THE KUCINICH WEEKLY DIGEEST, Feb. 26, 2005

February 23, 2005 (Local-Cleveland/North Olmsted) ... Contract extension (on bus transportation) will cost city. Kucinich presses for contract extension to negotiate the North Olmsted bus line’s continuation in good faith. http://www.westlifenews.com/2005/02-23/buscosts.html

February 26, 2005 Dean Faces Challenges as DNC Chairman ... Activist groups such as the Progressive Democrats of America, made up of many former Dean and Kucinich campaign volunteers, and TrueMajority, a Vermont group founded by Ben & Jerry's owner Ben Cohen, supported Dean’s chairmanship from the beginning. http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=15254&sd=02/26/05-02/28/05

February 25, 2005, Associated Press, Liberal Groups Keeping Close Eye on Dean
Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, said the Democratic Party's problem is that it needs to stop talking in generalities and start articulating its message: "I don't know why the Democratic Party even exists if it can't advocate for universal health care and ending the war in Iraq." http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEAN_DEMOCRATS?SITE=CAANR&SECTION=SPORTS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

$9B Goes Missing In Iraq: Huge Sum Disappears Without A Trace
Helen Thomas, Hearst White House columnist, 2/24/05
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has led the move to seek accountability for the missing funds after Stuart W. Bowen, the special inspector general appointed by the U.S. occupation authority, reported the disappearance last Jan. 30. WGAL – Harrisburg, Lancaster and York, PA http://www.thewgalchannel.com/index.html

February 23, 2005
Tribe Time: After a disappointing election, Ani DiFranco knuckles down. Ani DiFranco on Kucinich: "I think his message springs eternal in that he's pursuing justice and democracy and empowerment for people," says a typically animated DiFranco via phone from a tour stop in Santa Barbara, California when asked about Kucinich. FREE TIMES: Ohio’s premier news, arts and entertainment weekly http://www.freetimes.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2471

February 23, 2005
Dean's DNC Who's Who In Politics
Reed Davis seems confused in "Why triple-talented Dean spells trouble for Republicans" (guest commentary, Feb. 21). First he puts down Dennis Kucinich. Then he mentions Howard Dean's "allegedly vegan, bohemian liberalism." Kucinich is a vegan, and not allegedly so. Dean is not. Although the son of a Wall Street stockbroker could be a bohemian, I doubt an M.D. (Dean) married to an M.D. would be likely to be a bohemian. Davis is probably the first person in history to call Howard Dean a bohemian. I guess Kucinich could be described as somewhat bohemian. Finally, Dean's liberalism is non-existent. Dean himself says on many issues he is to the right of George Bush. I am surprised that a political-science professor could be wrong on so many counts. — Gregory Stricherz, Minneapolis, Minn. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002187324_wedlets23.html

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF PEACE CONFERENCE CALL
Tuesday, March 1st
Marianne Williamson [ie: noted author, lecturer & co-founder of The Peace Alliance group] will be joining us for part of the conference call. Anyone who is interested can be on the call. Learn about what we are doing in our campaign for the U.S. Dept of Peace and how you can participate! The call in number is 702-851-3330 (please note new code!), code 456123. Call in, you will then be prompted to enter the code. The time will be 6:00pm pacific, 8:00 central and 9:00 eastern. Mark your calendars!

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... The people never give up their liberties, but under some delusion. Edmund Burke