Day October 7, 2002

The blogs bursting in air This is the big day for the Open Letters Blogburst, an online collection of open letters from weblogs to our congresscritters asking why the rush to war.  30+ letters online already, and growing.  With lots of resources to help you…

In Florida, Democrats Jump On Bush Gaffe. Democrats “pounced on” Gov. Jeb Bush (R), “taunting the governor with his own tape-recorded words saying he has ‘devious plans’ to ignore voters if they approve a popular state amendment requiring smaller public…

War Protests Happening in Historic Fashion. This past weekend protests were staged in major and minor cities all around the United States by the group Not in Our Name, with tremendous turn out. But it is hard to get a…

Peace hopes dim as missile fired into crowd Hmm yes, firing missles at people does tend to put a damper on peace… In a blow to new peace efforts, Israel launched its deadliest military strike in three months yesterday, killing…

L.A. protest coverage The L.A Times today ran a long, balanced story on the Not In Our Name demonstration, with a big photo, on the front page of the California section.  Excellent!