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Does Congress want to take an Easter break? The American People have used many different tactics to try to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have camped outside the Bush Ranch in an attempt to get a conference with the president. He refused to meet with them.The people have petitioned Congress and even changed its balance of power. Still, Congress votes to continue funding the wars, and on the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War which has killed almost 4,000 Americans and over a million Iraqis, Congress plans to be on vacation. Except that a...

SAN FRANCISCO, Actor Sean Penn and Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan will headline "Iraq: 5 Years Too Many", an event marking the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Also featured will be Reverend Gregory Stewart, Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church; Matt Gonzalez, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; and Justin Raimondo, Editorial Director of Antiwar.com. The program will begin at 5pm on Sunday, March 16th, 2008 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin Street (near Geary) in San Francisco. After the speakers finish, attendees will march to the War Memorial Auditorium on Van Ness...

Cindy Sheehan Booed At The Rose Bowl Parade Now that Cindy has turned on the Democrats, she’s not exactly a favorite of the liberals. And the liberals in Pasadena certainly made that much evident with the reception they gave Cindy’s entry in the Rose Bowl Parade Twenty-three people were arrested by Tuesday afternoon, including one protester, Pasadena Police Department Lt. Keith Jones said. Jones said the protester was “arrested for holding up a sign that blocked other patrons view of the parade.” Dozens of anti-war protesters led by “Peace Mom” Cindy Sheehan staked out spots across from television cameras, hoisting...

There is quite a lot of interesting, but wild, speculation running around the blog-o-sphere, progressive circles and just plain dinner conversation these days about whether BushCo will allow a peaceful and constitutional transfer of Executive power in the ’08 elections. Unless or until George Bush appears on our TV boxes one night, wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and red tie with his hands sweatily clasped in a desperate death grip on top of his desk in the Oval Office, telling us that some catastrophic event, whether man-made or natural, has just occurred somewhere, and he must, for the...

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Monday in or near the hearing room where General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker are testifying on the situation in Iraq, according to the U.S. Capitol Police. Four anti-war protesters were arrested for disorderly conduct. One of them, who was not named, is being taken to George Washington Hospital “due to complaint of injury” is also charged with assault on a police officer. According to the information from the Capitol Police, Sheehan and the other three were shouting in a hallway.

Cindy Sheehan Announces Run Against Pelosi Anti-War Activist To Challenge House Speaker For Seat In Congress (AP) SAN FRANCISCO Citing her son as inspiration, a tearful Cindy Sheehan announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House of Representatives. The anti-war activist is running as an independent against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress since 1987. "The country is ripe for a change," said Sheehan, who spoke at a podium with her son's photograph taped to it. "It's going to start right here and right now." Sheehan's 24-year-old son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in 2004....

The jaw-dropping attacks on Michigan Congressman John Conyers this week by members of the white, leftist sector of this nation’s antiwar movement have proven how deeply racism exists. Conyers was picketed and attacked by leading activists and spokespeople of the anti-war movement because he, as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, determined that there did not exist enough votes to move to the floor of the House of Representatives a discussion of the impeachment of president George Bush for creating the war in Iraq. “Conyers has betrayed the American people,” bawled Global Exchange and Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin. “Conyers...

Nationally known peace activist Cindy Sheehan will be among a dozen speakers who will take part in the sixth annual "Fighting Bob Fest," the annual political chautauqua scheduled this year for Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Sauk County Fairgrounds in Baraboo. Sheehan, who gained notoriety for her push to get the U.S. out of Iraq and then tried to slow down her level of activity, has agreed to address Bob Fest, which last year drew more than 7,000 people to the daylong fair of political speeches, music and food. Sponsored by The Capital Times and the Web site FightingBob.com, Bob...

Fresh from being arrested on Capitol Hill, along with 45 other activists demanding that Congress get about the business of impeaching George Bush and Dick Cheney, Cindy Sheehan has determined that she can no longer count on others to stop the war in Iraq or hold a lawless administration to account. So she has announced that she will, indeed, challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bid for reelection next year. It is a bold gesture, rooted in the deep frustration of the nation's most prominent anti-war activist with Pelosi's hyper-cautious approach to her duties as both the leader of the congressional...

