[Seattle-editorial] FP: Backbone award

[Jeremy G Kahn]

FWIW, I think this is a useful story. It's local, it's interesting, it's 
activist.  It's holding our elected officials accountable. Yes.

--jeremy

jonathan lawson wrote:

> [from newswire article]
>
> title: McDermott Recieves Backbone Award
>
> On Sunday, January 11th, 2004 The <b>Backbone Campaign</b> gave its 
> first Backbone Award to Congressman <a 
> href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2004/01/238006.shtml"><b>Jim 
> McDermott</b></a>, presented following his State of Our Union address 
> "The War and Peace Report," at a meeting sponsored by the Capitol Hill 
> Neighbors for Peace and Justice and the Lutheran Peace Fellowship in 
> Seattle. Artists and activist groups around the country are invited to 
> create their own Backbone Awards ceremonies, in recognition of 
> courageous elected officials willing to take principled progressive 
> stands at politically lonely moments. For more information contact the 
> Backbone Campaign by email at  award at backbonecampaign.org
>
>  <p><a href="http://www.backbonecampaign.org">Backbone Campaign</a>
>
> image: http://seattle.indymedia.org/icon/2004/01/238007.jpg
>
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