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Senador de Massachussets, John Kerry, Emite el Mensaje Semanal Demócrata por Radio Este es el texto del Mensaje Hispano Semanal, emitido esta semana por Senador John Kerry (D-MA). Este texto está embargado hasta las 11:06 a.m. del sábado 13 de agosto del 2005 (ET). El audio, también embargado hasta las 11:06 a.m. de la misma fecha puede ser obtenido en: MP3 “Hola, Soy el Senador John Kerry de Massachusetts. Este catorce de agosto, se celebra el 70º Aniversario del la firma de la Ley del Seguro Social promulgada por el Presidente Franklin Delano Roosevelt. El Seguro Social ha sido llamado el programa de gobierno más exitoso del mundo pues sacó a muchos ancianos de la pobreza. Los hispanos tienen menos … Continue reading →

The Bush administration has not been at all cooperative with releasing Roberts documents requested by the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Of course, we did not expect any other than a lack of cooperation from the Bush administration… The eight Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and asked him to reconsider the refusal from the Justice Department last week , “to release material on 16 cases Roberts handled from 1989 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush.” The Democrats said the documents should not be protected under attorney-client privilege because they were prepared by the U.S. office of the solicitor general (OSG), which was “acting for the American people.” They offered … Continue reading →

Former U.S. senator from Georgia Max Cleland, a real American hero, was the guest of honor. He spoke eloquently from his wheelchair after telling me that he would back Sen. John Kerry in another run for the presidency in 2008. “There’s a lot of support for Kerry, and we’ll get it right this time,” he said. Continue reading →

John Kerry is currently on a trip across the country. Although, I am told by a member of Kerry’s Senate staff that he is on vacation, it appears that Kerry is combining work with pleasure… see my earlier post on his stop in Montana. Kerry is scheduled to stop in Seattle on Friday August 19th, to address Democratic Legislators at DLCC Annual Luncheon. Kerry Calls State Legislators the Cornerstone of the Democratic Party Washington, D.C. – On August 19, Senator John Kerry will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee’s (DLCC) 10th Annual Luncheon in Seattle, WA. The Democratic legislators will be in Seattle for the National Conference of State Legislatures Annual Meeting. Kerry’s remarks will focus … Continue reading →

Kerry says howdy By CHARLES S. JOHNSON – IR State Bureau – 08/12/05 HELENA — U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, stopped by the Capitol on Thursday to visit with Gov. Brian Schweitzer as part of a national “listening tour,” but deflected any questions about running for president in 2008. A relaxed Kerry, wearing a striped blue shirt, blue jeans and hiking boots, was on his way to his vacation home in Ketchum, Idaho, during the congressional recess. The Massachusetts senator entered the Capitol rotunda to the warm applause of Schweitzer’s staff as the governor walked down the hall to welcome him. Then the two men greeted some surprised people touring the Capitol. Kerry peppered Schweitzer, his … Continue reading →

It seems that John Kerry has embarked on a “Listening Tour” across the country. In a pick-up truck with his motorcycle in tow… John Kerry is off to see America and spend time listening to the concerns and voices of Americans… Kerry visits Schweitzer during listening tour U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, stopped by the Capitol on Thursday to visit with Gov. Brian Schweitzer as part of a national “listening tour,” but deflected any questions about running for president in 2008. The Massachusetts senator was on his way to his vacation home in Ketchum, Idaho, during the congressional recess. Kerry peppered Schweitzer, his staff and state Sen. Mike Cooney, D-Helena, who had stopped by the Capitol … Continue reading →

As Cindy Sheehan sits camped outside of Bush’s ranch, waiting for what may never transpire, an audience with George W. Bush, there are new reports today that the National Guard and Reserve have “suffered more combat deaths in Iraq during the first 10 days of August — at least 32, according to a Pentagon count — than in any full month of the entire war.” More broadly, Pentagon casualty reports show that the number of deaths among Guard and Reserve forces has been trending upward much of this year, totaling more than 100 since May 1. That ranks as the deadliest stretch of the war for the Guard and Reserve, whose members perform both combat and support missions. Today, speaking … Continue reading →

Today, the NYC Fire Department released “thousands of pages of oral histories recorded by firefighters about Sept. 11 and hours of radio transmissions, a vast mine of records that evoked anew the chaos and horror of the attack.” Over 500 oral histories of 9/11 attack released Made public were 15 hours of radio transmissions and more than 500 oral histories describing the rush to the World Trade Center, which saved an unknown number of civilians and cost 343 firefighters their lives. In all, 2,749 people died in the trade center. The New York Times, joined by families of Sept. 11 victims, sued the city in 2002 to release the records, which were collected by the Fire Department in the days … Continue reading →