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Impeachment Article to be Introduced on Thursday, July 10th
Press Release from Congressman Kucinich
http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=96652

Kucinich Impeach Bill Charges Bush ‘fabricated threats’; Pelosi Hints at Possible Hearing
Mike Sheehan & Nick Juliano, The Raw Story
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_presents_lone_Bush_impeachment_article_0710.html

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false." Frederick Douglass

Green Party, long past Nader, Looking to McKinney
Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian
http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2008/07/green_party_long_past_nader_lo.html

Cynthia McKinney Wins Green Party Presidential Nomination
Green for Green
http://www.greensforgreens.org/

New Californian, former US Rep Cynthia McKinney Wins Green Party Nomination
Realtime News Blaze
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080713065611tsop.nb/topstory.html

A Third Chair
Kate Truesdell, Michigan Daily
http://www.michigandaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=72360e73-7dac-499e-b5ea-61dafc202e06

What Dennis Has Done
David Swanson, American Chronicle
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/67975

Press Release - Congressman Kucinich to Hold Press Conference to Discuss Article of Impeachment of President G.W. Bush
http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=96842

Kucinich May Get Shot to Make Impeachment Case Before Recess
David DeWitt, Politicker.com
http://politicker.com/kucinich-may-get-shot-make-impeachment-case-recess

Will the Antiwar Movement Strangle the State?
Karen Kwiathowski, LewRockwell.com
http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski206.html

Advisory: Greens Formally Endorse Cindy Sheehan Over Rep Pelosi in San Francisco
RealTime News Blaze
http://newsblaze.com/story/20080625140211zzzz.nb/topstory.html

The Bush Family and the Jews – Plus How the Bush Family Made its Fortune from the Nazis
John Loftus
http://www.john-loftus.com/Thyssen.asp

Could Anyone be “Worse” Than Bush?
Alexander Cockburn, CounterPunch
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn07062008.html

Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle Is For Losers
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn07062008.html

[Duchess Note: Many thanks to Linda in Texas, plus Judith in NYC, for all the wonderful, interesting and very informative articles. Three cheers to McKinney, Sheehan and Kucinich in their continued devotion to the American people, real change and the Constitution. You are an inspiration to many of us.]

WONDERFUL NEWS! DEPT OF PEACE LEGISLATION [HR808] HAS A NEW CO-SPONSOR
Congratulations to the volunteers in Maryland's Congressional District 1! The Department of Peace and Nonviolence legislation has its first (and certainly not its last) Republican cosponsor.
Congressman Wayne Gilchrest has signed on as a cosponsor of HR 808. Congressman Gilchrest, a 9th term Republican serving Maryland's 1st District, brings our total number of co-sponsors, including the bill's author, to 70 (former cosponsor Al Wynn of Maryland resigned in June).

Please thank Congressman Gilchrest today. His contact information is below. Congressman Gilchrest has been well known as a moderate Republican for many years, often rising above politics and partisanship to support that which he believes best serves the nation and his constituents. He's also a decorated Vietnam veteran. From his web site:

"After graduating high school in 1964, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. His tour of duty saw action during the invasion of the Dominican Republic, and ultimately the Vietnam War. He earned the rank of Sergeant in Vietnam, where as a platoon leader, he was wounded in the chest. Wayne was decorated with the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Navy Commendation Medal. Today he is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Military Order of the Purple Heart."

There's one small cloud to this silver lining that you should be aware of: Congressman Gilchrest lost his recent Republican primary bid to a candidate who spoke to the concerns of the more conservative Republicans in his district. This in no way diminishes the significance of this important news! It is a reminder, however, that we must continue to work diligently to expand bipartisan support of the legislation and the campaign. As we know and as Congressman Gilchrest clearly understands, peace is not a partisan issue.

Take Action ... Please take a moment to celebrate and then thank Congressman Gilchrest for his courage, vision and commitment to creating a strategic, sophisticated approach to reducing and preventing violence. You can reach Congressman Gilchrest's at:

Washington, DC Office
2245 Rayburn House Office Building,
District of Columbia 20515-2001
Phone: (202) 225-5311
Fax: (202) 225-0254