Well, the verdict is in from my dentist, I need three crowns. My dental insurance will only allow me to get one done in 2003 and the other two in early 2004. The insurance only pays half of the cost for each crown and I must pay the other half, which amounts to $200 per crown. Ouch! Sigh! I've worked out a deal with my dentist, who is a good guy, where I pay him $50 out of each paycheck. That'll start on October 15th and end on November 28th. Good news tho ... he says there is no decay or cavities. Whew! Okay ... that aside ... the rest of my news today is all politically related. If you wish to read it ... great ... if not ... then thats cool too.

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Please spread this far and wide, dear friends. The Presidential debates have been sold to the corporations. They are NOT sponsored by the League of Women Voters as in years past. Is it no wonder that Dennis or others cannot get equal time????

We citizens must take back this debate process! Please sign the petition at:

http://www.opendebates.org

Thank you so much!

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News from the "Friends Of Kucinich" presidental campaign:

Congratulations on a successful National Kucinich in 2004 Meetup Day on October 2nd! See photos from every city:

http://kucinich2004.meetup.com/photos/recap

Please join all 15927 across 481 cities, including 469 Kucinich in 2004 Supporters in New York City for your next Meetup.

If you are not yet a Kucinich Meetup subscriber, please visit:

http://kucinich2004.meetup.com/plus/?op=email

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Dennis Kucinich Announces White House Bid ... article from Yahoo News:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031013/ap_on_el_pr/kucinich_2004_7

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Message From Robert Jereski, Outreach Coordinator, NYC Friends of Kucinich

Please feel free to forward this to all of your progressive friends. Even if they are not committed to Dennis Kucinich's campaign, this is a great opportunity to learn more about progressive positions which all thoughtful Democrats could embrace.

Come to a House Party on Tuesday, October 14th to celebrate the official announcement of Dennis Kucinich's candidacy for President.

Where: 2 Tudor City Place, 9AS
41st Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenue

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Come to listen to beats of a live hip-hop MC, enjoy some of the finest Puerto Rican cuisine from the Lower East Side, chat and hear about Dennis Kucinich's progressive platform for peace, social justice, balance and prosperity, and an end to the Drug War, the war on the poor, and the war on Iraq.

Feel free to bring your friends and please RSVP asap to let us know how many people you expect to bring. Despite your busy schedule and all of your hard work to defeat the fascist Bush agenda, please try to make it for a fun celebration. there will be a prize for the most erudite, thoughtful, provocative t-shirt.