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PagesMoe Shanfield for Congress 2010I'm Moe Shanfield. I am running for Congress in the Illinois 9th Congressional District. A year ago last summer, my Democratic opponent, the 9th District incumbent, together with sixty-two Democratic progressive Congressional representatives, handed me a slam-dunk issue on a silver platter. She confirmed my decision to enter the race. Here’s what happened. In July, 2007, the 76 members of the House Democratic Progressive Caucus signed a letter to the President: They would vote against any war appropriation bill which failed to include a time table for troop withdrawal. 
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Peak Oil
For the last 30 years, geologists have been finding fewer and fewer oil fields. Now oil production has also begun falling. Greens believe it's time to make the switch to renewables. Click here for a primer on Peak Oil. Global Warming
James Hansen, the NASA physicist whom Bush tried to silence, predicts we are nearing a global warming "tipping point." Click here for a primer on global warming. Nuclear Power
Greens have opposed nuclear power from the very first. They have opposed nuclear power as inherently dangerous. Greens have also objected to the massive subsidies needed to build and operate nuclear power plants. Click here for a primer on nuclear power. |
