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Bull. Meg Whitman is a closet Teabagger. During her campaign she tentatively mouthed the tip. If she voraciously gulped down the entire shaft she would have alienated independents. In a left leaning state like California, that's important.

Here's one example:
http://www.kintera.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=jrLZK2PyHmF&b=1846057&ct=8145359&notoc=1;

The disease is awful, but it has been great in that it has really brought together my family.

It helps to talk to other people going through it. My mother-in-law was officially diagnosed just before my husband I were married in April. Early 60's with 4 grown sons. My husband and his brothers are devastated. I never knew Bobbye without Alzheimer's, so I can only listen to their memories of what she used to be like.

Within a month I started up a team for the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk here in San Antonio on October 20th. Three weeks to go and our family has already reached our fundraising goal of $2000! It really has given the family a chance to open up and discuss what it means to have Alzheimer's and what we will need to do next.

It is amazing how much I have learned about Alzheimer's since working on this event. Our family is thinking about putting together a video submission for the CNN/YouTube Republican debate about increased funds for research.

The brain is so complicated. I often wonder if it is worse to have an Alzheimer's family member who can't remember you, or one like my MIL who remembers everyone (so far) but can't remember day to day things and is pretty delusional (she now owns Marshall's, and we are all invited to the baptism of Tiger Wood's kid). We smile and nod, but she can sometimes tell we don't believe her and she gets irate.

It is heartbreaking to see such a strong person (she is even a breast cancer survivor) reduced to total dependence. Hopefully they find a cure soon.

American Red Cross

Provides a full spectrum of services to disaster victims, including shelter, medical care, food, clean water and assisting with cleanup efforts.

http://www.redcross.org/

https://www2.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

Salvation Army:

Providing hot meals to displaced disaster victims and emergency personnel working to aid those devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/USNSAHome.htm

https://secure5.salvationarmy.org/donations.nsf/do nate?openform&projectid=USN-hurricane05

United Way

Identifying serious needs of devastated communities and helping not only with front-line disaster relief but with long-term recovery.

http://national.unitedway.org/

https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/hurricane-katri na/donate/

America's Second Harvest

Transports food to victims and secures additional warehouse space to assist member food banks in resuming and maintaining operations.

http://www.secondharvest.org/default.asp

https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Simple/Donor.asp?i event=67898

Feed the Children

Mobilizing and distributing supplies in hurricane devastated areas.

http://www.feedthechildren.org/site/PageServer?pag ename=usw_hurricane_katrina

https://secure2.convio.net/ftc/site/Donation?ACTIO N=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=2661

Habitat for Humanity

Helping disaster victims rebuild piece by piece and house by house.

http://www.habitat.org/

https://www.habitat.org/donation/generaldonation/d efault.aspx?media=habitat&lander=MP&sourcecode=10w 39&tg=katrina&keyword=homepage_08302005

Some of you may wonder just how major this nuclear arsenal of which he speaks really is. Well, here's the 90 second answer: http://truemajority.kintera.org/bensbbs

The only way to find a cure is to pay researchers and fund experiments to do so.

People need your help. Here's a link to donate in honor of a friend who's affected. The Cancer Walk at Tufts University is a major fundraiser for Cancer Research.

Hope this gets modded up.

UNICEF (www.unicef.org) Donation page:

Doctors Without Borders (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/index.shtml) Donation page:

International Federation, Red Cross and Red Crescent (http://www.ifrc.org) Donation page:

UNICEF (www.unicef.org) Donation page:

Doctors Without Borders (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/index.shtml) Donation page:

International Federation, Red Cross and Red Crescent (http://www.ifrc.org) Donation page: