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Tuesday, February 1, 2005
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Iraqi Election
Election day pictures from Friends of Democracy.
Update: Friends of Democracy: "Duhok Governorate elections results: Number participating in Duhok Governorate elections = 392,037 voters; Kurdistan Democratic Party = 310633 votes (79.23%); Kurdistan National Patriotic Party = 35446 votes (9%); Kurdistan Islamic Union Party = 35159 votes (8.96%)."
7:05:45 PM 
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Adios
I'm sorry to see that Andrew Sullivan is reigning in the blogging urge for a while.
6:05:20 PM
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Social Security
Josh Marshall is linking to Paul Krugman this morning. Marshall writes, "Paul Krugman hits the big question that shames every reporter who hasn't posed it to the president or whichever other privatizers they can finagle a minute with. It's as simple as this: the privatizers base their predictions about privatization on a 21st century of robust economic growth while they foretell Social Security's bleak future based on a 21st century of anemic economic growth -- a classic apples and oranges comparison which, if anyone were paying attention, would stop the whole debate in its tracks."
Uppdate: Montana Senator Max Baucus: "It's important to recognize that private accounts do not solve the problem - they make it worse. It's kind of important to realize Social Security is not an investment plan, it's insurance." From the Helena Independent Record. Thanks to LeftInTheWest for the link.
Update: Josh Marshall: "I'll see your mumbo and raise you a jumbo: President releases unofficial dates for bamboozlepalooza tour ..."
6:59:44 AM
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2004 Presidential Transition
TalkLeft: "Federal Judge Joyce Hens Green is unimpressed with the tribunals devised by the Bush administration to decide whether prisoners at Guantanamo should continue to be held as enemy combatants. Judge Green rejected the administration's claim that the tribunals satisfied last year's Supreme Court decisions permitting Guantanamo detainees to challenge their detentions."
Update: Matt Margolis: "The Iraq war has become a divisive issue because the Democrats decided to make it one." From USA Today.
6:56:37 AM
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Colorado Water
Castle Rock is looking for ways to avoid drying up the acquifers the town depends on, according to the Denver Post [February 1, 2005, "Castle Rock taps water ideas"]. From the article, "If nothing changes, Castle Rock's demand for water will overtake its underground supply in less than 50 years, according to a report that town leaders will hear tonight...The report names three areas where renewable water can be obtained in any great quantity: Arkansas River Basin, by buying up irrigation water rights from farmers; Upper South Platte River, by joining with other south metro utilities to get supplies from Denver Water in wet years when water is abundant; Lower South Platte River, by collecting and recycling water used initially for irrigation."
Update: Valley Courier: "New State Representative Rafael Gallegos has hit the floor of the Colorado House of Representatives running.
Since being sworn in as the new state representative for House District 62 this month, Representative Gallegos has already introduced two bills and begun service on three committees...Gallegos[base '] second bill, which will move through the senate under the sponsorship of Senator Lewis Entz, is a water quality bill introduced shortly after Gallegos was sworn in mid-January. Gallegos said the bill would assure that any time a water judge moves water from one division or one basin to another, the water quality will remain high." Thanks to MakesMeRalph for the link.
6:32:46 AM
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Denver November 2004 Election
John Suthers nomination for State Attorney General cleared the committee hurdle stage yesterday and now goes to the full Senate, according to the Denver Post [February 1, 2005, "Nominee for AG heads to full Senate"]. From the article, "Senators asked him whether he would support laws that he personally opposed - such as abortion rights, affirmative action and medical marijuana. Suthers said his job is to uphold the state's laws and that he would enforce laws even if he did not agree with them. The hearing provided a glimpse into the politics of the Capitol. Sen. Dan Grossman, D-Denver, presided over the panel's inquiry but declined to vote because he plans to run for attorney general next year."
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [February 1, 2005, "Suthers step closer to AG"].
Update: 5280 Weblog: "Colorado Attorney General Nominee John Suthers, currently the U.S. Attorney for Colorado, sailed through his confirmation hearing, if you go by the vote total [~] it was 6-0 for confirmation. But, eight people took the time to address the commmittee in person and air their complaints with Suthers."
6:26:58 AM
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2008 Presidential Election
Here's an article about Wellington Webb quitting the race for DNC Chair, from the Denver Post [February 1, 2005, "Webb drops race for DNC"]. From the article, "Webb ran touting his 12 years as Denver mayor, his experience in the party's trenches and his current stint as one of the DNC's vice chairmen. He called for Democrats to focus more on the Rocky Mountain West - which he deems a new and winnable battleground. His candidacy faced quiet opposition by some organized-labor bosses, who were irked when, they said, he obstructed their efforts to organize the Denver convention- center hotel and another hotel proposed at Denver International Airport. Webb - the only minority in the race - also failed to garner widespread support among fellow African-Americans. Last week, the chairwoman of the DNC's Black Caucus endorsed Dean, and party deputy chairman Ben Johnson also backed Dean, even though Webb claimed Johnson as one of his chief supporters."
Here's the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [February 1, 2005, "Webb quits DNC race, hands support to Dean"].
6:19:57 AM
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