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Black Box Voting Diebold Voting Machine Fraud ProgressiveDailyNews Copyright © 2003-2004 All rights reserved Progressive Daily News is not responsible for the news that is created on other sites. ?W What Bush has Done Scorecard of Evil Iraq War TruthUncovered 9/11 Visibility Project Write a Letter to Your Newspaper about Bush's War Vote to Impeach Impeachment Resource Center Impeach Bush, The Four Reasons to 525 Reasons to Boot Bush Prosecute George W. Bush for War Crimes Regime Change Begins at Home Green Party- Revelation of Halliburton's Oil Distribution Deal Tops the Extensive List of Bush's Wartime Lies... George Bush's Military Suspension Document Official Definition of War Crime The Buying of the Presidency 2004 The Emperor Has No Clothes The Bush Deception The Pre-Emptive Empire- A Guide to Bush's Kingdom BUSHLIES.NET Bush's Tax Scheme Signs of Fascism Bush's Movements and Actions on 9/11 Bush Blocked Bin Laden Probes (audio) BBC The Great Deception   ProgressiveDailyNews.com Updated News Headlines "A good dose of Progressive News, to get you through the day" Friday - February 20, 2004 Published daily, Monday through Friday P.O. Box 23942, Santa Barbara, California 93121 http://www.ProNews.biz & http://www.ProgressiveDailyNews.com Articles copyright © 2003 All rights reserved by respective owners. 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TOP STORIES POLITICS & GOVERNMENT United States & International BUSINESS, JOBS, TAXES & ECONOMY HEALTH, FAMILY, CONSUMERS, SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT CORRUPTION, LAW, CRIME, COURTS & PUNISHMENT, ETHICS, INVESTIGATIONS & COVER-UPS                   ABOUT EDUCATION INTERESTING, SCIENCE, CULTURAL & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS (One of our goals for this site is to create a secondary index which will recategorize all of the stories we've published by their top category. This will make it easy to search stories by subject matter. In the meantime, our site search engine can be used). Quotes of the Day "Marriage has been undermined by divorce, so don't tell me about marriage," he said. "Don't blame the gay and lesbian, transgender and transsexual community." Mayor Daley, Chicago An invitation from Catherine Austin Fitts: "I believe we can transform our economy, and our world. I believe we can start doing this wherever we live, beginning in our own towns, neighborhoods, and villages. We can do this by voting with our time and our money in the marketplace as well as the voting booth, in a way that creates jobs and financial security in our communities, and strengthens our small businesses and farms – creating healthy local living economies worldwide. "Right now our environment is deteriorating. Our debt and unemployment are rising. Our income, assets, and retirement nest eggs are dwindling. We are working harder than ever. Our public funds are being slashed, mismanaged, and stolen. Accountability and oversight are disintegrating. Enron is only the tip of the iceberg. Our leadership is focused elsewhere. Our real opportunity is to organize locally as we network globally, to implement financial transparency in our cities, towns, and villages – find out how the money works, flows, and disappears – and reengineer our economy at the grassroots level to get the money back and grow more. Financing communities with equity and sound currency can reduce debt, and create opportunity for jobs and wealth creation while healing the environment and making places beautiful. Please join me in our online community forum to explore how we can transform our local economies in a way that raises the "popsicle index" in our neighborhoods. Connect with others interested in launching a solari in your area. Read about our Where is the Money? Campaign, sign the petition to demand government financial accountability, and learn what it means to your community and what you can do about it. Prayers coming your way! Catherine" Bush is Sued! It's in the News! Bush Charged with 911 Complicity ( Mariani vs. Bush -- full text of lawsuit by 911 widow ) [Petition to Senate to Investigate Oddities Involving 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, pls. sign and forward] Bushism of the Day Holding Corporations Responsible: Corporate Watch Support the Code for Corporate Responsibility Mission Statement: To transform the legal purpose of corporations to include responsibility to employees, communities and the environment. Vision Statement: C4CR envisions a world in which corporations work for a just, peaceful and sustainable global society. Progressive Media Companies (More Links here) Workers Independent News Service  KPFK