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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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Captain's Quarters: "The Phelps clan and their morally stunted followers have always presented a difficult free-speech dilemma. On one hand, sympathy belongs -- rightly -- with the families of the fallen defenders of our nation and their families. Loud protests outside their funerals that interfere with the grieving process are positively ghoulish, even without the strident homophobic rants that are the hallmark of Phelps and his gang of idiots. People who engage in such protests have no human compassion whatsoever and represent the most egregious of political cheap-shot artists."
"2008 pres"
6:02:42 PM 
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Here's a recap of the Democratic Presidential Forum held last night, from Talking Points Memo. They write:
In the City of Brotherly Love, there wasn't much for a sister. Hillary Rodham Clinton's rivals ganged up on her during a two-hour Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night, putting the front-runner on defense on issues ranging from Iraq and Iran to Social Security and whether she would be electable in the general election. Gone was the Clinton who laughed off their answers and joked about how she's lucky to be getting so much attention from all these men at her age. Clinton clearly had decided she must defend herself from rivals who are right on her heels in the leadoff voting state of Iowa and who pose a real threat to her winning the Democratic nomination. Still, she continued her strategy of avoiding direct answers to questions: She wouldn't say how she would address Social Security; she declined to pledge whether she would stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, or say whether she supports giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Instead she tried to tried to turn every issue into an argument against President Bush. She said Bush's name 25 times, more than all six of her rivals combined.
"2008 pres"
7:16:43 AM
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According to The Valley Courier U.S. Representative John Salazar's H.R. 3224 [pdf], the Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007, has passed the House. From the article:
The bill provides $200 million over five years to begin repair on aging dams across the United State and requires states to match 35 percent of the funds necessary to rehabilitate a dam. "In Colorado, we have over 1800 dams and 741 of them are in my district," Salazar said yesterday. "There are 340 Colorado dams classified as high hazard dams - which means they are near people and can potentially endanger life. We cannot wait for our nation to suffer a catastrophic dam failure that takes life to address this serious issue." According to a list from the Colorado Division of Water Resources, ten structures in the San Luis Valley are considered high hazard dams. Those include Terrace Reservoir in Conejos County; main dam and east dike at Sanchez Reservoir and Mountain Home in Costilla County; the main dam and spillway dam of Humphreys dam, Santa Maria Reservoir and the north dike and main dam at Big Meadows in Mineral County; and Beaver Park in Rio Grande County.
The legislation provides $4,942,292 to the State of Colorado - desperately needed funding to begin the repair and rehabilitation of unsafe high hazard publicly owned dams. Salazar's bill would disperse the funds in the form of grants to states over a five-year period. High hazard dams owned or operated by state, local, or municipal governments or agencies that provide a significant benefit to the public will be able to compete for rehabilitation funds granted to states.
"colorado water"
7:03:24 AM
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Here's an update on Powertech's proposed uranium operation in Weld County from The Earth Times. From the article, [Powertech] is pleased to announce that activities associated with its mine permit application for the Centennial Project, in Weld County, Colorado are advancing on schedule. Several major milestones have been completed to date."
Click through for the details. They're moving full speed ahead.
"2008 pres"
6:32:23 AM
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