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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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Iraqi Women and the Internet
Friends of Democracy: "Our Friends of Democracy team - sponsored by Spirit of America - arranged another series of workshops in different Iraqi cities to educate women's groups and individual women activists about the use of the Internet as a tool for sharing ideas and expertise. We encouraged women to start their own web logs and to take advantage of the Arabic blogging tool - which we also developed with help from Spirit of America."
9:52:35 PM 
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Jackson Still Wants to Break Up MS
News.com: "Former U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who savaged Microsoft from the bench before being removed from the case for his wayward conduct, still thinks that breaking up the software behemoth was the right thing to do. In a speech here Tuesday before the American Antitrust Institute, Jackson said that the 'Microsoft persona I had been shown throughout the trial was one of militant defiance, unapologetic for its past behavior and determined to continue as before.'"
Coyote Gulch would have broken them up into 25,000 companies or one per employee depending on which would result in the largest number.
Thanks to Dave Winer for the link.
7:22:22 PM
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Bolton
Stygius: "The John Bolton nomination initially seemed to reflect a hubristic, all-powerful White House steamrolling over any opposition. It first appeared as an annoying inevitability, and initially there were no indiciations Senate Democrats were willing to fight over it. Luckily, enough people started jumping up and down, making noise about his tenure at State and raising the fight's profile such that is has now become an emblem in the broader struggle of Democrats and moderate Republicans against Cheneyism...American politics after the 2004 election are alive and well, and its thanks not to blue-staters putatively showing red staters their errors, but rather to the vast, often-silent Purple Nation that could be the real power in this country. This country is so much more than any red state-blue state dichotomy."
Josh Marshall: "Even radio producers can't trust Bill Frist."
Blogs for Bush: "What he (Frist) should do is force the Democrats to actually filibuster."
Blogs for Bush: "It does seem a bit odd, doesn't it? I mean, Ambassador to the United Nations is an important post, but it isn't exactly the most important post, is it? John Bolton's overall views are not markedly different from those of Donald Rumsfeld or Condi Rice, so why is the left so extra determined to prevent his approval?"
Political Wire: "Senate Judiciary chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) predicts that those interests groups that are 'poised for warfare over the next Supreme Court nomination' will have to 'hold their fire for a while,' the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Specter said Chief Justice William Rehnquist 'looked really good" at a congressional leadership luncheon last week and "did not look like a man about to step down.'"
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
6:46:20 PM
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Holtzman or Beauprez for Governor?
Colorado Pols: "We've made changes to the Governor Line on down, and we finally added a CD-4 Line now that there is enough candidate movement to warrant keeping track of some of it. Starting at the top, Marc Holtzman maintains his hold on the lead spot with Congressman Bob Beauprez falling slightly after a tough week. It's not enough that Beauprez's "Mexican time" comments got him into trouble; we're hearing more news that Holtzman may indeed reach $1 million raised for the first two quarters of this year, which is a staggering amount this early in a race and with $1,000 contribution limits. It looks as though Beauprez is going to be struggling to hold off Holtzman for the long haul."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:42:51 AM
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Coronado Memo
Colorado Luis: "The Coronado memo isn't all about candidate recruitment and I definitely found more to disagree with in it than just their take on the Salazar for Senate campaign. But the overall policy prescription -- basically to stop ghettoizing the party's approach to voters of color and embrace real integration -- is right on."
Howard Dean - From the Boston Globe: ''We are going to be much tougher and in-your-face with the Republicans when they say things that aren't true." There's that damn feistiness showing again. 
Political Wire: "'A team of political scientists is arguing that people's gut-level reaction to social issues is strongly influenced by genetic inheritance,' the New York Times reports."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
6:39:33 AM
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Elected Clerk and Recorder for Denver?
Denver voters may get the chance to approve an elected Clerk and Recorder this fall, according to the Denver Post [June 21, 2005, "Plan calls for an elected clerk"]. From the article, "Responding to a string of election mishaps and blunders, the Denver City Council today will consider scrapping the current Election Commission and giving voters the power to hire and fire their top election officer. If approved by the City Council, the proposal to eliminate the three- member commission and remove the clerk and recorder position from the mayor's executive branch would go to voters in November. A new position of elected clerk would be created and accountable to Denver residents, according to a written draft of the proposal. The clerk would appoint a director to run election operations...The commission is expected to reverse itself again Thursday. Instead of using vote centers in November, the commission appears poised to opt for an all-mail ballot."
Vincent Carroll: "Denver voters have been patient and generous with their schools, and this fall they'll be asked again to be both. This time the district is promoting a tax to fund a 'ProComp' pay plan for teachers who boost student achievement, volunteer for difficult schools and instruct in such difficult areas as math and science."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
6:13:19 AM
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Bolton
Senate Republicans came up short again on ending the filibuster of John Bolton, according to the Los Angeles Times via the Denver Post [June 21, 2005, "Senate Dems again stymie Bolton's U.N. confirmation"]. From the article, "Senate Democrats on Monday again blocked a confirmation vote on John Bolton, opening the possibility that President Bush would bypass lawmakers and use a recess appointment to install the embattled nominee as U.N. ambassador. Despite last-minute lobbying by the White House and public pressure from Bush, Republicans fell well short of the 60 votes they needed to break a Democratic filibuster and cut off debate on the nomination. Afterward, both Democrats and Republicans indicated that the 54-38 vote dimmed the prospects of Bolton's nomination eventually making it through the Senate and underscored the high political stakes involved for both parties. Under the Constitution, the president has the right to make appointments without a confirmation vote when the Senate is not in session. But such an appointment lasts only through the next congressional year - in Bolton's case, until January 2007. Presidents generally avoid the practice for fear of antagonizing Congress and because the appointees then bear the stigma of not having the Senate's backing."
Steve Clemons: "The Senate spoke loud and clear today. John Bolton is NOT getting the approval of the United States Senate unless the White House fully concedes on the document requests that Senators have requested since April that might help better inform them as to controversial and important parts of John Bolton's record." Thanks to Josh Marshall for the link.
Category: 2004 Presidential Transition
6:07:10 AM
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