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Sunday, February 18, 2007
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TalkLeft: "Senate blocks Iraq war resolution."
TalkLeft: "On Hillary Clinton's website today, she unveils a new message on Iraq. 'U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the early front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has called for a 90-day deadline to start pulling American troops from Iraq.'"
Iraq the Model: "Since the multiple bombings in Shroja market district on the 12th, Baghdad hasn't seen any major attacks and there's a tangible decrease in all kinds of attacks. Not only official statements say so (Defense ministry officials said today that attacks are down by 80% in Baghdad). It's a reality I live in nowadays, at least in my neighborhood and its surroundings. It is also what I hear from friends and relatives in other parts of the city. We are hearing fewer explosions and less gunfire now than two weeks ago and that, in Baghdad, qualifies as quiet."
Captain's Quarters: "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced trip to Baghdad to personally observe the start of the new surge strategy. Rice told reporters that she's 'pleased' with the initial implementation, and that the increased American troops will have a big impact on the city's security."
"2008 pres"
8:57:59 AM 
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Oliver Willis: "Hillary Clinton wades hip deep into John Kerry territory."
Daily Kos: "The closer we get to the primaries, the more Hillary will realize that she can't escape her Iraq dilemma."
Colorado Lib: "John Edwards on healthcare.
"2008 pres"
8:51:56 AM
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David Letterman pokes some fun at President Bush and others on the eve of President's day. Thanks to the Daily Kos for the link.
"2008 pres"
8:48:31 AM
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TalkLeft: "Almost a year ago, our nation's immigrants marched in cities across America, rightly proclaiming, 'We are America.' The New York Times takes a look at what's happened in the year since the marches."
"2008 pres"
8:43:19 AM
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Diane Carman looks at the chances of electing a woman as president in 2008 in her column in today's Denver Post. From the article, "The latest polls suggest that voters finally may have come to this realization. In what's either a sign of long overdue enlightenment - or utter desperation - overwhelmingly they're saying they are at last ready for a woman president. A CBS News/New York Times poll this month found that 92 percent of adults said they would vote for a woman for president if she were qualified. When asked about their perceptions of fellow voters, they're still somewhat skeptical. Fifty-five percent said they think the country is ready for a woman president, up from 40 percent in 1996. Marie Wilson, president of the nonpartisan White House Project and the country's leading advocate for electing a woman president, finds the numbers reason for cautious optimism. After the symbolic candidacies of Carol Moseley Braun, Elizabeth Dole, Pat Schroeder and Shirley Chisholm, a real chance at electing a woman just may happen in 2008. 'Women now are seen as having credibility on the key issues of foreign policy, security and the economy,' she said. 'This is a critical change.' It has occurred largely because of two women secretaries of state: Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice. Women also are popular governors in Kansas, Arizona and Washington. Nancy Pelosi is the first woman speaker of the House, and Harvard University just named its first woman president. As a result, Wilson said, 'We haven't exactly achieved critical mass, but we're closer to making it not an aberration to have a woman in charge.' Maybe most significant this time is the fact that a woman is raising real money."
"2008 pres"
8:37:45 AM
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Controversy hasn't died down on the Gunnision River, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article, "Now that Gale Norton has ridden her broom into the private sector and the courts have tossed out that scurrilous midnight agreement she wormed through that threatened to turn the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon into another Dolores River below McPhee Reservoir, the many friends of the river have a short opportunity to reflect on their victory. But keep the celebration short, for the wrangling about what are the best flows for the Gunnison is sure to include such malodorous viewpoints as annual flushing flows that reflect 'what's natural' but might scour the canyon until it glistens like the front of Hoover Dam, and the hope from Front Range water buffaloes that somewhere there's enough extra water in the river basin to send some across the Continental Divide.
"When the Black Canyon was named a national monument in 1933, the river was in the midst of more than 10 years of some extraordinary water flows, according to historic data available from the U.S. Geologic Survey. The river peaked at 19,000 cubic feet per second in June 1921, and in the next 12 years hit highs of 11,000 cfs (1924), 14,800 cfs (1928), 12,200 cfs (1929) and 10,900 cfs (1933). Not all years reached five-digit flows, but apparently enough occurred to give some forces in the Park Service the notion the Black Canyon should receive a 10,000 cfs flushing flow every year. However, anglers and aquatic biologists disagree, saying that high flows every year not only would change the canyon as we know it but wouldn't really reflect the overall condition of the canyon in the early 1900s. Because the monument's water rights were recognized but never quantified, this and similar dust-ups about what's best for the Black Canyon are sure to heard in coming months and years. The 300 cfs metered out by Norton's agreement isn't enough to keep the river healthy; 10,000 cfs, on a regular basis, is too much to keep the river healthy."
"colorado water"
8:01:24 AM
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