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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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Political Wire: "A new national American Research Group survey of likely primary voters shows Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to lead among Democrats and Rudy Giuliani is in front among Republicans. However, Clinton has increased her lead since March, while Giuliani has dropped 10 points during the same time period.
Political Wire: "A new Quinnipiac national poll finds Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the 2008 presidential race among Democrats with 35% support, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 21%, Al Gore with 18% and John Edwards with 9%. In a Republican primary, Rudy Giuliani leads with 27%, trailed by Fred Thompson at 15%, Sen. John McCain at 15% and Mitt Romney at 10%."
"2008 pres"
6:26:57 PM 
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Talking Points Memo: "State Dept.'s Nick Burns: "Irrefutable evidence" Iran is arming the Taliban.
"Sec. Def. Bob Gates: Iran kinda maybe arming the Taliban."
"2008 pres"
6:23:06 PM
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Talking Points Memo: "Today's subpoenas to the White House are just the start of a long, winding road."
"2008 pres"
6:20:25 PM
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Juan Cole: "The Golden Dome or Askariya Shrine in Samarra had its minarets blown up on Wednesday. The shrine is among the holiest in the Shiite world, dedicated to the father and grandfather of the hidden Twelfth Imam. Millenarian Shiites believe that the hidden Imam will one day return to restore the world to justice and herald the Judgment Day (i.e. he is like the second coming of Christ for Christians)."
"2008 pres"
6:19:19 PM
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Colorado Confidential: "At least 12,050 Coloradans slept on the streets, or in shelters, or under bridges -- or other places that are not home on January 29. The number of homeless people in Colorado is similar to last summer's tally of 16,203 . The new count is detailed in a study released today by the Colorado Division of Housing. Among other findings, the report indicates the number of newly homeless Coloradans has increased dramatically since last summer."
"2008 pres"
6:14:52 PM
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Here's the text of a press release about H.R. 2337, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives' Natural Resources Committee today, from the Western Colorado Congress:
House Committee Passes Bill to Ensure That Oil Shale Goes Slow Bill Takes Oil Shale Leasing Off of Fast Track, Western Slope officials and communities are elated.
Contact: Bob Randall, Western Resource Advocates (303)444-1188 ext 249; Cathy Kay, Western Colorado Congress (970)256-7650; Kathleen Sullivan Kelley, western slope rancher (970)942-8004.
The U.S. House of Representatives' Natural Resources Committee today passed H.R 2337, the "Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007," which contained important provisions that would give the Interior Department more time to analyze development of oil shale and tar sands resources.
Section 104 of H.R. 2337 would remove several of the ambitious timelines for analysis of oil shale development that were imposed by the Energy Policy Act. Because the technologies are not yet known and activities on research and development leases will not yet have begun, these artificial timelines would preclude careful consideration of the potential impacts as well as the concerns of Colorado Communities. H.R. 2337 would remove these deadlines and assure that the BLM can take the time it needs to do the analysis necessary to protect air and water quality and western Colorado communities.
"Rather than imposing artificial timelines and requiring the BLM to rush preparation of important analyses of economic and environmental risks, the wiser course is to allow the agency the time to do a thorough job," said Cathy Kay of Western Colorado Congress. "We were glad to see the House Natural Resources Committee adopt such a reasonable approach."
Specifically, the oil shale provisions in H.R. 2337 would: Eliminate the requirement that the BLM rush through preparation of its Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement analyzing commercial oil shale leasing; Establish a 180 day public comment period for proposed commercial leasing regulations - This measure is especially important in light of the BLM's recent denial of the State of Colorado's request for sufficient time to review the federal environmental analysis of oil shale leasing;[apple] Direct the adoption of an oil shale and tar sands leasing strategy before any commercial leasing might take place.
