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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 08:43:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) NIF - new FACA suit/local stories

Hi - here are two of the local articles from this morning's papers (Herald
and Times) on the FACA lawsuit filed yesterday by NRDC and Tri-Valley
CAREs. I hope my reformatting of them from the web holds. read on ...

Thursday, October 12, 2000

DOE faces suit over laser review

By Glenn Roberts Jr.
STAFF WRITER

LIVERMORE -- Local and national nuclear watchdog groups filed
a lawsuit Wednesday against the Energy Department, charging
that officials violated openness laws by failing to provide sufficient
public information about the review of a massive laser project at Lawrence
Livermore Laboratory.

Livermore-based Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive environmental
and the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group based in
Washington, D.C., filed the complaint in Federal District Court in
Washington, D.C.

In August, a team of about 40 reviewers, selected and led by Energy
Department officials, spent one week at Livermore Lab to review the
National Ignition Facility, a nuclear weapons research tool that is an
estimated six years behind its original construction schedule and $1
billion over budget.

Lab and Energy Department officials have said that the review was
independent, although more than half of the members were employed by Energy
Department labs and contractors.

In the lawsuit, the two environmental groups claim that the review
committee "is clearly subject" to the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, though the Energy Department "has not complied with (the
act) in any fashion with respect to the . . . review."

"The meetings were not open to the public, the existence of the committee
was not made public, the required committee materials were not made
publicly available and (the Energy Department) never filed a charter for
the committee," the groups state in the lawsuit.

Marylia Kelley, executive director for Tri-Valley CAREs, said there appears
to be a "clear pattern" in which the Energy Department has violated
openness laws.

The meetings and materials by the review committee did not allow public
participation or review, Kelley said.

"This has really been an egregious violation, and we're asking the court to,
in essence, command the Energy Department to disclose that they've been in
violation of the law," she said.

Kelley said that Tri-Valley CAREs has tried for years to get "a truly
independent assessment" of NIF.

Before filing the lawsuit, the NRDC last month sent a letter to Energy
Secretary Bill Richardson offering the Energy Department an opportunity to
avoid a lawsuit by turning over all documents related to the NIF review to
the public.

An Energy Department general counsel responded to the letter, claiming that
the department did not violate federal policy and that documents would be
made public "as quickly as they can be screened for any proprietary or
classified information."
        -------------------------------------------------------------
             =A9 2000 by MediaNews Group, Inc. and ANG Newspapers

Thursday, October 12, 2000
Suit hits 'independent' NIF review
Two environmental groups charge that a report on the laser project
violates public meeting laws

BY ANDREA WIDENER
TIMES STAFF WRITER

                                          A glowing review
                                          the Department of
                                          Energy used to
                                          bolster calls for
                                          Congress to fund
                                          an over-budget
                                          laser project
                                          violated a public
                                          meetings law, a
                                          lawsuit filed
                                          Wednesday
                                          alleges.

                                          The federal suit
                                          by two
                                          environmental
                                          groups says the
                                          review of the
                                          National Ignition
                                          Facility is part
                                          of a larger
                                          pattern of the
                                          DOE evading a law
                                          designed to
                                          ensure outside
                                          reviews remain
                                          independent.

                                          The Natural
                                          Resources Defense
                                          Council and
                                          Tri-Valley
                                          Communities
                                          Against a
                                          Radioactive
                                          Environment are
                                          asking that the
                                          DOE not be
                                          allowed to use
                                          the review to
                                          support the NIF
                                          and inform those
                                          involved that it
                                          was not an
                                          independent
                                          evaluation of the
                                          project to build
                                          a 192-beam laser.

                                          The Federal
                                          Advisory
                                          Committee Act is
                                          designed to
                                          ensure balance
                                          any time a
                                          federal agency
                                          seeks outside
                                          advice and to
                                          protect those
                                          advisers from the
                                          agency's
                                          influence, said
                                          Rebecca
                                          Daugherty,
                                          director of the
                                          Freedom of
                                          Information
                                          Center for the
                                          Reporters
                                          Committee for
                                          Freedom of the
                                          Press.

                                          Anytime an agency
                                          asks a
                                          nongovernment
                                          employee for
                                          advice, any
                                          meetings or
                                          review documents
                                          must be open to
                                          the public.

