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Reps Legislative Hijack Attempt #3: Airport Security. House Votes w/ Jefferson Davis & Ossama bin Laden! By a 214-218 vote, House Republicans lined up with Jefferson Davis and Ossama bin Laden against the great Satan of the US government. After a bipartisan Senate passed an airline security bill 100-0 that would federalize 28,000 airport security workers, House Republicans decided that "Big Government" was a bigger threat than another terrorist attack. On Saturday, Bush praised the Republican plan in his weekly radio address, but the next day his chief of staff, Andrew Card, went on NBC's "Meet the Press" to say that Bush wouldn't veto the Senate plan. This is leadership? This is national unity?
A California judge has dismissed San Diego-based Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals' second lawsuit against Greg Alcus, a stockholder who posted criticisms of the drug research firm on the Internet.
Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, Los Angeles area resident Alcus moved to strike the complaint on the grounds that the suit was an attempt to chill his right to speak freely about the publicly held company, and therefore fit the definition of a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP). Pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute, the judge agreed that the frivolous lawsuit had been designed by Hollis-Eden to deter public participation and threaten First Amendment rights.
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Demonstrators gathered Saturday in Pershing Square downtown to stage a rally and march in protest of U.S. military actions and other destructive foreign policy related to 9/11.
The rally, which drew an estimated 3,000 demonstrators, was described by one participant/IMC reporter as "a real professional demonstration," with excellent speakers supplied in part by Sunset Hall, downtown's radical retirement home, and good music and poetry throughout.
After rallying, the diverse crowd set out at about 2:30 accompanied by the sounds of Rage Against the Machine, and staged a highly successful, very loud and energetic march down Broadway and through downtown. On this beautiful Saturday afternoon, the vibe was positive and the demonstration carried forth a good, consistent energy throughout. The message of peace was met for the most part with positive response from the diverse crowds of weekend shoppers, tourists, and local residents, and seemed to resonate loudly and strongly with the people of downtown Los Angeles.
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