Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 13th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

Open post to see sparkly valentines.

 
  

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Old enough for 10,000 votes?

Posted on February 12th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

Yesterday Alex wrote about his first vote now that he’s 18, his first participation in a caucus. Daisy, who used to blog with us, is also old enough to vote for the first time this year. (I still have a few years yet.) Do you think they’re old enough […]

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Nebraska Caucus Experience

Posted on February 11th, 2008 by Alex Habrock

Over the weekend, I took part in the first Nebraska Democratic Caucus in over 40 years. I have to say, despite a lack of funding from the Nebraska Democratic Party and the ill-preparedness of the caucus sites, it was a very unique experience.
Early estimates put the turn out at my site as only 17 […]

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Obama wins everything this weekend

Posted on February 10th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

So far, Barack Obama has already won Washington State and Nebraska caucuses this weekend, as well as Louisiana and the Virgin Islands. Maine’s caucus results are not yet complete, but this is what MSNBC has so far:

NBC projects Obama will win Maine caucuses
With 59 percent of votes counted, he had 57 percent to Clinton’s […]

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Senate Bypasses Burning Big Pile of Cash, Passes Stimulus Packadge Instead

Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Aryeh

Today, in a move that many of us saw as it circled the drain and crossed the threshold between Bill and Law, effectively squandering $170 Billion of the government’s hard-taxed, and hard-printed cash, the Senate passed the House-approved stimulus package to give almost every American a fat, though entirely non-permanent, check in the mail. […]

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Sprink Break in DC?

Posted on February 6th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

CALLING STUDENTS AND YOUTH NATIONWIDE
from AfterDowningStreet.org - Impeach Bush and Cheney Now!
 

Submitted by davidswanson on Wed, 2008-02-06 16:32. 
Spring Break in Washington D.C. to End the Iraq Occupation
We invite you to invite yourself, your friends, and your peers to come to Washington D.C. to join youth and students from around the nation to
Break […]

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