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Dennis Kucinich Files Ballot Access Petitions for US House Run as an Independent

In January, Dennis Kucinch began his campaign as an independent candidate to return to the United State House of Representatives, seeking to represent an Ohio district that overlaps with the area he represented as a Democrat in the House from 1997 to 2013.

As an independent candidate, Kucinich bypasses the primary and instead is required to submit petition signatures to participate in the November general election. Last week, Kucinich filed petitions signed by over six thousand individuals in order to secure his place on the ballot.

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He Was One of Six Republican House Members to Vote Against the Iraq War in 2002, Now He is Running to Regain His Old House Seat, Promising to Oppose the Ukraine War.

War fever was running high in America, and especially among Republicans, on October 10, 2002. That is when the United States House of Representatives voted on H.J.Res. 114, a resolution sponsored by House Speaker Dennis J. Hastert and demanded by President George W. Bush — both Republicans. The resolution would authorize the US to use military force against Iraq.

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Dennis Kucinich Files to Run for the US House

Dennis Kucinich earned a reputation for independence during his time as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2013. Repeatedly, he would, with commentary and legislative action, advance peace and respect for liberty in the national legislative body in the face of opposition from his Democratic House leadership, and the Republican House leadership as well.

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Reps. Massie and McGovern Seeking House Members’ Signatures for Letter to President Biden Asking for Dropping Charges against Julian Assange

Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is in a precarious situation. His legal defense team has been repeatedly rebuffed in its efforts to secure his release from prison in Britain where he suffers from abysmal conditions and to prevent his extradition to the United States. In America, Assange is set to face prosecution for helping expose the secret and disturbing reality of US government actions, including involving war.

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All Nine Republican House Speaker Candidates ‘Stand with Israel’ in Its New War

If you are holding out hope that there now being nine Republican candidates for speaker of the United States House of Representatives means a candidate who does not want to commit the US government to supporting Israel in its new war may win, think again.

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The Second Republican Members’ House Speaker Race This Week, Like the First, was between Two Over the Top Supporters of Aiding the Israel Government in Its War

Déjà vu in the United States House of Representatives. For the second time this week two Republican House members were running against each other to become House speaker, both of whom were over the top in their support for the expansive aiding of the Israel government in its war arising out of last Saturday’s Hamas attack.

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Steve Scalise, who Won the Republican House Members’ Speaker Vote is a Major Israel Booster Determined to Help It in Its New War. So is Jim Jordan, who Scalise Defeated.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) narrowly defeated Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a Wednesday secret ballot vote among Republican members of the House of Representatives regarding which man should become House speaker. Next up is a speaker vote by the full House membership.

One thing was never in question in the race between Scalise and Jordan. Either of them as the new speaker would be over the top in his support of the Israel government and of helping it in its new war arising out of the Saturday Hamas attack.

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The House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group

Top Republican and Democratic leaders of the United States Congress just can’t get enough of demonstrating their over the top support for the government of Israel. One of the latest efforts to demonstrate this extreme devotion is the announcement by US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of the appointment of 12 Republican and Democratic House members to the new House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group.

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