Haruna -- I usually have our Executive Director, Robby, do these @Stake newsletters but I wanted to write to you personally on this one. Thanks to House Republicans, pizza is now a vegetable. That’s right: House Republicans actually voted this week to classify watered-down tomato sauce as a vegetable when it’s served on pizza to America’s school children. It’s enough to warm Herman Cain’s heart. In their latest attempt to block anything and everything suggested by President Obama, Republicans have chosen to ignore the childhood obesity epidemic and undermine the President’s initiative on physical fitness and healthy eating. As a New Yorker, I love a good slice of pizza, but this is just ridiculous. Could restoring Ronald Reagan’s declaration that ketchup is a vegetable be next?! Take our Facebook poll: What will Republicans classify as a vegetable next? Republicans Don’t Want You to Vote Republicans have declared war on your right to vote. In a massively funded and centrally coordinated initiative, Republicans are systematically erecting barriers to voting rights in states across the country. This is the most aggressive voter suppression campaign since the literacy tests and poll taxes of the 1960’s. Up to 5 million voters, mainly minorities, the elderly and students, may be denied their right to cast their vote in next year’s election. That’s a lot of voters. More than enough to swing the outcome of key races from a Democratic victory to a Republican win. That’s why the DCCC will launch a massive Voter Protection Fund led by Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn. We urgently need to raise $100,000 by Midnight Tonight to make sure we have the financial resources necessary to counter this Republican war on Democratic voting rights. Please contribute right away >> Quote of the Week: Perry’s Latest Oops! Did you hear that bumbling Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry challenged Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to a debate this Monday here in DC? I’ll let Leader Pelosi’s response speak for itself: “Monday, I’m going to be in Portland in the morning. I’m going to be visiting some of our labs in California in the afternoon. That’s two. I can’t remember what the third thing is.” While Perry tries to remember what that 3rd agency he wants to cut is and Herman Cain tries to find Libya on a map, we’re keeping our focus on our “Drive to 25” campaign to win the 25 seats we need to take back the House. Keep checking your inbox for the latest updates from the campaign trail and thanks for everything you do. Rep. Steve Israel DCCC Chairman Exclusive Proud Democrat Holiday Ornament! This beautiful holiday decoration was made exclusively for sale by the DCCC. The proceeds from the sale of the ornament will go to support Democratic candidates and our campaign to take back the House Majority in 2012. It’s a special addition for your collection and you can give more as gifts to friends and family. This one of a kind ornament is available only through the DCCC for a limited time. To order your “Proud Democrat” ornament, please visit dccc.org/ornament today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are not tax deductible. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