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JOIN US IN DC ON CAPITOL HILL FOR STOP-LOSS CONGRESS ACTION Start: 9:00 am End: 9:00 pm JOIN US IN DC ON CAPITOL HILL MARCH 10TH TO 12TH WWW.STOP-LOSSCONGRESS.ORG free housing and food by donation THIS MARCH WHILE THE SUFFERING, DEATH AND DESTRUCTION GOES ON IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, CONGRESS WILL BE ON A SPRING BREAK, IGNORING THE KILLING AND SUFFERING THEY HAVE ENABLED, SUPPORTED AND FINANCED. TO INTENSIFY THIS IRONY, CONGRESS HAS CONDONED A WIDESPREAD STOP-LOSS POLICY IN THE MILITARY WHICH REQUIRES SOLDIERS TO INVOLUNTARILY EXTEND THEIR TOURS OF DUTY. IT IS TIME TO STOP-LOSS CONGRESS! ON MONDAY, MARCH 10TH AND TUESDAY THE 11TH, IRAQ Public Forum on U.S. Military & Foreign Policy Start: 6:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Hear from CD 1 Congressional Candidates WHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 6 - 9 pm WHERE: Rhines Auditorium, Portland Public Library (Corner of Elm Street and Congress Street) Six Democratic candidates who have filed for Tom Allen’s House seat. Michael Brennan, Adam Cote, Mark Lawrence, Steve Meister, Chellie Pingrie and Ethan Strimling have been invited by 12 Maine peace and justice organizations to participate in a Public Forum (see list of co-sponsors below). The topics to be discussed will be centered around U.S. military and