Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Dear Shannah,
When we won Iowa, the Clinton campaign said it’s not the number of states you win, it’s “a contest for delegates.”
When we won a significant lead in delegates, they said it’s really about which states you win.
When we won South Carolina, they discounted the votes of African-Americans.
When we won predominantly white, rural states like [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Dear Shannah,
Help Us Harness the Olympic Buzz for Darfur
We need to raise $400,000 by March 24 to make our message heard in the lead up to the summer Olympics.
Make your tax-deductible donation today.
Give $50 or more, and we’ll send you a free copy of The Translator, the powerful new memoir of a Sudanese refugee.
Click here [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Shannah –
It’s tough to think of two states more different than Wyoming and Mississippi. But we won Wyoming on Saturday, and we just learned that we won Mississippi by a large margin tonight.
Between those two states, we picked up enough delegates to erase the gains by Senator Clinton last Tuesday and add to our substantial [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Democracy, Wolves and the White House
Despite her record on conservation issues, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been discussed as a possible running mate for Senator John McCain’s bid for the presidency.
Sign our petition and help us show Governor Palin that America’s conservationists know about her shameful record.
Dear Shannah,
With last week’s primary wins in Texas and [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Stop Global Warming Virtual March
03/11/08
ONE MILLION STRONG AND GROWING!
We did it! The Stop Global Warming Virtual March has barreled past the one million marcher mark with a diverse range of Americans from all 50 states demanding solutions to global warming!
The Virtual March belongs to all of us, and with your help StopGlobalWarming.org has become a [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Dear Shannah,Tired of TV ads that sell “good news” about prescription drugs but gloss over the shortcomings?Let’s give people the power to report on the side effects of these “good news” prescription drugs. Tell the FDA what you think »
The FDA will soon decide whether these ads should include toll-free numbers and websites where ordinary [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Dear ONE Member,I am writing you from Kampala, Uganda. I just visited TASO (The AIDS Support Organization) Mulago, one of the largest treatment, prevention, and care centers in Uganda, and took this picture of the line of people waiting. They tell us that often there are more people in line than they have medication for. [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Wildlife alert
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
Posted on March 12, 2008 by shansgazette
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Proverbs 19:5
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