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Fresno Bee: Edwards Best for Dems

Posted on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 by Tracy Russo

Today, California's Fresno Bee endorsed Senator John Edwards for President citing his leadership in standing up for middle class families and ending the war in Iraq.

"Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' campaign for president offers a much-needed vision that recognizes the hope and promise of America. It's a view that includes solidifying the plight of working families and others in the middle class. This group of Americans has struggled the past eight years under an administration that has catered to the well-connected and powerful, and it's time for leadership that understands the contributions and needs of American families. We believe that John Edwards can provide that leadership and urge Democratic and independent voters to support him in the California primary on Feb. 5."

Last week, more than 1,000 supporters attended a community meeting with Senator Edwards at the Southern California Public Service Workers' headquarters in Los Angeles. John Edwards enjoys the support of more than 760,000 union members across California, including the support of California's single largest union, the California SEIU State Council. And Senator Edwards has also won the support of dozens of diverse Democratic elected officials and party leaders from every region of the Golden State.

Read the full article below the fold!

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Coast to Coast Tour - Los Angeles Rally

Posted on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 by George Stern

Earlier today, John visited Los Angeles as part of his three-day coast to coast tour. Greeted by an overwhelming crowd of more than 1,000 supporters at the Southern California Public Service Workers' headquarters, John called on voters to join him in our campaign to take our country back from powerful entrenched interests and make our government work for working families and the middle class.

From today through Saturday, January 19th, John will visit Nevada, California, Oklahoma, Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina to demonstrate his broad, coast to coast strength and his advantage as the best candidate to win the general election.

Check out our pictures from the event:

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Edwards Walks the WGA Picket Line

Posted on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 by Tracy Russo

Yesterday, Senator Edwards joined the striking members of the Writer's Guild of America on their picket line outside of NBC Universal Studios.

Speaking to the WGA members who were walking the picket line, members who Edwards called the "heart and soul of the creative effort," he said:

What you represent and what you are standing for is to make sure that everyone in America gets a fair chance. We must strengthen and grow the union movement in America. We have to strengthen and grow through organizing and reaching out through bringing workers from all across this country into the organized labor movement. It is the only way that we will ensure these big corporate conglomerates don't take over America. I'm proud to be with you in this march. I'm proud to be with you in this fight for justice. I am proud to be with you in this fight for fairness and I want to say one last thing about it - I will be with you every single day when I am president of the United States of America.

Watch it, courtesy of the WGA:

For more information on the strike, check out the excellent site United Hollywood or Nikki Fenke's Deadline Hollywood Daily. Fenke recently reported that the WGA is set to go back to the bargaining table after Thanksgiving, and we hope both sides can reach an agreement quickly. These writers deserve to be compensated fairly for their work, and are to be commended for their courage in standing up to big media conglomerates.

[Update]: Check out this great report from RedJet over on DailyKos who was at the event in person!

[Update - November 21, 2007]: Today Senator Edwards released the following statement, emphasizing his continued support for the writers:

Elizabeth and I will honor the members of the Writers Guild of America who are on strike at The View by canceling our appearance on the show next week. I call on all of my fellow candidates and their campaigns to do the same.

In addition, we will also honor any picket lines at CBS News, up to and including the CBS presidential debate on December 10th. As I said when I walked the WGA picket line in California last Friday, these workers are making a simple request for their fair share of the huge profits being made by multinational media corporations.

I am a strong believer in collective bargaining, and I hope that in each of these disputes, management and the union are able to agree on a just settlement. But until those settlements are reached, I will stand firmly with these workers in their fight for a better life.

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Live Deliberately: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on Wed, Oct 24, 2007 by Tracy Russo

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Since its beginning more than 20 years ago, NBCAM has been dedicated to increasing awareness of breast cancer issues, especially the importance of early detection. NBCAM has evolved along with the national dialogue on breast cancer. Many strides have been made in breast cancer awareness and treatment, but even more still needs to be accomplished. We are focused on encouraging women to take charge of their own breast health, by practicing regular self-breast exams, making sure to schedule an annual mammogram, adhering to prescribed treatment and knowing the facts about recurrence.

Yesterday, in Long Beach, California, Elizabeth addressed the 2007 California Women's Conference, a gathering organized by the First Lady of California, Maria Shriver. Elizabeth spoke about confronting her own mortality, the way in which that confrontation has changed her outlook on life and her determination to "live deliberately".

Take some time to consider your health and the health of the women around you. Have you done a self-breast exam lately? Or is it one of those things you say you'll do and never actually make time for? Have you visited a doctor lately? Scheduled a mammogram? Have you made time for yourself? All too often, women put these things off, they let this ball drop as they juggle so many others - husbands, children, work, school, chores, etc... The list can go on and on.

This month, don't let it happen. Take some time for yourself and make your health - and your life - a priority.

For more information about breast cancer, the Susan G. Koman Foundation is an excellent online resource. You may also be interested in reading John Edwards' National Strategy for Cancer Survivorship.

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Have you heard about Elizabeth and the Mommy Bloggers?

Posted on Tue, Oct 02, 2007 by Tracy Russo

This weekend, while campaigning in California, Elizabeth sat down with 22 writers from the Silicon Valley Moms blog, plus another dozen or so moms joined in via conference call from sister sites Chicago Moms blog and DC Metro Moms blog. Elizabeth sat down with the Silicon Valley moms last year, before John announced his intention to run, so this meeting was both a reunion and a serious discussion of the issues. Sarah Granger did an impressive live-blog of the discussion.

If you thought these bloggers would be pitching softballs - think again. The moms came prepared to ask tough questions about John's positions on everything from universal health care to education to tax policy. The discussion started off with a few personal questions. To kick things off, as to be expected, there was a question about what it's like for Elizabeth to blog while the campaign is going on. The often asked question - does someone in the campaign see Elizabeth's comments before she posts them - was one of the first questions on the table. The answer: no.

Elizabeth:

"There is an immediacy to blogs. If I would get approval for things, it would be 36 hours later. I mark my blog favorites and check them regularly.

Over at Confessions of a Not So Well Behaved Woman, Suzie muses on this answer:

There's no taking something back once it is out in the Blogosphere...it does make you realize that the words that we put out there are out there for real.

Then came an interesting question about how Elizabeth envisions herself in the role of First Lady. Elizabeth said it was, "virtually impossible" to picture what that would be like. But she discussed several causes she would champion including giving a voice to military families and making sure they had a constant advocate (Elizabeth is the daughter of a navy pilot), after school centers for children who need a place to go, cancer research, ensuring fair elections and increasing the numbers of women who participate in the political process.

On the last item - increasing the participation of women - Elizabeth shared a tried and true organizing tactic - using ironing boards to register voters. Elizabeth's spin on this was taking the operation to places where women, especially women unlikely to be registered to vote, can be found, such as laundry mats and grocery stores.

From there the conversation veered into a discussion of other serious issues. As Pundit Mom writes:

...I do want to say this -- the conversation wasn't about broad strokes. The details that went along with each idea were astounding. This is a campaign that has thought through how to approach and fund each initiative they're proposing and they aren't afraid to explain it.

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