Archive for March, 2007

Four Years Since Onset of War

by @ Monday, March 26th, 2007. Filed under antiwar, demonstrations

March 20 on Michigan Ave:
5000 Chicagoans
March Against the
War in Iraq
BY CIMC
More than 5,000 people gathered on Tuesday, March 20 for an evening march down Michigan Ave to Daley Plaza to mark the 4th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War — and to demand an end to war funding and troops home now.
Organized by […]

Crisis Among ‘Middle Forces’

by @ Friday, March 16th, 2007. Filed under antiwar, iraq, lobbying

Photo: Woolsey
Hangs Tough
Out of Iraq Caucus
starts to split
By Mike Soraghan
and Jackie Kucinich
March 15, 2007
TheHill.com
http://tinyurl.com/2a2jtq
Once-ignored members of the Out of Iraq Caucus are now some of the most sought-after votes in the House as Democratic leaders search for the support they need to pass a carefully crafted Iraq supplemental budget.
And the caucus membership has started […]

Divisions Among the Dems

by @ Tuesday, March 6th, 2007. Filed under antiwar, lobbying

Pelosi’s Dilemma:

Liberal Democrats Revolt
on Iraq Spending Bill
By ‘The Crypt’
A Blog on www.politico.com/blogs
e-mail: thecrypt@politico.com
March 05, 2007
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is facing a full-blown revolt from liberal House Democrats over the $98 billion Iraq supplemental bill, according to Democratic insiders. Anywhere between 50 to 75 Democrats are now threatening to vote against the bill because it doesn’t […]

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