Barbara Lee

Congress OKs $48B for AIDS Fight

cnn.com     5 hrs ago   113 related          

— The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone. The 303-115...                

Congress triples amount for AIDS relief in Africa

thenewstribune.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

WASHINGTON – The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.                

House Expected To Send PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation To Bush Thursday

medicalnewstoday.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

The House on Thursday is expected to approve a bill (HR 5501) to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that was passed by the Senate last week, CQ Today reports. President Bush likely will sign the bill,...                

DEVELOPMENT: Gender Focus Urged for U.S. Aid

ipsnews.net     yesterday   1 related          

By Alison Raphael WASHINGTON, Jul 23 (IPS) - Women's groups weighed in Tuesday on the growing debate over new goals and strategies for U.S. foreign aid, arguing that to work effectively, foreign aid should target women....                

Brad Newsham's latest newsletter: A slim hope for impeachment

indybay.org     yesterday   16 related          

Brad Newsham, the San Francisco cabbie who was inspired to "put impeachment on the table" by starting Beach Impeach, sent out this newsletter today. Back in November 2006, when the Democrats took Congress, I thought it a...                

An Experiment That Ended With An Evil Vote

newsvine.com     Jul 23, 2008          

News Type: Opinion — Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:44 PM EDT Here's What $21.00 Bought For A Week. Here'a What Many Poor People Call Dinner And What You End Up With Is This In May of 2007, several Congresspeople took a challenge to try to...                

Protesting HCR 362 at Nancy Pelosi’s House

democrats.org     Jul 23, 2008          

antiwarblog.comJuly 20, 2008 in News by Eric GarrisOver 100 San Francisco antiwar activists protested against the Iran blockade bill, HCR 362, at Nancy Pelosi’s house on Saturday. The protest was emotional, and three people...                

California Hotel is raided by City of Oakland

indybay.org     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

On Monday July 21, The Lawful Residents Of The California Hotel Got A Real Taste Of How Down & Dirty It Gets In The World Of Oakland Politics, When Corrupt City Officials Are Trying To Prove That They Are Willing To Do...                

Democratic Establishment to Clinton voters: We made your choice for you. Now abide with it.

redstate.com     Jul 20, 2008          

And give us more money. Now. It takes real skill to write a letter this dumb, but - thank God! - we're talking about the Democratic Party here, so they had somebody on retainer to do it. Via Gateway Pundit and Talking Points...                

Republicans for Impeachment? Well, Shut My Mouth…

buelahman.wordpress.com     Jul 20, 2008          

My friend Falstaff, aka Ralph Lopez left me a notice over on the BuelaHuh? page which struck my attention in that he claims that there are actually Republicans wanting Congress to do their duty and impeach what are obviously...                

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