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	<title>Green Party Watch &#187; Grassroots Democracy</title>
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		<title>Wisconsin State Legislative Candidate Ben Manski</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/17/wisconsin-state-legislative-candidate-ben-manski/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/17/wisconsin-state-legislative-candidate-ben-manski/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Manski]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Manski, a public interest attorney, pro-Democracy advocate and Executive Directory of Liberty Tree, is running for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77, the progressive west side of Madison. 
This Capital Times article summarizes the five Democrats, one Republican and Constitution Party candidates that Manski will be facing. 
He has released this first &#8220;video report&#8221;: 

You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>62 Green Candidates Endorse &#8220;Green New Deal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/11/62-green-candidates-endorse-green-new-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/11/62-green-candidates-endorse-green-new-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congressional Campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[State Wide Elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Green Change: 
Sixty-two Green Party candidates nationwide today called for a “Green New Deal,” to cut military spending by at least 70%, provide single-payer universal health care, make tuition free at public universities, create millions of new green jobs, abolish corporate personhood, ban usury and legalize marijuana.
Green candidates calling for the Green New Deal [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Green Party National Committee Begins Voting on Platform Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/05/green-party-national-committee-begins-voting-on-platform-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/08/05/green-party-national-committee-begins-voting-on-platform-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Greens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the failed update of the Green Party (US) Platform in 2008, the Green Party National Committee adopted new rules allowing for mid-term updates to the National Party Platform by the National Committee beginning in 2010. The first batch of 14 Amendments to the platform (of a total of around 80) have been voted on, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Two Midwest State Green Party Conventions This Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/07/26/two-midwest-state-green-party-conventions-this-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/07/26/two-midwest-state-green-party-conventions-this-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Hardy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LeAlan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rich Whitney]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/?p=3001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend two of the more successful State Green Parties are holding state conventions: The Illinois Green Party and the Green Party of Michigan. 
At Loyola University&#8217;s Lake Shore Campus in Chicago the Illinois Green Party have organized three days of workshops and events beginning Friday July 30 and concluding Sunday August 1. A number [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Green Change: Time for a Green New Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/07/15/green-change-time-for-a-green-new-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/07/15/green-change-time-for-a-green-new-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green New Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GreenChange.org]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week GreenChange.org unveiled its new campaign for a &#8220;Green New Deal&#8221;:
Today we launch Green Change&#8217;s campaign for a Green New Deal &#8211; our answer to our nation&#8217;s vast economic and ecological problems.
The Green New Deal is an ambitious program to create economic prosperity together with ecological sustainability.
We are building a coalition of candidates, individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>David Cobb US Social Forum interview on Free Speech TV</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/29/david-cobb-us-social-forum-interview-on-free-speech-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/29/david-cobb-us-social-forum-interview-on-free-speech-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cobb]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laura Flanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Social Forum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laura Flanders of Free Speech TV recently interviewed 2004 Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb at the US Social Forum in Detroit:

Watch live streaming video from freespeechtv at livestream.com
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Green Party, progressive Dems, community organizers to hold Political Strategy panel at US Social Forum in Detroit, June 24</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/21/green-party-progressive-dems-community-organizers-to-hold-political-strategy-panel-at-us-social-forum-in-detroit-june-24/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/21/green-party-progressive-dems-community-organizers-to-hold-political-strategy-panel-at-us-social-forum-in-detroit-june-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brent McMillan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cobb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Gray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Wells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanda Everette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Glick]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/?p=2641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Green Party of the United States:
Five organizations have collaborated to organize a “progressive strategy dialogue” at the United States Social Forum (http://www.ussf2010.org) in Detroit, Michigan. The dialogue will be one of 50 People’s Movement Assemblies during the USSF. It will take place on Thursday afternoon, June 24th, from 1 to 5:30 pm in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jill Stein &#8220;Democracy Day&#8221; a ringing success</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/11/jill-stein-democracy-day-a-ringing-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/11/jill-stein-democracy-day-a-ringing-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Wide Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Stein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Supporters of Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein organized a &#8220;Democracy Day&#8221; for Thursday 10 June, which involved raising money via small online contributions and promoting a petition to include Jill Stein in an upcoming radio debate. Despite technical difficulties that made the donation site unavailable for several hours (causing organizers to extend Democracy [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>CA Greens support lawsuit, consider initiative to nullify Prop. 14; Measure is a clear example of how big money buys California elections, charges Green Party gubernatorial nominee</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/10/ca-greens-support-lawsuit-consider-initiative-to-nullify-prop-14-measure-is-a-clear-example-of-how-big-money-buys-california-elections-charges-green-party-gubernatorial-nominee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/10/ca-greens-support-lawsuit-consider-initiative-to-nullify-prop-14-measure-is-a-clear-example-of-how-big-money-buys-california-elections-charges-green-party-gubernatorial-nominee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cres Vellucci]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derek Iversen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erika McDonald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Wells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 16]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 17]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top two primaries]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/?p=2558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO (June 9, 2010) &#8211; The Green Party of California&#8217;s gubernatorial nominee Wednesday called the passage of Prop. 14 and near victories of Prop. 16 and 17 clear examples of how big money is buying elections in California, using tens of millions of dollars to mislead voters.
The state&#8217;s most progressive political party said it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thursday is Democracy Day: Pledge $10 to Jill Stein for MA Governor</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/09/thursday-is-democracy-day-pledge-10-to-jill-stein-for-ma-governor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/06/09/thursday-is-democracy-day-pledge-10-to-jill-stein-for-ma-governor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Wide Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy Days]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jill Stein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/?p=2544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizers of Democracy Days 2010 are taking pledges to give $10 to Jill Stein&#8217;s campaign for Governor of Massachusetts on Thursday 10 June, the first in a series of Democracy Days meant to boost grassroots candidates who don&#8217;t accept corporate money. According to organizers, over 150 people have already pledged to contribute on Thursday. From [...]]]></description>
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