                                          "It is supposed
                                          to make certain
                                          that when the
                                          government is
                                          looking to
                                          outsiders to make
                                          decisions it does
                                          so in a fair way
                                          and that the
                                          public knows what
                                          it is doing,"
                                          Daugherty said.
                                          "You don't want
                                          secrets drawn
                                          into governments
                                          making
                                          decisions."

                                          The disputed
                                          report, known as
                                          the
                                          Carlson-Lehman
                                          review, evaluated
                                          the financial and
                                          technical
                                          viability of the
                                          massive laser
                                          project, which is
                                          $1 billion over
                                          budget and four
                                          years behind
                                          schedule. The
                                          study said the
                                          project had
                                          overcome
                                          management and
                                          technical
                                          problems and was
                                          fit to move
                                          forward.

                                          The DOE has used
                                          similar reviews
                                          to evaluate large
                                          projects for its
                                          Office of
                                          Science, but this
                                          was the first
                                          time the review
                                          process was used
                                          for a
                                          defense-related
                                          project.

                                          The defense
                                          council and
                                          Tri-Valley CAREs
                                          have said the
                                          laser, which is
                                          designed to
                                          simulate the
                                          temperature and
                                          pressure
                                          conditions inside
                                          a nuclear
                                          explosion, has
                                          numerous
                                          technical
                                          problems and has
                                          never undergone a
                                          truly independent
                                          review.

                                          "Let's follow the
                                          implication of
                                          some of these
                                          issues that have
                                          cropped up from
                                          time to time and
                                          find out where
                                          they really
                                          lead," said
                                          Christopher Paine
                                          of the defense
                                          council.

                                          DOE officials did
                                          not return two
                                          calls for comment
                                          Wednesday. But
                                          they have said
                                          the project has
                                          met and passed
                                          innumerable
                                          reviews and is
                                          ready to move
                                          forward.

                                          The agency called
                                          the review
                                          "independent" in
                                          a press release,
                                          a letter to
                                          several members
                                          of Congress and
                                          the report
                                          itself. But the
                                          meetings were not
                                          open to the
                                          public, and the
                                          presentation
                                          documents and
                                          interim reports
                                          of the committee
                                          have not been
                                          released.

                                          "It was the
                                          characterization
                                          of the review as
                                          'independent'
                                          that so outraged
                                          us," said Marylia
                                          Kelley, executive
                                          director for
                                          Tri-Valley CAREs.

                                          The review was so
                                          secret that
                                          personal and
                                          Freedom of
                                          Information Act
                                          requests for its
                                          agenda and its
                                          membership roster
                                          were initially
                                          denied. The
                                          report's
                                          membership was
                                          released only
                                          when the final
                                          report was made
                                          public Sept. 15.

                                          More than half of
                                          the review's 38
                                          members work for
                                          the DOE or one of
                                          its laboratories,
                                          which are
                                          operated by
                                          contractors. Many
                                          of the other
                                          members are
                                          outside
                                          contractors for
                                          the government,
                                          Paine said.

                                          "They continue to
                                          insist on having
                                          it both ways,"
                                          Paine said. "They
                                          claim to be
                                          independent, but
                                          they are not
                                          complying with
                                          the (law)."


Marylia Kelley
Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA USA 94550

<http://www.igc.org/tvc/> - is our web site, please visit us there!

[phone] - is our phone
[phone] - is our fax

Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley
CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the
Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the
U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink
campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert.



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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 10:29:10 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: [manhattangreens] PBS documentary "I'm on the Ballot"

Dear Friends,
Tickets will be available at the Madison Square Garden box office on Friday
night, October 13th--tomorrow--for the 7:00 PM event with Ralph Nader and lots
of celebrities.  We need to fill the Garden so please make every effort to be
there--with friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers.  Alice Slater

