AP just put out this story, reporter Senator Barbara Boxer's official announcement. Update: "The Boxer Rebellion," from truthout's Will Pitt. Update: "The Boxer Rebellion," from truthout's Will Pitt. I received the following information for viewing the Ohio challenge in Congress today, scheduled for 10 AM: "http://www.cspan.org and you can listen or watch. They may be overwhelmed so also try cnn.com, msnbc.com, etc., etc. Also try http://www.airamericaradio.com -- you can listen online." This message also said that Sens. Clinton, Obama and Dodd would be joining Barbara Boxer in supporting the challenge. Update: Send Barbara Boxer an email thanking her for her courage and vision and send an email to Senator Reid and Congresswoman Pelosi urging them to take a leadership role in election reform. Will Pitt is blogging as the roll is being called in the Senate. So far, only Senator Boxer has voted to uphold the challenge. Senator Cantwell has now voted "no" on the motion. In the House, the Rovians are accusing Boxer and her supporters of being in the "Michael Moore wing of the Democratic party" who are aiding the terrorist enemies of America. Failing to demonstrate consistency with their allies in Washington state, the Rovians are encouraging their colleagues in Congress to "put the vote behind them" and get to work on the issues they were elected to address. Update: Today's vote marks "Kerry's Last Flip-Flop," according to this commentary on Consortiumnews.com. A Costco-size free sample: "Time and again, Democratic leaders have asked their grassroots supporters to get organized for one more campaign. Then, those same Democratic leaders pull their punches and try to squeak out electoral victories by the narrowest of margins. That strategy created, in Elections 2000 and 2004, the opportunity for the Republicans to use last-minute dirty tricks to grab victories. Many rank-and-file Democrats are sick and tired of these well-paid Washington-based consultants who constantly advise Democratic politicians to finesse controversial issues and not to be too shrill." In the House, "27 votes to support the objection," according to Pitt's Blog. "33 Votes," if you're not following this on cspan or Pitt's blog. Now he says 32. In the Senate, only 75 of the 100 showed up for work today.
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