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Impeachment Campaign Seeks To Oust President Bush And Vice-President Cheney

With the 4 year anniversary of the Iraq War coming upon us on Mar. 17, groups of protestors have decided to take action against the current administration by launching Impeach '07.

The campaign to pursue the immediate impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney through widespread public protest, creative dissent, media activism, education, and coordinated lobbying launched yesterday (Feb. 22).

This impeachment issue has spawned support from a slew of participating organizations, which represent hundreds of thousands of antiwar, impeachment, military family peace, youth, and women activists and lawyers.

Some of the participating organizations include After Downing Street, Backbone Campaign, Center for Constitutional Rights, Citizens Impeachment Commission, Green Party of the United States and the Hip Hop Caucus.

The non-profit, non-partisan membership association was created to establish a national and international coalition of pop-culture, social, and political organizations.

"While the Bush Administration spends hundreds of billions of dollars on an immoral and unjust war, millions of people across America are without basic healthcare, housing, education and jobs," explained The Reverend Lennox Yearwood. "More than a year after Hurricane Katrina, the people of New Orleans remain abandoned by an administration that was criminally negligent of its duty to provide for their well-being."

Beginning in early to mid-March, a series of events are scheduled to educate the masses about Impeach 07's campaign objectives.

On Mar. 2-4, Cindy Sheehan, the founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, will head "The Town Meeting Democracy Tour," a three-day tour of Vermont to raise support for President Bush's impeachment and withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

This will be followed by a Mar. 17 march on the Pentagon for peace and impeachment.

A "Make Hip-Hop Not War" bus tour promoting peace and impeachment will also run from Mar. 19 April 2.

"Enough is enough. If we do not demand impeachment of Bush and Cheney for war crimes, the entire world will be facing endless death and devastation," said supporter Elaine Brower, mother of a U.S. Marine who has served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"We are allowing our government officials free reign to wreak havoc unless we, the people, get a backbone to stop them," Brower said.

For more information see the Impeach '07 campaign website at http://www.impeach07.org


Labels Dissed Timbaland?

Timbaland sheds light on how labels doubted him, who pushed him to make his solo LP, who he is going to work with and how Madonna fits into this whole thing.

We already know Elton John, Furtado, Timberlake and Fall Out Boy will be on this LP. So, what's it going to sound like?

"It flows like a movie with different parts: horror, comedy and drama. My mission is to blow up boundaries, taking my music outside the box. It will shock the system," he recently told Billboard.

He also explained that it wasn't until he kicked it off with Justin Timberlake that things really got going.

"I had some of this album in mind before I hit with Justin and Nelly...But Justin solidified it for me. He said I needed to do something for myself. I've never been this anticipated in my whole life when it comes to my own record. It's like a Jay-Z, Kanye West or Young Jeezy. But I'd really rather people like me as an entertainer versus an artist. I just like to entertain."

So, who are some of the next acts Timbo will be working with?

"Eve, M.I.A., Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott and Madonna...Missy and I still talk. She's like a sister to me and I'm with her till death do us part. I haven't gone into the studio yet with Madonna. I need to call someone now to talk about that further."
People didn't always believe he had it in him, though.

"I knew I wanted to do something different musically," he says of the change. "I got criticized for that. Labels wouldn't give me a shot. They were saying, 'He's lost it; he's over.' That's why I'm talking so cocky now. I got tired of people smiling in my face and then talking behind my back."

Well, now he's getting a shot. Expect Shock Value to drop March 27.


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