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Olbermann: Bush has no business being President
Iran next target by Fox
Cheney says Iraq would be a quagmire For once, he was right, but he wanted Halliburton to be making money on the quagmire, and then it's okay!
The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal? Please view this video which considers if the US occupation of Iraq was legal or illegal.

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Most active projects:

• Sunrise Powerlink - SDG&E's proposal to construct a 150-mile 500kV transmission line.
• Border Fence - Why is this being built? It obviously will never work, but governmental officials can't say no.
• Open Canvass - Proposal by Raymond Lutz to avoid most election fraud vulnerabilities.

Blackwater Struggle

• Blackwater Otay - New secret installation.
• Blackwater Pulled the Project!! -- It's true, we won! Blackwater has decided to discontinue their efforts to build a training "campus" at Round Potrero Valley. Hip Hip Hooray! See Blackwater Potrero for more details!
• Paramilitary Training Camps Forum - Review the proposals for paramilitary-like "bootcamps" in our county.
  • WindZero - Yet another training camp just east of San Diego on I-8
  • CovertCanyon - Shooting Range and training area just past Alpine.

Hot Information!

• Harris Ranch Fire - Information about recovery from the fire; stories and Photos.
• Air America Blackout - Companies we should NOT patronize as they have requested that none of their commercials air on Air America radio stations! Boycott Clear Channel Communications stations for pulling KLSD.
• State Party Exec Board meeting, July 14th 2007 in Sacramento
  • RESOLUTION OPPOSING BLACKWATER WEST AND MERCENARY TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA - Approved by unanimous vote
  • RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MEETING DOCUMENTS USING THE INTERNET- Referred back to the author.

Collaboration Areas

• CommonCalendar - Month-at-a-glance format for all events relevant to East County
  • Calendar Update - Quick list of the events for the next 2 weeks.
  • Event List - Edit this topic to include your events! See How To Add Events for details.
• List Serve - Sign up for our email lists
  • List Serve Etiquette - Common courtesy when mailing to 100's of subscribers.
  • Managing List Email - Does it seem like you're getting too much mail? This should help.
• News Media - submitted media in all categories, and anyone who submits them.

• Action Items - Have an immediate effect by signing online petitions, etc. Submit yours!

• Current Events Theater - Enjoy videos of politics and current events.

• Student Outreach - Our presence on campus of Cuyamaca, Grossmont, SDSU, and other campuses.
• Common Projects - Election and local government projects
• COPs Program - Citizens' Oversight Projects -- Join us to police elected officials!
• East County Progressive - Our progressive newsletter!

Campaign 2008

• Feb2008Recommendations - Read recommendations by Raymond Lutz for the February 5th Primary Election
• Presidential Primary 2008 - What's your choice??
• California Democratic Party Convention - In San Diego April 27-29, 2007. All details and links!

Party and Region

• Democratic Party - Notes and information on the county, state, and national Democratic Party.
• Our Region - Districts and history
• Vote Count - recent elections

References and Resources

• 911TruthOverview - A starting place for investigating the truth and missing pieces behind the events of 9/11
• Relevant Links - Links to other web sites that are important resources or cooperative organizations.
• Meeting Places - Venues where meetings are sometimes held, directions, maps.

• The Constitution Of The United States - Great reference!
• Declaration Of Independence - Important document!
• Political Research - Papers on Trends and policy analyses

November 2006 Elections -- Our Endorsements or Recommendations

• November2006VoterGuide - Take this to the polls!
• Vote Count Nov 2006 - Current status of the vote counting by the Registrar Of Voters.
• Feb2008Recommendations - Suggestions by Raymond Lutz

Other Stuff

• County Removes Lutzs Trees - After sending a request for information to Dianne Jacob's office and to the County Counsel regarding Brown Act violations, the County retaliates by driving over the curb with a truck and removing all the trees in front of the Lutz residence with no notice at all.
• What Are RSS Feeds? - Learn about an important technology for distributing Blog-like postings.
• Twiki Usage Tips - Some secrets about using this wiki

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