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Newest Acts: healthcare reform This Action, on Change.org, the url Newest Acts: healthcare reform http://healthcare.change.org/actions/view/newest_acts_healthcare_reform http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions Tell Your Senators to Support Medicare-for-All The Senate is picking up the health care reform debate where the House left off. Make sure your senators hear from you and not just insurance industry lobbyists. Take action right now! Email your senators and ask them to support single-payer, "Medicare-for-All" reform. http://action.citizen.org/t/6693/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27576 Tell 10 friends how to take action, too. Today, 120 Americans will die because they lack health insurance. That's 45,000 Americans every year. America is a pay or die country. If you can't afford to pay ever-rising insurance premiums, you could die. It doesn't have to be this way. But the legislation working its way through Congress will do little to change it. The best-case scenario will leave millions of Americans uninsured, costs will continue to spiral out of control, and insurance corporations will continue to generate obscene profits by denying coverage to the sick and injured. Single-payer, "Medicare-for-All" reform will break the stranglehold insurance companies have on you and your family. It will cover everyone. Everybody in, nobody out. We have to act now! Email your senators and ask them to support single-payer, "Medicare-for-All" reform. Tell 10 friends how to take action, too. We just can't wait any longer. The body count is rising. Together, we can win this fight. Onward to "Medicare-for-All"! Angela, Glenn & Rick Your advocates at Public Citizen feedback@citizen.org Stay informed and speak out when it counts. Sign up for the Public Citizen Action Network or other online announcements. Join the Public Citizen Action Network | Support Us | Take Action http://www.citizen.org/action/ | Copyright 2009 Public Citizen Lobby to Stop Stupak-Pitts Support NOW's Work | November 18, 2009 | Tell a Friend Volunteer NOW! All NOW Actions http://www.now.org/actions/ Join NOW at National Lobby Day and Rally to Stop Stupak-Pitts http://www.now.org/issues/health/stupak_form.html On Wednesday, Dec. 2, abortion rights supporters will gather in Washington, D.C., to lobby the Senate and rally for health care reform that ensures women's access to reproductive health care. NOW and our allies are calling on YOU to join us on Capitol Hill to demand that Congress not trade away women's reproductive rights in negotiations over health care reform. The Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which passed in the House, greatly limits women's ability to access abortion coverage. Similar language must not be included in the Senate version or the final bill. We want to know if you're planning to be at the National Lobby Day and Rally and/or if you're interested in other volunteer opportunities on this critical issue. Fill out our volunteer online form NOW. http://www.now.org/issues/health/stupak_form.html Don't worry if you've never lobbied before -- just bring yourself and your passion (and your friends and family, too), and we'll help you with the rest! Details: Who: National Organization for Women and Allies What: National Lobby Day and Rally to Stop Stupak-Pitts Where: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. When: Wed, Dec. 2, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm More details to follow -- make sure to sign up! More information and action ideas are online, http://www.now.org/issues/health/stupak.html including details on a rally with NOW President Terry O'Neill in Pennsylvania this Saturday, Nov. 21. and then SUPPORT NOW: Support NOW's Work for Equal Rights | Join NOW | Monthly Giving | Catalog | Shop Amazon TAKE ACTION: Get Involved | Find Your Nearest Chapter | Tell a Friend | Learn More http://www.now.org/ Watch Our New TV Ad & Stop Stupak in the Senate WATCH OUR VIDEO AND TELL CONGRESS THAT WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS ARE NO JOKE! http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5971/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1299 This is a do-or-die moment. We are fighting back in the war on women's health care needs and rights -- will you help? Watch our new TV ad, "No Joke," which will run on MSNBC this week, and take action to stop the Stupak-Pitts amendment cold in the Senate. http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5971/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1299 The ad features stand-up comic Cory Kahaney of Last Comic Standing and puts forth a simple principle: When you need medical care, your insurance should be there to pay for it. Last week in the House, the harmful and dangerous Stupak-Pitts Amendment passed as part of the healthcare reform bill. The Senate is expected to debate a similar amendment on the floor as part of its health reform debate. The amendment tramples on women's health care needs and violates President Obama's promise that women will be able to keep the insurance coverage that they have today. TAKE ACTION NOW! There will be a show-down in the Senate when amendments similar to Stupak-Pitts are introduced. We must make our voices heard. http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5971/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1299 A majority of private insurance plans today provide coverage for abortion. But if our opponents win, it will be virtually impossible for private insurance companies that participate in the new healthcare reform to offer abortion coverage to women. Stupak-Pitts must be stopped in the Senate. Tell Congress not to ban the healthcare coverage for abortion that millions of women already have. And when you're done, send the video along to your friends and family asking them to act for women's health and support the Center's work to stop Stupak-Pitts. We can -- and will -- win this fight. Thanks, as always, for all you do, Nancy Northup President http://reproductiverights.org/en 120 Wall Street 14th Floor | New York, NY 10005 US Stopping the Stupak amendment Don't let the anti-choice Stupak amendment become law. http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hcr09foc_af/xkwgn62p77k375d?qp_source=hcr09foc%5fe1%5faf Take a stand for women's health and sign our petition to President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi. It's the first step to stopping the Stupak ban and protecting women's access to abortion coverage. You're furious, and we hear you. Tens of thousands of Planned Parenthood supporters have expressed disappointment, sadness, and anger since the House adopted the anti-choice Stupak abortion ban to its health care reform bill. Believe me, I'm just as angry as you are. And I want to take the outrage that supporters of women's health are feeling and turn it into action. If we join together, we can still stop the Stupak ban and other efforts to undermine choice. The first step is simple, but it will be effective: sign our petition to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi. http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hcr09foc_af/xkwgn62p77k375d?qp_source=hcr09foc%5fe1%5faf If the Stupak ban becomes law, it will outlaw private abortion coverage for millions of women and prohibit coverage in the public option. That means that millions of women who currently have abortion coverage will lose it — and millions more will be locked out of the comprehensive coverage they have long deserved, even if they are paying for the entire cost out of pocket. It will be the most far-reaching restriction of abortion access in decades. We have to stop it now. Take action to stop the Stupak ban before it's too late. Click here to sign our petition. When you speak out, lawmakers listen. On Sunday, I asked Planned Parenthood supporters to contact President Obama and ask him to stand up for women — and more than 30,000 of you answered the call. The next day, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to women's health and stated plainly that Congress must pass a health care reform bill that does not impose any further restrictions on women's ability to choose a health plan that meets all of their health care needs, including abortion care. Now, our focus turns to the Senate. We are demanding that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ensure that language similar to the Stupak ban does not become part of the Senate bill. Help us make it clear that the Senate must protect women's access to complete reproductive care, including abortion. Those of us who support women's health and right to choose must come together and demand that women be treated fairly under health care reform. We need to tell our leaders — including President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi — that women must decide for themselves what kind of insurance coverage they can buy and what kind of health care they need. Anything less is unacceptable. Please, sign our petition right now — and know that this is just the first step in what will surely be a long fight for women's health. Over the coming weeks, I'm going to ask you for help again and again. And on December 2, thousands of supporters will gather at the Capitol to speak with one voice and tell our leaders: health care reform must protect access to abortion coverage. I hope you'll stand with us, today and throughout this crucial campaign. Thank you so very much for all you do for the women, men, and teens who rely on Planned Parenthood. Sincerely, Cecile Richards, President http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/ National Day of Action http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hcr_dec2_rsvp Planned Parenthood Action FundP.S. This fight will continue to stretch our resources in every way. If you can help with a contribution, we promise to put it to good use. Thank you. visit plannedparenthoodaction.org © 2009 Planned Parenthood® Action Fund | Privacy Policy Just Say No to the Trigger Dear MoveOn member, Apparently, some in Washington think our current health care system is working fine. Despite the consistent popularity of the public option in surveys and its momentum in Congress, a few nervous senators are still trying to get rid of it. Their latest idea is to replace it with a "trigger," a provision that could kill the public option through indefinite delay. Even though big insurance companies have proven they're uninterested in solving America's health care crisis, these senators think they should be given more time to clean up their act. Sen. Conrad is a key vote on health care, so if he speaks out against the trigger, it would provide a big boost to the public option. Creating a public option immediately should be especially important to him, since 56,000 North Dakotans go without health insurance each year1 and more than 60% of bankruptcies across the country are caused by medical expenses.2 We need to get the facts out and show Sen. Conrad that voters in North Dakota support a real public option and won't accept a weak imitation. Can you send a letter to the editor of your local paper about how the trigger is a bogus substitute and Sen. Conrad needs to get behind reform with the choice of a real public option? http://pol.moveon.org/lte/lte_t.html?lte_campaign_id=119&zip=58102&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=3 Our tool makes writing a letter really simple. You can send the letter right from our website-it only takes a few minutes. If you've never written a letter to the editor before, now is the time to send your first. The letters page is one of the most widely read-and most important-in local newspapers. Members of Congress and their staffs read it to understand how their constituents are feeling and will be looking particularly closely over the Thanksgiving break. Here are some points about the trigger you can include in your letter: Our health care system is in crisis now. A trigger could unnecessarily delay a public health insurance option for years-or kill it entirely by delaying it indefinitely. Thousands of families in our state lack insurance coverage3 and they can't afford to wait for the increased competition and lower costs a public option would deliver.4 Insurance companies are masters at gaming the system-we've all seen how they avoid paying out claims and covering people who are sick. If they know what criteria would trigger the creation of a public option, they'll do just enough to avoid the trigger, without changing the way they do business. Congress has tried to implement triggers and other "fallback" options in health care legislation before, and they've consistently failed. As one study put it, "History teaches us that trigger mechanisms are difficult to implement, too narrow in their focus, and can too easily be reversed if the political landscape changes."5 Click here to get started on your letter: http://pol.moveon.org/lte/lte_t.html?lte_campaign_id=119&zip=58102&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=4 Thanks for all you do. -Daniel, Peter, Ilyse, Kat, and the rest of the team Sources: 1. "One-Two Punch: Unemployed and Uninsured," Families USA, October 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85185&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=5 2. "New Study: Bankruptcy Tied to Medical Bills," The Washington Post, June 4, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85186&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=6 3. "One-Two Punch: Unemployed and Uninsured," Families USA, October 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85185&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=7 4. "The House Public Plan: Yes, It's Worth It," The New Republic, November 5, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85187&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=8 5. "Trigger Unhappy: What Experience Can Teach Us About Why We Should Not Delay the Implementation of Public Plan Choice," Timothy Stoltzfus Jost http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85188&id=17935-1718406-9xIM03x&t=9 "Trigger Unhappy," The New Republic, October 22, 2009 http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-treatment/trigger-happy Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 5 million members-no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here. PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/ . Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Response to Passage of House Health Bill Dear Healthcare-NOW! Supporter: On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the House passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, to much celebration by the Democratic party. Healthcare-NOW!'s view, however, is that the House bill is a gift to the insurance industry at the further expense of the people of this nation. The bill's advocates claim it will cover an additional 36 million people, subsidize the cost of insurance for families up to 400% above the poverty level, increase Medicaid coverage to 150% above the poverty level, close the Medicare donut hole by 2019, place a surcharge on individuals making more than $500,000 and couples making more than $1,000,000, will end rescissions and pre-existing conditions. What the Democrats fail to mention is the bill leaves millions of people uninsured, allows medical bankruptcies to persist, criminalizes and fines the uninsured, increases the number of underinsured, does nothing to contain the sky rocketing costs, blocks women from their reproductive rights, transfers massive public funds to private insurance companies strengthening their control over care, protects pharmaceutical companies' superprofits at patient expense, fails to reclaim the 31% of waste in our system, expands Medicaid without regard to the state budget crises, discriminates based on immigration status and age, and sets up several levels of care covering less for those without the ability to pay. Those who have coverage will increasingly find care unaffordable and will go without. The whole system will inevitably fail from being fiscally unsustainable. So is the House bill better than nothing? "I don't think so," writes Marcia Angell, M.D., former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine. "It simply throws more money into a dysfunctional and unsustainable system, with only a few improvements at the edges, and it augments the central role of the investor-owned insurance industry. The danger is that as costs continue to rise and coverage becomes less comprehensive, people will conclude that we've tried health reform and it didn't work. But the real problem will be that we didn't really try it. I would rather see us do nothing now, and have a better chance of trying again later and then doing it right." Given that the bill does nothing to contain or reduce rising costs or end the private health insurance industry's dominance, we hoped that the Progressive Caucus would stand strong. But they did not. All but two of H.R. 676's cosponsors voted for H.R. 3962 -- Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY] and Rep. Kucinich [D-OH]. Rep. Massa stated, "At the highest level, this bill will enshrine in law the monopolistic powers of the private health insurance industry, period. There's really no other way to look at it." Despite telling single-payer advocates that Congressman Weiner's single-payer amendment could not go to vote because it would open the floodgates for regressive amendments on abortion and immigrant access, the Democratic leadership allowed votes on both. Prior to the vote on H.R. 3962, the Stupak Amendment passed that will prevent women receiving tax subsidies from using their own money to purchase private insurance that covers abortion and in many cases will prevent low-income women from accessing abortion entirely. "The House of Representatives has dealt the worst blow to women's fundamental right to self-determination in order to buy a few votes for reform of the profit-driven health insurance industry," writes Terry O'Neill, President of National Organization for Women. "We must protect the rights we fought for in Roe v. Wade. We cannot and will not support a health care bill that strips millions of women of their existing access to abortion." Healthcare-NOW! fought to win a fair and open debate on healthcare reform including the merits of a single-payer system. This has not yet happened, but the advocacy for this system has greatly impacted the debate in meaningful ways. We need to continue to build the grassroots movement for single-payer, not-for-profit, national healthcare. We look forward to much brain-storming at our upcoming national strategy conference in St. Louis this weekend, and the opportunity to move forward with renewed energy, creative ideas, and resolve. Meanwhile, we have the opportunity NOW to continue to support the Sanders' Single-Payer Amendment to be introduced in the U.S. Senate, Congressman Kucinich's efforts to get the state single-payer amendment back in when the House and Senate bills are reconciled, and the efforts of the Mobilization for Health Care for All. http://mobilizeforhealthcare.org/ Thanks for all that you do, Healthcare-NOW! National Staff P.S. We need your support. Please donate today. https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=2264 Take Action http://www.healthcare-now.org/takeaction/ Healthcare-NOW! survives on the generosity of our supporters. Please consider making a donation to support our efforts to pass HR 676 using our secure server. - Follow us on - 339 Lafayette St. | New York, NY 10012 US Watch Our New TV Ad & Stop Stupak in the Senate Take Action: Support Indian Health Care Health care for Native Americans could soon dramatically improve. The House has included the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as part of its health insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962). This legislation would provide services long available to the rest of the country to American Indians and Alaska Natives, including mental health services, long term care, and hospice. It would also improve access to care. Ask your representative to support Indian health and the House health insurance reform bill: http://action.fcnl.org/r/89969/46386/0 And, stop Stupac Amendment, and any variations there of. As well, no trigger, because triggers don't get pulled. Also, please, advocate for singlepayer healthcare, with Community First Choice Option and CLASS Act (Community Choice Act for the handicapped, elderly, autistic, disabled, etc.); H.R. 676 & S. 703. reality Related group and actions http://www.singlepayeraction.org//join.html

