Wed May 16 2012

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Is peace getting in the way of our war plans?
by David Swanson
What a bizarre circumstance this is. The irrational Iranians are behaving too reasonably.
The unmovable Iranians seem to be compromising too readily.
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FBI seizes server from progressive internet service provider
by Jamie McClelland, May First/People Link
In an attack on our infrastructure, our movement and the democratic Internet, the FBI seized a server April 19 from one of our cabinets in a colocation facility.
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Republican retreat - Ohio House Republicans defeat their own voter suppression bill
by Bob Fitrakis
The Ohio House Republicans tactically retreated and repealed House Bill 194 – the controversial voter suppression bill. The bill was slated to be on Ohio’s November 6 ballot, and was thought by political strategists to have aided Obama’s re-election campaign in the key battleground state.
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The moral arc of the universe
by Robert C. Koehler
The city of Chicago and the federal government will be putting on a $55 million security extravaganza later this month to protect NATO delegates, representing the most powerful military force on the planet, from nonviolent protesters who want to see an end to war.
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OSP Hunger Strike Ends
by Ben Turk
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, Youngstown OH- OSP Hunger Strike Ends. After long negotiations with Warden David Bobby on Monday, May 7th, the hunger-striking prisoners at Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) began eating again. Two of the men held out through Tuesday, unsatisfied with the agreement. The warden met with them separately, and they agreed to come off the strike. Warden Bobby reported that "by lunch time today, everyone was eating." This was confirmed by two prisoner sources.
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Colin Powell's tangled web
by David Swanson
“I get mad when bloggers accuse me of lying -- of knowing the information was false. I didn’t.” -- Colin Powell.
Can you imagine having an opportunity to address the United Nations Security Council about a matter of great global importance, with all the world's media watching, and using it to… well, to make shit up – to lie with a straight face, and with a CIA director propped up behind you, I mean to spew one world-class, for-the-record-books stream of bull, to utter nary a breath without a couple of whoppers in it, and to look like you really mean it all? What gall. What an insult to the entire world that would be.
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From the Kent State killings to Occupy Cleveland, this is the face of the new COINTELPRO
by Bob Fitrakis
Recent events in northern Ohio underscore the new COINTELPRO assault on activism. On Tuesday, May 1, federal authorities arrested five "anarchists" charging them with conspiracy in trying to bomb property used in interstate commerce, according to the Associated Press (AP). The target of this alleged plot was a bridge running through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15 miles south of downtown Cleveland.
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Will you pay as new reactors jump $900 million in three months?
by Harvey Wasserman
The projected price for Georgia's Vogtle Double Reactor Project has jumped at least $900 million in just three months....and that's just for starters.
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Friday, May 18th, 2012

Ohio UniteWomen Supports The Rally for Gender Equality Now!

2:00-4:00 PM. Ohio UniteWomen's presence and participation is needed at this important rally! On May 18th, join us at the south Statehouse steps from 2 pm to 4 pm for a rally in support of legislation like the Equal Housing Employment Act that supports gender-identity and sexual orientation protections, as well as legislation that protects the rights of individuals to health care access and control over their own reproductive choices. All gender is not equal under law; let’s remind our state that ‘the status quo has got to go.’

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Governor Kasich’s deeply flawed energy plan on fast track for approval - Support No Frack Ohio
Statement of No Frack Ohio
On May 14, Governor Kasich’s energy bill, which will benefit the oil and gas industry at the expense of consumers and their vital resources, was approved by the Ohio State Senate. Members of No Frack Ohio, a coalition to stop fracking, denounced the development.
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