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  <title>Vote the Court</title>
  <author>People for the American Way Voters Alliance</author>
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    <email>dcourtney@pfaw.org</email>
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  <blurb>Under George W. Bush, the Supreme Court has veered sharply to the right, threatening the rights and liberties that Americans hold dear.  If not for the support of far-right and &amp;ldquo;moderate&amp;rdquo; Senators, Bush&amp;rsquo;s nominees to the Court - Samuel Alito and John Roberts - could have been blocked.&lt;br /&gt;
Taking back the Supreme Court will be a long process, but the 2008 elections are our best opportunity to stop the erosion and build for the future.</blurb>
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        <displayname>Tom Allen</displayname>
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        <location>ME-Sen</location>
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          <website>http://www.tomallen.org/</website>
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      <pageblurb>Tom Allen is a committed progressive who will demand fair minded judges on the bench.  His opponent, Susan Collins, claims to be a moderate, but supported John Roberts and Samuel Alito, two of the most conservative Justices in history.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="16471" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/16471">
        <displayname>Al Franken</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>MN-Sen</location>
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        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website>http://www.alfranken.com/</website>
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      <pageblurb>Al Franken is a genuine grassroots candidate who will stand up for a fair and independent judiciary.  His opponent, Norm Coleman, took over the seat previously held by progressive hero Paul Wellstone and used it to support ultra-conservative judges far outside the mainstream.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="18422" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18422">
        <displayname>Jeanne Shaheen</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>NH-Sen</location>
        <sortname>jeanne shaheen</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website>http://jeanneshaheen.org/</website>
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      <pageblurb>Jeanne Shaheen lost a close race for this senate seat in 2002.  Instead, the election went to John Sununu, who has supported far-right jurists at every turn.  Shaheen will support fair minded judges and help defend our constitutional rights and liberties.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="17975" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/17975">
        <displayname>Mark Udall</displayname>
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        <location>CO-Sen</location>
        <sortname>udall</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website>http://www.markudall.org/home.asp</website>
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      <pageblurb>Mark Udall is a solid progressive in a state that is rapidly trending blue.  His opponent, Bob Schaeffer, is the Colorado chairman of the Judicial Confirmation Network whose main goal is to stack the Court with right-wing judges.
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        <displayname>People for the American Way Action Fund</displayname>
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          <website></website>
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