Newer actions and updates: Free Jailed Falsely Help Mr. Leonard Peltier get the freedom he, and humanity, truly deserves, advocate and evoke Leonard has carried a constant burden for all of humanity, for over 35 years straight, graciously, courageously, and with great generosity, and, besides thanking him, we have a responsibility to act, not just to right the wrongs of this world, to act to lessen Leonard's, and those like Leonard's, burdens; they've humbly born for us all. Luckily, "we, the people...", can still be the voice for those unheard; let us do what we can do to support Leonard's freedom. Thanx, again. Ciao. reality This Action, on Change.org, the url Free Jailed Falsely http://humanitarianrelief.change.org/actions/view/free_jailed_falsely http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions9 Very latest from Friends Digest [Friends of Peltier] Announcement of New LPDOC Campaign http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8923 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8902 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 13 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8893 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8871 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8834 LP-DOC Actions: LP: I'm Obama's Political Prisoner Now; etc.. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8825 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 9 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8803 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8793 Friends Digest Acts: Attorney Seitz on denial of parole; etc.. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8769 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 7 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8759 Shout Out to NH and Surrounding Area http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8756 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 6 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8748 News from Lewisburg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8744 Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 5 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8727 Eyes On Members of Congress http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8707 Peltier Medical Alert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8677 June 26th Statement from Leonard Peltier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8670 34th Anniversary Events http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8666 LP-DOC: Acts: Update on the Lewisburg Vigil, 7-28-09; etc.. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8660 LP-DOC: Acts: Health Alert: Peltier Needs Medical Assist; etc.. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8655 Previous Focus Parole, Friends Digest Vol. 3, No. 4 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8650 Newer Actions, on Change.org, the url Won't you treat Leonard Peltier compassionately? http://www.change.org/actions/view/wont_you_treat_leonard_peltier_compassionately Previous Actions, on Change.org, the url free falsely jailed http://humanitarianrelief.change.org/actions/view/free_falsely_jailed Act to Protect Leonard Peltier, severely beaten, institutionally abused, etc.. http://humanitarianrelief.change.org/actions/view/act_to_protect_leonard_peltier_severely_beaten_institutionally http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions18 Other Actions for Leonard on Change.org Demand an Executive Review of the Peltier Case http://criminaljustice.change.org/actions/view/demand_an_executive_review_of_the_peltier_case Leonard Peltier Petition http://criminaljustice.change.org/actions/view/leonard_peltier_petition Leonard Peltier Petition (newer) http://humanitarianrelief.change.org/actions/view/leonard_peltier_petition_2

World AIDS Day Rally & March 2009 This Action, on Change.org, the url World AIDS Day http://gayrights.change.org/actions/view/world_aids_day http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions *Please Distribute Widely*Please Click Here to View the Original Flyer Systems FailureWorld AIDS Day Rally & MarchDate: December 1st, 2009Time: 12:00 - 2:00 PMLocation: March from Lafayette Square Park to Freedom Plaza http://www.africaaction.org/ DC and Beyond...Resuscitate, Revive, RenewJumpstart the Fight Against HIV/AIDSUniversal Access to Treatment Universal Access to Prevention Services Universal Respect for Human Rights Universal Access to Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Please Contact us if you plan to attend.Phone: 202-546-7961, Email: outreach@africaaction.org Campaign to End HIV/AIDS in Africa http://www.africaaction.org/campaign_new/arth.php

Read about diffability and culture This Action, on Change.org, the url diffability + culture http://healthcare.change.org/actions/view/diffability_culture http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions Breath and Shadow Volume 6, Number 4 Fall 2009 This issue features poems by Todd Hanks, Nicole Kuppers, Megan Kelly, Azure R. Angelus and P.A. Levy. Our two short fiction pieces are by Jennifer Gifford and Adam Pick. We also feature essays by Bill Turley and Jeanette Beal. The editors at Breath and Shadow hope you enjoy this issue, and please recommend us to your friends. In this difficult economy, we are struggling along with most non-profits. Your tax deductible donations are essential to the work we do. Visit our web site for details. To read this month's issue, please visit: http://www.abilitymaine.org/breath Breath and Shadow Staff: Chris Kuell, Editor in Chief Assistant Editors: Abby Astor, Dorothy Baker, Larry Berger, Jeanette Beal, Anne Chiapetta,Linda Cronin, Stephanie Green, Arden Eli Hill, Erika Jahneke, Paul Kahn, Robin Mayhall, Tricia Owsley Breath & Shadow is a collaborative effort of AbilityMaine and Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC); and our many invaluable readers and contributors. Please consider donating to Breath and Shadow. We need your support, and your gift is tax deductible. You can learn more by visiting: http://www.abilitymaine.org/breath

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The Green Party is the Peace Party, the one voice in the political array that doesn't rely on about-face justification for continuing international violence underpinning notions of a superior calling for our nation.  What does that mean?  On Veteran's Day, what is the price of war?

I'm from a military family.  My dad went into the Navy right out of high school, and is a Pearl Harbor survivor.  After the war, he went Army, to finish his twenty years.  Growing up, I attended 13 schools before I finished 9th grade, most of them in rural villages, where the Nike missile base was a barracks for the privates, the missile "silo" was a cramped metal trailer, and the two families with kids were temporary outsiders.

Except for aunt Marianne, who was a navy nurse, the military didn't want women, so we four daughters were not expected to enlist. As a woman, I was often told I had no right to an opinion in favor of peace, unless I had a brother or a cousin in combat. Like many of you, I decided that the way you best fight war is to get there ten years beforehand, and prevent despair by fixing what was wrong.

My husband's family was also military. In their Appalachia, no one was drafted-- they were Volunteers. His dad never saw a plane close-up, til he climbed into one, to learn to fly it for WWII. He re-upped, and finished his military career by teaching ROTC, in a building on campus that a Quaker-led group, including me, would stumble into one day, and occupy long enough to pray for the dead, and the still living. My as-yet-unmet husband's only brother was among the unnamed for whom we prayed. His unarmed reconnaissance plane was shot down, the last fatality from Tucson. Until the next war.

How do we count the cost? There was the warrior's widow who, with two toddlers to raise alone, commenced a writing and publishing career with a Memorial Day article, asking for peace. She never remarried, and, she was eventually disabled with a brain tumor, and my husband and I became her caregivers. That is the part of the war that extends forever-- that the one who should be there to help, years later, is, instead, a name my hand touches on a Wall, as I touch the places where he should have been, and was not, and the differences that it made, to people I care deeply about, and people who will never even know that he existed.

How do we, in the Green Party, honor the vet, on this Veteran's day, the one who lived, the one who did not? I have marched so often over the years, stood in vigils, helped tie a ribbon around the Pentagon. I've been cheered, been ignored, been spit on by old men with VFW hats. My husband, too, had marched against the War, and, in haunting, last letters back, his brother blessed the marching.

The only "thank you" big enough for Veteran's Day is taking up the duty to find a better way.  Praise of their courage, in a speech or a flag-colored bumper sticker, is too small. Throwing one beloved corpse upon the next, to justify having thrown the first, is sad beyond grief.  The truest word is that they are lost to combat because we did not work hard enough to build a world where war was avoided, because peace was the better option.

