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Never heard of the Cuban Five? One of the five is imprisoned here in Oxford, Wisconsin and if it were not for the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five you might not have heard another thing about them. A…

Letter to Congress on Increasing U.S. Ground Forces January 28, 2005 Dear Senator Frist, Senator Reid, Speaker Hastert, and Representative Pelosi: The United States military is too small for the responsibilities we are asking it to assume. Those responsibilities are…

Doris “Granny D” Haddock, 95, is in a Lebanon, New Hampshire hospital. She has just undergone surgery to remove a tumor in her throat. The surgery is expected to debilitate her normal voice. Granny D says that despite the surgery…

“With Howard Dean as its next chair of the DNC, the party will have someone who not only understands change, but knows how to make it happen,” says Donnie Fowler in withdrawing from the race. That only leaves former Rep.…

Q: How many Bush Administration officials does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: None. There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are a…

Last night Bush stated, “we have… raised homeownership to the highest level in history,” but, homeownership has gone up every year since they started measuring the statistic. There are 300 million fewer jobs in America since Bush took office… despite…

It looks like the Seabiscuit candidate is breaking into the lead as we round the final stretch to the Feb. 12 finish line. Yesterday, 53 new voting members of the DNC, including six entire state delegations, 12 state chairs, 12…

by Nick Jahr in The Nation January 30, 2005 “Despite a snowfall that paralyzed the city, it would prove to be the largest gathering Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) had organized to date. From staunch Upper West Side Kerry supporters…

The former Vermont governor’s candidacy to lead the DNC hits a snag By VIVECA A. NOVAK/WASHINGTON Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005 “A dent was knocked into the aura of inevitability surrounding Howard Dean’s run to be the next Democratic Party chair…

The no-Rice vote tally, though one-sided at 85-13, was still the largest “no” vote against any secretary of state nominee since 1825. Thirteen Backbone Awards are cordially proffered to the following… Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.…