From this morning's Earlybird:
• "Honduran business leaders are turning to Washington lobbyists to convince Congress that it should support rather than oppose the military removal of President Manuel Zelaya from office," The Hill reports. "The Honduran branch of CEAL, the Latin American equivalent of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has hired Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to make the case to U.S. lawmakers and foreign diplomats."
• "The increasingly contentious debate over health care reform is fueling new advertisements aimed at key Senators. The conservative group Patients First is spending $1.3 million on a one-week ad buy in a dozen states, while the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association has launched a new campaign over generic biologics," Roll Call (subscription) reports.
• "The League of Conservation Voters announced Thursday that it is launching a new TV ad to laud Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) for his vote in favor of controversial climate change legislation, in an effort to blunt Republican attacks on the freshman over the issue," Roll Call (subscription) reports. "Perriello was recently targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in a TV ad that criticized his vote for the cap-and-trade bill that narrowly passed the House in late June."
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Responded on July 10, 2009 5:11 PM
Honduras Expat
In support of President Micheletti look at http://www.petitiononline.com/honduras/petition.html where over 10,000 people have signed.
Comments from both Hondurans and the international community of Expats who live here in Honduras, as well as people who support the fight for Freedom and Democracy and in support of the Honduras Constitution, and Supreme Court please see the petition to President Obama expressing their views and frustrations - add your signature!
No More Mel Zelaya!