They planted a Peace Rose on Dave's grave, but it was gone by the time we buried his wife beside him. The next year, my husband and I took my dad back to see Pearl Harbor again. And last month, my cousin Clifford's son, Aaron, was killed in Afghanistan, leaving a widow and two young children, and we all cried again.

No more names on a Wall, or bumpersticker praise for the Vet. Raise your voice. Raise our collective voices, supporting those who speak for peace, and who stand on the platform of our party to do so, and speak through the megaphone of their candidacy, and challenge the war-makers at the one place they can be displaced-- the ballot box. Ballots can unmake bullets, but only if the Party committed to peace endures, and for that, we need your support.

This is not a small thing, and we are the only political Party that does it. If our Party is silenced, then we become spectators in a stymied, broken version of democracy, and the wars go on.

Donate today. Help your Green Party make enduring peace, this Veteran's Day. 
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Claudia Ellquist

Arizona Green Party

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Greens Make a Difference in November 3 Elections

The Green Party made some big new moves and proved that it has earned the voter's support in Tuesday's local elections.

Greens in California made history again by winning, for the fourth time in American history, a majority on a town council.  Pam Hartwell-Herrero finished first of seven candidates to join Lew Treamine and Larry Bragman on the majority-Green Fairfax Town Council.  Greens also earned majorities on the Arcata, CA council in the late 90s and in Sebastopol, CA and the village of New Paltz, NY earlier in this decade.

In Minnesota, incumbent Minneapolis City Council Cam Gordon was re-elected, as well as long-time Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board member Annie Young.

Greens on the East Coast showed their skills with perfect election nights. Two candidates ran for city councils in Maryland and both were victorious.  Dan Robinson maintained his seat on the Takoma Park, MD council and Christine Nagle won her election to the College Park, MD council.  In New Caanan, CT, three Greens ran for Constable and all were elected.

Elsewhere in new England, Kevin Donoghue and David Marshall won re-election to the Portland (ME) City Council.  Chuck Turner was re-elected to the Boston City Council.

In New York, in a partisan race, Mary Jo Long was re-elected to the Afton Town Council and Jennifer Dotson was re-elected to the Ithaca Common Council.  Lynne Serpe put the Green Party on the map in New York City, winning nearly 25% in her race for New York City Council.

To see more 2009 election results, visit http://www.gp.org/elections/2009-videos/november-results.html.  To get a sneak preview of the 2010 Green Party candidates from your area, visit the Green Party's comprehensive election database at http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml.

Fall 2009 edition here.   For your convenience we've listed all the articles below.

If you would like a full edition to hand out to new members or at local tabling events, the Summer 2009 edition is still available for sale in our online store.  Most of this edition was written to stay relevant for the rest of the year, so order today!

-----Features

Presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney detained by Israel
Humanitarian aid envoy to Gaza seized
by Lewis Pollis, Green Party of Ohio, with contributions from Wendy Kenin, Green Party of California

A Florida Green's charges dropped after a vigil for activist injured in Palestine

Confronting the G20
Green activists speak out at summit and are met with police violence
by e b bortz, Pennsylvania Green Party

Nationwide protests calling for an end to the wars in mid-October

Reversing the illusion of change
Green Party of Connecticut wins lawsuit against Clean Elections Law
by Mike DeRosa, co-chair of the Green Party of Connecticut

Convention in Durham develops priorities for the party
by Deyva Arthur, Green Party of New York State

Getting to know the Platform

Taking the lead in green trends
A look a four who live following the Green Party platform
by Wendy Kenin, Green Party of California

-----Elections

Support Local Candidates

Green Party of Arkansas Sues to Keep Ballot Status

The all-year pursuit of Ballot Access
States efforts to gain ballot access across the country
from the National Office of the Green Party of the United States

Greens run for several offices simultaneously in Stamford, Connecticut
Hoping to enable political viability with multi-pronged approach
by Rolf Maurer, Connecticut Green Party and Stamford Mayoral and Constable candidate

Why they keep on winning
Ingredients for the success of Green incumbent: Cam Gordon and Alan Brison
by David McCorquodale, Green Party of Delaware and Elections Editor

Illinois Greens criticize a bill to eliminate "slating"

-----World

Mixed results in German Federal Election
by Phil Hill, Bündnis '90/Die Grünen

Green Party UK co-founder Teddy Goldsmith passes at 80
by Mike Feinstein, member, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States

Canadian Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to run in British Columbia
by Camille Labchuk, Federal Councillor and former Press Secretary, Green Party of Canada

Government interferes with establishment of Green Party in Rwanda
by Mike Feinstein, member, International Committee of the Green Party of the United States

Greens of the Americas meet in Chile - impressions of US Greens
by Michael Canney, Green Party of the United States delegate to the Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas and Sanda Everette, Co-Chair, Green Party of the United States

-----Opinion

Playing Hardball
How to be effective in Politics
by Brent McMillan, Executive Director of the Green Party of the United States

Health care reform: congress needs to protect Americans, not insurance companies
by Mark Dunlea, Green Party of New York State

Reasons For A Private National Health System - we get to stay sick
by John Jonik

Green Party USA, Yer Blowing It!!
by Philip A Farruggio, Green Party of Florida

Climate Change: The only news that matters
by Joseph Lampert

Markey-Waxman climate bill fatally flawed
by Maggie Zhou and Jill Stein, The Green Rainbow Party of Massachusetts

Is the United States Really a Democracy?
by Tha Truth, Green Party of New Jersey

Open Borders - The Other Side of the Coin
by Don Whitehead, Independent Affiliate of the Tennessee Green Party (Nashville)

-----Evergreen

The Colors of Green
A Green Pages interview with Lisa Hsu of the Green Party of California

When the rivers run dry
A review of Pearce's assessment of the world's water resources
by Barbara Rodgers-Hendricks, Green Party of Florida

Thanksgiving: a poem
by Steve Bloom, Green Party of New York State

Wanted!

