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Illinois General Assembly unrepresentative structurally, says taskforce |
by rob richie
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10 Jul 2001
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Two decades after one of the most monumental reforms in Illinois history, a task force of politicians is calling for a reversal. The law supposedly saved money in government salaries and office expenses by cutting out one-third of the Illinois General Assembly and eliminating MULTIPLE LAWMAKERS were elected from each district instead of only one. But now a 70-member task force led by former Congressman Abner Mikva (Dem.) and former Gov. Jim Edgar (Rep.), says the changes resulted in lower voter turnout, tougher hurdles to victory for women and minority candidates, & the concentration of power. |
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Suppressed Report on Ongoing Test Failures of Nat'l Missile Defense Released |
by Rep. John F. Tierney, (D-MA)
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10 Jul 2001
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I received notice today, via Steven Aftergood's "Secrecy News", that this long awaited report on the repeated failures in National Missile Defense testing, including the dumbing-down of the tests themselves in a weak attempt to make it APPEAR that the system MIGHT work someday, has been released. Be advised that the pdf download of the report itself is a big one (9544k). The analysis offered by a link on the webpage is much shorter and is a good summary of the findings of the Coyle Report itself. ML |
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New Report:Number Of Working Families With Critical Housing Needs Has Increased |
by National Housing Conference
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10 Jul 2001
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WASHINGTON - July 9 - News Advisory: Report to be released Wed, July 11 |
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Bunge brings in strike-breakers (for radio) |
by Peter Miller
peterm (nospam) shout.net (unverified) |
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09 Jul 2001
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Replacement workers are brought in to the Bunge-Lauhoff grain processing plant in Danville, where 200 people have been on strike since May 16. |
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world's worst knock-knock joke--we tried to warn you! |
by autonomous madvocate
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09 Jul 2001
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We've tried to warn you. Now it's already too late in forty states. If you're a U.S. citizen, you'd better be quiet, well-behaved and pleasantly conformist. Involuntary outpatient commitment (IOC) is law in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), largely a drug company front group, has pushed hard for IOC in every state and territory - and NAMI is winning. |
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Police Break up Tree Sits in Bloomington, Indiana |
by Danielle Chynoweth
imc (nospam) urbana.indymedia.org (unverified) |
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09 Jul 2001
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Last weekend, a four month long attempt to preserve fifty acres of woods just west of Blomington Indiana was broken up by police. Police extracted three of four people camping in the treetops on Friday and broke up a road blockade Saturday. Late Saturday, the last tree sitter climbed down after being cut off from essential supplies including water. The land is scheduled to be cleared for a 200 unit apartment complex. |
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Police Break up Tree Sits in Bloomington, Indiana |
by Danielle Chynoweth
imc (nospam) urbana.indymedia.org (unverified) |
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09 Jul 2001
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Last weekend, a four month long attempt to preserve fifty acres of woods just west of Blomington Indiana was broken up by police. Police extracted three of four people camping in the treetops on Friday and broke up a road blockade Saturday. Late Saturday, the last tree sitter climbed down after being cut off from essential supplies including water. The land is scheduled to be cleared for a 200 unit apartment complex. |
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Resistence to Privatization of Public Lands Grows |
by Watchdog
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09 Jul 2001
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Over 100 protesters faced armed Forest Fee Police (formerly Forest Rangers) in Colorado. This case relates to the whole range of attempts by corporate-controlled gov't to compel citizens to pay AGAIN for things they already paid for in taxes and which they already own by birthright. |
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Big Stores Destroy Local Biz Grow Not by Market Forces But By Public Policies |
by Stacy Mitchell, ILSR
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09 Jul 2001
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Published on Sunday, July 8, 2001 in the Maine Sunday Telegram
Belfast (Maine) Votes in Self-Defense
Big Stores That Destroy Local Businesses Grow Not Only by Market Forces But By Public Policies |
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Cautionary Tale From A Professional Journalist |
by Jeremy Bigwood
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09 Jul 2001
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An excerpt of an informative article in the American Journalism Review July, 2001 issue. IMC reporters might want to take note of the issues raised in it about the potential for use of our work by government intelligence agencies. The attempted use of subpoenas to pry loose the IMC logs by the FBI and Secret Service in April is only the most obvious way to obtain info. Think of the unintended consequences when you publish to avoid regretable situations.
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