Coyote Gulch

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

2004 Presidential Election
Carol Mosely Braun has made it official. She's running for president in 2004 according NHPrimary.com. They quote her as saying, "I am uniquely qualified to do the job of president, and I offer the clearest alternative to this current administration, whose only new idea has been pre-emptive war and a huge new bureaucracy. A woman can fix the mess they have created, because we are practical, we are not afraid of partnerships and we are committed to making the world better for our children."
Accoding to a recent USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll support for President Bush is waning. The Poll shows, "retired general Wesley Clark and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry narrowly ahead of President Bush among registered voters. Bush narrowly leads former Vermont governor Howard Dean, Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. The results for the five leading Democrats are so close they are within the poll's margin of error. More than a year before the election, the findings don't project a winner so much as they show that Bush has lost the perception that he is the strong favorite." Here are the results for you numbers junkies.
Here's a recent poll for the Iowa caucuses from Survey USA showing Gephardt and Dean in a tie.
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2003 Denver Mayoral Transition
Police Chief Gerry Whitman has shaken up the department leadership with several appointments this week, according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 23, 2003, "Denver police get new leaders"]. Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [September 23, 2003, "City police chief picks command staff"]. According to the Post, "Michael H. Battista - commander of District 6, in central Denver - becomes the deputy chief of operations. Marco Vasquez, commander of the Internal Affairs Bureau, becomes deputy chief of administration. Steven Cooper, division chief of technology and support, becomes division chief of patrol. Mary Beth Klee, deputy chief of administration, becomes division chief of special operations. Daniel J. O'Hayre, division chief of patrol, becomes division chief of technology and support. Michael T. O'Neill remains as commander of District 2, in northeast Denver. Patrick L. Flynn remains as commander of District 3, in southeast Denver. Rudolf Sandoval remains as commander of District 4, in southwest Denver. David A. Fisher Jr., who becomes division chief of investigations, replacing the recently retired Armedia Gordon. John W. Lamb, who replaces Vasquez as commander of internal affairs. David Quinones, the new commander of District 1, in northwest Denver. Tracie L. Keesee, who will replace John Weber as commander of District 5 in Montbello when Weber retires Dec. 15. Deborah K. Dilley, the new commander of District 6. Departing members of the old team include Deputy Chief Dave Abrams, Division Chief of Special Operations Juan Maldonado and Cmdr. Brian Gallagher of District 1. They will be reassigned."
6:16:40 AM

Denver November 2003 Election
Two state lawmakers are stirring up more trouble for Wembley around Amendment 33 saying that the company is trying to mask donations, according to the Rocky Mountain News [September 23, 2003, "Probe of Wembley?"]. They've asked Denver District Attorney and Attorney General Ken Salazar to investigate how Wembley companies have contributed money to help pass the amendment. From the article, "Sen. Joan Fitz-Gerald, D-Golden, and Rep. Rob Fairbank, R-Littleton, sent a joint letter to Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar and Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter. The lawmakers' request for an investigation comes on the heels of a complaint filed by the opposition campaign, Don't Turn Racetracks into Casinos, with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office. In Colorado, there is no limit to initiative donations - Wembley can donate all it wants to promote the measure. But under the state's campaign finance law, it is illegal for entities to mask their donations under another name. Campaign finance reports on file with the Colorado secretary of state show contributions from individual Wembley-owned racetracks but nothing from the parent company. That's because each racetrack makes and spends its own money, according to Ty Howard, president and chief executive officer of Wembley USA." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [September 23, 2003, "Inquiry urged on pro-VLT finances"].
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