A blog written by antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan and posted on MichaelMoore.com criticizes Charlotte police for allowing counter-protesters to "try to intimidate us" during Sheehan's antiwar rally Tuesday in Bryant Park. But in a memo to top police administrators, one captain said officers had no issues during the two-hour event and expressed surprise at the complaints. "At the School of the Assassins in Columbus, GA, and in Charlotte, NC, we ran into similar problems: police presence that seemed to be there to foster violence. At both places the neo-Nazi, pro-war fascist group "Gathering of Eagles" came out to mostly try...

The other day I came out of my short retirement due to yet another Bush flagrant abuse of power. We decided that we would walk from Atlanta to DC to gather a people’s movement for humanity.

Poetry and lore speak of a mother’s grief, a mother’s tears for a deceased child. So perhaps the spotlight after her soldier-son’s death in 2004 was bound to be captured by Cindy Sheehan. For Pat Sheehan, the very private role of simply continuing to be Casey’s father has been enough - until recently, that is. In a blip of publicity Cindy Sheehan bowed out of her diminishing limelight, announcing that she would stop her activism against the Iraq war. In doing so, she declared that Casey Sheehan “did indeed die for nothing.” That statement ended Pat Sheehan’s silence. He called...

Antiwar activists from around the country will celebrate Mothers Day by converging on Washington, DC, where they will demand Congress end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Five days of activism, sponsored by the women-for-peace group CODEPINK and "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace, will culminate in what organizers call a "Mother of a March" on May 14. "We want to get people out and get them active," said Tina Richards of Salem, Missouri. "We're getting in the way [and saying] no more business as usual until you pass legislation that brings our troops home and takes care...

CHICO - Peace activist Cindy Sheehan is scheduled to give a talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Harlan Adams Theatre at Chico State University. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets can be picked up at the Chico Peace and Justice Center, Pommes Frites and Chico Natural Foods. Current ticket holders will get priority seating. Sheehan was to have come to Chico this week, but because of a scheduling conflict, she had to cancel, said Sue Hilderbrand, director of the Chico Peace and Justice Center. Hilderbrand said she hoped Sheehan will be able to make other appearances in Chico next week in...

KENT - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan would like to see today's college students become more active against the war in Iraq. ``I wish college students cared enough about what's going on in Iraq and our country to be as committed as the students were in 1970,'' Sheehan said in an interview an hour before she was to address a crowd at Kent State University on the 37th anniversary of the Kent State shootings. Sheehan, 49, whose son Army Specialist Casey Sheehan was killed in Iraq in 2004, said she does not wish for any protest to become violent, but she...

Progressive Democrats of America invites you to attend Public forums in Greenfield and Northampton on March 10 and 11 “Ending the War in Iraq: Is Impeachment Necessary?” Featured Speakers are: Cindy Sheehan — Mother of Casey Sheehan, killed in Iraq in April 2004. She has protested Bush’s lies and policies at his Crawford, Texas ranch, the White House and across the country. Co-founder and president of Gold Star Families for Peace. Author of Peace Mom: a Mother's Journey Through Heartbreak to Activism. Board member, Progressive Democrats of America. Dan Dewalt, citizen activist from Newfane, Vermont, spearheading the movement in Vermont...

On site report from Kristinn at a Cindy Sheehan anti war rally being held at the Independence Mall outside the Constitution Center. , Cindy said that she is determined t not only wants to see George Bush impeached but she wants to see him tried for Crimes Against Humanity. She states is so determined to see this done she says she will live for 1000 years. She went further by saying that even if she were involved in a fiery plane crash she would walk out alive just to see this done. Kristinn yelled out to her as she was...

