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What if you could sit down with each of the presidential candidates for an hour to ask them hard-hitting questions about issues that real people care about?  Link TV is doing just that with its new series, THE PEOPLE�S VOICE � one hour, in-depth, interviews with presidential candidates. From Iowa farmers to environmentalists to the nation�s newest voters, Link TV is putting the people back in the electoral process by linking the candidates with the nation�s leading citizen activist groups and membership organizations. The first edition of THE PEOPLE�S VOICE features Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

For a transcript of this interview, click here.

To view a streamed version suitable for broadband connections, click here; and for dialup connections click here.

An election series unlike any other on national television, THE PEOPLE�S VOICE promises to mobilize the mobilizers and activate the activists by enlisting the people most involved in making this country a better place.

Journalist Mark Hertsgaard, the host of THE PEOPLE�S VOICE and Link TV's political correspondent, has a national reputation for probing deeper. His hard-hitting journalism has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Time, The Washington Post, and many other publications around the world.  He is the author of five books, including most recently "The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World" (Picador).

Partnering citizen groups are being encouraged to organize "house parties" across the country, where viewers watch and participate in the interviews. Throughout each program, banners appear on the bottom of the screen giving viewers many other ways to get involved in the electoral process, from registering to vote to volunteering for a candidate's campaign to joining one of the collaborating citizen groups.

Funding for the THE PEOPLE�S VOICE is provided by The Shei�rah Foundation, The Leavens Foundation and Link TV viewers.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:

THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS (LCCR)
The oldest and broadest-based civil rights coalition in the United States. Founded in 1950, LCCR is currently comprised of more than 180 organizations representing persons of color, women, children, labor unions, individuals with disabilities, older Americans, major religious groups, gays and lesbians, and civil liberties and human rights groups.  LCCR works to effect meaningful legislation, policies, and judicial appointments, and to ensure the proper enforcement of civil rights laws to unite us as a nation true to its promise of equal justice, equal opportunity, and mutual respect.

THE NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION (NFFC)
The NFFC represents 34 grassroots farm, resource conservation, and rural advocacy groups from 32 states, and works with farmers and others to preserve and strengthen family farms.

THE UNITED STATES STUDENT ASSOCIATION (USSA) 
The USSA is the country�s oldest and largest national student organization, representing millions of students.  Founded in 1947, USSA is the recognized voice for students on Capitol Hill, in the White House, and in the Department of Education.  USSA believes that education is a right and works on building grassroots power among students to win concrete victories that expand access to education at the federal, state, and campus levels.

WIRETAP
WireTap is the independent information source by and for socially conscious youth that showcases investigative news articles, personal essays and opinions, artwork and activism resources that challenge stereotypes, inspire creativity, foster dialogue and give young people a voice in the media.

THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
The World Affairs Council was founded in 1947 out of the interest generated by the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. With over 10,000 members, they are the largest international affairs organization on the west coast. The Council hosts more than 200 events every year with leading political and business leaders, academics, journalists, and artists

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