Peter Reid said that Thaksin Shinawatra would make a mistake that would place Manchester City back to the beginning and challenged him to “get a life”. Peter Reid also told Thaksin Shinawatra that there is a difference between running a country and running a football club. Richard Bevan challenged Thaksin Shinawatra to maintain Sven Goren Eriksson for twenty years in the same vein as Manchester United has done for Sir Alex Ferguson.

I agree with Peter Reid and Richard Bevan in their support of Manchester City. I also support Manchester City in their fight to keep Sven Goren Eriksson as Manager. I also would like to comment and add a warning for Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin Shinawatra, you know nothing about football but you know your money. Thaksin Shinawatra, you do not have the interest of football nor of the Manchester City Team in your heart and soul. How can you Thaksin Shinawatra have a football team in your heart and soul when you did not even have a heart and soul for the country of your birth Thailand? Thaksin Shinawatra, you are a hypocrite because you sign Eriksson to a contract which requires Manchester City to be in the top ten and the team is at the top nine at the present tense. Thaksin Shinawatra you are frustrated person who is not an expert at football and is not an expert at politics since your favourite sport is stepping on the toes of people. Thaksin Shinawatra, I agree with Peter Reid in that you should “get a life”. Thaksin Shinawatra, why don’t you leave Sven Goren Eriksson alone, sell your interests in Manchester City, and prove to the world that you are “innocent” of the charges against you while you were Prime Minister of Thailand? If you decide to sack Sven Goren Eriksson, Manchester City and the football world will hate you. Of course, you have given us reason to hate you.

SOURCE:

BBC News: "US Denies Belarussian Expulsions"

SOURCE:

BBC News: "US Expels Last Belarus Diplomat"

Mr. Gono also announced that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is reliquishing its monopoly on the control of the flow of hard currency into the country. Also included in the announcement was Mr. Gono's proposal of a hard currency in a willing seller willing buyer which would draw hard currency in the black market to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

REFERENCE:

Yahoo.com: "Zimbabwe Government Shows Presidential Runoff Needed"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_re_af/zimbabwe_elections_51;_ylt=ApDsfm0EmrkikKoS_TDchFQV6w8F

REFERENCE:

Yahoo.com: "Zimbabwe Government Tally Shows Presidential Runoff Needed"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_re_af/zimbabwe_elections_51;_ylt=ApDsfm0EmrkikKoS_TDchFQV6w8F

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With barely three months left the 2008 Nominating Convention and Annual Meeting plans are stepping up. Please visit the convention website at http://www.greenparty2008.org for all information related to the convention including transportation and lodging sharing boards, please register now for only $225, which includes 3 meals, before the price goes up on June 15th.

The Convention and Annual Meeting is being held in Chicago Illinois from July 10-13 in a most exciting downtown theater district, it promises to be a great time. Our headquarters and main venue location is the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, a beautiful historic landmark built in 1871. Please visit http://www.hiltonfamilychicago.com for more information related to the hotel's amenities and photos. Please note that they have offered a group rate for our convention attendees at $205 a night for a single plus tax and $230 for doubles. Visit http:///www.greenparty2008.org for room share boards. This is an excellent rate for the theater area in downtown Chicago in July and the Annual National Meeting Committee urges you to reserve now to assist in keeping the meeting costs down. Please call them directly at 1 877 865 5321 and make sure you mention the group code GRP and the Green Party by name.

The hotel is right around the corner from the Chicago Symphony Center , the location of the nominating convention, another historic landmark built in 1904. Please visit http://www.cso.org for photos and other information.

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Beyond the nomination of one of these fine presidential candidates: Jesse Johnson at http://jesse08.org, Cynthia McKinney at http://www.runcynthiarun.org, Kent Mesplay at http://www.mesplay.org and Kat Swift at http://www.voteswift.org on Saturday, the weekend has much to offer from amazing speakers such as Malik Rahim former Black Panther and Green Party candidate, long time community activist on various social justice issues. Malik also co-founded the Common Ground Collective/Relief, an organization that provides short term relief to victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf region. Please visit http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ for more information.

Another amazing activist speaking at the convention is our own Steering Committee member Cliff Thornton Jr. a long time social justice activist who has done much work on drug policy reform. Please visit http://www.efficacy-online.org/ for more information on his work.

The workshop selection will be top notch, with expert activists from across the country discussing an array of issues. From foreign policy issues related to the Middle East and Iran , working toward immigrant and LGBTQ rights or to how to campaign on a shoestring budget, attendees have the ability for much education and continued learning.

