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Sunday, January 22, 2006
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Science Blog: "Public support for environmental protection in the United States as a federal government priority has dropped substantially since 2001, a researcher from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has found after analyzing results from a prominent annual public opinion survey.
"Michael Greenberg, a professor and associate dean at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, also found that with the exception of wanting Washington to focus on job creation, the public is less interested in a range of domestic priorities, including crime prevention and health care management."
Category: Colorado Water
8:54:38 PM 
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Western Democrat: "What Governor Richardson is doing here is what is known as leadership. Leadership is a quality that is seriously lacking in a lot of politicians at all levels of government across the country. Richardson is taking on a serious issue that affects countless numbers of people who have serious illnesses or are terminally ill, at a time when the federal government is conducting raids on patients' homes in states that allow medical marijuana. Richardson is standing up for what is right, despite the obstacles the federal government or naysayers in New Mexico will thrown in the way. Bill Richardson is the type of leader we need in Washington, D.C., standing up to the GOP culture of corruption and standing for all of the rest of us."
Oval Office 2008: "Australian author and journalist Ann Summers returned from a recent American trip with the view that Hillary Clinton is losing some of her core support - particularly from liberals in the Democratic Party."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
9:22:40 AM
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Diane Carman caught up with U.S. Senator Ken Salazar to learn about his opposition to Samuel Alito's nomimation [Denver Post, January 22, 2006, "Salazar puts own stamp on Alito vote"]. She writes, "Is the decision to vote against the confirmation of the Supreme Court nominee a sign that the Colorado Democrat is pandering to the extreme liberal wing of his party, as his Republican critics insist? Or is he acting on his conscience in the role of providing advice and consent as the Constitution demands? Court is now in session, so straighten up. The case is based on 217 years of history, constitutional law and raw politics. The facts include the views expressed by the Bush nominee in mountains of previous court decisions and public documents. They also include the statements made during the Senate confirmation hearings, a bizarre ritual some compare to "Kabuki theater" for the elaborate performances required to avoid answering questions directly...Based on the judge's considerable record, Salazar said, Alito likely would relinquish too much power to the executive branch of government, he would favor the powerful over the poor and the weak, and he would frustrate the country's progress toward greater diversity."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
8:23:00 AM
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