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The former vice presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party attended a Green Party rally in Wisconsin last week to announce her candidacy for governor … of California. The newly proclaimed candidate is none other than Cindy Sheehan, who gained notoriety a few years ago as the angry mother of a soldier killed in Iraq. Sheehan has always been a bizarre figure...

A Peace and Freedom candidate's attempt to run in the upcoming 4th Assembly District special election has sparked a legal challenge related to ballot access under the state's new top-two primary system. Peace and Freedom party member Daniel Frederick argues that an unreasonable requirement for qualifying for the ballot prevented him from running in the March 8 special primary to replace former Assemblyman Ted Gaines, who was elected to the state Senate last month. Under state election law, candidates must pay a filing fee or submit 1,500 voter signatures to qualify for the ballot. A separate provision lowered the threshold...

OAKLAND, Calif. – Hundreds of protesters condemning Israel's recent raid on an international flotilla bound for Gaza are picketing at the Port of Oakland, where an Israeli ship is due to arrive. The demonstrators gathered Sunday to prevent the incoming ship from being unloaded. The dock's day shift of longshoremen agreed to not cross the picket line. Meanwhile Sunday, Israel said it will immediately allow all goods into Gaza except weapons and items deemed to have a military use under its decision to ease its three-year-old blockade of the Palestinian territory. Israeli officials had decided last week to ease the...

PEACE and Freedom Party Phone :510-465-9414 http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/Platform.htm (In Case You Want to Puke on Them, p6) PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY Phone :510-465-9414 URL : http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/Platform.htm RESOURCES Socialist and feminist political party based in California Nominated Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver for U.S. President in 1968 Nominated convicted killer Leonard Peltier for U.S. President in 2004 Supports open borders and an end to deportations of illegal immigrantsEstablished on January 23, 1967, the Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) describes its founders as "people who wanted to vote for something they could support." According to PFP, this ruled out candidates of both major parties...