DemocraticTalkRadio Progressive Radio The Guy James Show OutrageRadio Takebackthemedia DemocracyNow! Watch Video of This Week's Bill Moyers Broadcast We still need help, NPR tells its listeners News & Commentary Things will come to a head in this country before the next election - all of the talk in the wind lately of what the administration will do to create a military government and scrap the constitution, if there's another terrorist attack. My strong belief is that this administration "let" the WTC attack happen to allow themselves the leeway to go forward with the grab for Afghan gas, poppies and Iraqi oil, let alone the "Patriot" Act. I watched the economy tank after Bush took office, I think because of people's fear. Then I've seen Bush dismantle programs and let his buddies pick up the pieces, just like the crumbling of the Soviet Union. Doesn't it seem strange that the head of the "free" world is the son of the CIA chief as is the president of Russia the ex-KGB chief and in the middle east Sharon is the ex-chief of Mossad? Each of these 3 bums are using the same tactics to consolidate power, in their respective fiefdoms: Chechnya, Palestine and GWB's Taliban, all bringing fear so the Great Leader can offer his protection racket. - Gary Cook, Editor,  Progressive Daily News. JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT FROM POWER! Ashcroft has proven himself to be an enemy of the Constitution of the United States, and a threat to our security and liberty. Speak out against his continued trampling of our valued civil rights and civil liberties by joining the Center for Constitutional Rights’ People v. Ashcroft campaign. Join thousands of others calling for Ashcroft’s removal from office by signing a popular indictment of Ashcroft and his attempted destruction of our constitution at www.peoplevashcroft.org. Interlocking Directorates and Privatization are key to Exposing Bush Financial Empire - Architect to Privatization has been Cheney - Energy & Geopolitics, Military Budget now to Value-added expenses Watch American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush Kevin Phillips Description: From Borders Books & Music in Washington, DC, former Republican White House strategist Kevin Phillips discusses four generations of the Bush family from World War I through the current President George W. Bush. He writes that the family's expertise has been in intelligence, energy, and national security -- three of the major enterprises of the twentieth century. In addition, Phillips argues that the family systematically used its social and financial influence to gain the White House. Author Bio: Kevin Phillips has been a political and economic commentator for more than three decades. A former White House strategist, Mr. Phillips is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times and NPR and writes for Harper’s and Time. His books include “The Politics of Rich and Poor,” “Cousin’s Wars,” “Arrogant Capital,” “William McKinley” and “Wealth and Democracy.” Democracy in America Message Board NPR: The Bushes, an ’American Dynasty’ (RA) 9 / 1 1: G E T T I N G  T O  T H E  T R U T H Why is our government lying to us about what really happened? Do you know: On September 9th the president had a war plan on his desk to go into Afghanistan? The hijackers names were not on the passenger lists? There were up to 23 individually recorded warnings from a total of 11 allies? FEMA agents were already in New York on Sept. 10th? Government officials were warned not to fly on 9/11? The debris at Ground Zero was removed without forensic examination, shipped to China and melted down? The Bush and bin Laden families have been doing business together since the late 70s? The Bush administration tried to obstruct the investigation from the start? This just begins to scratch the surface? Our site: www.ny911truth.org For further reading on this critical issue, see: http://physics911.org/net/index.php www.serendipity.li/wtc.htm During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell Information is the currency of democracy - Thomas Jefferson www.SkyscraperSafety.org "To the living we owe respect,  but to the dead we owe only the truth."  - Voltaire An amazing analysis of the collapse of the twin towers and the WTC7 is at http://911research.wtc7.net/index.html. Vote to Keep Roosevelt on the dime from Change to Ronald Reagan! Top Stories Exposed: The Carlyle Group Shocking documentary uncovers the subversion of Americas democracy. I defy you to watch this 48 minute documentary and not be outraged about the depth of corruption and deceit within the highest ranks of our government and the first family. San Francisco to sue state over gay marriage prohibitions SAN FRANCISCO — After sanctioning more than 2,700 gay marriages in the past week, the city said Thursday it is suing the state of California, challenging its ban on same-sex marriages on constitutional grounds. SF Sues Over Marriage ABORTION CLAIM HITS PRESIDENT PORNOGRAPHER Larry Flynt says he has "nailed down" his claims George Bush, a pro-life campaigner, arranged for a girlfriend to have an abortion in the 1970s. Kerry got bribe from Indian WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential hopeful John F. Kerry sent 28 letters on behalf of a India-born San Diego defence contractor who pleaded guilty last week to illegally funnelling campaign contributions to the Massachusetts senator and four other Congressmen. Members of Congress often write letters supporting constituent businesses and favour projects. But as the Democratic presidential front-runner, Kerry has promoted himself as a candidate who has never been beholden to campaign contributors and special interests. 9/11 panel sought leverage on Bush Bill Moyers to Leave PBS "It isn't because I feel old," Moyers, 69, told The Associated Press of his decision, which he made official Thursday. "It's because I feel compelled to do something else now, that only I can do — which is that book." Key figure in Mexico’s ’dirty war’ arrested MONTERREY, Mexico - The man who helped lead Mexico’s so-called “dirty war” against leftists was arrested and flown to Monterrey on Thursday to face charges he kidnapped an accused guerrilla group leader nearly three decades ago. £4m bill to guard Bush The cost of protecting George Bush during his State visit to London was nearly an astonishing £4million, new figures reveal today. Official details seen by the Evening Standard show that more than 11,000 police officers were dedicated to protecting the American President during his four-day stay last November. (Click to Return to Table of Contents) Presidential Election Talking Points for All Concerned Americans The Bush Record Exposed: Nothing but Lies, Deceptions, and Crimes against Humanity (Abbreviated Version, February 18, 2004) For the fully-sourced 24-page free version of these Talking Points, please email uxorpress@usa.com. A public service project initiated by Bob Zimmerman, author of: The American Challenge: Twenty-One Winning Strategies for the 21st Century www.TheAmericanChallenge.com, or BobZimmerman@usa.com Contact for queries is Sondra at 415-383-848, or click here. United States POLITICS & GOVERNMENT General Daily State-by-State Government News, from Stateline.org State Rejects U.S. Border Barrier Plan LA JOLLA — The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday rejected the Bush administration's plan to fortify the U.S.-Mexico border, declaring that building fences and roads for border patrols in ecologically fragile areas violates the state's coastal protection laws. No Southern Comfort for Edwards? GOP Eager for Fight As Election Nears Bush for Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage-Source Chicago Mayor OK With Gay Marriage CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard Daley said he would have "no problem" with Cook County issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in Chicago, the nation's third largest city. Entering a national debate over gay marriage, Daley urged sympathy for same-sex couples because "they love each other just as much as anyone else." Daley also dismissed a suggestion Wednesday that marriage between gay couples would undermine the institution. Primaries Have Helped Democrats (Click to Return to Table of Contents ) Click on the Bush/Tony link and enjoy the show http://jefffisherforcongress.com International POLITICS & GOVERNMENT Bill to ban ships from North Korea 1 step closer Three key panels of the Liberal Democratic Party have jointly outlined a draft bill that would allow the government to ban North Korean vessels, such as the Man Gyong Bong-92, from entering Japanese ports, party officials said Tuesday. Russia Tests New Wonder Weapon MOSCOW -- Russia has successfully tested a hypersonic anti-Star Wars weapon capable of penetrating any prospective missile shield, a senior general said Thursday. The prototype weapon proved it could maneuver so quickly as to make "any missile defense useless," Col.-Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, the first deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, told a news conference. Aristide Ready to Die to Defend Haiti Powell Says Open to Haiti’s Aristide Quitting Haiti Rebels Set Up ’Country,’ Aristide Vows to Fight On U.S. Officials Debate Aristide Proposal Bremer- Iraq Power Handoff Remains Firm UN Against Iraq Polls Before Occupation Ends Ex-Mexican Domestic Spy Chief Arrested Alleged Malaysian Nuclear Dealer Missing Accused Nuke Trader Also Helped India Albanians Fear Anarchy in Demonstrations U.S. Lawmakers Met Gaddafi in Libyan Desert Guantanamo Britons to Go Home, May Walk Free Azerbajani Kills Armenian at Peace Program June Elections for Afghanistan in Doubt (RA) Iran Crackdown Widens on Eve of Disputed Poll Jobless Argentines Block Roads in Protest (Click to Return to Table of Contents ) Prospective Homeowners.com An affordable housing solutions group BUSINESS, JOBS, TAXES & ECONOMY Bush Makes Pitch for Permanent Tax Cuts Anger as bank posts £7bn profit Defying US, Japan signs $2 billion oil deal with Iran New jobless numbers plunge in US, outlook brightens Bush Economic Team Under Fire Over Jobs 30, 15-Year Mortgage Rates at 7-Month Low Nordstrom Earnings Rise 74 Percent Now, publishers join outsourcing gravy train Manufacturers Focus on Fuel Cell Technologies PG&E Corp. Posts $37 Million Profit Hewlett-Packard’s Fiscal 1st-Quarter Net Rose 30% Edwards Calls Trade ’A Moral Issue’ Applied Materials has 48% boost in revenue Indian economy grows 8.9 percent in third quarter of 2003-04 Qwest Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss of $307M Nextel’s Revenues Rise, But Stock Drops (If you want to support Bush's Campaign, Buy Dell Computer whose CEO was GW's Campaign Manager in 2000) (Click to Return to Table of Contents ) Santa Barbara Social Enterprise helping youth learn job skills HEALTH, FAMILY, CONSUMERS, SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT A look at the market - with an eye on values Watch out! That's the word from three values-investing panelists who came to share ideas with us recently in Boston. They piqued our interest with their thoughts about the stock markets (overvalued) and real estate (ditto). But what really caught our attention was the interplay of their social values with their unique approaches to investing. Bill Aims to Ban Oil Drilling in Los Padres Gage Sponsors SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Biotech leaders oppose cheaper Canada drugs Hospitals Urged to Cut Uninsureds’ Costs Many New HIV Infections Acquired Heterosexually Indonesia’s Dengue Fever Death Toll Rises to 175 Rights vs. Obligations of Marriage As San Francisco continues to unite thousands of same-sex couples, newlyweds consider benefits, costs. But gay rights activists say there's still plenty missing: the right to file joint state tax returns, for example, and 1,049 federal rights granted to married couples. Among those are Social Security survivor's benefits, Medicare and veterans' benefits, and the right to help naturalize a foreign-born spouse. Editor's Statement: "The Gay Marriage issue at election time is a diversionary tactic, promulgated by the Right Wing, to divert attention from GW Bush's criminal administration". Care2 Make a Difference: The #1 Environmental Network for a Healthy Living & a Healthy Planet (Click to Return to Table of Contents ) CORRUPTION, LAW, CRIME, COURTS & PUNISHMENT, ETHICS INVESTIGATIONS & COVER-UPS Peace activists’ detention unlawful MetLife Mutual Fund Unit Fined $1 Million Report- PipeVine redirected millions Nearly $18 million in donations to United Way of the Bay Area that should have gone to charities were instead used to cover the operating costs of PipeVine, a donations-processing agency that went out of business last year, according to a court-appointed receiver who released a report Wednesday. Ex-Tyco CFO Not Sure He Signed Loan Skilling Charged in Enron Scandal, Pleads Innocent FEC Says Cantwell Violated Election Law WASHINGTON - Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., violated federal election law by failing to fully disclose large loans to her campaign just before her Senate election in 2000, the Federal Election Commission has ruled. (Click to Return to Table of Contents ) ABOUT EDUCATION First Lady Defends Bush’s Education Plans Nude internet pictures bring fame to teacher Computer ’licence’ empowers teachers The Orfalea College of Business challenges highly motivated students to become tomorrow's socially responsible business leaders through a learn-by-doing, technology-oriented education. (Click to Return to Table of Contents ) INTERESTING, SCIENCE, CULTURAL & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ’Madam, your cattle are not allowed to vote’ London - Brenda Gould is in trouble again for registering her cows as voters. For the second year running, the woman from Newmarket, near Cambridge in eastern England, has listed two names on the registration form who turned out to be cows, East Cambridgeshire District Council said on Thursday. 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