http://www.wikio.com/search=H. Res Wikio - H. Res http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=63061017 Search at Thomas, if interested. At this point, any information about these resolutions seems to be of the order of “fyi.” NewsComm is a day late and a dollar short in reporting this, but the NewsComm staff (me, 2 cats and the granddog) just didn’t catch it at the time. Hat tip to Mary, whose staff [...] Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:47:39 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=63061017 2008-07-04T19:47:39Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=63026031 Too many of you so-called Progressives are remaining silent on the Iran issue. Your silence is empowering the warmongers and is leading us to yet another war. It is critical that you GO ON THE RECORD opposing war on Iran by adding your name to the comments to this and other posts. And you must [...] Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:53:45 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=63026031 2008-07-04T14:53:45Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62945536 The Ghana government and mob ile giants, Vodafone Thursday announced a deal under which the UK-based company will buy 70 per cent of its sh a res in state-owned Ghana Telecom (GT). Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:56:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62945536 2008-07-03T16:56:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62940542 San Francisco Federal Building 450 Golden Gate Avenue Near Civic Center BART station Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:54:11 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62940542 2008-07-03T16:54:11Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62742498 On July 1, 2008, Representative Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) circulated a "Dear Colleague" letter opposing H.Con.Res. 362. Below is the full text of the letter. July 1, 2008 Stop the Escalation of Tensions with Iran Oppose H. Con. Res. 362 Dear Colleague: I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose H. Con. Res. 362 when it comes to the Floor following the July 4th recess. Despite the intentions of the sponsors of the legislation, this bill will only serve to escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran. This bill will play into the hand of those in the Bush Administration who want Congressional license to attack Iran. The third resolved clause states that there should be imposed “stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran; and prohibiting the international movement of all Iranian officials not involved in negotiation the suspension of Iran’s nuclear Program.” Enforcement of such a provision would almost certainly imply or require the use of force. Furthermore, it is conceivable that this provision could be construed to constitute the imposition of a naval blockade. Under international law a blockade is classified as an act of war. The bill leaves the door open for war but is silent on ways to avoid it. The language in clause 3 could be understood to contradict the whereas clause in the bill that states that “nothing in this resolution shall be construed as an authorization of the use of force against Iran.” Furthermore, it is notable that this whereas clause does not include a declaration that the President must seek the approval of Congress before authorizing any use of force against Iran. Nor does it explicitly state that the U.S. will resolve our differences with Iran diplomatically and in a show of good will take the use of force off the table. The provocative nature of the resolution will appear to Iran to be another round of saber rattling and will inflame additional ill will between our nations. If this body truly wants to find a peaceful solution to Iran’s nuclear program and influence in the Middle East, we must use the best and most credible form of diplomacy at our disposal. The U.S. must engage Iran in direct diplomatic talks without preconditions. Passage of this resolution only escalates our strained relationship with Iran. I urge my Colleagues to vote against H. Con. Res. 362. If you have any questions please contact Cate Veith... Sincerely, /S Dennis J. Kucinich Member of Congress Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:29:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62742498 2008-07-02T12:29:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62736468 By Pivelli, R P Gunther, W M R; Matte, G R; Razzolini, M T P; Cutolo, S A; Martone-Rocha, S; Peternella, F A S; Doria, M C O; Matte, M H ABSTRACT: Wastewater reuse has become an important alternative to agricultural irrigation; on the other hand, it poses concern with regard to public health. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:47 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62736468 2008-07-02T11:00:47Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62789946 Lawmakers are not yet sold on the new acceleration of the Army's Future Combat Systems. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton and airland forces subcommittee Chairman Neil Abercrombie called the changes a "positive step" in improving FCS, but they are still concerned that the new plan may not allow for adequate testing of the equipment due to its "very tight" schedule. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62789946 2008-07-02T00:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62650559 Here’s a real challenge for you, if you want to stop the U.S. from going to war with Iran, you need to MEET with these Florida Democratic CO-SPONSORS of 362 and beg them to rescind their cosponsorship: Firebreathing Neoconservatives Robert Wexler, Ron Klein, Debbie Schultz, Alcee Hastings, Kendrick Meek, Tim Mahoney and Allen Boyd. I [...] Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:54:17 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62650559 2008-07-01T19:54:17Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62646709 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:10:54 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62646709 2008-07-01T17:10:54Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62584675 So where's Ron Paul? From: Sharron W. Hope this will be helpful for those of you who are contacting Congress... NATIONAL IMPEACHMENT NETWORK ACTION ALERT RE KEY REPS June 30, 2008 The first list combines the cosponsors of H. Res. 333/799, cosponsors of H. Res. 1258, and signers of Robert Wexler's letter to John Conyers asking for immediate hearings for Cheney. After each name is "333", "1258", or "W" if they signed on to any of these three. Reps who've done all three are in bold, as they would seem to be the most committed of the lot. At the end are the separate lists for 333, 1258 and Wexler's letter. LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES SUPPORTING IMPEACHMENT Abercrombie, Neil, HI-1 W Baldwin, Tammy, WI-2 * 333/1258/W Boswell, Leonard, IA-3 333 Brady, Robert, PA-1 333 Capuano, Michael, MA-8 W Clarke, Yvette D., NY-11 333/W Clay, Wm. Lacy, MO-1 333/W Cohen, Steve, TN-9 * 333/W Davis, Danny, IL-7 333 DeFazio, Peter, OR-4 W Ellison, Keith, MN-5* 333/W Farr, Sam, CA-17 333/1258/W Filner, Bob, CA-51 333 Grijalva, Raúl M., AZ-7 333/W Gutierrez, Luis V., IL-4 * W Hinchey, Maurice, NY-22 1258 Kucinich, Dennis, OH-10 333/1258/W Jackson-Lee, Sheila, TX-18 333 Johnson, Henry "Hank", GA-4 333 Kilpatrick, Carolyn, MI-13 333 Lee, Barbara, CA-9 333/1258/W McDermott, Jim, WA-7 333 Moore, Gwen, WI-4 333 Moran, James P., VA-8 333 Payne, Donald, NJ-10 333 Schakowsky, Janice, IL-9 333 Stark, Fortney Pete, CA-13 333 Thompson, Mike, CA-1 333 Towns, Edolphus, NY-10 333 Waters, Maxine, CA-35 333 Watson, Diane, CA-33 333 Wexler, Robert, FL-19 * 333/1258/W Woolsey, Lynn, CA-6 333/1258/W Wynn, Albert Russell, MD-4 333/W H.RES.333 Title: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (27) Related Bills: H.RES.799 Latest Major Action: 5/4/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. COSPONSORS(27), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 8/1/2007 Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] - 2/14/2008 Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 7/24/2007 Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 6/6/2007 Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 5/1/2007 Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 8/4/2007 Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 11/5/2007 Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 6/28/2007 Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 7/12/2007 Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 7/12/2007 Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 12/5/2007 Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 8/4/2007 Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 6/28/2007 Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 9/7/2007 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 6/7/2007 Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 7/10/2007 Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 12/19/2007 Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/10/2007 Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 8/1/2007 Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/1/2007 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 3/5/2008 Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 9/27/2007 Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 6/12/2007 Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 10/16/2007 Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 6/10/2008 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 6/7/2007 Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 5/10/2007 H.RES.1258 Title: Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors. Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 6/10/2008) Cosponsors (6) ALPHABETICAL Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 6/18/2008 Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 6/24/2008 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 6/18/2008 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 6/11/2008 Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 6/11/2008 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 6/11/2008 Congressman Wexler urges support for Cheney Impeachment Hearings (Note - with Judiciary member Keith Ellison as the newest signatory, we are now up to five Judiciary Committee members in favor of hearings.) The following members of Congress have joined as signatories to letter to Chairman Conyers in support of Cheney Impeachment Hearings: (*= member of the Judiciary Committee) Abercrombie, Neil, HI, 1st Baldwin, Tammy, WI, 2nd * Capuano, Michael E., MA, 8th Clarke, Yvette D., NY, 11th Clay, Wm. Lacy, MO, 1st Cohen, Steve, TN, 9th * DeFazio, Peter, OR, 4th Ellison, Keith, MN, 5th* Farr, Sam, CA, 17th Grijalva, Raúl M., AZ, 7th Gutierrez, Luis V., IL, 4th * Kucinich, Dennis J., OH, 10th Lee, Barbara, CA, 9th Moore, Gwen, WI, 4th Moran, James P., VA, 8th Thompson, Mike, CA, 1st Towns, Edolphus, NY, 10th Woolsey, Lynn, CA, 6th Wexler, Robert, FL, 19th * Wynn, Albert Russell, MD, 4th Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:54:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62584675 2008-07-01T09:54:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62524432 As if the left didn’t have enough ammo about hypocritical Republicans, we now get this: S. J. Res. 43: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage But, but….we need that! Didn’t you hear that California is now allowing men to marry men! And women to marry women! Stop [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:49:02 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62524432 