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COK in the News: "Senator Goes Vegetarian for Week"
 By Jason Tomassini as printed in the Gazette on April 29, 2009
"Politicians may be accused of bending the truth from time to time, but state Sen. Jamie Raskin swears by his latest vow. And halfway through the self-proclaimed "passionate carnivore's" vow to eat vegetarian for a whole week as part of the first ever Takoma Park Veg Week, Raskin appeared to be holding onto his promise. The Takoma Park-based nonprofit organization Compassion Over Killing initiated the Veg Week, and Mayor Bruce Williams proclaimed the week at a City Council meeting April 20."
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Event Review: Takoma Veg Week Party!
 COK’s week-long veg celebration in Takoma Park, Md.—the first Takoma Park Veg Week—got underway with a kick-off party on Fri. April 24. More than 80 people joined us, including special guests Sen. Jamie Raskin, Del. Tom Hucker (pictured here), and City Council Member Dan Robinson, all three of whom signed our Pledge to Go Veg for One Week!
Read more and see photos.
May Campaign: Take Our 30-Day Egg-Free Pledge!
To boost post-Easter sales slump, the egg industry has declared May as National Egg Month. And we're putting a compassionate spin on the industry's month-long self-promotion by asking you to "crack the cruelty" by pledging to choose egg-free foods for at least 30 days! By signing up, you’ll receive our "Crack the Habit" action pack, filled with recipes and coupons—plus the first 200 people will also receive a free copy of the latest issue of VegNews magazine!
Sign up now & start cracking the cruelty!
Dr. Michael Greger: CDC Confirms Ties to Virus First Discovered in U.S. Pig Factories
 "Factory farming and long-distance live animal transport apparently led to the emergence of the ancestors of the current swine flu threat. A preliminary analysis of the H1N1 swine flu virus isolated from human cases in California and Texas reveals that six of the eight viral gene segments arose from North American swine flu strains circulating since 1998, when a new strain was first identified on a factory farm in North Carolina."
Read his full report.
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