Cindy Sheehan is coming to Syracuse University on Oct 19th at 7pm. We have been granted approval to hold a pro-USA rally outside of Hendrick's Chapel to show our support for the troops and our country vs this vile person...join us! We are meeting around 630pm, bring a sign, bring an effigy. All patriotic Central New Yorkers are encouraged to show their support for our country and our troops by showing up and giving Cindy Sheehan the greeting a traitor deserves.

WRAC 35th Anniversary Lecture Cindy Sheehan "One Person Can Make a Difference" Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:30 pm Macbride Auditorium University of Iowa, Iowa City IA FREE ADMISSION - TICKETS REQUIRED Ticket holders must be seated by 7:15 pm to be guaranteed seating. Tickets are general admission; no reserved seating. Tickets: University Box Office Ground Floor, Iowa Memorial Union (319/335-3041) Limit: 2 tickets per person Tickets will be available to UI students beginning October 9. Any remaining tickets will be available to the public beginning October 11.

CRAWFORD, Texas - Anti-war demonstrators said Sunday they hope the end of President Bush's ranch vacation doesn't hurt attendance at their protest during the rest of the summer. They urged opponents of the war in Iraq to come to the five-acre campsite purchased last month by Cindy Sheehan, who resumed her protest a week ago. Sheehan's first trek to Crawford one year ago during Bush's monthlong vacation turned into a 26-day vigil that drew more than 10,000 people and spurred counter-protests by Bush supporters. A few hundred war opponents returned at Thanksgiving, when Bush was at his ranch, and again...

Friends, Let the resounding defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman send a cold shiver down the spine of every Democrat who supported the invasion of Iraq and who continues to support, in any way, this senseless, immoral, unwinnable war. Make no mistake about it: We, the majority of Americans, want this war ended -- and we will actively work to defeat each and every one of you who does not support an immediate end to this war. Nearly every Democrat set to run for president in 2008 is responsible for this war. They voted for it or they supported it. That...

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Sheehan buys plot in Crawford with son's insurance moneyBy JACK DOUGLAS JR.Thu, Jul. 27, 2006 CRAWFORD -- As President Bush prepares to spend some vacation time at his ranch here, not all is peaceful within the peace movement that has doggedly criticized his war policies for the past year.The Gold Star Families for Peace says on its Web site that its members will again flock to Crawford in August to protest Bush's wartime decisions. Leader Cindy Sheehan is again demanding to meet with the president -- a replay of a year ago -- garnering worldwide...

Here is Mother Sheehan's Fourth Of July love poem to our country. Courtesy of her fellow America-hater, Michael Moore: Bombs Bursting in AirMonday, July 3rd, 2006By Cindy SheehanThe rockets red glare,Bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the nightThat our flag was still there.Oh, say does thatStar spangled banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free,And the home of the brave.The star spangled banner has been in the news quite a lot lately. Some "courageous" Senators, including one of my own, Dianne Feinstein and everyone's favorite left-wing liberal, Hillary Clinton, bravely stuck their necks out to support an amendment that would...

p> Joining illegal immigrants in their march on May 1: radical Islamic front groups the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), the Muslim Students Association (MSA), the Muslim American Society (MAS), and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR are now in the mix- will march with illegals. (Hat tip: Fjordman.) Los Angeles, CA: In solidarity with immigration activists around the country, the Muslim Public Affairs Council as well as the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Los Angeles (CAIR-LA), the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the LA Latino Muslim Association, the Muslim American Society-Los Angeles, and the Muslim Students Association...

Grave Concern 'Peace Mom' defends tombstone choice Monday, April 24 By Julie Kay/Staff Writer After months of remaining silent on the issue, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan lashed out this week at critics who charge that her son's grave lacks a proper marker. In her blog on Monday, Sheehan, formerly of Vacaville, defended not placing a tombstone on the grave of her son Casey, who was killed in Iraq two years ago. "I am so tired of the Rovian, heartless, and ignorant smear machine attacking me and my family at every turn of my back," wrote Sheehan referring to President's Bush's...

