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Sunday, December 10, 2006
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Land Trust Alliance: " A new report released today by the Land Trust Alliance finds that the pace of private land conservation by local and state land trusts more than tripled between successive five-year periods from 2000 to 2005. State and local land trusts have doubled their conservation acres from 6 million to 11.9 million acres in the past five years - an area twice the size of the state of New Hampshire. Including national conservation groups a total of 37 million acres have been conserved by private means-an area 16 1/2 times the size of Yellowstone National Park. The National Land Trust Census is the nation's only tabulation of private land conservation data."
Thanks to New West for the link.
"2008 pres"
7:46:46 AM 
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Coloradolib points to the Presidential Candidate Selector. Coyote Gulch, of course, couldn't refuse. Click on the thumbnail to see where we stand.
We're surprised that no Republicans show up in the top 10. But since we're enamored of Bill Richardson we're sure that it's our western roots showing through, independence and a healthy distrust of government, along with a willingness to trust our neighbors.
"2008 pres"
7:39:51 AM
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Captains Quarters: "Mitt Romney has worked to position himself as a conservative alternative to John McCain and an ideological opponent of the more liberal Rudy Giuliani in the 2008 Presidential sweepstakes with Republican voters. He has successfully challenged both enough to get himself into the top tier for the nomination in these early days. However, the emergence of correspondence between Romney and the Log Cabin Republicans of Massachussetts in 1994 threatens to make Romney look like a (gasp!) libertarian."
"2008 pres"
7:25:22 AM
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Iraq the Model: "According to a recent paper published last November by Dow Jones (don't have a link, read a summary on paper) after the world economic forum in the dead sea, Iraq's income from oil exports for this year was at 35 billion dollars with a 14.3% increase from last year's total. And that if oil export levels retain the current level and under stable prices, the coming year will witness a record income that was never reached in the history of modern Iraq and revenues will jump up to 40 billion dollars; a huge figure given the humble plans of the government and a figure that will put the government in a position where it must come up with new and ambitious plans to match the new revenue figures. In fact and from what can be read in papers and heard from official statements it seems most government departments failed to spend the funds allocated by the government for those departments to execute their projects. That's not because of security challenges only since there are several regions in the country that are relatively stable and where work can be done but more because of bureaucracy and corruption that make it extremely difficult to implement plans and make sure the money is spent in the right direction."
"2008 pres"
7:24:03 AM
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Talking Points Memo: "As long as we're engaging in useless exercises, is it time for an Afghanistan Study Group?...Under our watch, the Taliban has burned down more than 300 schools in the past two years. Did anyone ask Robert Gates during his confirmation hearing whether we're winning the war in Afghanistan?"
"2008 pres"
7:05:06 AM
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Howard Dean is expected to choose between Denver and New York for the 2008 Democratic National Convention soon, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "The two cities bidding to host the Democratic National Convention have done so with styles that could not be more different. Denver officials, conscious of the fact that their city is an unknown entity for the Democrats, have made a highly public effort to push Denver's strength as a burgeoning Democratic base and counter concerns about fundraising and lodging issues. New York, which has hosted five party conventions since Denver hosted its only one in 1908, has remained quietly suave and debonair as Denver scrambles to woo the Democratic suitor. 'Denver's got a larger sales job to do,' New York Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf said. 'New York, from an accommodations standpoint, has an easier job to do.' With a decision from Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean due in just a day or two, Denver officials readily agree with Sheinkopf, comparing their effort to a David-and-Goliath kind of struggle. 'We've had to show a little more leg,' said Debbie Willhite, the executive director of Denver's host committee. 'We're a little bit of an unknown quantity for the Democrats.' The difference is tangible. When Dean called Bill Ritter last month to congratulate the Democrat on being elected governor of Colorado, Ritter took the opportunity to lobby for the 2008 party convention."
"2008 pres"
6:47:27 AM
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