This spring brings a rare opportunity for President Obama to put the US firmly on the road to a nuclear weapons free future—and we need to make sure he takes it. We only have a few months to influence the next step of the administration’s review on the role and the number of US nuclear weapons.

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Congresswoman Lee has partnered with Rep. Walter Jones to put together a letter to President Obama urging an expedited withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

As many of you know, earlier this week the Senate passed an amendment tonight offered by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) calling on the President to submit a plan for “expediting the drawdown of United States combat troops in Afghanistan.”

The wind is at the sails of those pushing for a quick end to the decade-old war in Afghanistan.

Michael Moore | Don't Sit This One Out - What's Your Vision for Occupy Wall Street?
Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com: "This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. It was attended by 40+ people and the discussion was both inspiring and invigorating.... We are but ten weeks old, yet we have already changed the national conversation. This is our moment, the one we've been hoping for, waiting for."
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"Darfur at Our Doorstep". Artist Kenny Cole interviewed El Fadel Arbab, the Darfur community's activist and lead spokesperson, about his life growing up in Darfur and the odyssey that led to his arrival in Maine. These drawings weave this interview into Cole's invented acronyms.

Funded with a grant from the Maine Arts Commission.

This exhibit runs from November 4 through December 30, 2011 at the Meg Perry Center 644 Congress Street/ Portland, Maine.

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Please come and stand with the Veterans For Peace in Monument Square at 10AM on Friday Nov.11th Veterans Day ..Please dress in black.. Occupy Portland folks will be standing with the Veterans For Peace. Please not negative signs. Contact: Peggy Akers (232-7695)

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