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  • July 2008

    • Lefties Deliver 'Joe Must Go' Petition to Dems

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 9, 08 11:21 AM CDT

      Lefties Deliver 'Joe Must Go' Petition to Dems

      (Newser) - Online activists are bringing a petition with 43,000 signatures to Democratic senators today, demanding Joe Lieberman be stripped of key committee roles. The group states, “We CANNOT tolerate a leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus who supports George Bush and McCain's War in Iraq … and endorses and stumps for McCain,” the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq  • Senate  • Joe Lieberman  • netroots  • petition

    • In Drilling, Right May Find Gold Mine of Support

      Politico  |  Jul 1, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      In Drilling, Right May Find Gold Mine of Support

      (Newser) - Insiders warned it was risky for John McCain to reverse himself on offshore drilling, but the issue might yet prove the nucleus for a “right roots” movement to counter MoveOn, Politico reports. In the few weeks since the proposal entered the national conversation, 1.2 million people have signed a Newt Gingrich-sponsored petition favoring drilling, and conservative activists have been closing ranks. More »

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      John McCain  • oil drilling  • offshore oil  • Newt Gingrich  • conservatism  • netroots  • petition

  • June 2008

    • Famous Nudie Beach Under Fire

      Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Famous Nudie Beach Under Fire

      (Newser) - Sunbathers at one of the nation’s most famous nude beaches may be forced to put their clothes on, the AP reports. South Cove in Vermont is considered destination traveling for nudists, but locals are petitioning for a town ordinance against nudity. “It’s about common public decency,” said one petitioner. Nudists shouldn't "prance around like a puffed up chicken in front of my kids and think it's OK." More »

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      nudity  • Vermont  • public nudity  • petition

  • March 2008

    • Scholars Urge China to Meet With Dalai Lama

      New York Times  |  Mar 24, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Scholars Urge China to Meet With Dalai Lama

      (Newser) - A group of prominent Chinese intellectuals is challenging the government over its response to protests in Tibet, accusing Beijing of inciting ethnic tensions and demanding that it begin talks with the Dalai Lama. A petition signed by 29 writers, journalists and scholars, blasts China’s “one-sided propaganda” war and charges it with “fanning racial hatred,” reports the New York Times. More »

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