Impacted communities were also concerned by the rushed timelines for commercial oil shale leasing set forth in the Energy Policy Act, and elected officials on the Western Slope came out in force to support the provisions of H.R. 2337 on Tuesday. Twenty-five locally elected officials sent a letter to Colorado's congressional delegation on Tuesday urging them to support the oil shale measures in H.R. 2337. Their letter stated that the oil shale provisions in H.R. 2337 "simply assures that in its consideration of the development of a commercial oil shale program, the Bureau of Land Management will take into account the results of its ongoing oil shale research and development program before committing federal oil shale resources to development through a commercial leasing initiative."
"2008 pres"
6:09:12 PM
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Here's an article ranking the healthcare system in each state. Colorado is tied with New York (NEW YORK?) at 20th.
Thanks to NewMexiKen for the link.
"2008 pres"
5:53:21 PM
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Captain's Quarters: "After George Allen's macaca blunder, his campaign took too long to address the controversy and attempt to defuse it. They seemed stunned and unprepared for political campaigning in the YouTube era, and they paid a high price for their education. Now the Republican Party has distilled that experience into a set of guidelines for future damage control."
The Right's Field reports that John McCain and Mitt Romney are fighting out on YouTube.
Ed Cone: "NYT: YouTube...and CNN are co-sponsoring a debate among the eight Democratic presidential candidates on July 23 in South Carolina, an event that could define the next phase of what has already been called the YouTube election, a visual realm beyond Web sites and blogs."
"2008 pres"
5:47:30 PM
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Andrew Sullivan, from a about Tony Blair, "My own view is that Enoch Powell was right: politicians who complain about the press are like sailors complaining about the weather.
"2008 pres"
5:43:16 PM
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TalkLeft: "Rudy Giuliani unveiled his 12 step plan for America today." [ed. He left out Iraq]
"2008 pres"
6:47:46 AM
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ScienceBlogs.com: "The clear majority of Republicans are screwed up. And you know, I'm not too happy with the Democrats, either. These [Gallup poll results] tell us that the population across the board is messed up, confused, lied to, and festering in ignorance--it's just that right now the Republican party is a magnet for the stupid." Ouch.
"2008 pres"
6:44:32 AM
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From today's Rocky Mountain News, "Sky Gallegos, a Denver native who has worked for several years as a political consultant in Washington D.C., has been appointed the deputy chief executive for intergovernmental affairs at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Gallegos, 38, will work with elected officials and interest groups seeking limited seating and hotel rooms."
"2008 pres"
6:36:27 AM
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From today's Denver Post, "Backers of immigration reform worked Tuesday to pump life into dying compromise legislation as President Bush made a rare Senate visit and pushed for passage. 'We've got to convince the American people that this bill is the best way to enforce our border,' Bush said after a lunch gathering with Republican senators. 'I believe without the bill that it's going to be harder to enforce the border. The status quo was unacceptable.'"
Meanwhile, according to the Denver Post, "A strong majority of Americans - including nearly two-thirds of Republicans - favors allowing illegal immigrants to become citizens if they pay fines, learn English and meet other requirements, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found. That is a striking show of support for the central tenet of legislation that has stalled in the Senate amid vocal opposition from conservatives. Only 23 percent of adults surveyed opposed allowing immigrants to become legal. That bolsters the view, shared by President Bush, that the bill's opponents represent a vocal minority, whereas most people are more welcoming toward illegal immigrants."
"2008 pres"
6:26:57 AM
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Here's a short article about Monday's decision by the Colorado Supreme Court affirming county regulation of oil and gas development, from the Glenwood Springs Independent "reg". They write:
Industry officials have said their activity is already sufficiently regulated and new county regulations could create added layers that might discourage exploration and development. "We can (already regulate) water quality, roads and storm-water management. I don't know of any other particular areas that would need regulation that aren't already regulated," said Garfield County Commissioner Larry McCown. "It would just make it more restrictive to drill a well and doesn't achieve anything." The appellate court ruling identified eight areas where local government could create regulations without stepping on the toes of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission: water quality, soil erosion, wildlife and vegetation, livestock, geologic hazards, cultural and historic resources, wildfire protection, recreation and permit duration.
"2008 pres"
5:39:30 AM
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