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UAPA Book Club to Discuss Rachel Maddow's "Drift"

Join the discussion at our next meeting on July 23.  We'll be discussing Rachel Maddow's book Drift. Jim and Jo-Ann Prater have graciously offered to host the 7:00 p.m. book club meeting in their home.Their address is 2000 Malvern Road, which runs between Club and Waltham Roads, just a block off Riverside Drive.

Information about Issues

This is a source for all things Issue-related.

If you wonder  about the Affordable Care Act (aka "Obamacare") or the Republican war on women and women's rights, we will have some information for you,

If you wrote a letter to the editor about an issue, we would be glad to publish it whether or not the newspaper does.

If you want to know more about a current petition drive--whether to sign or to participate--we can help you find out more.

Obama's Full Nobel Speech: Seeking Peace, While Explaining The Reality Of War

From the speech:

Obama's Afghanistan Speech

City of Peace Rally in Columbus on March 19

On March 19, Columbus City Council will host Central Ohio Peace Network’s 2009 peace and justice program, "Creating a City of Peace: Let the Healing Begin." Lectures and panel discussions will be from 5:30-8 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 90 W. City Hall, 90 W. Broad St. Councilwoman Charleta Tavares is hosting the event, which is open and free to the public.

Bush has successfully defended anti-terrorism policies

Good piece of new analysis about how Bush has been quite successful at defending his torture and wiretapping policies using procedural barriers to prevent lawsuits.

Sadly, Democrats in Congress have thwarted efforts to restrain Bush's policies:

Palin On Russia

All you can say is: unbelievable. Except she is the vice-presidential candidate of a national political party. Palin tries to defend the foreign policy “experience” she gleaned from being Governor of a state that’s close to Russia.

 

Republicans and miltary men on John McCain

Andrew Sullivan nails it [in the Atlantic]:

"What the Obama campaign has lost sight of, I think, and what it needs to regain control of, is the essential message of his candidacy. After the last eight years, we simply cannot risk a continuation of the same reckless, belligerent, argument-losing, ideological and deceptive foreign policy of the current crew.

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