Do not forget about the Green nightlife. We have wonderful international reception planned for early Thursday evening to welcome our fellow Greens from across the seven continents. In 2004 we had over 40 international guests representing at least 15 countries. Friday evening plans include hearing from our candidates with Saturday being more of a celibration.

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Green Mayor Brings Open Government to Greenwich, NY

David Doonan was considering a run for public office last year, but not necessarily for Mayor. But when then Mayor Chris McCormick, was quoted in the local paper as saying "things are easier to get done when the public doesn't show up" Doonan knew he had to run. "That was really the turning point for me". Doonan said, "People felt like they were shut out of the process, that decisions were being made without public input". Doonan made Open Government the central issue of his campaign. It turns out that was the right focus. Doonan won the election with more than 70 percent of the vote. The incumbent, running for a Trustee position, garnered only 8 percent.

Since taking office on April 7th, Mayor Doonan has already lived up to his promise to make Greenwich, NY's government more open and accountable. He has instituted video taping of all Village Council meetings which will then be available on-line. He's also added a Mayors report so that the public knows what he does and what he is responsible for. Doonan, a freelance web designer (Doonan is webmanager for the Green Party of the United States), maintains a list of his clients on his campaign website. "Many elected officials in NY who have second jobs do not disclose who their clients are, leaving the potential for graft. Publishing my client list is one way to ensure transparency when it comes to awarding village contracts. This is one way to counter the traditional power structure".

Doonan says that building community participation and public service were central to his campaign and to his job as Mayor. "If I had won the Mayor's race, but had not persuaded others to step up and run for office, I would have considered it a failure. But I got two people to run, and they are now serving with me as Village Trustees". He's also convinced community members to join the zoning board of appeals.

Besides winning the Mayor's race, Doonan's campaign had the added benefit of creating a new Green Party local which meets monthly.

When asked what advice he has for prospective Green Candidates, Doonan stresses the need to focus on local issues that effect the community you're running in. "Not that you should hide from the larger issues, I kept a 'Bring the Troops Home' sign in my yard during my entire campaign, but find out what the local issues are. You won't win if you don't address local concerns. "Also, let them know who you are. My race was officially non-partisan, but I campaigned with a Green Party button the whole time. I never shied away from the fact that I was a Green Party member, the webmanager for the Green Party, and also a member of the IWW".

Doonan included a union bug at the bottom of his website. He thinks it is particularly important for Greens to include union bugs on their campaign materials. "If we want to get labor union endorsements, we need to show that we support organized labor".

Doonan received financial support for his campaign from both the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee's campaign grant program and the Green Party of New York.

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Arizona Green Party was officially recognized as a political party in Arizona on April 8, 2008 making it the 4th political party in Arizona (Libertarians are the third). Thanks go out to the tireless efforts of local Green activists as well as those folks who traveled to Arizona to help with the petition drive. Additionally, Arizona Greens owe thanks to all those who donated to help pay for last minute professionals to help put us over the top and special thanks to the Ballot Access Committee for early financial support.

In late 2006 Brent McMillan, Political Director of GPUS did an analysis of each states history of fielding candidates. He used this information to set up a challenge for each state. Based on the past ability to field candidates what would a field of one thousand candidates look like on a state by state basis. You can find his results at http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml under the heading "1000 Candidate Challenge 2008". This is only a suggested challenge for each state to commit to running candidates to fulfill this challenge. Many states have taken up this challenge though.

On Tuesday April 1st Greens ran for office in Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Greens won 13 of the 22 races run so far this year- that is 60% success rate. There are more to come yet in this cycle. Watch GreenLine for updates.

In Massachusetts:

On March 3, Jill Stein (I) won her re-election to Town Meeting Seat in Lexington, MA

On Tuesday April 1st, Robert Crowner and Vincent O'Conner (I) won their elections for Town Meeting Seat in Amherst, MA.

In Wisconsin:

Robert Browne (I) won his re-election to Douglas County Board of Supervisors, District 2, WI.

David Conley (I) won his re-election to Douglas County Board of Supervisors, District 25, WI.

Greg David (I) won his re-election to Jefferson County Board of Supervisors. District 3, WI.

John Hardin (I) won his re-election to Barron County Board of Supervisors, District 2, WI.

John Hendrick (I) won his re-election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 6, WI.

Kathy Kienholz won her election to Polk County Board of Supervisors, District 6, WI.

Wyndham Manning won his election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 5, WI.

