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Labor Day Picnic 2010

A series of events of the Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung and the nstitute for Cultural Diplomacy representing the „Initiative Amerika Haus Berlin".  All events in German.

Montag, 27. Oktober 2008, 19 Uhr
Alles nur Show? Moderner Wahlkampf mit Musik und Medien

Dienstag, 04. November 2008, 18 Uhr - 2 Uhr
"Wahlnacht in Berlin"

Montag, 24. November 2008, 18 Uhr
Wahlnachlese: Die Weltmacht hat gewählt - was sagt die Welt?

08. September 2008 - 24. November 2008
Begleitende Ausstellung: „U.S.fAcets"

Click here for further information about the individual events

See also http://www.initiative-amerika-haus-berlin.org/index.php?de_vote_programm

Barack Obama and Roma Hermann (Ex Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad Germany)

http://www.pbase.com/karenaxe/obama_in_berlin

Thursday, July 24

Barack Obama Speech

Siegessäule at the Grosser Stern in Tiergarten Park
Berlin, Germany

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Gates open to the public: 4:00 PM

Public Entrance: Straße des 17. Juni at Brandenburg Gate

Event is on the east side of the park. Members of the public should use the following public transportation stops: Potsdamer Platz, Under den Linden, and Hauptbahnhof.

For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal belongings. No signs or banners permitted.

Media Coverage:

The event is open to the press but space is limited.

To request credentials, please visit: http://www.barackobama.com/berlincredentials

DA Berlin Booth is packed! RA Berlin Booth is empty!

http://www.pbase.com/karenaxe/amerikafest

”The JFK Effect“

Supreme Court: Guantánamo Detainees Have Constitutional Right to Habeas Corpus
CCR, Co-Counsel Win Landmark Case

LANDMARK WIN FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEES!

"Today is a historic victory for the rule of law. We won! For the third time, the Supreme Court has upheld the fundamental rights of Guantanamo detainees. In its historic decision in CCR's case, Boumediene v. Bush, the Court affirmed detainees' right to habeas corpus. One of the oldest and most basic legal protections, habeas corpus affords the incarcerated the right to challenge the legality of their detention before a judge and keeps the king and president from arbitrarily locking people up and throwing away the key."

Read more about this case - click here

"On behalf of the Democratic family, I congratulate Senator Obama on becoming our party's presumptive nominee and look forward to working with him and his team as we work to ensure that he is the next president of the United States. Democrats across America are so grateful to Senator Hillary Clinton for her leadership, her commitment to America and the Democratic Party. You have inspired millions of Americans to participate in our democracy and raised critical issues during the course of this campaign. We look forward to your ongoing leadership.

"This has been a hard fought race and there have been bitter disagreements along the way but the time for disagreements has ended. It's time to come together and unite our Party. Each and every one of us has the responsibility to help ensure that our party is unified and we will all work toward an Obama Administration that will bring change we can all believe in."

As we move toward the general election, the Democratic Party has to be the Party of ordinary Americans, not Washington lobbyists and special interests. So, as of this morning, if you're a federal lobbyist, or if you control political action committee donations, we won't be accepting your contribution.

This is an unprecedented move for a political party to make -- one that has sent shockwaves through Washington and has turned the debate on clean campaigns upside down. We've unilaterally agreed to shut lobbyists out of the process, and are we're relying on people just like you.

Just imagine what hundreds of thousands of Americans donating $20, $30, or $50 at a time can accomplish together. Imagine the signal that it sends to anyone who looks at John McCain's political machine and the special interest money it needs to fuel every move it makes.

We have a chance to change the way business is done in this country, and we're taking the lead. Will you join us and make a contribution right now to help us elect Barack Obama?

http://www.democrats.org/nonlobbyists

I've written before about guys like Charlie Black and Rick Davis, lobbyists who are at the highest levels of McCain's campaign. But they're just the start -- John McCain and the RNC suck up lobbyist money millions of dollars at a time.

