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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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From The Denver Post, "President Bush on Wednesday vetoed for the second time in as many years legislation lifting limits on embryonic stem-cell research, even as bill supporters vowed to get it back on his desk. In rejecting the bill from Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., Bush played up his commitment to science. He announced a federal effort to find new stem-cell sources similar to powerful embryonic cells."
"2008 pres"
6:55:42 PM 
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John W. Whitehead: "This issue is bigger than Al-Marri. It's even bigger than the Bush Administration and its so-called war on terror. The groundwork is being laid for a new kind of government where it will no longer matter if you're innocent or guilty, whether you're a threat to the nation or even if you're a citizen. What will matter is what the president -- or whoever happens to be occupying the Oval Office at the time -- thinks. And if he or she thinks you're a threat to the nation and should be locked up, then you'll be locked up with no access to the protections our Constitution provides. In effect, you will disappear."
Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:46:19 PM
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $24 million for the cleanup of uranium tailings near Moab, Utah, according to the Deseret News. From the article:
The House approved nearly $24 million -- and a tougher deadline -- for the Energy Department to clean up a pile of radioactive waste near the Colorado River outside Moab on Wednesday, the same day the Energy Department awarded two contracts for work to be done at the site. The House was expected to pass the Energy and Water spending bill, which includes the money for the Moab cleanup project as well as language inserted by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, requiring the department to outline what it will need to finish the project by 2019. Also on Wednesday, the Energy Department awarded the $98.4 million cleanup contract to EnergySolutions, headquartered in Salt Lake City. Matheson said getting the cost estimate is critical to ensuring adequate federal appropriations to complete the work. Matheson also put language into the Defense Authorization bill instituting a 2019 deadline after the Energy Department told Congress it would not be done with the project until 2028...
The department would move the radioactive mill tailings from the current site on the banks of the Colorado River about three miles northwest of Moab to a disposal facility at Crescent Junction. Under its contract, EnergySolutions has until 2011 to design and install a removal and handling system and perform the initial tailings movement and operations...
Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, who sits on the Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee that will write its version of the bill, has also been pressing the department to get a better handle on the timeline and costs.
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
"colorado water"
6:13:07 AM
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Here's an article about the issues that may be showcased at next summer's 2008 Democratic National Convention, from the Fort Collins Coloradoan. From the article:
David Waid, chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, who is in Denver to pick out hotels and meeting rooms for his 150 delegates, said the convention will be a good opportunity to showcase major issues facing the West, including water. "I think all of the states in the West are really proud and excited to be having this in the West. It's about time, and I think it shows a lot about where the Democratic Party is nationally, but also right here in Colorado, because Democrats have just been coming on so strong and showing what they're all about," Waid said. Waid said Denver has resolved most of its problems with organized labor that threatened to derail the convention. He said the convention forced...
Moody said the convention will be less disruptive in Denver than it was in previous venues because it will be held downtown. He said delegates will travel downtown before the afternoon rush hour and return to their hotels late at night, allowing them to stay downtown for dinner and other activities. Convention officials are trying to reduce the environmental impact by posting hotel details on the Internet instead of sending out the huge notebooks to delegations required in the past. They also hope to use mass transit, including light rail, as much as possible.
More coverage from the Denver Post. They write:
Democrats on Wednesday kicked off the process of divvying up hotel rooms for the 7,000 delegates who will attend the 2008 national convention in Denver. Party officials from seven states, including Colorado, are in town to tour hotels Wednesday and today. Visits scheduled for mid-July and mid-August will round out the chance for the 56 delegations to view prospective living places for next summer when they come to anoint the presidential nominee. Starting the day at the Denver Tech Center Marriott, the delegate representatives said they were making it a point to work with hotels to make their stays as environmentally friendly as possible...
The party hopes hotels will offer more recycling and reuse of linens and towels, as well as explore energy and water conservation programs. National party officials revealed details of the "paperless" system they will use to book the rooms. In the past, thick, heavy binders filled with brochures were mailed to delegate offices. This year, the party asked the Ambassadors International convention services company to design a secure Internet system the delegations could use instead.
More coverage from the Rocky Mountain News. From the article:
Denver hotels got their first inspection from Democratic officials from around the country Wednesday, as state delegations began the process of selecting headquarter hotels for the party's national convention next summer...
Each state will be allowed to submit a list of its five preferred hotels, which will be assigned this fall. Two more tours by party officials from around the country are planned this summer. State party leaders held a lottery earlier this year to see which state would get first choice, and Utah won. Party officials say many delegates staying in downtown hotels will be able to walk to the Pepsi Center, and Stapleton and the Tech Center are close enough to allow easy access...
Besides Arizona, party leaders from Illinois, Washington, Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia all toured the hotels.
"2008 pres"
5:33:55 AM
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