-----Young Greens

Staying strong against Obama peer pressure
by Lewis Pollis, Ohio Green Party

Calling All Young Greens

-----Reports

State Reports
Poll Results

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Civic Celebration  
This Action, on Change.org, the url    

Civic Celebration  

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Join Us in LA on November 13th!  

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Newest Healthcare Reform Actions
Please do any, or all, you can  
This Action, on Change.org, the url    

Newest Healthcare Reform Acts   

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AAUW Action Network: An Attack on Reproductive Health Care: New Domestic Gag Rule  
 
On Saturday night, the House passed the largest health care overhaul bill in 40 years.  Many of AAUW's key priorities were included in the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), including coverage for maternity care, preventive care, an end to gender rating, and other protections for women.  It's a victory for millions of Americans who are one step closer to quality, affordable health care.
 
Unfortunately, this victory came at a price that is outrageous and unacceptable.  Anti-choice representatives also passed an amendment to the bill that will severely undermine women's access to complete and safe reproductive health care services.  The amendment, offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), will eliminate coverage for abortion services in the public option.  Current law already bans the use of federal dollars to pay for abortion, but this amendment goes further by prohibiting women who receive federal subsidies from purchasing a comprehensive insurance plan that includes abortion services.
 
Private plans that offer abortion coverage would be banned from receiving funding. This type of restriction would force private insurance companies to choose between eliminating abortion coverage for all insured members and being eligible to serve patients by receiving federal subsidies. As a result, millions of women who have this coverage now would lose it, effectively ending coverage for abortion services and instituting what amounts to a domestic gag rule.  Women who could afford it could pay extra for a "rider" policy to cover such services, but the very nature of unplanned pregnancies makes this an illogical and impractical notion.
 
AAUW has long advocated for choice in the determination of one's reproductive life and increased access to health care and family planning services.  There's no doubt that health care reform is desperately needed, but it should not come on the backs of women.  A fundamental principle of health care has always been to "do no harm."  Make no mistake; the Stupak amendment does just that--leaving millions of women worse off than they were before.   This is the biggest attempt to ban abortion services in years, and a similar amendment is already in the works in the Senate. 

Take Action: Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose any amendments that jeopardize women's access to complete reproductive health care coverage.  Then, take another minute to contact your representative about his or her vote on the Stupak amendment       

Senate: http://www.capwiz.com/aauw/issues/alert/?alertid=14329551

House: http://www.capwiz.com/aauw/issues/alert/?alertid=14329496&type=CO

Center for Reproductive Rights: TAKE ACTION: The Fight is Not Over Yet  

Saturday's House vote was a terrible blow for women's health and rights -- but the fight is not over yet.

The Pro-Choice Caucus has crafted a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowing to oppose a healthcare bill that restricts a woman's right to choose any further than current law.

Tell your Members of Congress to sign the letter and show their support for American women!  

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5971/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1275

Planned Parenthood Action: A painful blow to women's health care  

While there are some who are satisfied with the health care reform bill that passed in the House of Representatives late Saturday night, I am not one of them.

When it came down to it, Congress passed a bill that will undercut women's access to comprehensive health care. Despite hundreds of thousands of voters like you and me who called on members of Congress to include women's health care in health care reform, the bill that passed Saturday night includes a ban on private abortion coverage for millions of women and would prohibit it in the new "public option."

Opponents of legal abortion and health care for women are emboldened by Saturday night's vote and ready to bring their ban on abortion to the Senate floor. But now it's our turn. And this time we are going to use our strongest weapon: the White House.

That's why, today, we are calling on President Obama  

http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hcr09bse_af/xkwgn64z778xn8d?qp_source=hcr09bse%5fe1%5faf

to ensure that lawmakers, especially those in his own party, support health care reform that protects women's access to reproductive care as the next round of debate and voting occurs in the Senate.

Mobilization for Health Care for All  
Two Health Care Advocates Remain in Jail, Take Action To Support their Cause Now  
Yesterday morning, Mobilization for Health Care for All made another urgent demand to get insurance money out of our democracy so that real reform will not be blocked in America. It is unacceptable that 45,000 Americans dies every year because of lack of access to health care.

Nine advocates for Medicare for All were arrested in a patients not profits sit-in in Senator Joseph Lieberman's office. Lieberman, known as the Senator for Aetna - his number 9 largest contributor, has taken $2.6 million in the last decade from the health sector including the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.

Two advocates remain in jail refusing to cooperate by not providing identification. Kai Newkirk, national coordinator of the Mobilization, is fasting and is in the DC jail, along with John Morhbacher of Connecticut.

Their demand is clear - publicly pledge to stop taking money from the insurance industry. Join their demand by clicking here

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1312/t/10007/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2159

to sign a petition to Sen. Lieberman.

When Kevin Zeese, Esq. director of ProsperityAgenda.US met with our colleagues in the cell block, Morhbacker, a member of the Army Reserve in Connecticut, described his senator "as an example of the obstructionists who prevent consideration of Medicare for All."

2. Make a donation

https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1312/t/10007/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=5338

to support the Mobilization. Donate for bail money and jail support for those arrested in Lieberman's office.

3. Call Lieberman and tell him to stop taking insurance money. His numbers are: (202) 224-4041and (860) 549-8463.

Public Option Please: Fight PHARMA profit protections  

The health care bill in the House of Representatives has a death sentence for patients with AIDS, breast cancer, and other serious illnesses.

