Democracy For the Heart of America

To read the recent speech by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson critical of the Cheney-Bush administration and the war in Iraq, click on this link:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4263654.

Excerpted from Harper's Magazine, September 2006 issue:

Percentage of U. S. income in 1983 and today, respectively, that went to the top 1% of earners:
9% and 16%.
Percentage of Republicans and Democrats, respectively, in October 1994 who said they were excited to vote that year: 45% and 30%.
Percentage who said this in June, 2006 about the midterm election:
30% and 46%
Rank of AIDS and pregnancy, respectively, among the top causes of death worldwide for girls aged 10 to 19:
#1 and #2