In May, McCain had his best fundraising month of the campaign, and it was directly because he refuses to shut special interests out.

But we did, and we need your help. This is an example of the kind of White House Barack Obama would run. Make a contribution to help elect him:

http://www.democrats.org/nonlobbyists

I'll be in touch later about our plans for the general election, but I wanted to let you know about our policy change right away.

Thanks,

Howard Dean

Tuesday, February 5th  (Super Tuesday)

Clinton
    regular ballots    35
    provisional           5

                               Total           40

 Obama
    regular ballots    122
    provisional           28

                                Total        150

 Kucinich
    regular ballots       2

                                Total            2
        

                                     Tuesday total number of votes      192

Saturday, February 9th

Clinton
    regular ballots     24
    provisional          1

                            Total            25

Obama

    regular ballots    56
    provisional         15

                            Total            71

                                    Saturday total number of votes      96  

 Total number of votes for Berlin Global Presidential Primary                     288  

• Senator Barack Obama : 37.58%
• Senator John Edwards : 29.75%
• Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.47%
• Governor Bill Richardson : 2.11%
• Senator Joe Biden : 0.93%
• Uncommitted : 0.14%
• Senator Chris Dodd : 0.02%
• Precincts Reporting: 1781 of 1781

Hillary Rodham Clinton "We cannot, we should not, we must not permit Iran to build or acquire nuclear weapons. And in dealing with this threat, as I've also said for a long time, no option can be taken off the table. But America must proceed deliberately and wisely, and we must proceed as a unified nation."
- Senate floor, Feb. 14, 2007

Chris Dodd "I would never eliminate -- and I wouldn't want anyone to leave here believing I would ever eliminate -- entirely the use of military force if it becomes necessary."
- In New York, February 2007

John Edwards "With a threat so serious, no U.S. president should take any option off the table -- diplomacy, sanctions, engagement, or even military force."
- Foreign Affairs, September/October 2007 issue

Barack Obama "I've said repeatedly that military options should remain on the table."
- NPR, Oct. 13, 2007

Rudy Giuliani "Iran is a greater danger than Iraq. Iraq cannot be seen in a vacuum. And we have to be willing to use a military option to stop Iran from becoming nuclear."
- Republican debate, Oct. 9, 2007

Mike Huckabee "But we have to be prepared to take, again, whatever action. And I don't want to go through every possible scenario other than to say that that would mean just what it says. Whatever it takes."
- CNN, Oct. 28, 2007

John McCain "Every option must remain on the table. Military action isn't our preference. It remains, as it always must, the last option."
- Speech for Chrtistians United for Israel, July 17, 2007

Mitt Romney "The military option remains on the table."
- Campaign Web site

Fred Thompson "The U.S. must make it clear that we will not allow Iran to become a nuclear threat. The military option must never be off the table."
- Speech for the Republican Jewish Coalition, Oct. 16, 2007

Here we go again.

For the past few months, the Bush Administration exploited the fears of Americans to make their case against Iran. Just a few weeks ago, the President said "I believe they want to have the capacity, the knowledge, in order to make a nuclear weapon."

This week, 16 U.S. intelligence agencies published a report that "in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program." Turns out the White House was aware of this shocking assessment for a few months, but reportedly worked to delay its public release.

Distortions and manipulation to promote a narrow ideological agenda is nothing new to the Bush Administration -- it's how they misled us into Iraq. This is the worst kind of leadership: a dishonest appeal our base emotions.

Iran may pose a threat, but misleading the American people is not the way to deal with it.  All of the Democratic candidates have said that we need to have all options on the table when dealing with Iran -- Republicans seem to only consider war.

After we elect a Democratic president in 2008, the American people will once again have a leader who will be open and honest with them. But until then, it's important that every Republican presidential candidate avoids the fear-mongering that George Bush has used to so profoundly divide this country.

Back when I ran for President, I couldn't walk ten feet without seeing a "Hope not Fear" slogan on a t-shirt or a sign. And now, four years later, it's never meant more to me.