Members of Congress owned by PhRMA - the lobbying arm of the pharmaceutical industry - pushed for a dangerous provision about "biologics" drugs that will make it virtually impossible for patients to have access to affordable medication.

We can't fix it before the House passes its bill this weekend, but we can make sure it's fixed in the Senate bill.

Sign our petition to key Senators now: make generic drugs available for patients and stop protecting the pharmaceutical industry's profits.

Click here to add your name        http://publicoptionplease.com/biologics/petition/

PEN: DIRECT Fax Action To Congress: Pass Medicare For All (Weiner Amendment), Or
Don't Fool Either Yourself Or Us [152447]  

This one will add your signature (and any personal comments of your
own) to a fax petition with the heading, "Pass Medicare For All Or
Pass Nothing", and send it to each of your individual members of
Congress.

Fax Action On Medicare for All  
 
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1020.php

The fact is that from the moment early on that Max Baucus manipulated
the hearings in his Senate committee to keep any spokesperson for
single payer from even having a voice at the table, the entire
congressional process has been rigged to keep any meaningful reform
of our health care system from actually happening.

ADAPT Acts: CFC Good News! We're making Progress; etc..  
Fw: OR is first state in nation to have NO ICF/MRs  
Original Message -----
From: adaptmt@aol.com
To: ADAPTMT@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:45 AM
Subject: OR is first state in nation to have NO ICF/MRs

Dear Friends,

As of the close of business yesterday, Oregon is the first state in the nation
to have

NO ICFs/Mr.  This includes public and community facilities, as well as no
Oregon

citizens residing in ICFs/MR in other states. Oregon is now operating 100%
under the

community waiver.

Before yesterday, the only other state operating with no public or private
ICFMRs was

Alaska, and while it is true that Alaska no in-state ICFMRs, the state
currently

has about 10 people in out-of-state ICFMRs.

So CONGRATULATIONS! to Oregon, and here's hoping they serve as a role model
for the rest of us!

Marsha

Fw: CFC Good News! We're making Progress  
Hey ADAPT & Community Choice Supporters!
>
> Your hard work is paying off once again.  As you know the Community First Choice Option (CFC) is in the Senate health reform bill.
>
> I just received word from Congressman Danny Davis' office that CFC has been included in the House health bill
>   as a "Sense of Congress" (see attached).  What does this mean?
>
> A Sense of Congress is not legislation, itself.  It does express the desire and support of Congress to have the language become law eventually. What this means is that the House is sending a message that when the Senate and the House conference the final bills, the House wants the CFC legislative language in the Senate bill to remain in the final bill that passes into law.  The reason for doing the Sense of Congress instead of actual legislative language is so their aggressive timetable can be kept; so they won't have to score the whole bill again.  The House is supposed to finish their health bill work this week and not break until they do. Ours is the ONLY Sense of Congress in the health bill and word is, no other amendments will be allowed.  Rep. Danny Davis was very vocal in support and Chairman Rangle, Waxman and Miller were all supportive of getting it in.
>
> Quite an accomplishment!  Great work ADAPT & Community Choice Supporters.
You're the best! Stay tuned for next steps we need to take in the next couple of days.
>
> Mike O.
>                                                      SENSE OF CONGRESS LANGUAGE
>
> [page 28]
> SEC. 1739A SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMMUNITY
> 2 FIRST CHOICE OPTION TO PROVIDE MED-
> 3 ICAID COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY-BASED AT-
> 4 TENDANT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
> 5 It is the sense of Congress that States should be al-
> 6 lowed to elect under their Medicaid State plans under title
> 7 XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a Community
> 8 First Choice Option under which-
> 9 (1) coverage of community-based attendant
> 10 services and supports furnished in homes and com-
> 11 munities is available, at an individual's option, to in-
> 12 dividuals who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid
> 13 institutional coverage under the respective State
> 14 plan;
> 15 (2) such supports and services include assist-
> 16 ance to individuals with disabilities in accomplishing
> 17 activities of daily living, instrumental activities of
> 18 daily living, and health-related tasks;
> 19 (3) the Federal matching assistance percentage
> 20 (FMAP) under such title for medical assistance for
> 21 such supports and services is enhanced;
>
> [page 29]
> 1 (4) States, consistent with minimum federal
> 2 standards, ensure quality of such supports and serv-
> 3 ices; and
> 4 (5) States collect and provide data to the Sec-
> 5 retary of Health and Human Services on the cost
> 6 and effectiveness and quality of supports and serv-
> 7 ices provided through such option.

NATIONAL ADAPT MAILING LIST - Adapt Community Choice Act List http://www.adapt.org/

NALU + FCNL Acts: Take Action: Support Indian Health Care; etc..  

Health Care: On to the Senate

On Saturday, the House passed legislation that, in our analysis, would provide access to affordable, comprehensive health care for the majority of people in this country and improve health care for Native Americans:

House: http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=14220786. Maintain the momentum by asking the Senate to pass legislation that also meets these criteria:

http://action.fcnl.org/r/90519/46386/0.

INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT HEARING 

Take Action: Support Indian Health Care  

Health care for Native Americans could soon dramatically improve. The House has included the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as part of its health insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962). This legislation would provide services long available to the rest of the country to American Indians and Alaska Natives, including mental health services, long term care, and hospice. It would also improve access to care. Ask your representative to support Indian health and the House health insurance reform bill:

http://action.fcnl.org/r/89969/46386/0.

On October 20, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA, H.R. 2708). For more information, see

http://action.fcnl.org/r/89882/46386/0

HEALTH CARE REFORM PROGRESS  

Good news!  The Indian Health Care Improvement Act has been included in the "big" health care reform bill in the House (H.R. 3962), and may also be included in the Senate bill.

