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Saturday, January 6, 2007
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Political Wire: "Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) 'is back at work after some time off due to the congressional recess, and it looks like he will soon have a major announcement," according to WMAQ-TV in Chicago. One source 'who has already committed to work for Obama, said people should look for the senator to make his intentions known very soon. The reason for that is Obama needs to get his infrastructure in place to satisfy federal election guidelines.' Meanwhile, Political Insider notes Obama is 'actively interviewing' potential staffers for a 2008 presidential campaign."
"2008 pres"
9:19:40 AM 
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Daily Kos: "New Baghdad security plan."
Washington Post: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid declared yesterday that 'it is time to bring the war to a close' and warned President Bush that sending more U.S. troops to Iraq would be unacceptable to the Democratic majorities that have just taken over Congress. Directly challenging Bush's wartime leadership on their second day in charge on Capitol Hill, Democrats Pelosi (Calif.) and Reid (Nev.) sent Bush a letter suggesting that, instead of starting a short-term escalation, he begin a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces in the next four to six months. The mission of remaining troops, they said, should be shifted away from combat toward more training, logistics and counterterrorism."
"2008 pres"
9:12:24 AM
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Union of Concerned Scientists: "In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited public and policy maker access to critical scientific information. To document this abuse, the Union of Concerned Scientists has created the A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science."
The guide is an interactive web app roughly reflecting the periodic table of the elements. When you mouse-over part of the chart a brief description of the interference is shown.
New West: "When it comes to global climate change, there are oil companies that have been relatively upfront with the public -- BP and Shell come to mind. Then there's ExxonMobil.
"The Union of Concerned Scientists released a report this week saying that over the last eight years the energy giant has provided an array of ideological groups with a total of $16 million to fund efforts to 'mislead the public' by discrediting the science behind global warming. The UCS assertion echoes similar claims by Britain's Royal Society, which actually contacted ExxonMobil directly, according to USA Today, to ask it to halt support for groups that 'misrepresented the science of climate change.'
"Responding predictably, ExxonMobil called the UCS report 'yet another attempt to smear our name and confuse the discussion of the serious issue of CO2 emissions and global climate change.' This raises a question: If the predictions of widespread economic upheaval due to the greenhouse effect come true, will ExxonMobil find itself liable, a la Big Tobacco, for billions of dollars for its 'tobacco-like disinformation campaign' (as the Union calls it) to distort and suppress scientific findings on the subject?"
"2008 pres"
8:56:47 AM
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Political Wire: "Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), who set up an exploratory committee in December, will announce his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election on January 20, reports the AP."
"2008 pres"
8:43:59 AM
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Officials hoping to bring the 2008 Democratic National Convention to Denver are hoping that recent comments from New York's mayor will help the Mile High City's chances, according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Does New York even want the 2008 Democratic National Convention?
That was the question many of those involved in Denver's bid for the gathering were asking Friday, following several statements by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that seemed to indicate a lack of enthusiasm. Denver is competing with New York City for the right to host the Democrats, and national Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has said he'll make a decision by the end of January. Bloomberg told a radio audience Friday that New York couldn't make the same financial commitment to the Democrats that it did to win the Republican convention in 2004. He said that, at the time, New York was still trying to recover from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and needed a boost, but doesn't have those problems now."
"2008 pres"
8:33:57 AM
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Our own soon to be former Governor Owens plans to help Mitt Romney in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Outgoing Colorado Governor Bill Owens has joined the senior advisory team of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is gearing up for a 2008 presidential bid.
Romney, 59, has not announced his candidacy officially, but submitted paperwork this week to form a presidential advisory committee, the first step in a race for the White House. If elected, he would be the first Mormon president. Owens, a two-term governor who worked with Romney at the National Governors Association, revealed his support for the Massachusetts Republican last night on the Hugh Hewitt Show, a conservative talk radio program. 'I think he's (Romney's) one of the brightest people I've ever seen in public office,' Owens said on the show. 'He's a businessman, he's a manager. He is a conservative, he wants to cut taxes.' Owens added he had doubts about the conservative credentials of other potential candidates and was impressed by Romney's organization of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before becoming Massachusetts's governor the same year."
"2008 pres"
8:25:19 AM
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