From the Journal News

...Tasini's appearance in Westchester came just hours after Clinton met with Lamont at her Chappaqua home. [Clinton advisor Howard] Wolfson said the meeting went well and that Clinton offered to help Lamont raise money for the race. The war in Iraq, he added, was not discussed.

Guess she won't discuss the war with anyone. Click here to watch a CBS clip of Clinton avoiding the question of whether she'll debate Tasini.

Jonathan was on two news segments of MSNBC this morning about why Senator Clinton hasn't said yet yes to a debate.

Channel 7 (ABC) and Channel 2 (CBS) interviewed him during his visit to the New Rochelle Farmers Market, so tune into those channels to see him on the evening news tonight.

He's also taping Cutting Edge with Richard Rose on WLNY TV - Channel 55 (Long Island) today. The show airs tonight at 11pm, 7:30pm on Saturday and 1:30 on Sunday.

Finally he's taping a segment of Newsmakers with Dave Wolf on News 12 - Westchester which will air Saturday at starting 9:00am and running every half hour.

Tasini looks at the old Buffalo Forge factory in Buffalo

From the Buffalo News

Tasini tackles underdog challenge -Presses bid to oust Clinton in primary
By MARK SOMMER

"Sixty-five percent of the people say they still don't know who I am. So a debate is very important, both for the voters and for the campaign," Jonathan Tasini says.
Jonathan Tasini came to Buffalo on Thursday, criticizing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for supporting the Iraq War; he also unveiled an economic plan that calls for fundamental reform of corporate power.

New York, NY – Marist released a poll yesterday which found that only ten percent of Democrats in New York say they will vote for a pro-war candidate whereas 64 percent (up from 62 percent from the last Marist poll in July) say they would vote an anti-war candidate.

“Once again I stand where the majority of Democratic voters stand on the issue of the war in Iraq,” said Tasini. ”Why is Hillary Clinton unwilling to have an open debate on the war? This is the issue that is central on voters' minds and she is showing a lack of respect for the voters and for democracy by refusing to engage in a debate."

NEW YORK, NY - Citizens for Universal Healthcare (CUH) announced today that it endorses Jonathan Tasini's U.S. Senatorial candidacy in the September 12th New York State Democratic primary. For over a decade Citizens for Universal Healthcare has worked for legislative reform to bring about a single payer health care system.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement from CUH,” said Tasini. “Hillary Clinton has never stood for single payer health care. Now that she is pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the drug and insurance industry, we can be sure that the incumbent will protect the very industries that are ripping off average Americans."