>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:01:38 -0400
>Subject: [manhattangreens] PBS documentary "I'm on the Ballot"
>Priority: non-urgent
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>New York/New Jersey - WNET-13, Oct. 12, 10 p.m.
>
>
>"I'm On The Ballot," a one-hour documentary for The PBS Democracy Project,
>explores how Americans choose potential Leaders of the Free World [bleh!],
>and more importantly, who gets ignored.  Relying on a dynamic mix of
>national third party candidates, historians and political journalists, this
>program tackles the core question:  What impact do third parties have on
>America's two-party political monopoly?
>
>Focusing on Election 2000, filmmakers Al Ward, Darren Garnick and Peter
>Koziell - and a network of freelance camera crews -- spent a year on the
>campaign trail with the nominees of the Reform, Libertarian, Socialist,
>Constitution, Natural Law, and Green parties. "I'm On The Ballot"  airs
>nationwide on PBS from Oct. 12 - Nov. 5.
>
>                            **
>
>PBS Schedule for "I'm On The Ballot"
>For all other cities, plug your zip code into the PBS Station Finder
>(http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html) and do a search for "I'm On
>The Ballot" on your local PBS affiliate website.  E-mail the program
>manager if you are having trouble finding an airdate and please CC your
>e-mail to: [e-mail]
>
>
>                            **
>
>REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK --- The PBS filmmakers behind "I'm On The Ballot"
>would appreciate your comments (good and bad).  Please send your feedback
>to [e-mail].
>
>                            **
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 12:31:36 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Action Alert: Democracy

