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Friday, May 13, 2005
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DeLay Rule
Bull Moose: "The Moose sheds a tear for the DeLayicans."
"The Moose is a charitable mammal. He can empathize with two-legged beasts who are in pain. The Moose is a virtual Dr. Phil when he is in the presence of folks who are in obvious hurt."
6:11:56 PM 
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Bolton to Full Senate
Here's an article about John Bolton from the New York Times via the Denver Post [May 13, 2005, "Bolton nomination now up to Senate"]. From the article, "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent the nomination of John Bolton to the full Senate without a recommendation for its approval, after Republicans fell short of the solid support among their members necessary to endorse him as ambassador to the United Nations. The highly unusual move by the committee, the third time it has sent a nomination to the Senate without a favorable recommendation in the past 22 years, was nevertheless an important victory for the White House. It moved one of the most contested of its foreign policy appointments a step closer to approval, given the Republicans' solid majority in the Senate."
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
6:22:03 AM
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Reservoirs Filling
Reservoirs in Colorado are filling, according to the Rocky Mountain News [May 13, 2005, "Reservoirs at 89% of capacity"]. From the article, "For the first time in seven years, Colorado's snowpack has topped 100 percent of average statewide. Only about 20 percent of the state is now classified as suffering from drought conditions, down dramatically from 2002, when 85 percent of the state was dangerously dry, according to Roger Pielke, state climatologist."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [May 13, 2005, "Drought isn't over, task force warns, as Front Range turns a springy green"].
Here's the link to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Don't look too far north of Colorado and Utah, you'll get depressed.
Category: Colorado Water
6:16:42 AM
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Ritter for Governor
Here's an article from the Rocky Mountain News about Bill Ritter and his bid for governor [May 13, 2005, "Ritter to seek guv's office"]. From the article, "As a boy, Ritter said he woke up at 5:30 most mornings to help milk the family's cows. After earning his bachelor's degree at Colorado State University and a law degree at University of Colorado, he became a deputy district attorney. Later, he went to Zambia for three years with a Catholic missionary team. There, he set up a nutrition program, which evolved into an AIDS clinic. On his return he worked for the U.S. attorney. In 1993, Gov. Roy Romer appointed him district attorney, even though he was considered a long shot for the nod. He ran unopposed in 1994, then defeated Craig Silverman in a bitter re-election campaign in 1996. In 2000, he ran unopposed and won a third term. He was term-limited and stepped down in January when Mitch Morrissey took over. Ritter said education and immigration need immediate attention."
Coyote Gulch's former boss, Bruce Alexander, is on the list of supporters.
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:12:17 AM
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