John Rendall (I) won his re-election to Portage County Board District 19, WI.

Kyle Richmond (I) won his re-election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 27, WI.

Presidential Signing Statements -- Tool of Tyranny
Worcester, Mass, April 30: Libertarian Presidential candidate George Phillies today condemned the use of so-called Presidential signing statements to defy the law of the land. "Our Constitution provides a clear path to settle disagreements between our Congress and the President," he reminded Americans. "Congress passes a law. A President who disagrees may veto it. Congress may then over-ride the President's veto. The Founding Fathers knew that the united wisdom of dozens of Senators and far more Representatives is overwhelmingly greater than the wisdom of a lone man in the Oval Office. That's why they set into our Constitution the fundamental principal that in a dispute between Congress and the President, Congress must in the end prevail.
"In our Constitutional system of government," Phillies said, "there is no room for a President to disobey the law. A President who feels a law is unconstitutional has one legal path: He seeks a ruling from the courts. That's why they're there. A President who refuses to obey our laws by issuing 'signing statements' has only one objective: He is trying to exercise one-man-rule of our country; in short, he wants to become the American dictator.
"I am saddened to see a Libertarian candidate who proposes to go against our Constitution," Phillies said. "My opponent Wayne Root proposes to shrink our budget by using 'impoundment,' a process found nowhere in the checks and balances of our Constitution. I agree there are precedents for his proposal, notably the vast number of George Bush 'signing statements.' But Bush signing statements are just announcements that George Bush and his cabinet cronies are plotting to break the law. Those are bad precedents that we Libertarians should reject.
"In contrast, if elected, I will obey the law of the land. That starts with the Constitutional duty of the President to see that our laws are faithfully executed, even the ones he does not like. To end the Federal overspending that will reduce our grandchildren to debt slavery, I will use the Presidential veto and the bully pulpit of the White House. However, I will not open the door for future Presidential tyrants who think they, not our system of laws, are the supreme law of our land."
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El Movimiento para la Independencia de Hawaii [Reino de Hawaii] apodero del ex palacio real de Hawaii el Palacio Iolani para hacer el trabajo del gobierno legitimo de Hawaii. Es inevitable que el grupo sera desalojado del palacio pero hay que recordar que los Estados Unidos de Norteamerica se apodero las Islas Hawaiianas de manera ilegal en 1893 y intentaron erradicar la cultura autoctona como lo han hecho contra el pueblo indigena en America del Norte. Parece mentira que los EEUU habla tanto de los derechos humanos pero reprimen los grupos autoctonos dentro de los EEUU.

REFERENCIA:
amyjudd: "Native Hawaiians Blockade Historic Palace" Now Public.com April 30, 2008@ 8:38PM
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/native-hawaiians-blockade-historic-palace#comment-81987

It has come to the attention of the Alvarez Galloso News Hour that The Hawaiian Kingdom Movement has taken over the Iolani Palace in Honolulu Hawaii and are preparing to conduct business as the legitimate government of Hawaii. Iolani Palace was the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Hawaii until the Americans took over Hawaii in a coup in 1893 and proclaimed a so called "republic" before adding Hawaii as a territory and state. While it is inevitable that the protestors may be arrested, the protests have ocurred peacefully. It is considered surreal that the same people in Hollywood and the West protest against other countries yet are not willing to discuss Hawaii, Lakota Oyate, or Vermont.

Segun los Resultados Presidenciales Preliminares de Zimbabwe, Tsvangerai gano los comicios con 47% de los votos. Mientras tanto, El Secretario General del Movimiento Por Un Cambio Democratico [MDC] declaro que Tsvangerai gano con 50.2% del voto y pidio la renuncia de Mugabe. Tsvangerai insiste en su victoria de 50.3% y la renuncia de Mugabe. En el Festival Internacional del Arte en Harare [la capital de Zimbabwe], los artistas participando en la feria criticaron a Mugabe abiertamente. Las Iglesias emitieron avisos fuertes sobre la situacion en Zimbabwe y hay una huelga de medicos contra Mugabe y ZANU-PF. La Embajada de los EEUU en Harare Zimbabwe entrego pruebas de la violencia de ZANU-PF al gobierno de Mugabe [el equivalente de entregar una mujer violada a los violadores].

REFERENCIA:

Zimbabwe Situation

http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/may1a_2008.html

BBC News: "Zimbabwe Prepares to Verify Count"

REFERENCE:

Zimbabwe Situation

http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/may1a_2008.html

BBC News: "Zimbabwe Prepares to Verify Count"