Join me and remind every Republican presidential candidate that all Americans want to be inspired by hope, not governed by fear.  Tell them to listen to the intelligence community:

http://www.democrats.org/HopeNotFear

If these quotes are any indication, the Republican frontrunners haven't gotten the message:

Rudy Giuliani: "Iran is nuclear threat, not just because they can deliver a nuclear warhead with missiles; they're a nuclear threat because they are the biggest state sponsor of terrorism and they can hand nuclear materials to terrorists."

Mitt Romney: "If for some reasons they continue down their course of folly toward nuclear ambition, then I would take military action if that's available to us."

Mike Huckabee: "A President has to do whatever is necessary to protect the American people. If we think Iran is building nuclear capacity that could be used against us in any way, including selling some of the nuclear capacity to some other terrorist group, then yes we have a right [to attack]. I would do it in a heartbeat. "

We don't need four more years of Bush-Cheney foreign policy in the White House. No matter your party, it's time to stop scaring Americans with doomsday scenarios -- and start talking about the positive steps our country can take to ensure a peaceful world community.

Stand up for policy based on facts, not hysteria fueled by fear:

http://www.democrats.org/HopeNotFear

President Bush used faulty intelligence and fear-mongering to enter Iraq. Now he's been caught using faulty intelligence and fear-mongering to engage Iran.

He's not going to get away with it. Don't let any one of our nation's presidential candidates get away with it either.

Sincerely,

Howard Dean

Rating The Presidential Candidates On Iraq

Another Agonizing Year Ahead

 

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“The Democratic Congress will go on record – every day if necessary – to register a judgment in opposition to the course of action that the President is taking in Iraq. The Democratic Congress will go on record – every day if necessary – to fight for a redeployment of our forces as the central element of a New Direction strategy for Iraq.”
- Speaker Pelosi, 7/25/07

Today, the House passed H.R. 2929, Banning Permanent U.S. Bases in Iraq. This bill states that it is the policy of the United States not to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing a permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. It also states that it is the policy of the United States not to exercise U.S. control of the oil resources of Iraq. The measure bars the use of any funds provided by any law from being used to carry out any policy that contradicts these statements of policy.  Read more ... go to original

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” says the preamble to the Declaration of Independence. Unless, of course, you are a friend of the president. By commuting “Scooter” Libby’s sentence, President Bush is also protecting himself and Vice President Dick Cheney.... (continue reading )

From Truthdig posted on July 3rd, 2007

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070703_the_high_cost_of_libbys_silence/

"U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities in Germany are increasing their security posture. We are taking these steps in response to a heightened threat situation. The U.S. Embassy encourages Americans in Germany to increase their vigilance and take appropriate steps to bolster their own personal security.

The Department of State's April 10, 2007, "Worldwide Caution" Public Announcement, which can be found on the Internet at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html, provides additional information on potential threats to U.S. citizens overseas, along with advice on how to reduce your vulnerability to such threats. Additional general information on residing and traveling abroad, including the latest Consular Information Sheet for Germany, may be found on-line at http://travel.state.gov.

Contact information for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, and Consulates in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich and Leipzig may be found on the Internet at: http://germany.usembassy.gov/germany/citizen_services.html."

TIM GOLDEN - New York Times

Published: April 9, 2007

A long-term hunger strike has broken out at the American detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, with more than a dozen prisoners subjecting themselves to daily force-feeding to protest their treatment, military officials and lawyers for the detainees say ...(continue) .

Governor Dean has asked us to send along this video message.

• Chair: Mitch Wolfson
• Vice Chair: Susan Haug
• Secretary: Shari Tempel
• Treasurer: Ron Schlundt

1. Alison Goerller (HD) 
2. Nancy Green (Berlin)
3. Brunni Kunne (KL)
4. John McQueen (HD)
5. Christa Obersteiner (NRW)
6. Chris Palmer (FFM)