Accounts of this weekend's activities in Crawford that were (or not) reported in the MSM force me to provide a SITREP of what happened. Some events I witnessed and some were reported to me by very reliable sources. First, that champion of the downtrodden, Cindy Sheehan, arrived to a rock-star reception in Waco. She then was whisked to the Crawford "Peace" House via limosine. Who is paying for her travel? In a story, entitled "Sheehan's daughter visits Crawford war protest camp," by Angela K. Brown, (Associated Press}, it was reported that some of (President) Bush's supporters, this Saturday in Crawford,...

Since I saluted her last summer when she took a stand in Crawford, Texas, it seems only fair that I make another public gesture now that Cindy Sheehan has removed one of her "Camp Casey" hiking shoes and stuck her foot firmly in her mouth. That gesture is to raise a hand and cover up my wincing eyes. It's not the first time this celebrated and denigrated mother of a fallen soldier has spouted off a bit incautiously. But I cut her a break before. After all, her beloved son Casey died in Iraq while mine is alive and kicking....

Cindy Sheehan Arrested Moments Before Bush State of the Union Speech C. L. Cook PEJ News January 31, 2006 Enduring the last hour of CNN's political "coverage" of George W. Bush's State of the Union, indistinguishable in style and substance, than the tedious preamble certain to precede next week's Super Bowl XL (Go Seahawks!), a momentary blimp in the pallid farce passing as analysis for the media corpse these sad days: "Cindy Sheehan has been arrested!" It took Wolf, Jeff, Paula, and that King guy only a heartbeat to frame the issue: "I think some Democrats are going to be...

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist who just announced that she is weighing a run for Senate, plans to protest again outside President Bush's Texas ranch, Venezuela's president said today with Sheehan by his side. Hugo Chavez, his arm around Sheehan's shoulders, told a group of activists that Sheehan had told him that during Holy Week, in April, "she is going to put up her tent again in front of Mr. Danger's ranch." "She invited me to put up a tent. Maybe I'll put up my tent also," Chavez said, to applause from activists invited to...

(CNSNews.com) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has threatened to run for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) seat unless Feinstein filibusters Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.

One of the country’s most famous anti-war activists is now one of Berkeley’s newest residents. Cindy Sheehan, who gained the world’s attention with her protest outside President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, has moved into a Berkeley apartment following her separation from her husband. “I needed a place to stay, and some friends got me an apartment,” she said. Not that Berkeley will see much of the mother who lost her son Casey in the Iraq war in April 2004. “I spend most of my time traveling, and I’m home maybe seven to 10 days a month,” she...

Vacaville mother and anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan plans to go to the State Capitol today to ask Gov. Schwarzenegger to pull California's National Guard troops out of Iraq. So far, the governor's office has not agreed to meet with Sheehan. Sheehan has toured the nation protesting the war since her son, Casey, died in Iraq last year. In August, she camped outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, hoping to meet with him to confront him about the war. Sheehan wants to deliver a letter to the governor. The letter reads, in part: "California is suffering each day as its...

"Community Life Thou doest protest Cindy Sheehan, a mother who son was killed in Iraq and who is leading anti-Iraq war protests around the country, will speak at the Nassau Community College Center building on Monday, October 17, at 11:15 a.m. and again at 2:15 p.m. as part of the college's Cultural Program. The talk is free to the public. However, setting is limited. call 572-7153 for details."

BRUNSWICK, Maine The woman leading protests against President Bush's conduct of the Iraq war will protest a Blue Angels air show in Brunswick, Maine, next month. Bruce Gagnon (GAHNG'-yuhn) of Maine Veterans for Peace says Cindy Sheehan will be the featured guest at a protest outside the Brunswick Naval Air Station on September tenth. Sheehan, whose son Casey died in Iraq, camped outside the president's Central Texas ranch a month ago to demand a meeting with him. The Vacaville, California, woman hasn't gotten an audience, but she attracted a lot of support. She's promised to carry her protest to Washington...