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Gandhi Peace Brigade / Leslie's Week in Washington, DC (Indybay newswire)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:36:53 GMT

In their latest newsletter, peace activists Jes Richardson and Leslie Angeline describe Leslie's meeting with Nancy Pelosi and NY Congressman Gary Ackerman-- and how each gave Leslie the brush off.

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NY-21: Steck Opposes Blockade Of Iran (the albany project - Front Page)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:36:30 GMT

H. CON. RES. 362 in the House is legislation sponsored by New York's own Rep. Gary Ackerman that reads "Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes." Phil Steck has come...

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"Letter to Manmohan Singh from U.S. Congress," May 2, 2007. (World Report) (Progressive Bloggers)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:17:00 GMT

Members of Congress including the Chairman Tom Lantos and Ranking Member Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Reps. Howard Berman, Gary Ackerman, Ike Pence, Edward Royce, Brad Sherman, wrote a letter, dated May 2, 2007, to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressing grave concern about Indiaâs cooperation with Iran. In the letter, they expressed deep concern about...

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Resolution 362: A Grave Mistake to Avert (Snuffysmith's Blog)

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:21:00 GMT

Resolution 362: A Grave Mistake to Avert by Reza Nasri Last month, Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and Mike Pence (R-IN) introduced a new resolution to Congress, demanding the President to initiate an international effort to impose a land, sea, and air blockade on Iran to prevent it from importing refined petroleum products and to subject all cargo entering or leaving Iran to "stringent inspection...

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Speaker Pelosi is a McMahon donor (NY13)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Her campaign committee Nancy Pelosi for Congress has given $4,000 , presumably $2,000 for the primary and $2,000 for the general election. The filings are still being uploaded... update: Also donating from the NY Congressional delegation; Rep. Gary Ackerman, $2,000 Rep. Engel, $1,000 Rep. Anthony Weiner, $2,000 Rep. Nadler, $4,000 Rep. Crowley, $2,000 Rep. McNulty, $2,000 Rep. Rangel,...

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HCR 362 - international effort to impose stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains,entering or departing Iran (Postman Patel)

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT

Last Saturday Saturday, July 05, 2008 Saturday, July 05, 2008AIPAC want the US to bomb Iran .... call your Congressman, 220 signed up already about the the House Continuing Resolution 362. introduced by Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY] and Mike Pence (R-IN) on May 22nd (also see Sen. Res. 580 Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and John Thune (R-SD)) . This is AIPAC sponsored legislation to sideline any...

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Rep. Ackerman Continues to Make the Case for H.Con.Res. 362 (Iran Nuclear Watch)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:56:00 GMT

While some Members of Congress, like Representatives Robert Wexler (D-FL) , Barney Frank (D-MA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and others, are expressing regrets on H.Con.Res. 362, Rep. Gary Ackerman continues to make the case for his controversial resolution. Today Rep. Ackerman circulated a new "Dear Colleague" letter based largely on his comments to the House Foreign Affairs Committee...

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Ackerman Uses HFAC Hearing to Present Case on H.Con.Res. 362 (Iran Nuclear Watch)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:51:00 GMT

In the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing held today on " U.S. Policy Towards Iran " with Undersecretary of State William Burns, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) used the opportunity to make a statement on H.Con.Res. 362 . Below is the full text of his prepared statement. STATEMENT OF REP. GARY L. ACKERMAN CHAIRMAN SUBCOMMITTE ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA July 9, 2008 U.S....

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Protesters blockade Rep. Ackerman's houseboat (New York Newsday)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:31:00 GMT

A flotilla of peace protesters in canoes and rafts attempted to blockade the houseboat of Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica Estates) early Wednesday morning in reaction to legislation he submitted that would impose sanctions on Iran.

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Ackerman and Pence Try to Drum up Support for H.Con.Res. 362 (Iran Nuclear Watch)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Representatives Gary Ackerman and Mike Pence have started off the week with a new "Dear Colleague" letter entitled "Take a Stand Against Iranian Bullying" intended to drum up more support for their controversial resolution, H.Con.Res. 362 . Below is the full text of the "Dear Colleague" letter. Take a Stand Against Iranian Bullying: Co-Sponsor H. Con. Res. 362 July 7, 2008 Dear Colleague:...

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Blockading Iran (The American Conservative)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:48:09 GMT

The mainstream media has been almost completely silent regarding the latest move to punish Iran in the form of House Resolution 362, which is moving rapidly through the system and will undoubtedly be passed by a large margin in congress. The resolution, written by Gary Ackerman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the [...]

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Framing the House - New York (2008 Democratic Convention Watch)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:22:00 GMT

When people think “New York”, they think “True Blue”, but as you can see from the map, we’ve got a little way to go. Below is a list of the current conditions: NY-01: Tim Bishop – SAFE NY-02: Steve Israel -- SAFE NY-03: Pete King -- SAFE NY-04: Carolyn McCarthy -- SAFE NY-05: Gary Ackerman – SAFE NY-06: Gregory Meeks -- SAFE NY-07: Joseph Crowley – SAFE NY-08: Jerrold Nadler – SAFE NY-09:...

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Time over, says Gary Ackerman (cryfreedom)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:22:00 GMT

http://economictime s.indiatimes. com/News/ PoliticsNation/ Time_over_ says_Gary_ Ackerman/ articleshow/ 3194871.cms Time over, says Gary Ackerman 4 Jul, 2008, 0308 hrs IST, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: Even as the Bush administration continued to push for the nuclear deal, an influential US legislator said that the US Congress will not have enough time to take up the nuclear deal....

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AIPAC want the US to bomb Iran .... call your Congressman, 220 signed up already (Postman Patel)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:03:00 GMT

Maybe you haven't heard of this, but Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY] and Mike Pence (R-IN) on May 22nd introduced the House Continuing Resolution 362. (also see Sen. Res. 580 Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and John Thune (R-SD)) This says briefly ; "Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests...

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No N-timeline for US (The Telegraph India)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:13:12 GMT

New Delhi, July 4: The Prime Minister today met influential US Congressman Gary Ackerman but gave him no timetable for the conclusion of the IAEA safeguards agreement, sources said.

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N-deal: US delegation meets PM (rediff News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:27:58 GMT

Amid its keenness to see early implementation of the nuclear deal, a US Congressional delegation on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have pointed out that time was running out. The six-member delegation, led by Gary Ackerman, is believed to have discussed overall bilateral relations, particularly various aspects related to the nuclear deal.

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U.S.delegation in India for nuke talks (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:07:00 GMT

A U.S. congressional delegation is in India to discuss a timeline for implementing an agreement on the country's civilian nuclear technology.The six-member delegation, led by Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., is expected to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other government officials, Indian broadcaster NDTV reported Thursday.The nuclear pact has been on hold for several months as...

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Time running out, no n-deal after September: Ackerman (Thaindian News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:04:03 GMT

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) With political impasse persisting over the nuclear deal, US Congressman Gary Ackerman Thursday asked India to conclude the next steps before September, failing which it will be virtually impossible for the US Congress to endorse the deal this year. “The nuclear deal is not moving as fast as it should. [...]

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'India must complete N-deal by September' (Daily News Analysis)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:14:00 GMT

Visiting US Congressman Gary Ackerman made it clear on Thursday that India will have to complete all formalities by September if it wanted the nuclear deal to go through.

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Pipeline dreams (Indian Express)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:46:07 GMT

Gary Ackerman, the senior Congressman visiting India, is a great friend of India and co-chair of the India Caucus.

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