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*** Obama and Biden ***
***Are now President and Vice President !!***

ELECTORAL VOTE TOTAL :

OBAMA/BIDEN - 364 {53% popular vote}
McCain/Palin - 163 {46% popular vote}


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COUNTDOWN TO "G O P" EXTINCTION

Palin ethics complaints cost Alaska $296,000

Link to the report:
The bulk of the expenses – $187,797 – appear to stem from Troopergate

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Palin resigning as Alaska governor

Link to the report:
Her popularity waned as she waged partisan politics following her return from the failed v.p. run


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Troops sickened at Iraq bases using KBR (Cheney) water

link to the report:
Soldiers experienced skin abscesses, cellulitis, skin infections, diarrhea and other illnesses after using discolored, smelly water for personal hygiene and laundry at five U.S. military sites in Iraq

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TVofM Special Feature:

SALUTE TO THE LEADERS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

THURGOOD MARSHALL


May 17, 1954 The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling paves the way for large-scale desegregation. The decision overturns the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that sanctioned "separate but equal" segregation of the races, ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." It is a victory for NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, who will later return to the Supreme Court as the nation's first black justice.

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ROSA PARKS

Dec. 1, 1955 (Montgomery, Ala.) NAACP member Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" of a bus to a white passenger, defying a southern custom of the time. In response to her arrest the Montgomery black community launches a bus boycott, which will last for more than a year, until the buses are desegregated Dec. 21, 1956. As newly elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., is instrumental in leading the boycott.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

1957 Jan.–Feb. Martin Luther King's SCLC becomes a major force in organizing the civil rights movement and bases its principles on nonviolence and civil disobedience. According to King, it is essential that the civil rights movement not sink to the level of the racists and hatemongers who oppose them: "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline," he urges.

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JAMES MEREDITH AND JOHN F. KENNEDY

Oct. 1, 1962 James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops.

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LYNDON B. JOHNSON

July 2, 1964 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation.

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MORRIS DEES....... JOE LEVIN......... JULIAN BOND

The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, SPLC is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.

Located in Montgomery, Alabama – the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement – the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded by Morris Dees and Joe Levin, two local lawyers who shared a commitment to racial equality. Its first president was civil rights activist Julian Bond.

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Republican charged in terror conspiracy

link to the story:
Charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing justice for allegedly lying about lobbying senators on behalf of an Islamic charity that authorities said was secretly sending funds to terrorists

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SPECIAL ARCHIVED REPORT:

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TV of M report from Davis-Kidd Booksellers
(Mall @ Green Hills - Nashville, Tennessee)
Al Gore speech and booksigning event!!


JUNE 1, 2007 - 12:10 p.m. (central time) Brief recap: Huge crowd, all local t.v. stations represented, event started a few minutes late due to the former vice-president taking a last minute phone call from the newly elected president of the nation of France concerning global climate change. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Quote from page 1 of the introduction from "THE ASSAULT ON REASON"

"The persistent and sustained reliance on falsehoods as the basis of policy, even in the face of massive and well-understood evidence to the contrary, seems to many Americans to have reached levels that were previously unimaginable. "

Quote from page 1 of chapter one:

"Fear is the most powerful enemy of reason. Our Founders had a healthy
respect for the threat fear poses to reason. They knew that under the right circumstances, fear can trigger the temptation to surrender freedom to a demagogue promising strength and security in return. They worried that when fear displaces reason, the result is often irrational hatred and division."

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COMING SOON:

A special TV of M report on the negative influence
of the right-wing controlled media in our nation.


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Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party sentenced in federal court to 70 months behind bars

Currin rose through the political and legal ranks as a protege of then-Sen. Jesse Helms.

