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Saturday, December 2, 2006
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Western Democrat: "It would be so nice to have a great, Southern ideologue as the Republican front runner in 2008. If it isn't going to be Bill Frist, the closest we can get is Mike Huckabee."
"2008 pres"
8:11:45 AM 
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Political Wire: "Interviewed on CNN's Situation Room last night, Sen. John Kerry sounded like a presidential candidate, but when asked if he'll formally announce, he said, 'I can't tell you exactly when.'
"On his low approval ratings: 'It's a reaction to having lost in '04 and to a lot of, you know, things that have gone on since. I don't put a lot of stock in polls at this point. I really think that we have to wait and see where we are next year and I think what the American people want us to do is do their business right now, not get caught up in this. I don't put a lot of stock in polls, as you know. I was 30 points behind for months upon months and I won. And I think I, you know, I've earned the right to say that anything right now is really not particularly meaningful.'"
"2008 pres"
7:52:24 AM
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TPM Cafe: "As we said the other day, it's no slam dunk that Net Neutrality will be approved by the new Congress. But, the odds got better with Rep. Ed Markey's decision to take back the Telecommunications Subcommittee next year.
"Markey was the House's great champion on Net Neutrality, as well as on a host of other telecom issues. His welcome announcement comes as the Government Accountability Office issued a new report finding there's less telecom competition out there than we thought in the big-business market, which was supposed to be more competitive than consumers have at home. The report also chastized the FCC for not keeping up with what's going on in the telecom industry."
"2008 pres"
7:48:46 AM
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Colorado Confidential: "There has been a lot of talk about having a 'super presidential primary' in the Rocky Mountain States in February of 2008, but until the Colorado legislature reinstates a statewide presidential primary process, Colorado will not be able to participate. Back in 2003, Senate Bill 188 eliminated the February presidential primaries in Colorado because of pre-Referendum C budget woes and most likely because the Republican-led legislators felt no need to participate in a primary process with President Bush at the helm. Sure it saved $2.2 million in 2004, but it also eliminated Colorado's voice in selecting future presidential candidates."
"2008 pres"
7:41:41 AM
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Political Wire: "'It's a two-way contest between McCain and Romney.' -- Newt Gingrich strategist Rich Galen, quoted by the Salt Lake Tribune, on the 2008 Republican presidential contest.
"2008 pres"
7:30:15 AM
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Colorado's federal lawmakers are saying that the competing wilderness bills for Rocky Mountain National Park (home to the Grand Ditch) are unlikely to be resolved in this year's lame duck session, according to the Daily Herald (Utah). From the article, "Legislation to officially designate about 94 percent of the park as wilderness was first proposed in 1994, and Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced the bill every year since he took office in 1999. He and Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., thought they were finally poised to pass it this year after winning support from several communities surrounding the park. But progress was scuttled when Colorado Republicans Sen. Wayne Allard and Rep. Marilyn Musgrave introduced their own bill at the last minute. Now, with Congress set to wrap up work by the end of next week, Colorado[base ']s lawmakers say they still have not negotiated a compromise...
"One of the sticking points between the Republicans and the Democrats was whether to give liability protection to a company that operates the Grand River Ditch through the park. Water Supply and Storage Co. has the rights to the ditch, one of Colorado's oldest transmountain canals. Allard and Musgrave's bill would waive liability for future accidents that occur under normal maintenance. But Salazar and others have questioned whether the bill would also absolve the company of potential liability for damage to the park caused by a 2003 accident. The government sued the Fort Collins water company earlier this year for damage caused when the ditch overflowed, scouring a mountainside and forcing the temporary closure of trails and campsites."
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
"colorado water"
6:56:04 AM
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