2008-06-30T21:49:02Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62519581 Emergency! All of us need to be phoning our congressmembers and demanding that they oppose passage of this nefarious resolution which is essentially a recitation of neo-con distortions of Iran. This is a major escalation towards a war on Iran. Sadly, Robert Wexler, Debbie Schultz, Ron Klein, Alcee Hastings, Tim Mahoney and Kendrick Meek all [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:58:30 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62519581 2008-06-30T19:58:30Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62515777 Happy National Corvette Day! From your USA Automotive Industry! P.S. We are in shambles. Why? Inability to see predict change? Inability to adjust to current change? Reliance on subservient and dedicated servants in Legislatures across the West? With rumours of Chrysler’s imminent bankruptcy, GM worth what it was worth in 1955, crumbling domestic infrastructure, peak, and systemic [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:01:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62515777 2008-06-30T18:01:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62350451 H. Res. 1303 introduced by Congressional Human Rights Caucus Co-Chair Frank Wolf, would encourage the Mubarak regime to released jailed bloggers end torture and protect the Copts from repression & pogroms. For the details, see Sons of Apes and Pigs . See Gov Track for the text of the resolution. Then send an email to your Representative, urging co-sponsorship of H. Res. 1303. Ben 06/29/08 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:49:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62350451 2008-06-29T08:49:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62337718 On June 26, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H. Con. Res. 370 : Expressing Support for Designation of September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month". In its ten paragraphs extolling gospel music, the only mention of the religious nature of the genre is a paragraph that traces the history of gospel music to "multiple and diverse influences and foundations, including African-American spirituals ... and melodic influences from Irish folk songs and hymns," but saying that gospel music also "borrowed from uniquely American musical styles including ragtime, jazz, and blues". Most of the resolution focuses on the secular contributions of gospel music, such as: "beyond its contribution to the musical tradition of the United States, gospel music has provided a cultural and musical backdrop across all of mainstream media, from hit television series to major Hollywood motion pictures...." Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:20:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62337718 noreply@blogger.com (Howard Friedman) 2008-06-29T03:20:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62297229 Global Change (16xx) - Alert 28 Jun 2008 AGU E-Alert (alerts@agu.org) Sat 6/28/08 New articles published in Global Change (16xx) are available online. Visit http://www.agu.org/pubs/current/16/ visit http://www.agu.org/e_alert/manage.html PAPERS IN PRESS: access accepted manuscripts within days of acceptance. Visit http://www.agu.org/pubs/pip.html (subscription required) Top downloads: http://www.agu.org/topdownloads/topdownloads.shtml Journal subscriptions: http://www.agu.org/pubs/agu_jourinfo.html Global Change (16xx) - Published Past [...] Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:10:18 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62297229 2008-06-28T14:10:18Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62445622 Maybe I've not been keeping up, or maybe this hasn't been covered in the UK national media. A US House of Representatives resolution effectively requiring a naval blockade on Iran seems fast tracked for passage, but experts say the measures called for in the resolutions amount to an act of war. H.CON.RES 362 "demands" that the President impose "stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains and cargo entering or departing Iran.", which would require a US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz to implement. Ron Paul recently spoke about this, filling in some of the blanks ( video here ): Now the one issue that I do want to mention tonight is a resolution that is about to come to this floor if our suspicions are correct, after the July 4th holiday. And this bill will probably be brought up under suspension. It will be expected to be passed easily. It probably will be. And it is just more war propaganda, just more preparation to go to war against Iran. This resolution, H.J. Res 362 [listed as H. Con. Res 362 online] is a virtual war resolution. It is the declaration of tremendous sanctions, and boycotts and embargoes on the Iranians. It is very, very severe. Let me just read what is involved if this bill passes and what we're telling the President what he must do: This demands that the President impose stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains and cargo entering or departing Iran, and prohibiting the international movement of all Iranian officials. This is unbelievable! This is closing down Iran. Where do we have this authority? Where do we get the moral authority? Where do we get the international legality for this? Where do we get the Constitutional authority for this? This is what we did for ten years before we went into Iraq. We starved children - 50,000 individuals it was admitted probably died because of the sanctions on the Iraqis. They were incapable at the time of attacking us. And all the propaganda that was given for our need to go into Iraq was not true. And it is not true today about the severity [of the need to attack Iran]. But they say, "Yeah, but Ahmadinejad -- he's a bad guy. He's threatened violence." But you know what? Us threatening violence is very, very similar. We must - we must look at this carefully. We just can't go to war again under these careless, frivolous conditions. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:11:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62445622 2008-06-27T22:11:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62223824 The following statement on H.Con.Res. 362 was delivered by Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) on June 26, 2008 (Congressional Record, p. H6148). H. CON. RESOLUTION 362 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Gilchrest) is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak today on Resolution 362 that is circulating in the House and its impact on policy in the Middle East. As a result of Resolution 362 and its tightening of sanctions on Iran in a more broader way, will that have a positive impact on America's policy in the Middle East? Will it have a positive impact on the politics in the Middle East? Will it have a positive impact on Iran as far as the conflict between our two nations is concerned? I will say, in my judgment, Mr. Speaker, that Resolution 362 will exacerbate, make much more difficult, the problems in the Middle East, the relationship of Iran with its neighbors in the Middle East, and the relationship of Iran with the United States, and the relationship of Iran with the country of Israel. Let me try to explain why. If we look at the Middle East right now in a very objective fashion, what is going on in the Middle East right now? The geopolitical balance of power in the Middle East right now is fractured. We are focusing on the conflict in Iraq. We need as a Nation to focus objectively on the Palestinian-Israeli question, to resolve that issue, to reduce the number of recruits for al Qaeda and the Taliban. We need to understand that Saudi Arabia, a Sunni country, does not want Iraq, a Shia country, to become an Iranian satellite. We need to understand that Iran, who lost more men dead in a conflict with Iraq just a few years ago than we lost in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam combined, wants to have some influence in the Middle East and certainly with what will go on in Iraq. What will influence the direction the Middle East will take in the decades to come? There is violent conflict there. There is political conflict there. There is mistrust in the Middle East. Let me use a quote from Sam Rayburn, former Speaker of the House. "Any mule can kick a barn door down, but it takes carpenters to rebuild that door and that barn.'' We need carpenters. We need diplomats. More conflict, more restrictions, more sanctions is going to further exacerbate the problem in the Middle East and its relationship with the country of Iran. One other quick comment. Iran is not an Arab country. Iran is a Persian nation that speaks Farsi, that does not speak Arabic. It is a nation of Shias with their own brand of Islam. Knowledge and an informed policy in the Middle East, a surge of diplomacy, can make a key difference. Let me go back and express some precedence of the past about diplomacy and where it worked. When Nikita Khrushchev said he was going to bury the United States, what was Eisenhower's response? He invited Nikita Khrushchev to the United States to tour the Nation, and it began to lessen the conflict between the two countries. What did President Kennedy do when there were deployable nuclear weapons in Cuba aimed at the United States? He negotiated his way out of that conflict and saved a catastrophe. What did Nixon do after Mao Zedong said it would be worth half the population of China being destroyed if we could destroy the capitalists in America? What did Nixon do? He had a dialogue. He went to China. What happened when we did not have a dialogue, some understanding of Ho Chi Minh? A million people died. Today in the Middle East we certainly need a strong military, we need a strong intelligence. But the aspect that is missing in the Middle East is what Eisenhower said was so critical in foreign policy; that is, consensus and dialogue. Mr. Speaker, there are a number of Members in this house that have started a long time ago, a couple of years, beginning a dialogue with the Iranians. Just last fall, 58 Members of this House on both sides of the aisle signed a letter to the parliament in Iran asking for a parliamentary exchange; 58 Members of Republicans and Democrats. That letter was hand-delivered by some of us in Lisbon to Iranian parliamentarians. They took it to Iran. And what is their response to us? They want a dialogue. There are members of the Iranian parliament that want a dialogue. Consensus and dialogue. We need more carpenters. Vote against Resolution 362. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:41:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62223824 2008-06-27T17:41:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62226915 Dr. Ron Paul has put out three excellent videos this past week, I couldn’t decide which I wanted to post more, so I’m going to include them all. Speaking of the great RP — Some people may wonder how I’ve kept so quiet about the ending of his campaign. Indeed, I was surprised by my [...] Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:34:12 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62226915 2008-06-27T16:34:12Z http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62205187 In this roundup, we look at Weather, which has just came out of beta. Other new Palm OS apps include Fried Chicken Reloaded and AFK Dice Challenge. A couple of new WM apps are SmartTweaker 2008 and Live Search Mobile v2008. And of course we look at updated software too. Read on... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:10:42 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/H.+Res?rinfoid=62205187 2008-06-27T15:10:42Z