KUCINICH DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM ADMINISTRATION ABOUT US TROOPS IN “IRAN” – Sends Letter to the President
http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0414-06.htm

OHIO CONGRESSMAN DENNIS J. KUCINICH SPEAKS OUT
In the debate, when Congress was considering authorizing the President to take action as a result of the events on September 11th, I stated then that we should not let the terrorists win. How do terrorists win? Terrorists win by forcing changes in the constitutional structure of a nation. Terrorists win by forcing a retrenchment of the basic rights to free speech, rights of association, right of due process, and many other rights. The terrorists win when there is a climate of fear created in a nation, and then is accentuated by government pronouncements.

America has a right to, and must defend itself. And I voted for that. But, as I said in my speech, we in the Congress have a responsibility to monitor the conduct of the administration and the conduct of its response. It's a Constitutional duty we cannot walk away from. We are a co-equal branch of government. People sometimes forget that. http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/2002/04/02_Congressman_Kucinich.html

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In New Orleans, a Big Green Opportunity is Wasted, Environmentalists Say
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0413-10.htm

British Officer Jailed over Iraq Refusal
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0413-09.htm

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The Reporter Whose Scoops Give the Bush Administration Sleepless Nights
Seymour Hersh
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0414-08.htm

US Fast Foods Get Supersized Fat
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0414-06.htm