Last week 6,532 of you sent the Democrats.com Weekly Agenda to your
Representatives - and we had a pretty good week in Congress as a result!

In response to Blackwater's September 16 massacre of 11 Iraqi civilians
in Nisour Square, the House voted overwhelmingly (389-30) for Rep. David
Price's bill to bring Blackwater and other contractors under U.S. law
and FBI enforcement and take away Blackwater's license to kill
<http://www.democrats.com/congress-must-take-away-blackwaters-license-...>.
On 9/27, Sen. Barack Obama's similar amendment passed the Senate by
unanimous consent.

And when "Bush Dog" Leader Steny Hoyer quietly tried to legalize the
NSA's warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, 72 members of the
Congressional Progressive Caucus rose up in protest
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/05/dems-postpone-rollout-of-_n_...>,
and Hoyer suddenly cancelled the vote.

And when the NY Times revealed Alberto Gonzales secretly re-authorized
torture in 2005, key Democrats demanded the war crimes memos written by
Steve Bradbury
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/washington/05interrogate.html?_r=2&...>.

But these victories were tenuous. The Blackwater bill must overcome a
Bush veto. Warrantless wiretapping must be permanently ended without
immunity for the telephone companies. Torture must be permanently ended
without immunity for the torturers.

Together, we can and will change the Democratic Congress that *we*
elected in 2006. *So please send our Weekly Agenda for 10/8/07 to your
Representatives:
**http://democrats.com/weekly-agenda*

You can track our full Agenda here:
http://democrats.com/agenda

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*Leading Americans Ask U.S. Military to Refuse Orders to Attack Iran*

Country music legend Willie Nelson, literary icon Gore Vidal, Gold Star
Mother Cindy Sheehan, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg,
retired U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright, former Congresswoman Cynthia
McKinney, former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega, author and
radio host Thom Hartmann, Democrats.com's Bob Fertik and David Swanson,
and dozens of other prominent Americans have signed a letter asking the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and all U.S. military personnel to refuse illegal
orders to launch an aggressive war on Iran.

The letter has been posted as a petition for everyone to sign:
http://www.dontattackiran.org <http://www.dontattackiran.org/>

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*10/21-23 No War No Warming*

Join a global movement rising up against war and global warming by
participating in a massive intervention in Washington DC or your own
community. We need to take immediate action to:

    * STOP the war in Iraq and future resource wars by ending our
      addiction to fossil fuels.
    * SHIFT government funding to rebuild New Orleans and all
      communities suffering from racism and corporate greed.
    * GO green and promote environmental justice with new jobs in a
      clean energy economy.

http://nowarnowarming.org <http://nowarnowarming.org/>

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*10/27 National Mobilization to End the War in Iraq*

70% of Americans want to end the U.S. Occupation of Iraq, but Bush wants
to keep us there for decades - no matter how much it costs in U.S. or
Iraqi lives and treasure.

Regional events are planned in 11 locations around the country on
October 27th. Now is the time to start planning your busses, trains, and
car pools.

http://www.oct27.org <http://www.oct27.org/>

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*11/9 Warmup for 12/7 National Caucus*

When it comes to choosing our Presidential candidates, why does Iowa
take priority over the rest of the country?

The National Presidential Caucus was created to give citizens *across
the country* - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents - a chance to
gather in small groups (up to 50 people) to discuss the candidates and vote.

Of course this vote is informal and will not choose any delegates for
the convention. But it will get a lot of media coverage and will be a
lot more meaningful than the polls - particularly for longer-shot
candidates whose lower poll rankings reflects the Corporate Media's bias
against them.

The full Caucus will be held on Friday December 7, using Meetup-style
tools to help citizens connect. There will also be a Preliminary Straw
Poll & Caucus Warmup on Friday, November 9, 2007

Democrats.com is a co-sponsor of the National Presidential Caucus. For
more details:
http://www.nationalcaucus.com

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