BoldProgressives.org Acts: Stupak; etc.. 

When the House of Representatives passed health care reform late Saturday night, there was a new, last-minute addition.

Conservative Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-MI) amendment would severely limit a woman's right to choose. In fact, his restrictions are far more severe than Republicans were ever able to pass during the Bush presidency.

Now 40 Democratic congresswomen have written an open letter demanding that these restrictions be taken out of the final bill.

Can you join these women leaders and sign on, too? Click here.

http://boldprogressives.org/stopstupak/p-e1

Lieberman  

We teamed up with Democracy for America to debunk that conventional wisdom -- commissioning our own polls in the states of Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Evan Bayh (D-IN).

And guess what? Voters consistently want the public option! Rachel Maddow covered our polls on her MSNBC show this week.

There are no excuses left for Democratic senators to oppose reform. Can you sign our petition telling them so?  

http://boldprogressives.org/majorityvote/p-e4n

Stop Stupac the Amendment, or any version of it.  As well, no trigger, because triggers don't get pulled.  Also, please, advocate for singlepayer healthcare, with Community First Choice Option and CLASS Act (Community Choice Act for the handicapped, elderly, autistic, disabled, etc.); H.R. 676 & S. 703, are the best of the lot, so far.

support women's healthcare now  

http://womensrights.change.org/actions/view/support_womens_healthcare_now

Related actions and group  

Healthcare Reform Actions  

http://healthcare.change.org/actions/view/healthcare_reform_actions

http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions

http://www.singlepayeraction.org//join.html

support women's healthcare now

or, Create a Petition

Truth Advocate - Notes for November including store closeout  
This Action, on Change.org, the url  

Allowed 9-11  

http://socialentrepreneurship.change.org/actions/view/allowed_9-11

http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions

Read about some truth about 9-11-01  

to view this newsletter, with full images and corresponding links, at http://www.911truth.org/

911Truth.org - November 2, 2009

Dear Truth Advocate,

A few updates of interest to 911truth.org and Justicefor911.org readers follow . . .

1) 911TruthStore.com closing

http://www.911truthstore.com/

2) The Hard Evidence Tour Down Under 2009

3) "The Turning Point", statement from NYC Coalition for Accountability Now

http://911truth.org/article.php?story=20091017145013531

1) 911Truth.org is closing our online store, http://www.911truthstore.com/ due to a lack of necessary resources to continue to maintain and stock it, fill orders and meet customer service needs and handle back-end administration. We have marked prices down to at or below our original cost for nearly all remaining inventory, which offers you a great opportunity to purchase brand new books, DVDs, audio CDs, stickers, posters and deception/conception/media/election dollars at really low prices.

As you may know, the store was previously a significant source of support for the organization and to those of you who have supported us with purchases there, we thank you very much. And of course, to those of you who have made and continue to make contributions to the organization, thank you!

Of our list of nearly 18,000 subscribers and hundreds of thousands of readers each month (millions in September), 53 individuals made a donation in October, ranging from $3.00 to $50.00. We sincerely thank those 53 people.

If it is important to you to see 911truth.org continue to exist as a valuable web presence and resource for important news and research, right NOW is a critically important time for you to make a donation.

Thank you!

2) Exciting News from Australia ... November 14-21 - The Hard Evidence Tour Down Under 2009

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Wellington - The Hard Evidence Tour Down Under 2009 is right around the corner!

This international conference will feature some of the world's leading experts and activists in the 9/11 Truth Movement. The two-day Sydney event will include Dr. Steven Jones (Physicist), Richard Gage (AIA), Janice Matthews (911Truth.org), Cosmos (TruthAction.org/11th of Every Month Campaign), Luke Rudkowski (WeAreChange NYC), Paul Mason (Structural Engineer), Dr. David Leifer (Architect), James O'Neil (Barrister), John Bursill (Engineer), , Dr. Frank Legge (Chemist and Co-editor, Journalof911studies.com), Ken Jenkins (Psychologist, engineer and filmmaker), Hereward Fenton (Anthropologist, radio host and webmaster).

If you are nearby and have not yet gotten your tickets, do it now! If you are in other parts of the world and would like to support this important conference, you may now purchase conference t-shirts from John Bursill, conference organizer. Send him an email at johnbursill@gmail.com to let him know what you'd like and get further order details (payment can be made via Paypal or cheque). In addition to getting a great looking t-shirt, you'll be supporting the movement down under.

Available in two colours, black and stone, these shirts are of high quality (no sweatshops!). Those who pre-ordered and have already received theirs love them! Cost:

$30 AUD each if picked up or bought at the events
$35 AUD each posted to your address in Australia (post is $5:70)
$40 AUD each international post to anywhere ($35 American dollars)
Bulk purchase can be arranged on request at substantial discount!

Funds raised will go directly to funding the Hard Evidence Tour.

3) NYC CAN (NYC Coalition for Accountability Now) issued a statement on October 16:

"...the City of New York and the State Supreme Court denied the will of 80,000 voters to place NYC CAN's referendum on November's ballot. In doing so, the City's Corporation Counsel -- while forced to acknowledge in open court that no investigation into 9/11 of any kind, criminal or otherwise, had ever been conducted by the City of New York -- labeled the will of the people 'irrelevant'.

A lone Supreme Court Justice, while demonstrating no comprehension or interest in the fundamental aspects of the events of 9/11 or the basis of our case -- not to mention justice or truth -- sided with the will of the City over the will of the people whose interests he is sworn to protect."

If you missed it, you can find the full statement here: "The Turning Point".

http://911truth.org/article.php?story=20091017145013531

As always, we thank you for your courage and perseverance!

With best wishes,

Janice Matthews
Director
911Truth.org

http://www.911truth.org/