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	<title>Green Party Watch &#187; State Party News</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>California Green Party slams top-two primary, endorses public financing</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/12/california-green-party-slams-top-two-primary-endorses-public-financing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/12/california-green-party-slams-top-two-primary-endorses-public-financing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Grassroots Democracy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ballot Access]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 14]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 15]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[public financing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Newsblaze: &#8220;Green Party endorses only 1 June ballot measure; slams Prop 14&#8243;:
SAN JOSE - The Green Party of California (GPCA) announced this week it was officially supporting only one of five propositions on the June 2010 ballot - a measure that would experiment with public financing of some candidates in the 2014 and 2018 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ross Mirkarimi Switches Party Affiliation From Green to Democrat</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/12/ross-mirkarimi-switches-party-affiliation-from-green-to-democrat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/12/ross-mirkarimi-switches-party-affiliation-from-green-to-democrat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Local Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Ross Mirkarimi bolted the Greens and joined the Democrats in what looks to be a move in preparation for a mayoral run. In the 2008 presidential election, Mirkarimi endorsed Democrat Barack Obama much to the consternation of many Greens in California.
I have to say I&#8217;m not surprised, but it still hurts to lose one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Party: Florida faces nuclear threat</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/10/green-party-florida-faces-nuclear-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/10/green-party-florida-faces-nuclear-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ecological Wisdom &amp; the Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Canney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Winter 2010 issue of Green Pages:
Greens play key role in growing anti-nuke movement
by Michael Canney; Green Party of Florida
Nuclear expansion threatens residents of the “Sunshine State,” but resistance is growing.
Two utility giants – Progress Energy Florida (PEF) and Florida Power and Light (FPL) – are moving ahead with ambitious plans for a nuclear expansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Greens fight environmental racism of proposed nuclear sites</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/10/georgia-greens-fight-environmental-racism-of-proposed-nuclear-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/10/georgia-greens-fight-environmental-racism-of-proposed-nuclear-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ecological Wisdom &amp; the Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social &amp; Economic Justice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Black Agenda Report]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Dixon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Esco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Bruce Dixon at Black Agenda Report:
Can a black president be guilty of environmental racism? President Obama&#8217;s new proposed nukes are in one of the poorest areas east of the Mississippi. Burke County Georgia is majority black, the home of existing commercial nuclear reactors and directly across the river from the Savannah River nuclear weapons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Tresser, Rich Whitney and LeAlan Jones interviewed on IL Public TV</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/10/tom-tresser-rich-whitney-and-lealan-jones-interviewed-on-il-public-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/10/tom-tresser-rich-whitney-and-lealan-jones-interviewed-on-il-public-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregg Jocoy</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[IL]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LeAlan Jones]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Public Television]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rich Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Tresser]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vimeo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tresser is running for Cook County President, Whitney for Governor, and Jones for US Senate from IL.

Why Are Green Party Candidates Better? from Tom Tresser on Vimeo.
]]></description>
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		<title>MA Green-Rainbow Party launches new website</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/09/ma-green-rainbow-party-launches-new-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/09/ma-green-rainbow-party-launches-new-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party has a snazzy new website at greenrainbow.org. In addition to the new look, the site has a Campaign 2010 link with profiles of candidates Jill Stein (governor), Nat Fortune (state auditor), and Scott Laugenour (state rep, 4th Berkshire). The site also has links to Green-Rainbow profiles on various social media websites. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dennis Spisak Qualifies For The Ohio Ballot!</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/06/dennis-spisak-qualifies-for-the-ohio-ballot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/06/dennis-spisak-qualifies-for-the-ohio-ballot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Spisak</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Z. Say what???]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Yesterday we had the pleasure of learning that the Secretary of State had qualified us for the May Primary Ballot and the November Ballot for the Governor&#8217;s Race here in the State of Ohio!
I would like to thank my army of volunteers who went across the state to gather our signatures. We had widespread [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Green Party condemns HB 6000 as &#8220;Machine Protection Act&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/03/illinois-green-party-condemns-hb-6000-as-machine-protection-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/03/illinois-green-party-condemns-hb-6000-as-machine-protection-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alberto Bocanegra]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phil Huckelberry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Tresser]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/?p=1736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GREEN PARTY CONDEMNS HOUSE BILL 6000, CALLS FOR ALL CHICAGO ALDERMEN TO DISAVOW AND REJECT “MACHINE PROTECTION ACT”

On February 23, Democrats advanced House Bill 6000, which would limit
potential challengers in future aldermanic elections in Chicago.  The
bill significantly raises signature requirements in every ward, and
also gives well-financed, entrenched aldermen a new way to get
opponents thrown off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Party of Pennsylvania nominates candidates for US Senate, US House, State Rep</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/02/green-party-of-pennsylvania-nominates-candidates-for-us-senate-us-house-state-rep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/02/green-party-of-pennsylvania-nominates-candidates-for-us-senate-us-house-state-rep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Local Elections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Wide Elections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ed Bortz]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Giordano]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jay sweeney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mel Packer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Philadelphia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pittsburgh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rex D'Agostino]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Roy Farrington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greenpartywatch.org/?p=1733</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Green Party Nominates Packer for U.S. Senate, Bortz for US House, D’Agostino, Giordano, Farrington  and Sweeney for State Rep.
Monroeville, PA – On Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, the Green Party of Pennsylvania
approved nominations for six candidates to compete in the November general
election.  Long-time peace activist Mel Packer will be at the top of the
ticket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Party of Pennsylvania nominates federal and state candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/01/green-party-of-pennsylvania-nominates-federal-and-state-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/03/01/green-party-of-pennsylvania-nominates-federal-and-state-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Schwab</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Local Elections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[State Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ballot Access]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ed Bortz]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hugh Giordano]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jay sweeney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mel Packer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rex D'Agostino]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Roy Farrington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Ballot Access News:

The Pennsylvania Green Party held a state nominating convention February 20-21 near Pittsburgh, and nominated a candidate for U.S. Senate, one for U.S. House, and four state house candidates. The party will attempt to place all its nominees on the 2010 ballot.
The U.S. Senate candidate, Mel Packer, needs 19,056 valid signatures, due [...]]]></description>
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