, W.Va.
Edward J. Markey, Representative, Mass.
Christine Schon Marques, Party official, Dem. abroad
Jim Marshall, Representative, Ga.
Catherine Cortez Mastor, Party official, Nev.
Jim Matheson, Representative, Utah
Jim McDermott, Representative, Wash.
Dennis McDonald, Party official, Mont. "Out of respect for this process, our superdelegates will not take a position. Certainly not until after the June 3 primary."
David T. McDonald, Party official, Wash. "Delegate-by-delegate fights are very emotionally intense. There is a great risk to all of us that the support base of the two candidates will not be able to work for the other. The single best way for a Republican to win is for us to have a fight that gets out of hand. Whoever we support, the overriding concern is to not have a Republican in the White House next year."
Mike McIntyre, Representative, N.C.
Jerry McNerney, Representative, Calif.
Leila Medley, Party official, Mo. "I still haven't made a commitment, and I still don't know what to do."
Charlie Melancon, Representative, La.
Michael H. Michaud, Representative, Me.
Glenard S. Middleton, Party official, Md.
Carole Migden, Party official, Calif.
Harry E. Mitchell, Representative, Ariz. "I've read the position papers of the candidates, I've been contacted by them and their surrogates and I'm still not committed yet."
George Mitchell, Party official, N.Y.
Heather Mizeur, Party official, Md.
Alan B. Mollohan, Representative, W.Va.
Dennis Moore, Representative, Kan.
Jennifer Moore, Party official, Ky.
Theresa Morelli, Party official, Dem. abroad "The fact that she has devoted her life to helping children and those less fortunate speak volumes about Hillary Clinton’s character. She has not only an incredible grasp of the issues facing America, but a track record of delivering real results. Hillary is the strongest Democratic candidate to beat John McCain in November and restore America’s standing in the world."
Mike Morgan, Party official, Okla.
Bob Mulholland, Party official, Calif.
Phil Murphy, Party official, N.J.
Jay Nixon, Add on delegate, Mo.
Donald Norcross, Party official, N.J. "We need to seize this momentum, attract a new generation of leaders to our party, while rallying behind the candidate who can best unite the country during these uncertain economic times. That candidate is Senator Barack Obama."
Cynthia Nunley, Party official, Wyo. "It's too early in the process to be in the mode of one-candidate-take-all. There are a lot of voices to be heard yet and there are a lot of questions to be asked."
Muriel K. Offerman, Party official, N.C.
John W. Olver, Representative, Mass.
Ben Pangelinan, Party official, Guam
David Parker, Party official, N.C. "Frankly, I'm torn both ways. My mind is with Hillary, my heart is with Obama, and I'm waiting for my gut to report."
Jay Parmley, Party official, Okla. "I guess if it's still undecided at the convention, I'll be free to make a decision one way or the other."
Gregory Pecoraro, Party official, Md.
Christine Pelosi, Party official, Calif.
Nancy Pelosi, Representative, Calif. Ms. Pelosi says she remains neutral in the race and that her "focus is on reelecting a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives".
Dwight Pelz, Party official, Wash.
John A. Perez, Party official, Calif.
Carol W. Peterson, Party official, N.C.
Collin C. Peterson, Representative, Minn.
Roberto Ramirez, Party official, N.Y.
Robert Rankin, Party official, Calif. "I try to listen to everybody. I would like to weigh everything together before I make a decision. We should consider our own people that we feel we represent."
Gail Rasmussen, Party official, Ore.
Richard Ray, Party official, Ga.
Chris Redfern, Party official, Ohio
Jack Reed, Senator, R.I. He has said the votes of Rhode Islanders will be a major factor in his decision about whom to back. He sees both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama as potentially "very capable" candidates and presidents. "But the qualities of the candidates are important, and so is electability." "There's no on-off switch, there's no simple formula."
Harry Reid, Senator, Nev. Says he is "not going to weigh in on this at all" until the states finish voting.
Jeffrey Richardson, Party official, D.C. "The Democratic Party has an opportunity, with the groundswell of support Sen. Obama has built in his campaign with independents and young people, to expand the party long-term."
Betty Richie, Party official, Tex.
Boyd Richie, Party official, Tex.
Bill Ritter, Governor, Colo.
Keith Roark, Party official, Idaho
Kevin Rodriguez, Party official, V.I.
