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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 04:28 PM
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On BET, tonight: “Life and Death In Darfur"
Check your local listings.

http://tinyurl.com/2szeat
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 05:00 PM
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1. For those who are concerned about and interested in Darfur, just wanted to
let you know that Biden scores an A+ on the Darfur Scorecard:

Trip to Darfur
Sen. Joseph Biden has been on a congressional visit to Darfur.

Extra Credit
Sen. Biden was instrumental in passing the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act in the Senate.

He introduced a successful amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill to establish an Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan whose primary responsibility would be to push implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement.


He has done a LOT in regard to Darfur -- again, if you're interested - here's the link:

http://www.darfurscores.org/joseph-biden


Another article in which he's quoted as saying

"Let's stop the bleeding," Biden said. "I think it's a moral imperative

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18059937/


I post these snips and links not only to show that my candidate is aware and concerned with human rights around the world (and that he is actively taking steps to assist), but in hope that people may follow these links and become more educated on the horrors that have been going on there. We need to keep this issue alive and continue to pressure our representatives to act.








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