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 I explained to anyone who would listen that I was dismayed at the lack of attention, even lip service, being given to big issues like the USA PATRIOT Act, dismal funding of schools and libraries, and encroachment of civil liberties by our current administration. I used the speech archive in my gmail account to do quick searches for words like "gay" and "library" and "Patriot Act" to highlight for reporters I talked to -- and readers at home -- how little these issues were mentioned.  Bei LLRX.com online: Jessamyn Wests Bloggererfahrungen auf dem DNC.