Darcy Burner for Congress News http://www.darcyburner.com/ Contains news items important to those interested in a new direction for our country. en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:38:54 UT Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:38:54 UT Copyright 2008 Darcy Burner for Congress - All Rights Reserved ExpressionEngine 1.6.0 lynn@darcyburner.com (Lynn Allen) info@darcyburner.com (Francis Burner) Participate In Darcy's Campaign https://secure.darcyburner.com/page/contribute/ https://secure.darcyburner.com/page/contribute/ Contribute Volunteer Host a House Party Upcoming Events ]]> info@darcyburner.com (Francis Burner) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:38:54 UT TPMtv Interview of Darcy at Netroots Nation http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/tpmtv_interview_of_darcy_at_netroots_nation/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/tpmtv_interview_of_darcy_at_netroots_nation/ Talking Points Memo managing editor David Kurtz interviews Darcy at Netroots Nation. Their conversation ranges over the elections of 2006 and 2008 as well as her recent personal crisis. Topics for 2006 cover her near victory and the help provided to her campaign by national Democratic groups. Grassroots participation in… francis@burner.org (Francis Burner) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:32:00 UT Burner leads Reichert in campaign money http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/burner_leads_reichert_in_campaign_money/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/burner_leads_reichert_in_campaign_money/ By MANUEL VALDES ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Democratic challenger Darcy Burner continues to raise more money than incumbent Dave Reichert in the race for Washington's 8th Congressional District seat. Burner raised nearly $585,000 between April 1 and June 30. Reichert received just over $347,000 for the same period, according to filings… francis@burner.org (Francis Burner) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:50:00 UT Burner out-raises Reichert in congressional campaign’s second quarter http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/burner_out_raises_reichert_in_congressional_campaigns_second_quarter/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/burner_out_raises_reichert_in_congressional_campaigns_second_quarter/ By EMILY HEFFTER SEATTLE TIMES STAFF REPORTER Congressional candidate Darcy Burner continued to out-raise incumbent Rep. Dave Reichert in the second quarter of 2008, according to reports the campaigns made to the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday. Burner, a Democrat who lost to Reichert in 2006, also spent more than… francis@burner.org (Francis Burner) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:57:00 UT Earth Day founder backs Burner http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/earth_day_founder_backs_burner/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/earth_day_founder_backs_burner/ By GREGORY ROBERTS WRITING For SEATTLE P-I BLOG, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS Denis Hayes, who coordinated the first Earth Day in 1970, has endorsed Darcy Burner for Congress, her campaign announced Tuesday. Hayes continues to serve as chairman of the Earth Day Network, which promotes Earth Day observances worldwide. He is president of… francis@burner.org (Francis Burner) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:50:00 UT 42 Democrats Vow a Drawdown in Iraq If They Win Seats http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/42_democrats_vow_a_drawdown_in_iraq_if_they_win_seats/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/42_democrats_vow_a_drawdown_in_iraq_if_they_win_seats/ By PAUL KANE WASHINGTON POST STAFF WRITER More than three dozen Democratic congressional candidates banded together yesterday to promise that, if elected, they will push for legislation calling for an immediate drawdown of troops in Iraq that would leave only a security force in place to guard the U.S. Embassy… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:57:01 UT Five Years is Long Enough http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/five_years_is_long_enough/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/five_years_is_long_enough/ By DARCY BURNER WRITING For SEATTLE TIMES Five years ago last week, the United States invaded Iraq. Now we are stuck in a quagmire: 4,000 American troops have lost their lives, nearly 30,000 more have suffered serious injuries, and our military is becoming weaker by the day. Our world-leading economy… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:11:00 UT Five Years Later, A Responsible Plan to End the War http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/five_years_later_a_responsible_plan_to_end_the_war/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/five_years_later_a_responsible_plan_to_end_the_war/ Daily Kos, March 19, 2008 At Daily Kos, mcjoan writes, "Five long, disastrous years have wreaked moral, economic, and political havoc here at home, and throughout the world in an ever widening ripple. Every dollar spent on the Iraq War has an opportunity cost attached, and will continue to for… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:17:00 UT Seatte Times - Iraq signals war likely key issue in race http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/seatte_times_iraq_signals_war_likely_key_issue_in_race/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/seatte_times_iraq_signals_war_likely_key_issue_in_race/ Democratic congressional challenger Darcy Burner has wanted to end the war for a long time.  With her run this year, she was determined to have an answer for those voters who asked her how she could do that. "As she prepared for a rematch with Reichert this year, Burner convened… lynn@darcyburner.com (Lynn Allen) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:55:00 UT Hullabaloo - Inside The Plan http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/hullabaloo_inside_the_plan/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/hullabaloo_inside_the_plan/ Blog writer dday, in a post at Hullabaloo, was in the audience when the Burner plan was presented at the Take Back America conference in Washington D.C.  Dday's summary of the plan is here. lynn@darcyburner.com (Lynn Allen) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:53:00 UT Seattle PI - Burner announces Iraq plan http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/seattle_pi_burner_announces_iraq_plan/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/seattle_pi_burner_announces_iraq_plan/ "Ending the war in Iraq calls for diplomatic and economic approaches instead of a military solution, Eastsider Darcy Burner said Monday in leading a group of fellow Democratic congressional challengers announcing a peace plan." The plan was developed by Darcy Burner and retired Army Major General Paul Eaton, with input… lynn@darcyburner.com (Lynn Allen) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:49:00 UT EENR Endorses Darcy Burner http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/eenr_endorses_darcy_burner/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/eenr_endorses_darcy_burner/ Edwards Evolution, Next Revolution (EENR), a community of John Edwards supporters committed to the "movement for progressive change," has endorsed Darcy Burner for Congress. Click here to read their endorsement! erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:51:00 UT Anatomy of a Reichert Vote http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/anatomy_of_a_reichert_vote/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/anatomy_of_a_reichert_vote/ By DANIEL KIRKDORFFER WRITING For ON THE ROAD TO 2008 (February 28, 2008) On Wednesday the House passed H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008. Stories in the Seattle Times and Seattle Post Intelligencer will undoubtedly mention how Washington representatives voted, and they will surely… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:35:00 UT Plan B: Ridiculous denials http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/plan_b_ridiculous_denials/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/plan_b_ridiculous_denials/ By EDITORIAL BOARD SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER A pro-choice organization announced on Wednesday that 10 percent of the state's pharmacies don't carry or dispense the emergency contraceptive drug Plan B. Depending on where the court case goes, there's a chance that none of the pharmacies in the state will have to dispense… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:45:00 UT Reichert Passed Over for Appropriations Seat http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/reichert_passed_over_for_appropriations_seat/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/reichert_passed_over_for_appropriations_seat/ By DAVID POSTMAN SEATTLE TIMES BLOG, POSTMAN ON POLITICS Congressman Dave Reichert was just given the official word that he did not get the seat he wanted on the House Appropriations Committee, confirms his spokeswoman, Abigal Schilling. The seat went to Alabama Rep. Jo Bonner. That was the recommendation from… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:05:00 UT Is the toy you gave safe? http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/is_the_toy_you_gave_safe/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/is_the_toy_you_gave_safe/ The PI published an editorial written by Darcy on Dec. 24th. The opinion piece, entitled "Is the Toy You Gave Safe?" described what Darcy found as a result of the toy-testing that she and her campaign sponsored in mid-December. Here's what Darcy found:  "Of the 479 toys tested, 47 items… lynn@darcyburner.com (Lynn Allen) Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:56:00 UT WA-08: Big Dividends for Burner’s Hard Work http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/wa_08_big_dividends_for_burners_hard_work/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/wa_08_big_dividends_for_burners_hard_work/ By MCJOAN WRITING For DAILY KOS What's impressed me most about this, her second effort, is how much she took away from losing. Last winter, just a couple of months after her close loss, we had a day long Northwest bloggers conference, and Darcy was our lunch speaker. She brought… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:31:00 UT Free Toy Testing for Toxic Ingredients http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/free_toy_testing_for_toxic_ingredients/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/free_toy_testing_for_toxic_ingredients/ By LISA STIFFLER WRITING For SEATTLE P-I BLOG, DATELINE EARTH If all the toy recalls have you looking suspiciously at the Tonka trucks and Curious George dolls on your shelves at home, you can bring them to various locations around Puget Sound next weekend for free testing for dangerous chemicals.… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:23:00 UT Impressions of the Debate and Afterparty http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/impressions_of_the_debate_and_afterparty/ http://www.darcyburner.com/news/stories/impressions_of_the_debate_and_afterparty/ By DARCY BURNER WRITING For DAILY KOS We were told we couldn’t bring our cellphones or Blackberries, so people’s fingers are twitching. The woman next to me is trying to figure out what time it is; nobody knows without their devices. Eventually we determine that a woman behind us is… erichagarty@gmail.com (Eric Hagarty) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:42:01 UT