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Thursday, November 18, 2004

2004 Presidential Transition
Now for some fun - The Depressed Democrats Guide to Recovery. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for the link.
Update: TalkLeft: "President Bush yesterday named his long time advisor and former personal lawyer Harriet Miers as White House Counsel. She will replace Alberto Gonzales."
"I served with Ms. Miers on the Martindale Hubbell-Lexis Nexis Legal Advisory Board for a few years. She resigned in 2000. I didn't get to know her well, but I liked her. We only talked law, not politics, but I'm betting she will be very different from, and a big improvement over, Alberto Gonzales."
"Congratulations, Harriet."
Update: Blogs for Bush: "It's Specter."
6:13:47 AM

Denver November 2004 Election
Jeralyn Merriit writes, on the 5280 Weblog, "For the first time in 44 years, the Democrats will be the majority party in the state legislature. In the Senate, their margin is a single seat. So why is incoming Senate majority leader Ken Gordon thinking about appointing Republicans to vice-chair important legislative committees?"
Louisville Republican, Steve Bosley, has won an at-large seat for C.U. Regent, according to the Rocky Mountain News [November 18, 2004, "Bosley's marathon for regent's seat ends in victory"]. From the article, "Bosley held a 12,000-vote lead when all the regular ballots were counted in the Nov. 2 election. (Jennifer) Mello, however, held off conceding until all the provisional ballots were counted, although she said she did not expect they would make a difference."
5:45:05 AM

Colorado Water
Here's a story about the State Water Quality Conservation Board and their $2.7 million study (Statewide Water Supply Initiative) of state water needs, from the Rocky Mountain News [November 18, 2004, "State plans more talks on fair division of water"]. From the article, "The Colorado Water Conservation Board early next year will launch another round of statewide water talks aimed at helping rural and urban areas find ways to divide remaining water supplies equitably. The decision comes as the board this week finalized a groundbreaking $2.7 million statewide study indicating that Colorado's water needs will soar 53 percent by 2030." Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [November 19, 2004, "Phase 2 of state water study may take more cash"].
5:40:01 AM

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