NOW at 3-4pm EDT / 12-1pm PDT Oregon Senate candidate and current House Speaker will be live blogging with the bloggers and readers at EENR! Come and join in the question and answer session.  This is our second live blog at EENR.  We had a wonderful session with Charlie Brown on March 24th.  We are very pleased to be able to interact with Democratic candidates this way. It gives us all an opportunity to get to know the candidates better and it's an opportunity for the candidates to hear the concerns of progressive activists from across the country.

We appreciate the support from Dkos members who want to know more about the candidates that are running for congress.

What do you know about the Oregon Senate race? If you're stumped, please follow me below the fold to learn about the race and the candidacy of Jeff Merkley.

Al Gore is about to step forward, back into the news again  The Washington Post reports

Former vice president Al Gore will launch a three-year, $300 million campaign Wednesday aimed at mobilizing Americans to push for aggressive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, a move that ranks as one of the most ambitious and costly public advocacy campaigns in U.S. history.

Gore sees a need to educate the public about what is needed to address the climate crisis.  I am quite impressed at the plans for various ways of getting the information out to the public.  The key need is to have real policy changes be enacted.

Retired Lt. Colonel Charlie Brown is running for the open seat in CA-4 district. It was left vacant by Republican John Doolittle and has quickly become one the most contested races in the House. Republicans Tom McClintock and Doug Ose are battling it out to see who will be facing Charlie Brown in the general election. EENR is proud to announce that Charlie Brown will be liveblogging with us at 5pm pacific time! I hope you'll join us and take the opportunity to ask Charlie any questions you have about the race.

Who is Charlie Brown? Follow me below the fold to find out more about the Democratic challenger of CA-4th district.

Sarahlane and the whole EENR team invites you join us directly at EENRblog for a conversation with Charlie Brown NOW.  

Hi Everyone.  Pioneer here at the EENR desk to highlight another issue that progressives really care about - climate change and its impact on your life.  I, in particular, have been getting more and more concerned about water and the coming droughts in various parts of the world and in the US.  This issue is already upon us and yet we are not paying close attention.

Maude Barlow, author of Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water and Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water is a Canadian antiglobalization activist who is heading up the Blue Planet Project:

   Hi Everybody!

Pioneer111 here at the EENR desk for you.  I am filling in as the anchor for Ellinorianne on the Sunday Edwards Evening News Roundup.   Ellinorianne is in Nevada this weekend voluteering for Edwards.  It has been another busy week for Edwards as he campaigns in South Carolina on his "Bringing it Home" bus tour.  We have six days to the to the Nevada caucuses (33 delegates) and thirteen days to the South Carolina primary (54 delegates).  You can check out what is happening on the state pages at the Edwards website.

Tonight's Stories

1. Edwards is Being Marginalized in News Coverage

2. Pics - Edwards meeting people in South Carolina

3. Tonight's Policy Highlight - Edwards Plan to End Poverty in a Generation

4.  RedJet is EENR's own graphic designer

5. Supporting the Edwards Campaign

6.  Edwards Diaries

 Hi Everybody!

It is another busy Saturday and ten more days before Christmas and 19 more days to the Iowa caucuses.  You can check out what is happening on the Iowa page at the Edwards website.

I am filling in as the anchor for jamess on the Edwards Evening News Roundup.   The Edwards Campaign has been focusing on its theme that America Belongs to Us on its Main Street Express Bus Tour in Iowa this week.  The weather hasn't been fully co-operative but everyone has adjusted.  Here are some highlights as well as a couple of new stories.

1. America Belongs to Us Tour brought to Iowa on the Main Street Express

2. Tim Robbins Joined Edwards this week

3. Weekend Events with Kevin Bacon as the Celebrity draw

4. Elizabeth Edwards Back on the Trail

5. Elizabeth Edwards greets Obama supporters

6. Going the Extra Mile for John Edwards

7. Diaries around the Blogs

8. And for something totally different

Hi Everybody!

It is another busy Saturday and it is the last day of Daylight Savings Time.  You get one more hour of sleep or partying or blogging. ;-)  

I am filling in as the anchor for be inspired on the Edwards Evening News Roundup.   The Edwards Campaign has been focusing on everyday American Heroes in New Hamshire, South Carolina and New Orleans this week.  Here are some highlights as well as a couple of new stories.

1. Family Fun on Halloween

2. Release of the first TV ad for Iowa called Heroes

3. Campaigning in South Carolina for Two Days

4. Edwards Returns to New Orleans

5. Great Edwards Diaries around the blogs

Hi Everybody, it is another busy Sunday for the Edwards campaign in Iowa.  I am the anchor for the Edwards Evening News Roundup tonight.   Here are some highlights from today in case you missed them.
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1. Harkin Steak Fry in Iowa

2. EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It!

3. Change-Cam and Big Change Coins

4. Connecting with Elizabeth

5. Webcast of Presidential Candidates Speeches at LIUNA Monday Sept. 17

6. Edwards/Dylan Mashup Video: Courage To Bring Them Home

Hi Everyone!  It is the last weekend in August, the summer has been flying by and kids are now heading back to school.  Soon the fall campaign season will be in full swing.  However the candidates have all been busy, no one less than John Edwards and his family.  This weekend they have been on their second bus tour, the first was in Iowa and this one was in New Hampshire.  Lots of pictures and stories available on the johnedwards.com website or the edwards blog.  Tonight the focus is on Edwards responding to questions in various venues.