Roy Romer, Party official, Colo.
James Roosevelt, Party official, Mass. "I would urge superdelegates who are undecided to wait and see to get a better gauge of electability of the candidates."
Eliseo Roques-Arroyo, Party official, P.R.
Ken Salazar, Senator, Colo. "How I'm going to decide the question is to look at each and determine who would be best for Colorado. I'll look at their positions on all the issues in detail."
John Salazar, Representative, Colo.
John Sarbanes, Representative, Md.
Gray Sasser, Party official, Tenn. Says he is fretting over the idea that insiders will "get in the back of some smoke-filled room and decide it." "I'm still hopeful this will be decided like every other nomination in recent history."
Brian Schweitzer, Governor, Mont.
Jerome Wiley Segovia, Party official, Va
.Lottie H. Shackelford, Party official, Ark.
Marva Smalls, Party official, S.C
.Nathan Smith, Party official, Ky.
Meredith Wood Smith, Party official, Ore. "We don't have to make a choice right now. It's too early for that. There are still caucuses and primaries going on."
Edward M. Smith, Party official, Ill.
Zack Space, Representative, Ohio
Cindy Spanyers, Party official, Alaska [Referring to the idea that superdelegates may override the decision of the voters] "I had no idea it would come down to this." "I find myself getting a little sickened over the prospect of that being the key decision."
Sam Spencer, Party official, Me. "I want to figure out how to most broadly represent Maine Democrats in the Democratic National Committee." "Superdelegates are sort of outdated; it's not a very democratic way of doing things."
John M. Spratt, Representative, S.C. He is "lying low," according to a spokesman.
Pete Stark, Representative, Calif.
Irene Stein, Party official, N.Y.
Crystal Strait, Party official, Calif. "I saw my role, being one of two women under 30 on the [Democratic National Committee], to advocate for young voters. It's crucial to understand what they think real investment in general election in the youth vote will be. Neither has come forward with that. The Clinton campaign has been much more serious in their delegate outreach. Senator Clinton and Chelsea Clinton have called me. Obama had Governor Napolitano call me."
David Strauss, Party official, N.D.
Robert Strauss, Party official, Tex.
Marie Dolly Strazar, Party official, Hawaii
John J. Sweeney, Party official, Md.
Gene Taylor, Representative, Miss.
Lena Taylor, Party official, Wis.
John Temporiti, Party official, Mo.
Jon Tester, Senator, Mont. "Jon will vote for the candidate he feels would best serve Montana and represents Montana values. But he won't make any decisions about his vote until at least after the Montana primary," Tester spokesman Aaron Murphy said in an e-mail message.
John F. Tierney, Representative, Mass.
Art Torres, Party official, Calif
.Niki Tsongas, Representative, Mass.
Susan W. Turnbull, Party official, Md
.Joe Turnham, Party official, Ala.
Mark Udall, Representative, Colo.
Tom Udall, Representative, N.M.
Keith Umemoto, Party official, Calif.
Peter J. Visclosky, Representative, Ind.
Patricia Waak, Party official, Colo.
Christine Warnke, Party official, D.C.
Vernon R. Watkins, Party official, Calif.
Henry A. Waxman, Representative, Calif.
Jim Webb, Senator, Va.
Yolanda Wheat, Party official, Mo.
Chris Whittington, Party official, La. He has said Mr. Obama's decisive victory in Louisiana will partly influence his thinking, but the main consideration is who looks to be the eventual nominee. "I think we need to go with a winner."
Charlie Wilson, Representative, Ohio
Harriet Smith Windsor, Party official, Del.
Joshua Wisch, Party official, Hawaii
Beverly Withington, Party official, Hawaii [Referring to Mrs. Clinton's plan for troop withdrawal in Iraq] "It can't be done in less than six months, that's for sure. I believe the sentiment of the majority of America is to get the troops out sooner, but everyone understands that can't be overnight because there needs to be a phase-out, but I don't believe anyone should be there until 2013."
Nancy Worley, Party official, Ala.
Ron Wyden, Senator, Ore.
Steven Ybarra, Party official, Calif. "Hillary Clinton's campaign is in trouble and the highest ranking Hispanic in her camp is paying the price. Campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle stepped down this weekend — after Barack Obama beat Clinton handily in four states scattered in different regions of the country."
Paula Zellner, Party official, Wis.
