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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
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size=5 color=navy face=Garamond><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Garamond;
color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=5 color="#0070c0" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:#0070C0;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>“NATIONAL CALL
IN DAYS CONTINUE FOR</span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=5 color="#0070c0" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:#0070C0;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> FAIR AND
TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS IN </span></font></i></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><i><font size=5 color="#0070c0"
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#0070C0;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>EL SALVADOR</span></font></i></b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b><i><font
size=5 color="#0070c0" face=Garamond><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:
Garamond;color:#0070C0;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>”</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><em><b><i><font
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size=2 color="#31849b" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#31849B'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><u><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Final Push March </span></font></u></i></b><b><i><u><font
size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>2 – 4, Last Days to Make Calls!</span></font></u></i></b><font
size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Support Representatives Raul
Grijalva (<st1:State w:st="on">Arizona</st1:State>) and Marcy Kaptur’s (<st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>) letter to President Obama on the Elections in</span></font></i></b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> </span></font><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><i><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>El Salvador</span></font></i></b></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>We thank the 14 members of
Congress that have signed on to the Letter to President </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>Obama (as of Friday February 30).<font color=black><span
style='color:black'> </span></font></span></font></i></b><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'>They include Charles Rangel- Chair of Ways and
Means (NY), Nidia Velasquez- Chair of the Hispanic Caucus (NY), Xavier
Becerra – Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus (CA),</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-style:italic'>Linda Sanchez (CA), Jose Serrano (NY</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'>), Jim McDermott<font color=black><span style='color:black'> (WA),
Sam Farr (CA), Danny Davis (IL), Bob Filner (CA), Chaka Fattah (PA), Keith
Ellison (MN), Maurice Hinchey (NY)</span></font></span></font></i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><u><font
size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS
TODAY</span></font></u></i></b><b><i><u><font size=5 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'> </span></font></u></i></b><b><i><u><font size=5 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>- (202<font
color=black><span style='color:black'>) 224-3121</span></font></span></font></u></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'>This letter calls for the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> government to maintain neutrality
with respect to <st1:country-region w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region>'s
March 15 presidential election, and affirms that the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> should seek a positive
relationship with whichever candidate who is elected democratically by the
Salvadoran people. It also calls for Fair and Transparent Elections in light of
reports by reputable organizations such as the Organization of American States
and the European Union Observation Team whom reported serious irregularities in
the last Municipal and Legislative elections in January 2009. The letter to
President Obama has emerged in light of efforts by </span></font></i><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'>the Salvadoran right-wing<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>to manipulate the official foreign policy
of the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> toward <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place>
for partisan ends. Groups tied to the ARENA government are airing irresponsible
TV ads and spewing false statements in the mass media stating that Salvadorans
in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> will be
deported, that remittances will be halted and that relations with the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
will deteriorate if the opposition wins the election. </span></font></span></font></i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'>For a call script and more information about the
letter go to: <a href="http://www.cispes.org/action" target="_blank">www.cispes.org/action</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sign on to the
facebook event at<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <a
href="http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=55103689405&ref=ts">http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=55103689405&ref=ts</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><i><font size=1
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.8pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If your
representative’s office agrees to make a statement or co-sponsor the
letter, ask for the contact information of the person that the letter should be
sent to. Then contact Esther Portillo at <a href="mailto:burke@cispes.org"
target="_blank" title="mailto:burke@cispes.org">909-645-2050</a> or <a
href="mailto:esther.portillo1@gmail.com" target="_blank">esther.portillo1@gmail.com</a>
to pass on the contact information and Representative’s name. We will
follow up with that Representative. </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.8pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>More info about the elections at:<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <a
href="http://www.cispes.org/09electionsblog">www.cispes.org/09electionsblog</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.8pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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