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Fellow Americans: For more than a year now I've been filling your email boxes with updates regarding Move America Forward's work to support our troops and their efforts to achieve victory in the war on terrorism. But now a new chapter in my life has begun to be written, and I must step back from my day-to-day role as the Founder and Co-Chairman of MAF and turn over full control to my great partner in the conservative movement, Melanie Morgan. I have decided to become a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress [ see: http://www.KaloogianForCongress.com ] in the seat being vacated...

HOWARD KALOOGIAN FOR CONGRESShttp://www.kaloogianforcongress.com 50th Congressional Seat Upon learning of the decision of Congressman Duke Cunningham not to seek re-election, the Honorable Howard Kaloogian, who served as State Assemblyman for northern San Diego County from 1994-2000, will soon formally announce his candidacy for the 50th Congressional district. “I will be officially announcing my candidacy once I have returned from my mission of supporting our troops in Iraq,” Kaloogian said as he travelled from Baghdad, Iraq, to Kuwait City, Kuwait in his capacity as Chairman of Move America Forward. Kaloogian and Move America Forward (in conjunction with the RighTalk Radio Network)...

Just returned from the "YDSFMC" Tour in San Diego. I arrived shortly after 8am when the scheduled press conference with Howard Kaloogian was to begin. The YDSFMCT RV was parked right at the curb, adorned with MAF and YDSFMCT banners. I spoke briefly with Howard and he mentioned they were a little late getting started as some people had trouble finding the KOGO buiding. (Personally, I checked the map on the MAF website and was able to drive right to it.) KOGO had set up an outside "easy up" type tent where Roger Hedgecock was already doing his morning radio...

Departure likely to block Democrats' shot at districtRep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's announcement that he will not run for re-election next year did nothing to lift the spreading ethical cloud hanging over him, but it lifted a cloud of political angst over the Republican Party and touched off an instant scramble among ambitious Republicans. The Rancho Santa Fe Republican is under investigation by a federal grand jury, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington over his financial ties to defense contractor Mitchell Wade. In announcing July 14 that he would not seek a ninth term, Cunningham, 63, maintained he...

The Final Chapter of My Trip To Iraq Martha Zoller Isn’t it interesting how things have a natural beginning and end to them? The Voices of Soldiers Tour began flying away from Hurricane Dennis and ended flying away from one of the biggest sand storms in history. Col. Daniel Kornacki, the Commander of the Air Base at the Baghdad Airport from the 94th Airlift out of Dobbins and is a Delta 767 pilot in his other life, said that sand storms are the desert’s thunderstorms. Coming from tornado alley, that is an analogy I can understand. Our group (Buzz Patterson...

Sending the ‘right’ signals The following was written by Spc. Curt Cashour of the military’s “Desert Voice” on the “Voices of Soldiers” Truth Tour that took place from July 7th - 17th. Cashour is based at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Sending the ‘right’ signals By Spc. Curt Cashour Coalition Forces Land Component Command Public Affairs Office There’s an old saying among those in the media that states, “If it bleeds it leads.” There’s a reason the motto has stuck: it’s the truth. Take Iraq for example. Day after day, stories of car bombings and suicide attacks take prominence over the...

In the race are state Sen. Bill Morrow of Carlsbad, former state Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian of San Marcos, and one-time gubernatorial candidate George Schwartzman of San Diego. Morrow and Kaloogian made their announcements less than an hour after Cunningham said he was out. An all but certain fourth candidate is county Supervisor Pam Slater-Price of Encinitas, who said she has been urged to run by many prominent Republicans.

Courage plentiful in Iraq By: Howard Kaloogian BAGHDAD, Iraq ---- Courage. You know it when you see it. "Speaking truth to power" is thought of as courageous. Lt. General Abdul Qader Jassim told Saddam Hussein that the Iraqi army could not withstand the coalition forces arrayed against it in the mid '90s. Then he spent the next 7 years, 4 months and 10 days in an Iraqi prison until being liberated by American troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today he is the head of the Iraqi army. We met him in Baghdad. He talked to us through an interpreter whose...

A delegation of top talk show hosts and family members of victims of 9/11 is heading to Baghdad, where the talkers will broadcast live from the U.S. Armed Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in an effort to break through the curtain of anti-war media bias. The left wing media hates the idea of a "Truth Tour" breaking through the haze of their anti-war rhetoric. Organized by Howard Kaloogian, co-chairman of Move America Forward, a conservative non-profit organization that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, the group will leave from Centcom Headquarters in Tampa Florida on Thursday. "Our troops...

TV ads to blast Durbin for Guantanamo comments Senator's aide calls spots a `cheap shot'By Sam Singer Washington Bureau Published July 2, 2005 WASHINGTON -- More than two weeks after citing Nazis and other brutal regimes in criticizing U.S. tactics at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) remains under fire from critics who claim the lawmaker's subsequent apology was insufficient. Move America Forward, a group affiliated with the conservative political public relations firm Russo Marsh & Rogers, is planning a national ad campaign that scolds Durbin for his June 14 statements and what the organization refers...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 27, 2005 CONTACT: Mark Washburn, Executive Director – Move America Forward (916) 441-6197 or Mark@MoveAmericaForward.org TORTURED WORDS: SENATOR DICK DURBIN TARGETED IN NEW TV AD CAMPAIGN Durbin’s Non-Apology is NOT ACCEPTED By Pro-Troop Organization (SACRAMENTO) – The non-profit group that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), has released a new ad that defends U.S. Troops from attacks made against them by misguided U.S. Senator, Dick Durbin (Democrat-Illinois). ......CLICK HERE to View the AD Move America Forward will being broadcasting the ad on Monday of next week –...

MOVE AMERICA FORWARD LAUNCHES ANTI-DURBIN AD CAMPAIGN...... But Didn't Dick Durbin Apologize? Nope - He Did Not... READ MORE HERE

Kaloogian targets fellow RepublicanEx-state legislator attacks Ohio Sen. Voinovoich over the delay on Bolton.By David Whitney -- Bee Washington Bureau Published 2:15 am PDT Saturday, April 23, 2005WASHINGTON - Former San Diego County Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian hasn't been this delighted since the battle to recall former Gov. Gray Davis succeeded. This time, Kaloogian, who became co-chairman of Sacramento-based Move America Forward after his third-place showing in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Barbara Boxer, has a fellow Republican in his crosshairs. The organization began running radio ads in Ohio this week attacking Republican Sen. George Voinovich...

Renewed call to oust U.N. in response to rape reportAlleged assault of Haitian by peacekeepers spurs group to get world body out of U.S. --WND Responding to new allegations of rape by United Nations peacekeepers, an activist group renewed its call to evict the world body from the U.S. U.N. peacekeeperMove America Forward, co-chaired by California campaigner Howard Kaloogian, has collected nearly 100,000 signatures on its petition to "Get the U.N. Out of the U.S." and stop American funding of the organization. "It has become an almost daily occurrence to read about allegations of rape and molestation by U.N....

I thought you all might want to see this - it's the ad Move America Forward will be airing throughout the nation next week to rebut the anti-war protestors. CLICK HERE - High Bandwidth Version CLICK HERE - Low Bandwidth Version

PoliticsOnline monitors and reports on the use of the Internet in politics. They asked their subscribers to nominate the top political websites and we are pleased to announce that the conservative group, Move America Forward was one of the top nominees! But there are some far left nominees - among them MoveOn.org, John Kerry's e-Team, Howard Dean's campaign web guru, Joe Trippi, and others. You can vote for Move America Forward – just look for the name of Move America Forward's Chairman, Howard Kaloogian, on the list of nominees: VOTE NOW – CLICK HERE Note: There are some other...

Our advertising campaign is taking off. Not only have our ads started to run in selected markets, we are finding more and more individuals stepping forward to help us raise enough money to make a major impact on the airwaves. Nationally syndicated talk radio host, Hugh Hewitt, has recorded a new ad for us to help raise the funds to flood the airwaves with our messages of support for our brave troops and the war on terrorism. In addition to his great work on radio, Hugh is also a weekly columnist for The Daily Standard, the online edition of The...

He Feels Mission to Fight TerrorismHoward Kaloogian Sometime this week, in some unnamed theater, one of the most outspoken opponents of Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" plans to watch what he's been encouraging others to boycott. Howard Kaloogian, chairman of the Sacramento-based Move America Forward, makes it clear he won't be paying to watch the anti-Bush film, denying Moore any ticket proceeds from his pocket. Kaloogian believes he's already seen enough to personally launch a full-on campaign denouncing Moore's box-office hit. "I've seen a transcript and 30 minutes of the film, and the contents have been widely reported," he said. The...

Mickey Mouse battles Michael Moore Tuesday 29 June 2004, 4:26 Makka Time, 1:26 GMT America's Heart and Soul will be released on Friday Walt Disney Corp. may come to the rescue of a Michael Moore beleaguered-President Bush by unveiling its own patriotic documentary film. The company that last month refused to release the politically explosive Fahrenheit 9/11 now plans to release the film America's Heart and Soul on Friday. Supporters say the new film could counter-balance Michael Moore's hit film that has already taken over $23 million at the box office. "This unusual [Disney] film was inspirational," said Howard...

Assembly salute to Wen Ho Lee put offAsian caucus cites patriotic group's 'inflammatory remarks' By Steve Geissinger, SACRAMENTO BUREAU SACRAMENTO -- An Oakland Tribune report triggered such an uproar throughout the state that the Asian legislative caucus -- and its Bay Area members -- announced Saturday it was "regretfully" canceling an Assembly ceremony honoring former accused spy Wen Ho Lee. The Asian caucus said it was "outraged" by a patriotic group's "inflammatory remarks in Friday's Oakland Tribune" story on the event, and the resulting plans by the Assembly Republican Caucus to fight the ceremony. The six-member Asian caucus, which...