>>>Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 18:41:24 -0400
>>>Subject: [Nader2000NYC] Fw:      Action Alert: Democracy on Death Row
>>>Priority: non-urgent
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>>>From: [e-mail] ([e-mail])
>>>
>>>Dear Citizen Activist:
>>>
>>>Our hard-work is starting to have an impact. The incredible turnout at
>>our
>>>Super-Rallies, and the constant protests to Let Ralph Debate have raised
>>>the
>>>eyebrows of the establishment media who had declared our campaign dead in
>>>the water. We are also moving up in the polls. We are at 7% in
>>California,
>>>9% in Maine, 7% in Connecticut, and an astounding 17% in Alaska.
>>>
>>>We must now broaden our focus to include efforts that demonstrate our
>>>strengths at the grassroots level. Simple things like wearing a Nader
>>>Button, putting that bumper-sticker on your car, and helping distribute
>>>literature in your neighborhood or putting up yardsigns will be critical
>>to
>>>our success. Most people don't know that Ralph is in the campaign or that
>>>there is an alternative to the tired old politics as usual.
>>>
>>>DIRECT ACTION MISSION:  This week we need to protest that Texas prisoners
>>>aren't the only ones on death row, by excluding Ralph Nader from the
>>>debates
>>>the two parties are placing democracy on death row. Hold silent vigils,
>>>mock
>>>funeral processions, and show trials for the corrupt major party
>>candidates
>>>who also support the death penalty, the drug war, and the for profit
>>prison
>>>industry.  These events can be held in front of your local Rep. or Dem.
>>>office to highlight the placing of American democracy on death row.
>>Alert
>>>local media, dress in black, build caskets, and put tape over your mouths
>>>to
>>>show that you've been silenced.  Have fun, but always be polite and
>>>peaceful.
>>>
>>>OUTREACH MISSION: This week we need to reach out to local community
>>groups
>>>that are holding candidate forums. You don't need to have public speaking
>>>experience to explain why the current political system isn't working for
>>>you. Two ideas that are important to express are : 1) That the campaign
>>>finance system is corrupting the political system and the two major
>>parties
>>>are marinating in corporate money. 2) If you are not in one of the half
>>>dozen "battleground" states, a vote for Ralph Nader is not a wasted vote.
>>>The winner take all system of the electoral-college means that if Bush is
>>>going to win your state anyway a vote for Gore is a wasted vote. If Gore
>>is
>>>going to win your state  then a vote for Ralph Nader won't hurt and you
>>can
>>>be free to vote your hopes and dreams instead of your fears.
>>>
>>>FUNDRAISING MISSION: The Nader 2000 Campaign Needs You to Party!
>>>
>>>With the election only 5 weeks away you may be wondering "What can I do
>>to
>>>get involved in the Nader 2000 Campaign?" One great way to contribute is
>>to
>>>raise funds and awareness about the campaign by throwing a campus or
>>>neighborhood houseparty! Houseparties are small-scale
>>>fundraiser/time-raisers held in homes, campuses, or community centers by
>>>folks who want to help spread the word about the only Presidential team
>>>with
>>>an authentic record of reform - Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke.
>>Houseparties
>>>are a great way to get involved in the grassroots political process to
>>>organize a truly progressive third party while having fun with your
>>>friends,
>>>family and co-workers.
>>>
>>>During the month of October the campaign will be sponsoring a "Get Out
>>and
>>>Vote-Houseparty Rally Contest". Between the dates of October 1-28, the
>>>states that raise the most money, volunteers, and support, through
>>>house-parties, will win a rally the weekend before the election hosted by
>>>one of our Citizen Committee Members.
>>>
>>>For more information about hosting a house-party and contest guidelines,
>>>please visit our website: http://www.votenader.org/materials/houseparty/
>>>
>>>
>>>PRINT MISSION: The topic for this week's letter to the editor is the
>>>connection between the failed war on drugs, the death penalty, and the
>>>for-profit prison industry. Both major party candidates are supportive of
>>>these failed policies and are taking money from the prison industrial
>>>complex. Some points to include:
>>>
>>>* The War on Drugs:
>>>
>>>Nader:
>>>The War on Drugs unfairly targets people of color and the poor.
>>>Drug abusers do not need to be incarcerated-they need opportunity and
>>>treatment.
>>>Opposes the criminalization of drugs, and the incarceration of nonviolent
>>>drug offenders.
>>>
>>>Gore and Bush:
>>>The Clinton-Gore Administration has shown little creativity in coming up
>>>with new approaches to drug problems.
>>>Neither Gore nor Bush have shown any inclination or ability or the
>>courage
>>>necessary to come up with new approaches that would reduce the drug
>>>problem.
>>>
>>>* The Death Penalty:
>>>
>>>Nader:
>>>Has opposed the death penalty since he was a law student at Harvard.
>>>Opposes the death penalty because it does not deter and is discriminatory
>>>against people of color and those who cannot afford competent legal
>>>counsel.
>>>Supports moratorium on the death penalty
>>>
>>>Bush:
>>>Supports the death penalty.
>>>Texas has one of the highest execution rates in the United States.
>>>People of color are disproportionately represented on death row in Texas.
>>>
>>>Gore:
>>>Supports the death penalty.
>>>Has been silent on the injustices of the death penalty, such as the
>>>disproportionate representation of people of color on death row.
>>>
>>>* Prison Industrial Complex:
>>>
>>>Nader:
>>>Calls for corporations, such as the Corrections Corporation of
>>America-the
>>>largest multinational prison corporation operating in the United
>>States-to
>>>get out of the prison industry; human dignity should come before profits.
>>>Corporations wrongfully exploit prisoners, who are disproportionately
>>>people
>>>of color. Prisoners are used as cheap labor to increase corporate
>>profits.
>>>He believes that public policy should be aimed at reducing the
>>>incarceration
>>>rate through treatment and rehabilitation-not locking people up by the
>>>masses.
>>>
>>>Bush and Gore:
>>>Both encourage the growth of the corporate prison industry.
>>>Both have accepted more than $100,000 in soft money that corporations
>>>running for-profit prisons have given to both the DNC and RNC.
>>>The corporate-prison industry has grown tremendously under the eight
>>years
>>>of the Clinton administration, particularly in George W. Bush's state of
>>>Texas.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:21:01 -0400
From: "Howard W. Hallman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Questions for presidential candidates debate

Dear Colleagues:

So far the debates of presidential and vice-presidential candidates haven't
got into the issue of nuclear weapons.  Previously I had written to Jim
Lehrer a request to take up this issue, and I offered a couple of
questions.  This morning I e-mailed him a request that he deal with this
subject in the third and final debate of the presidential candidates.  I
pointed out that whoever is elected president will be commander-in-chief of
the most powerful nuclear force in the world.  We voters should know where
they stand on nuclear issues.

I urge you to likewise contact Jim Lehrer and ask that nuclear weapons and
nuclear disarmament be discussed in the final debate.  His e-mail address
is [e-mail].  You can offer questions in your own words.  As a
point of departure, here are the three questions I submitted:

(1) In this year's presidential campaign, there is much talk about moral
values.  What are your views on the morality of the use of nuclear weapons
and the threatened use through the doctrine of nuclear deterrence?

(2) It has been more than fifty-five years since a U.S. president has
authorized the use of nuclear weapons.  If elected president, in what
circumstance would you authorize actual use of nuclear weapons?  What
category of targets would you consider it legitimate to strike with nuclear
weapons?

(3) At the May 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty (NPT) the United States joined with Russia, the United Kingdom,
France, and China in making a commitment to "an unequivocal undertaking to
accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals."  If elected
president, what will you do during your four-year term to fulfill this
commitment?

Shalom,
Howard

Howard W. Hallman, Chair
Methodists United for Peace with Justice
1500 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone/fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Methodists United for Peace with Justice is a membership association of
laity and clergy.  It has no affiliation with any Methodist denomination.

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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:01:05 -0600
From: "bob kinsey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Questions for presidential candidates debate

Thanks for your work!  New e-mail is [e-mail]

We are planning a metro - Denver clergy luncheon to consult  about where
they and their churches are on nuclear weapons.  Do you have a quick way to
get to any of the official church statements on their morality etc.  that
have been made over the last several decades -- especially the most recent
pronouncements??

We held a shadow debate over Denver Community Cable TV between five
candidate representatives on issues of foreign and military policy.  It was
more interesting than the real candidates and way more lively, thoughtful
and informative.  Our two role-players for Gore and Bush were honest and
accurate in their representations.  We also had Nader, Hagelin and Browne
and their representatives -- who were from their parties did a good job.  We
used six questions as the basis of the "debate".  Each "candidate had the
opportunity to answer the questions and to question one other candidate
about their stance.  If you are interested I could send you the questions.
*************************************************
Bob Kinsey
Peace and Justice Task Force
Rocky Mountain Conference, United Church of Christ
bkinsey@peacemission .org
6555 Ward Road, Arvada, Colorado, 80004
"Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God" --
Jesus of Nazareth
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Howard W. Hallman <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:21 PM
Subject: (abolition-usa) Questions for presidential candidates debate


> Dear Colleagues:
>
> So far the debates of presidential and vice-presidential candidates
haven't
> got into the issue of nuclear weapons.  Previously I had written to Jim
> Lehrer a request to take up this issue, and I offered a couple of
> questions.  This morning I e-mailed him a request that he deal with this
> subject in the third and final debate of the presidential candidates.  I
> pointed out that whoever is elected president will be commander-in-chief
of
> the most powerful nuclear force in the world.  We voters should know where
> they stand on nuclear issues.
>
> I urge you to likewise contact Jim Lehrer and ask that nuclear weapons and
> nuclear disarmament be discussed in the final debate.  His e-mail address
> is [e-mail].  You can offer questions in your own words.  As a
> point of departure, here are the three questions I submitted:
>
> (1) In this year's presidential campaign, there is much talk about moral
> values.  What are your views on the morality of the use of nuclear weapons
> and the threatened use through the doctrine of nuclear deterrence?
>
> (2) It has been more than fifty-five years since a U.S. president has
> authorized the use of nuclear weapons.  If elected president, in what
> circumstance would you authorize actual use of nuclear weapons?  What
> category of targets would you consider it legitimate to strike with
nuclear
> weapons?
>
> (3) At the May 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
> Treaty (NPT) the United States joined with Russia, the United Kingdom,
> France, and China in making a commitment to "an unequivocal undertaking to
> accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals."  If elected
> president, what will you do during your four-year term to fulfill this
> commitment?
>
> Shalom,
> Howard
>
> Howard W. Hallman, Chair
> Methodists United for Peace with Justice
> 1500 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
> Phone/fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]
>
> Methodists United for Peace with Justice is a membership association of
> laity and clergy.  It has no affiliation with any Methodist denomination.
>
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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 05:59:16 -0400
From: Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/10/13 -  Daybook; Presidential Candidates; Activist Announcements

Washington Times Daybook, October 13, 2000, Agence France Presse=20
(unavailable)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-20001012212836.htm

- -- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

- - George W. Bush - Michigan
http://www.GeorgeWBush.com - http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp
        9:15 a.m. -  Remarks, Van Andel Institute, 333 Bostwick NE, Grand
Rapids, Michigan, [phone]=20
        1:30 p.m. - Remarks to GM Employees and other local citizens, Truck
Product Center Atrium, 2000 Centerpoint Parkway, Pontiac, Michigan, (248)
753-0376=20

- - Al Gore - Wisconsin
http://www.algore2000.com/
Noon =97 Addresses Wisconsin voters, Cathedral Square Park, Milwaukee, Wis.

