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August 1, 2003
In this Issue:
Clinton Picnic August 17
Howard Dean coming to Philadelphia
Voter Registration Drives
News Articles
Worth Repeating
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Clinton Picnic August 17
The 3rd annual Clinton Picnic will be held from 1 to 4pm on Sunday August
17, 2003 at Smedley Park, between the Blue Route and the Springfield Mall
off of Baltimore Pike in Springfield.
Bring a covered dish. Bring a beach chair and games. Hamburgers and hot
dogs, drinks and other refreshments will be provided. The picnic is free for
you and your friends and family.
To help with the picnic arrangements, contact party headquarters at (610)
566-6427 or reply to this email.
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Howard Dean Rally in Philadelphia
Democratic presidential candidates will be participating in a presidential
forum on August 11 at a meeting of the Sheetmetal workers union. Prior to
the forum, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean will address a rally on Independence
Mall. If you are interested in the Dean campaign, click here for details:
Philly 4 Dean - Howard
Dean for President
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Volunteer for Voter Registration Drives
Several voter registration drives are being planned by the county Registration
Coordinator, Jason Marmon. Please consider volunteering for one:
Saturday, August 23rd – Millbourne
Anytime between 10 AM to 2 PM
Meet at Gehris Bowling, 6505 Market St (Rt. 3), Upper Darby
Sunday, September 7th – Colwyn
Anytime between 1 PM – 4 PM
Meet at 401 Thatcher Ave, Darby (Debbie Thomas’s house).
Everyone is encouraged to volunteer. Please pass the word to
those in
your municipality and beyond. Remember a new Democratic voter
anywhere in
the county helps all Democrats county wide and these locations were chosen
to give maximum positive impact for the party. Anyone interested
can
contact Jason at APOOscar@alum.drexel.edu or (610) 565-2589.
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News Articles of Note
Defying
Labels Left or Right, Dean's '04 Run Makes Gains
NY Times, 7/31/03
Howard Dean has burst from obscurity in a crowded field of
Democrats to rank among the top contenders for the party's
presidential nomination.
Bush's
Trail of Broken Promises
DLC, 7/31/03
The most compelling, and the fairest way to make the case against Bush
is to hold him to the standards he set out for himself -- the many promises
he's made and broken.
Bush's
Vietnam-Sized Credibility Gap
Helen Thomas, 7/29/03
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Worth Repeating
"Oh, come on now. Does anybody here at the table think we're going to be
down
below 100,000 forces in the next calendar year? When are you guys going
to start being honest with us?"
--Senator Joe Biden, questioning Asst. Secretary of
Defense Paul Wolfowitz during a Senate hearing, on the refusal of the Bush
Administration to predict the costs of the American occupation of Iraq. July
30, 2003