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March 21, 2006

14:23
Love the troops – Hate the war. This vigil has been controversial because it is sometimes misunderstood. The purpose of this vigil is to raise awareness within our community and among the media that the most injured soldiers are brought to Walter Reed to be treated and should not be forgotten. They are our responsibility. Many of these soldiers, wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq, and their families face long-term disabilities, difficult bureaucracy and shortfalls in funding. This is one of the sad and hidden costs of war. Our presence is a visible reminder that our wounded and disabled soldiers and veterans need and deserve our support. Please join us, you can sing, or hold a candle, or talk with others who believe as most of the country now does, it is time to bring the troops home and to take care of them when they get here – whatever the cost!
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14:23
Building Communities is a collaboration involving policyAmerica, the New America Foundation, Washington University’s Center for Social Development, the Institute for Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University, Bank of America, and Capitol Advantage, LLC. This event is a sequel to the Bootstrap Capitalism conference of 2004 which attracted 180 representatives of think tanks, Congressional staff, advocacy organizations, the academy and the media. Where: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill When: March 28, 2006 RSVP: David Stoesz at [email protected] 8:30-9:00 -- Registration 9:15 Welcome: Ray Boshara, Director Asset Building Program, New America Foundation 9:30 Serving the UnbankedHoward Karger, Professor and author of Shortchanged: Life and Debt in Fringe Economy,Reid Cramer, Research Director, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation 10:30 Building Social CapitalRobert Woodson, President, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise,Kathryn Edin, Professor and author of Promises I Can Keep and Making Ends Meet,Margaret Sherraden, author of Kitchen Capitalism, 12:00 Luncheon Host: Katharine Kravetz, American UniversityKeynote addresses: The Honorable Danny K. Davis, (D-7th) Illinois;Andrea Levere, President, Corporation for Enterprise Development 1:30 Capitalizing CommunitiesEric Stein, Chief Operating Officer, Self-HelpPaul Hinds, Senior Vice-President, Bank of AmericaMark Pinsky, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network. 3:00 Concluding Comments: David Stoesz, policyAmerica
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13:09
Bush said Tuesday the decision about when to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq will fall to future presidents and Iraqi leaders, suggesting U.S. involvement will continue at least through 2008.
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13:00
Every claim the Bush administration has used to justify the illegal invasion of Iraq has turned out to be flat wrong.
Source: AlterNet
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13:00
Every claim the Bush administration has used to justify the illegal invasion of Iraq has turned out to be flat wrong.
Source: AlterNet
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10:00
Japan wins the world baseball championship of the whole wide world, so take that, Chicago. Plus: Alfonso Soriano, refusenik.
Source: Salon.com
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09:00
Iraq War coverage has destroyed the image of the press as the institution that brought you Watergate.
Source: AlterNet
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08:00
A new service allows you to track your every web move -- but how private is it really?
Source: AlterNet
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07:30
The Donald has a new baby. Prince sued for painting house purple. Plus: Colbert's writing a book!
Source: Salon.com
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06:05
Former Vice President Al Gore said Monday he’s not planning to run for president in 2008 but hasn’t ruled out a future in politics.
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05:16
Sociobiology founder Edward O. Wilson explains why we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions, denies that "evolutionism" is a faith, and says that heaven, if it existed, would be hell.
Source: Salon.com
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05:00
The director of a PBS documentary about a Girl Scout troop whose moms are behind bars says our obsession with locking up women is harming their kids.
Source: Salon.com
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04:53
I have so much potential I can't decide what to do!
Source: Salon.com
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04:51
Can a program pioneered by young women who were victims of dating violence teach teens to end the abuse?
Source: Salon.com
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04:39
The latest scoring screw-up offers a golden opportunity to find out just how predictive -- or biased -- the controversial test really is.
Source: Salon.com
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03:15
Is there no return from Money Mountain?
Source: Salon.com
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01:00
A news reporter in Iraq describes his time in captivity after he wrongly ends up on a U.S. military 'wanted list.'
Source: AlterNet
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01:00
Harper's editor Lewis Lapham explains why he wrote his provocative essay arguing for the impeachment of George W. Bush.
Source: AlterNet
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01:00
A filmmaker examines the truths and stereotypes associated with her name -- and the thousands of other Asian Americans who share it.
Source: AlterNet
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01:00
While water industry honchos crow over bottled water profits, activists are trying to prevent a public health disaster.
Source: AlterNet
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