- - Ralph Nader - Florida, New York
http://www.votenader.org/campaignevents.html
Free the Speech: Open the Debates -=
 http://www.votenader.org/debates/index.html
Friday October 13,=20
        Tampa, FL
        9:15am - 10:00am - Press Conference, Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza,  700
North Westshore Boulevard
        New York City, NY
        8:00 PM - Madison Square Garden- SUPER RALLY, Ralph Nader with=
 Special
Guests Eddie Vedder, Ani DiFranco, Bill Murray, Susan Sarandon,, Tim=
 Robbins,
Ben Harper, Phil Donahue, Michael Moore, and more.  Doors Open at 7:00 PM.
Tickets available now:
1) The Madison Square Garden Box Office, [phone]
2) The local greens office [phone], [phone]
3) Our web site.=20

Saturday October 14
       3:00 =96 5:00 PM - New York City, NY Fundraising Reception with Ralph
Nader and Citizen's Committee, Special Guests include Susan Sarandon,=
 Michael
Moore, and Tim Robbins Home of Danny Goldberg and  Rosemary Carroll --- SOLD
OUT --    5:30pm - 6:30pm - Speech at the Pesticides Forum, Riverside=
 Church,
Riverside Drive (between 120th St. & 122nd St.)

Sunday October 15
        New Jersey, NJ
        1:00pm - 3:00pm, Rutgers State University, Busch Student Center,
Multipurpose Room 604,  Bartholomew Road Piscataway, NJ, 732-445-4724=20
        5:00pm- 6:30pm - Speech, Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth Street,=
 Red
Bank, NJ,  Directions: www.theatre-link.com/cbt; 6:30pm - 7:00 pm -=
 Fundraising
Reception
        8:30pm - 10:00pm - Speech,  Princeton University, Richardson=
 Auditorium
in Alexander Hall ( off Nassau St. ), 609-258-3000,  Directions:
http://www.princeton.edu/~cvcs/directions.htm, Fundraising Reception to
follow.=20

Tuesday, October 17,  St. Louis, MO, Third Presidential Debate, Washington
University

- -- ANNOUNCEMENTS --

- - Unless an extension of NRC's deadline is granted beyond the Monday October=
 16
deadline, this is our last chance to tell NRC how we feel about 20 year
extensions of 85% of the commercial nuclear power reactors around the USA.=
 They
need to hear from us in DROVES and UNEQUIVICATIVELY that NO reactors should
have extensions granted them. PLEASE FAX THEM NOW. NRC Fax#: [phone],=
 NRC
Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov Please dissemenate widely. Please ask NRC for=
 an
EXTENSION of their Monday October 16, 2000 deadline for public comment. =
 [From:
ASlater <mailto:[e-mail]>]

- - November Vigil to close the SOA
In five weeks, thousands will gather at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia=
 to
commemorate our sisters and brothers who have died, and who continue to=
 suffer
throughout Latin America - tortured, intimidated, killed and "disappeared"=
 by
graduates of the infamous U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA). Soldiers=
 at
the SOA are trained to protect the interests of U.S. corporations and=
 maintain
the economic status quo for the few rich and powerful in the U.S. and their
cohorts in Latin America.On November 18-19, we will stand in Solidarity
with the
people of Latin America and serve notice that we will not be accomplices to
these cruel politics. We will speak for voices silenced by graduates of the=
 SOA
and demand the closing of the =91School of Assassins'. The preparations for=
 the
Vigil and the Nonviolent Civil Disobedience are in high gear and the hotels=
 in
and around Columbus are filling quickly (If you check the hotels
[http://www.soaw.org/Articles/newsletter/hotel_list.htm] for availability,=
 be
sure to mention SOA Watch group rate). [From: School of the Americas Watch=
 DC
<mailto:[e-mail]>]

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*   Peace Through Reason - http://prop1.org - Convert the War Machines!  *
        Online Petition - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html
            NucNews - Today and Archives -
http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm
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