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Friday, March 31, 2006

Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet

Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet: "Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet

By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 25, 2006; Page A04

The Federal Election Commission last night released proposed new rules that leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated except for the purchase of campaign ads on Web sites.

'My key goal in this rule-making has been to make sure that the commission establish clear rules to exempt individuals who engage in online politics from campaign finance laws,' said Chairman Michael E. Toner, a Republican."

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Call to action: TELL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE TO PASS H.R. 550 AS WRITTEN

In the next two weeks there will be a final push to get H.R. 550, a bill introduced by Rep. Holt of New Jersey, on the House floor. H.R. 550 would protect the integrity of our elections by requiring a voter verified paper record of every vote, requiring mandatory random hand counted audits to verify the accuracy of electronic tallies, which is the only way to ever conduct an audit we can trust. It will also prohibit the use of secret software and wireless communication devices in voting machines.

The recent change in leadership of the Committee on House Administration has created a new opportunity for passage of this vital election integrity measure. Previous constituent meetings in June and August of 2005 were a huge success, generating 24 new co-sponsors on the bill from both parties. In addition, 27 States have now passed voter-verified paper record requirements.

THERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN HELP -- lobby in person in Washington, D.C. or your home district . . . and/or sign the petition:

IF YOU CAN COME TO WASHINGTON DC ON APRIL 6 & 7 TO LOBBY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO COSPONSOR HR 550, CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP:

http://www.icountcoalition.org/dclobby.html

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ARRANGE TO MEET LOBBY IN YOUR HOME DISTRICT, CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP:
http://www.icountcoalition.org/indistrictsignup.html


IF YOU CAN'T COME TO WASHINGTON DC (OR EVEN IF YOU CAN), CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION URGING THE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE TO PASS HR 550 AS WRITTEN ASAP:
http://www.millionphonemarch.com/hr550.php

Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to be ours, and forward this message to everyone else you know.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Center for the Study of the North American West

Here is a chance to go and hang with M.D. in the greater Bay Area.
Center for the Study of the North American West: "Western Enterprise Reporting Fellowship

Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West is pleased to announce a new short-term visiting fellowship for working journalists. Fellows will be in residence at Stanford for one to two weeks as they conduct research toward an article, series of articles or broadcast segment on a topic of particular significance to the United States west of the Mississippi, western Canada, or northern Mexico. Research areas can range widely, and may be related to the demographics, culture, politics, economy, or environment of the region. Since the fellowship is to disseminate new perspectives on these issues to the wider public, fellows must enter the program with an assignment letter from a news organization that commits to publishing or broadcasting the work within twelve months of the fellowship’s completion."

Friday, March 10, 2006

OFF MESSAGE: Tippecanoe And Katie, Too (03/10/2006)

A call for elections for TV News Anchors. Go figure.
OFF MESSAGE: Tippecanoe And Katie, Too (03/10/2006) Since TV anchors are among our most visible and powerful public figures, isn't it strange that they're chosen in secret?