1. Face the Nation Interview Today - video

2. "Just Say No" video clip from the Speech "End the Game"

3. Manchester and Salem through the Eyes of Cate Edwards

4. Other Diaries of Interest

5. The Ballad of the Soldier's Wife

Hi Everybody, it is another Saturday night, and I am the guest anchor for the Edwards Evening News Roundup.  It has been a busy week. Here are some highlights from this week in case you missed them.

1. What's Wrong with America - with video from the AFL-CIO Presidential Forum

2. On Smart and Safe Trade - Key Principles

3. McCloskey Speaker Series with John Edwards at Aspen Institute

4. John Edwards Responds to Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute's notion of a draft

5. Bill O'Reilly Whines about Edwards and Fox News - video.

Hi everyone, this is pioneer substituting for your regular Thursday night anchor, edgery.  It has been another beautiful summer day on the west coast with clouds, sunshine, mountains, and coastlines to entice us away from the keyboards.  However there is change hovering over the political landscape across the country.  John Edwards is helping to shape the change in the political dialog. Today we will touch on these stories:

1. The conclusion of the One America Tour

2. Interview on Youtube on a variety of topics

3. Edwards issues challenge to Bush on poverty

4. Congratulations, Columbus, Kentucky!

5. The Most Repugnant Argument...Ever

This issue won't go away.  There will be NO coverup.  We now have another story from one of the pre-eminent "investigative" reporters of the Washington Post, John Solomon himself, doing an incredible in-depth exposé on the most important aspect of the Edwards campaign - the price and value of his haircuts.  

Since this story has graced the pages of this paper more than once and has been discussed on every news show and late night monologues, we know that this is important stuff. In addition, the July 4th story has the human interest aspect.  Folks, this is Pulitzer prize material. Solomon has sought out the hairstylist, Torrenueva, to tell us his side of the story.  I can hardly wait to click through to the profound insights I'm sure I will find.

The Edwards Campaign for President is now completing its second quarter.  It has been a very busy three months.  This last week has been no exception.  Tonight I am going to review the following highlights from the week:

1.  Elizabeth Edwards vs Ann Coulter - a selection of diaries

2.  Dailykos Straw Poll and after Debate polls

3.  Investing in the John Edwards Campaign

4.  Thank you for your Investment or Contribution to the Edwards Campaign!!!

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in the blogosphere (and everywhere)!  
Happy Father's Day to all those mothers who help make it a great day!  
Happy Father's Day to all the kids no matter what their age that enjoy the day and the memories!

Welcome to the Father's Day Edition of EENR with the following stories:

1.  Edwards receives the 2007 Father of the Year Award

2.  Details of the cost-saving measures in the Universal Health Care Plan

3.  Edwards Campaign Launches "Young America For Edwards"

4.  Elizabeth and John on the Campaign Trail

Welcome Everyone to the Edwards Evening News: Saturday Edition.  Here are the stories for tonight:

1. Innovative strategies for fundraising and connecting with voters by Edwards, Obama and Romney.  Democrats are in tune with the people.

2. Edwards Does Best of all Democrats against Republicans in General Election Match-ups in the new Rasmussen Reports.

3. Matt Bai has a feature article on John Edwards in NYT magazine - The Poverty Platform.

4. Jerid of Buckeye State Blog in Ohio write about a day on the campaign trail with John.  Fabulous video clip.

5. Campaign events this weekend and more.

             
                                                                 WWII Memorial

Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Every year at this time, communities and families across the nation honor veterans and those who gave their lives in service for their country.  

John Edwards has a message for you in how you can support our troops this Memorial Day Weekend.

We appear to have a government that is being run by a corrupt and willful administration.  There seems to be no shame or accountability being brought to bear on the president and his administration.  Many are in shock but do not know how to proceed.  No one is playing by the rules framed by the constitution.  The Democrats keep trying to work with the rules they have but cannot seem to get control of the situation even with all the oversight meetings.  A good example is Gonzales who is clearly incompetent and still has not resigned.  So what is going on?

Many in the netroots get it.  They intuitively know that impeachment is the only solution.  However others have fears about the process.  And so the question for me was what is happening and why don’t the senators and congressmen get it?  

shpilk has a diaryTime Top 100's rising star that has scrolled off the list.  

Please go there and recommend up so others can see it.  I will delete my diary if shpilk's goes on recommended list.