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UPDATE ON MILITARY ACTION IN IRAN
On July 30, an article in The L.A. Times stated: “Bush administration officials reassured Israel's defense minister this week that the United States has not abandoned all possibility of a military attack on Iran, despite widespread Israeli concern that Washington has begun softening its position toward Tehran. In meetings Monday and Tuesday, administration officials told Defense Minister Ehud Barak that the option of attacking Iran over its nuclear program remains on the table, though U.S. officials are primarily seeking a diplomatic solution.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
As is stated in Bellingham’s new anti-war resolution, the U.S. Congress and Senate are considering resolutions that would encourage the president to put more aggressive pressure on Iran, including a blockage, which could be perceived as an Act of War. Please contact Rep. Rick Larsen and Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and ask them to VOTE NO on H. Con. Resolution 362 and S.R. 580, respectively. You can read the full text of the House Resolution at: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc362/text.

SPEAK YOUR MIND:
We need to ramp-up the letters in The Bellingham Herald. Summer can be slow for editorial pages, thus it is a good time to send in a LTE to express your viewpoint on progressive issues that matter to you. Send to letters@bellinghamherald.com.



Senator Maria Cantwell
WASHINGTON, DC
717 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3441
202-228-0514 - FAX
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Phone: 1-888-648-7328

US Congressman Rick Larsen
WASHINGTON , DC
U.S. House of Representatives
107 Cannon House Office Building
Washington , D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2605
Fax: (202) 225-4420

Senator Patty Murray
Washington, D.C. Office
173 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2621
Fax: (202) 224-0238

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MILITARY RECRUITER ALERT!!!!

Your high school could be providing military recruiters with your child’s private contact information!

Under the 2002 “No Child Left Behind” law, all public high schools MUST provide their kids’ names, home phone numbers, and home addresses to military recruiters or lose federal funding.

How can you make sure your child’s personal information stays protected from military recruiters?

Sign the Opt-Out form and send it to your child’s high school. Families have a RIGHT under the “No Child Left Behind” law to prohibit the release of personal information for military recruitment purposes.

Click here for a PDF document of the form.

Other school districts may have different deadlines; call yours to find out.