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The Dane County Board could become one of the first county boards in the country to urge Congress to start impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The board is to consider its resolution next week and members on both sides predict it will pass. The board's Executive Committee voted Thursday night to endorse impeachment of both Bush and Cheney on the grounds that they violated the Constitution, the Geneva Convention and the courts in the war on terror and the war in Iraq.The resolution passed on a 5-1 vote, with Supervisors Barbara Vedder, Scott...

My grandfather, who was a UW-Madison biochemistry professor, taught me about the importance of science and the integrity of the scientific process. I learned at an early age that pure science should always be just that pure, untainted and uninfluenced by political agendas. In my grandfather's lab, scientists did independent research, and peers reviewed and commented on its merits. Politics, he taught me, had no place in the scientific process. Consequently, I find it greatly disturbing that the Bush administration has used political and religious ideologies to influence national policy on science and medicine. In Congress, I have taken on...

Help HRC elect allies who will champion the cause of equality and stand up to anti-gay legislation. Together, activist supporters like you, and principled leaders like our PowerSLATE Candidates can secure a solid base of support for equality in the United States Congress. Thank you for being part of this important effort.How it works: Make HRC SLATE your vehicle for candidate giving. Choose from bipartisan candidates and incumbents selected by HRC-PAC because of their record on GLBT issues and/or the closeness or importance of their race. HRC-PAC will add your contribution to those from other HRC members, and deliver...

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- LGBT elected and appointed leaders from across the United States and around the world passed an historic resolution in Seattle this weekend at the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference calling upon "all nations and governments to adopt a vocal, clear and consistent policy on international human rights abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people that includes a call on other countries to abolish sodomy laws." Attendees, some who traveled from as far away as Sri Lanka and Poland, vowed to continue to bring attention to the horrific record of some countries on this...

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D, WI) seized on the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act to urge Congress not to cut benefits. President Bush has suggested allowing workers under age 55 to use a portion of their Social Security taxes for private investments. Democrats are concerned that the changes would also include changing the way benefits are computed. She pointed to a new study that was authored by the House of Representatives' Committee on Government Reform minority staff. The report argues that Bush's plan would cut benefits to more than 240,000 workers, or 70 percent of wage...

Financial aid loss under review WASHINGTON - When 20-year-old Nathan Bush was pulled over in Kenosha last October with drug paraphernalia plainly visible in his car, he lost his driver's license - and tens of thousands of dollars in financial aid. Bush, an incoming junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he could have been slapped with the far more serious charge of possession of marijuana, but instead had all of his federal dollars taken away in courtroom negotiations. "Of course, I can't pick up that kind of slack," Bush said, adding that state aid covers only about half of...

A group of 11 representatives in the House want Congress to add "sexual orientation" to the list of protected characteristics used in regulating workplace discrimination in federal employment. Government employment discrimination and whistleblower-protection issues are handed by the Office of Special Counsel, which is empowered to prosecute managers believed to have violated the law. During the Clinton administration, Special Counsel Elaine Kaplan – an avowed lesbian, according to Concerned Women for America – incorporated "sexual orientation" under the "conduct unrelated to the job" portion of the regulation, thus elevating homosexuality to a protected status. Last year, Scott Bloch, who now...

The Sundance Channel, in cooperation with LOGO, a homosexual-themed cable network created by VIACOM is airing an eight-part series on so-called sex change operations in September, 2005. LOGO launches on June 30. The show, “TransGeneration” will follow the lives of four sexually confused college students who believe they are the opposite sex. Each of them undergoes a so-called sex change operation. According to male-to-female transgender Denise Leclair, executive director of the International Foundation for Gender Education, he/she hopes this show “breaks down some barriers for the transgender community…. There is a lack of visible role models, and the transition is...

LOOKING FOR A PAPER TRAIL? Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Invites You to a Conversation With Special Guest Congressman Rush Holt Author of the Voter Confidence & Increased Accessibility Act of 2005 Join Tammy and Rush in a conversation about restoring voter confidence in the outcomes of elections and in the electoral process. Saturday, April 16 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Madison Senior Center - 2nd Floor 330 W. Mifflin St. Madison Contact Information website: http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/ MADISON OFFICE 10 East Doty Street, Suite 405 Madison, WI 53703 (608) 258-9800 (608) 258-9808 Fax WASHINGTON OFFICE 1022 Longworth Building Washington DC 20515 (202) 225-2906...

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) on the floor of the House just moments ago regarding President Bush's efforts to reform Social Security: "Are we really going to allow the frail 80-year old woman, whom work is no longer an option, to starve sitting out on the curb?"

July 27, 2004 -- BOSTON — Speakers at the podium of the Democratic National Convention are being gagged when it comes to gay marriage. Top party officials and campaign aides said yesterday that not only has gay marriage been yanked from the party's official platform, but speakers will be vetted to make sure they steer clear of pro-gay-marriage rhetoric. "You don't have to have a platform that itemizes issue after issue like a New York telephone book," explained national party secretary Alice Germond. The more than 200 homosexuals taking part in the gay, lesbian and transgender caucus here prior to...

By Anita Weier November 6, 2002 A joyous crowd of about 350 people welcomed U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin to a victory party at Fyfe's Corner Bistro on Tuesday night. Shouts of "Tammy! Tammy!" drowned out the lyrics of "I'll Take You There" as Baldwin, 40, entered a room decorated with red balloons and banners, shaking hands and greeting friends and supporters. Baldwin, a Madison Democrat, had soundly defeated Republican Ron Greer of Fitchburg, a pastor and former firefighter. With 99.7 percent of precincts reporting, the vote was: BALDWIN...163,290 Greer...85,523 "I feel proud and gratified by the sizable margin of victory,"...

Ron Greer for Congress Ron Greer is not your typical candidate for Congress and neither is his opponent. Nowhere in the nation is there a race where the choice is so clear cut between conservatism and radical liberalism. Ron Greer, a proud African-American is also a proud solid social and fiscal conservative with charisma. His opponent, Tammy Baldwin, is from the most extreme left wing of the Democratic party. She proclaims as one of her greatest accomplishments being "the first out lesbian ever elected to the United States Congress." Ron Greer knows no fear when it comes to challenging the political...

Jun 23, 2002Facts and Figures About Gay Officeholders The Associated Press Some facts and figures regarding openly gay and lesbian elected officials in the United States: NUMBERS: Of 511,039 elected federal, state and local officials, 218 are openly gay or lesbian. Of the group, 149 are men, 69 women; 207 are Democrats, 11 Republicans. Three serve in the U.S. House, 47 are state legislators, and the rest are local officials. --- CONGRESS: The openly gay members of Congress are Reps. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz.; and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. A Maine legislator, Susan Longley, hoped to join Baldwin...

TammyBaldwin.us is now online featuring Freeper provided info as well as the first two installments of "Hey, Tammy! That's a lie!"Nuzman

Hi everyone. I'm looking for help defeating Tammy Baldwin this fall in the 2nd District Congressional race. While I am supporting Ron Greer, this project is not endorsed or supported by him. I have registered the domain TammyBaldwin.US and am building a web site to provide a counter-point to her campaign. If you know of anything about this socialist-Democrat that should be posted, please let me know. Cheers! Norris