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The Vitter-Bennett amendment has been defeated! This amendment would have placed a question about citizenship on the census. The Senate's move to protect the 2010 Census will help ensure we
achieve an accurate count of our nation's diverse
population--protecting billions of dollars in federal funding for local
communities... and ensuring reapportionment is based on a factual
representation of who we are as a nation.Read More
achieve an accurate count of our nation's diverse
population--protecting billions of dollars in federal funding for local
communities... and ensuring reapportionment is based on a factual
representation of who we are as a nation.Read More
SEIU - Service Employees International Union - Death of Vitter-Bennett Amendment to Wreck the Census
Source: bit.ly
After weeks of organizing against the Vitter-Bennett amendment with the Don't Wreck the Census campaign, today the Senate voted for cloture, 60-39, on the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill.

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Netroots Minnesota will feature an interactive gubernatorial forum that includes all of the DFL candidates for 2010! Get all the details, view the rest of the agenda and register at: http://netrootsminnesota.org/gov-forum.h tml

Netroots Nation Have you registered for Netroots Minnesota yet? Some big announcements coming your way tomorrow. http://netrootsminnesota.org/

Netroots Nation The SF Examiner has a great review of our 9500 Liberty screening last Thursday, check it out!
Source: www.examiner.com
Note: this story was written before this afternoon's announcement by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom that he was dropping out of the 2010 race for California governor. Annabel Park and Eric Byler’s ...

Julie Burns I hope Connecticut progressives are ripping into Joe Lieberman. I've called and left a message at his office but since I'm not a constituent, my voice is probably not heard. What can we do about him and the Blue Dogs? I'm in Austin and my own Senators are hopeless. Ditto my Rep. Any strategy out there except calling?

Netroots Nation Tuesday San Francisco's board of supervisors voted to change the city's sanctuary policy ensuring youth have due process. Gavin Newsom has vetoed the legislation, but the board is expected to override that veto. Tonight several members of the board will be in attendance and will speak to the assembled crowd.
Source: www.sfgate.com
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed the Board of Supervisors' legislation changing the city's sanctuary city policy.

Netroots Nation
Join us for the screening of 9500 Liberty tonight! Special guests tonight include Markos Moulitsas, SF Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Supervisors David Campos and Eric Mar, Michael Yaki of US Commission on Civil Rights, and the filmmakers. Tickets are only available at the door now, full details at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15 1327918629

Netroots Nation Tickets for the screening of 9500 Liberty are going fast, don't miss out. Get yours today!
Join us for the one night only Bay Area premiere of this highly anticipated documentary chronicling the immigration culture war that tore apart a suburban DC community
Location:Sundance Kabuki Theater
Time:6:00PM Thursday, October 29th

Netroots Nation As we hold the premiere of 9500 Liberty in San Francisco, the city is also fighting it's own battles on immigration. Check out this article and don't forget to join us on October 29th. http://bit.ly/5joTx

Netroots Nation If you're in Minnesota you're not going to want to miss this event. Register today!
A Regional Conference of Netroots Nation
Location:Hilton Garden Hotel
Time:1:00PM Friday, November 20th

Netroots Nation In the last several weeks you've likely read about several high profile companies leaving the Chamber of Commerce in protest. Change to Win has a great report out about how their CEO Tom Donohue hijacked the organization to serve the narrow interests of otehr CEOs not the business community at large.
Source: www.changetowin.org
Released October 15, 2009, "Preaching Principle, Enabling Excess: How Tom Donohue Compromised the Credibility of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce" is a new report from Change to Win. Download the complete report or executive summary in Adobe PDF format.

Netroots Nation Be sure to join us for the screening of 9500 Liberty. Afterwards Netroots Nation kicks off a series of conversations on the national immigration debate.
Join us for the one night only Bay Area premiere of this highly anticipated documentary chronicling the immigration culture war that tore apart a suburban DC community
Location:Sundance Kabuki Theater
Time:6:00PM Thursday, October 29th

Netroots Nation Here's a link to the Presente.org video if you'd like to share it with friends. Don't forget to sign the petition at http://bit.ly/oTpka
Source: www.youtube.com
Join me and http://www.BastaDobbs.com in telling CNN they can't have it both ways, Lou Dobbs or Latinos in America?

Netroots Nation Tell CNN to Choose: Dobbs or Latinos. Check out this powerful new video from Presente.org and send a message to CNN President Jon Klein asking him to help Dobbs make up his mind about joining the Fox Business Channel: http://bit.ly/oTpka