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Democrats Agree on Overhaul of Lobbying

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Requires lawmakers to identify lobbyists who assemble multiple donations

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Bribery Network to Bloat War Costs Is Alleged

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Employees and subcontractors of KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary

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Music Row Democrats - musicians for change

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Many people consider the modern Democratic Party's first president to be Davidson County's own Andrew Jackson

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AP: Fred Thompson cooperated with White House during Watergate

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Investigator for the committee was outraged by Thompson's tip-off

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Democrats call for fuel-efficient cars

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A new direction in energy, away from gas-guzzling autos and reliance on foreign oil

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North Carolina Marine Camp's Water Under Scrutiny

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56,000 Marines, family members and civilians now live or work at Camp Lejeune

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The Progressive Majority:
Why a Conservative America is a Myth

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The Democratic class of 2006 was remarkably progressive


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Seafood Imports From China Raised In Untreated Sewage

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Less than half of Asia has access to sewage treatment plants

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China linked to poisoning that now includes 100 confirmed deaths in Panama

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Deadly diethylene glycol -- an industrial solvent and ingredient in anti-freeze


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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg drops his Republican affiliation

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The first change in party affiliation by a sitting New York City mayor since 1971

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Veteran/graduate of the Air Force Academy:

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From a family that has dedicated itself to the service of the United States

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Rural Vote No Longer a Lock for Republicans

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A complete reversal from earlier surveys of rural voters

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FACTS THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW:

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States that are dominated by fundamentalist denominations that proclaim the sanctity of marriage


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Toyota goal: 1 million hybrids a year

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The automaker introduced its Prius gasoline-electric hybrid in Japan in 1997

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Democrats, NRA reach deal on gun bill

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Measure on background checks would be 1st major reform since '94

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Slave labor found at China brick factory

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31 workers who were being held as virtual slaves

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Surging costs for groceries

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Across the nation food prices are soaring

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Dave Saunders comments on religion in politics

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Quote: "A great example of GOP political blasphemy is Tom DeLay"

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Congress Passes Increase in the Minimum Wage

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By a vote of 348 to 73

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Iraq War Takes Center Stage In New Gore Book
Former Vice President Blasts Bush for Iraq, 9/11

link to the story:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3192596&page=1




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SPECIAL FEATURE ON THE
DANGERS OF SMOKING:

Polls show that more than 70 percent of Tennesseans support smoking ban

links to the story:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/NEWS0201/705220357

A smoking ban in Memphis restaurants has broad support

BREAKING NEWS:
State Senate passes ban on smoking in restaurants, most workplaces

PDF of the actual bill




THERE IS NO LAW THAT GUARANTEES A PERSON THE RIGHT TO SMOKE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN THAT PERSON'S HOUSE:
http://www.phi.org/pdf-library/talc-memo-0051.pdf


Can't Quit Smoking? It May Be In Your DNA

Smoking May Impair Teens' Attention - Teen Smokers In Study Scored Worse Than Nonsmokers On Attention Test


Tobacco companies put extra addiction in each cigarette:

links to the story:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/01/nicotine.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/393075.stm

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=61061

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3990

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IS HYDROGEN THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE?

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Hydrogen - will it be the long term answer?

The role of aluminum in hydrogen power

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U.S. companies moving jobs to China to exploit cheap labor and sweatshop conditions

link to the story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18753949/site/newsweek/

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Michael Moore's New Diagnosis

link to the story:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1622178,00.html

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Mrs. Mitt Romney - she was pro-choice before she was against it.

link to the story:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/romney.donation/index.html

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SPECIAL FEATURE :

Warning the public against deadly poison Aspartame:

links to the story:
http://www.321recipes.com/aspartame.html

http://www.aspartamekills.com/mpvalley/

http://health.benabraham.com/html/enormous_diabetes_epidemic.html

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/adverse.txt

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Even the toothpaste from China is tainted


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TRAVEL TIPS SECTION
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ABOARD THE AIRBUS A380

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The world's newest and biggest airliner

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Sky High: Boeing Rolls Out Dreamliner

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Boeing may ride the Dreamliner back to dominance

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Planning to travel internationally?

link to a site you will need:
Site is managed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State


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This week's "UNREAL" NEWS REPORT:

YELLOW CAKE FROM NIGER FOUND IN IRAQ

link to the story:
http://www.uncoveror.com/niger.htm

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TV of M Caption Contest!!



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