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Reuters reports:

Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, said on Sunday the U.S. economy is in recession, "as I define it."

Buffett's comment was at odds with a U.S. Commerce Department report last week showing the economy grew at a 0.6 percent annualized rate in the first quarter.

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by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by Jessica Falker [courtesy of Blog for America]

This is a few days late, but Happy Anniversary BFA! The first front page post here was by Zephyr Teachout,  03/15/03 @ 05:07 pm

The blog has changed a little since then, but it's still "home" to me. Use this thread to discuss what you love about BFA and how it could be improved. Please stay positive so HQ can use this thread as a list of what they are doing right and suggestions for what they could do to make BFA even better.

by Patrick Briggs [courtesy of Blog for America]

Pasadena DFA worked with the national Moveon.org rallies to create an event to mark the 5th Year Anniversary of the Start of the Iraq War yesterday evening.  The event was successful beyond our expectations!

Almost all the Pasadena DFA Steering Committee members were present!  We attracted a few new members and some regulars.  Altogether, we had 120 plus Pasadena neighbors show up.  Some of those neighbors came from as far away as La Puente and downtown Los Angeles.

Hats off to Maddie Gavel-Briggs for doing a great job coordinating with the local press.  We got our main paper, the Pasadena Star News to run a story on our vigil front page!  We also got about a minute of TV coverage on channel 4 - KNBC!  Here's a link to the newspaper coverage (wish they had gotten our group's name right):

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_8632169

For a different approach to our rally, commuters saw a Burma-Shave style signage before even getting to our intersection.

More on the flip:

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

 (Brian's Disclosure)

Today in the LA Times, the Editorial Board endorsed Proposition 93. In the end, it's not a huge deal. Newspaper endorsements have been gradually declining in importance over the last 20 years or so. That decline was seen starkly in the 2006 Democratic primary, where Steve Westly got 49 of the top 50 newspaper endorsements. (I think that's the right figure, but I could be wrong on the exact figures.)

Nonetheless, the Times editorial makes the argument that I've been (at least attempting) to make on Prop. 93 for a while. It's not perfect, but it puts California in a better position for the long run. From the Times editorial, over the flip.

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

 

by Denise [courtesy of Blog for America]

The polling is complete, and Democracy for Riverside is pleased to announce that our members unanimously voted to endorse Bill Hedrick for Congress.  Bill, who has one son who served in Iraq, and another son and daughter-in-law still serving there, is looking forward to a tough fight even as the neo-cons’ imperialistic, pro-war policies lose favor across the nation.

Bill’s passionate but level-headed approach to issues from national defense to health care clearly resonates across party lines with Democratic and Republican voters alike.  It is going to be a tough fight, but do-able, with the support of everyday people like you.

How can you help?  Easy!  First, voice your support for Bill Hedrick to the wider DFA community on Bill’s DFA campaign page.  It is a free, easy way to build buzz and momentum as Bill competes nationally for recognition on the DFA-List.  Just click here now:

http://www.dfalink.com/campaign.php?id=2258

Then, plug in to Bill’s campaign by signing up on his official campaign web site:

www.hedrickforcongress.com

And of course, no political pitch would be complete without “The Ask!” Contribute to Bill Hedrick’s campaign through ActBlue’s secure site by clicking here now: