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by Flavia Colgan
George W. Bush must think domestic violence in the United States is on its way out.
Why else would he slash the Violence Against Women Program in his FY 2004 budget, which cut funding for desperately needed emergency shelters, crisis hotlines and other services to protect women from violence?
Domestic violence isn’t a problem anymore. It couldn’t be.
If it were really a problem, the Bush Administration wouldn’t propose to cut $3 million from the 2005 budget for (…)

By Frank Rich
You can run but you can’t hide: Oct. 5 will bring the perfect storm in this year’s culture wars. It’s on that strategically chosen date, four Tuesdays before the election, that the DVD of "Fahrenheit 9/11" will be released along with not one but two new Michael Moore books. It’s also the release date of the equally self-effacing Ann Coulter’s latest rant, of a new DVD documentary, "Horns and Halos," that revisits the Bush mystery year of 1972, and of an R.E.M. album, "Around (…)

Plenty of news media analysts thought Senator John Kerry looked good at Thursday night’s presidential debate, but Fox News went a step further, posting a made-up news article on its Web site that quoted Kerry as gloating about his fine manicure and his "metrosexual" appearance.
Fox News quickly retracted the article, saying in an editor’s note on its Web site that the article "was written in jest and should not have been posted or broadcast." It said, "We regret the error, which occurred (…)

Members of the State Board of Elections were surprised to hear reports Tuesday that Diebold touchscreen voting machines similar to those used in Maryland were found abandoned recently on a street and in a bar in Baltimore.
Joseph Torre, voting systems and procurement director for the agency, confirmed that one machine was found, but assured board members it did not belong to Maryland.
"It wasn’t one of ours," he said. "All 16,009 units are present and accounted for."
"That takes your (…)

By Laurence H. Shoup
George Walker Bush and John Forbes Kerry are wealthy members of the upper class. They are both multimillionaires born into privilege, educated in the finest New England private schools, and holding memberships in the most exclusive private clubs.
The wealth of the Bush-Walker family comes from oil, banking, sports teams, and the military-industrial complex. Historically, they have been economically connected to the Rockefeller and Harriman families. Exact figures (…)

Law Sends Sharers to Slammer By Katie Dean
A new anti-piracy bill in California gives law enforcement another tool to crack down on copyright infringement, but critics say it will only divert resources away from fighting more important crimes.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill last week requiring file swappers to provide a legitimate e-mail address when they share music or movies online, or be charged with a misdemeanor. The law goes into effect in January.
The (…)

by Barbra Streisand
I only hope that Thursday night’s debate finally sent a clear message to the undecided and swing voters in this country about who deserves to win the election come November 2 and lead this country back from where it has strayed. Thursday night we saw two very different men standing before us. John Kerry showed us his true colors. He was humble, where Bush was arrogant, he was elegant, where Bush was awkward, he was articulate, where Bush was unintelligent, he was (…)

Here are some of Bush’s choice blunders set to music including
"It’s hard work to love her as best I can"
"mexxed misseges"
"saddam.....uh osama"
and the famous
" uh uh uh let me finish"
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/bush-debate_hilites.mp3

Mounting evidence points to Iraq as a collosal failure with little hope for improvement. Dennis Kucinich has called for the House Subcommittee to hold hearings in open session to investigate the lies before the war, and those affecting current policies in iraq.
Make a difference- Write one email and have it faxed to the entire subcommittee. Demand accountability. Click Read More and Email them now, it only takes a second to contact 6 congresspeople today.
Kucinich Calls for Open Hearings (…)

by Janis Schmidt
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! America caught red handed torturing civilians! What an outrage! What a lie! Are you in denial?
Suppose you woke up one morning and discovered that your parents were serial killers? Would you be in a state of denial?
America was founded on the blood, torture, and genocide of MILLIONS!! of Indians! America was founded on theft of Indian lands, deception, fraud, and dishonesty. Why does this newly discovered round of tortures perpetuated by (…)