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This may be more down Rachel's line than yours but, Oregon's 4th district represented by Peter Defazio has a interesting primary. In 2010 he was opposed by Art Robinson and won. This year Art will be opposing him again in the general election but first his son Matthew Robinson has become a democrat and is opposing Defazio in the primary. If Matt wins I guess he will oppose his father in the general election.
http://www.registerguard.com/web/opinion/27978577-47/robinson-defazio-matt-art-nomination.html.csp
Swiss Cantons whose population have a say in fiscal policies (tax rates, spending) are on average more fiscally sound than those that are not (Switzerland has many more direct-democracy elements than most or all of its European counterparts).
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So mentioned by Horst Dreier () in a lecture about direct democracy vs. representative democracy.
Video: Methodist Church votes against divestment
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/05/video-methodist-church-votes-against-divestment.html
Recent crimes by Israel. Destroy Palestinian dairy farmers livelihood..may day may day http://mondoweiss.net/2012/05/israel-destroys-dairy-farm-in-occupied-palestine.html
Have been begging MSM outlets for years to have the Leveretts on about Iran
You could mention this special on your need to know. Better late than never. Too bad MSNBC did not get to this years ago. They sure have had the time. The inflammatory rhetoric has been repeated on MSNBC, NPR, Fox etc etc. Finally
This is an incredible special on CNN. Finally catching up to what Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett have been saying for at least seven years.
Christiane Amanpour starts this documentary with “what the experts know and don’t know may surprise you” An individual would not be surprised by what you hear on this program if you have been following over at Race for Iran. link to raceforiran.com
Finally some truth telling on CNN. MSNBC has not gone near the truth about Iran. CNN…better late than never.
Really worth the watch. All three segments. To think Christiane had Hillary Mann Leverett on. Will miracles never cease.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – A Nuclear Iran: The Expert Intel
link to amanpour.blogs.cnn.com
The fourth person interviewed who claims “we know” and on and on about a program existing was not identified like everyone else.
Christiane Amanpour repeats the debunked “Israel should be wiped from the face of the map” Why did she repeat this misrepresentation? Chris Hayes repeated this debunked claim several weeks ago on his program She has to know this has been proven false. Then Christiane refers to “Iran’s persistence provocations” Chris Hayes also said something like this a few weeks ago. As if Iran is the nation beating on the war drums and not Israel. Damn all we hear are Reps in the US congress Liebermann, Wasserman Schultz, Ros Lehtin, Gohmert, Clinton, Ledeen, Ross, Israeli leaders constantly threaten Iran. For years now. We have been hearing these threats towards Iran.
Iranian leader “we will respond and reciprocate proportionately”
Hillary Mann Leverett if the US attacks Iran “the US standing in the middle east dwindle to near 0″