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Sunday, January 27, 2008
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Rocky Mountain News: "Mayor John Hickenlooper says he came away satisfied after talking with federal officials about how the city will receive about $50 million in security funding for the Democratic National Convention. Hickenlooper said he spoke this week with officials of the Justice Department, which will distribute the money, while he was in Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "We are going to spend as little money as we can, but maintain the maximum security," Hickenlooper said. He said the city is required to document where the money goes and make sure it's spent appropriately. Both the Republican convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Democratic convention in Denver are considered national security events, with the Secret Service running security. Congress approved $100 million total for security at the two conventions."
"2008 pres"
10:10:32 AM 
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Denver Post: "Barack Obama trounced Hillary Rodham Clinton in South Carolina's Democratic primary Saturday, giving his campaign a shot of adrenaline heading into Super Tuesday, when more than half the Democratic delegates are at stake. Anchored by nearly 80 percent of black voters, who made up half of primary turnout, and backed by a majority of young white voters, Obama was leading Clinton 55 percent to 27 percent, with nearly all of the precincts reporting. John Edwards, who was born in South Carolina and won the state's primary four years ago, trailed in third place with 18 percent. In a record-breaking turnout, Obama netted about a quarter of all white voters, while Clinton and Edwards split the rest."
Mike Littwin (via the Rocky Mountain News): "Barack Obama wins big. It was such an impressive victory here by Obama in the South Carolina primary, in fact, that for once Bill Clinton couldn't make himself the biggest story of the day."
"2008 pres"
10:02:33 AM
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Here's a look at Mark Limbaugh's speech last Friday at the Colorado Water Congress' 50th Annual Convention, from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article:
A former high-ranking Interior Department official said he used to be a naysayer on climate change. Then he delved into the science of global warming, and he became a believer, he said. It's because of global warming that more federal money should be spent on water storage projects in Colorado and elsewhere in the West, Mark Limbaugh told the Colorado Water Congress this past week. But federal money will be hard to come by, so local and state governments will have to spend more on water, Limbaugh added. Limbaugh is a former assistant secretary for water and science. Rising average temperatures in the West and a booming population will put tremendous pressure on water supplies in Colorado, said Limbaugh, who oversaw management of the Colorado River while with the U.S. Department of Interior.
"Are we going to get all our snow and see it evaporate?" he said. "We don't know." If so, more places to store water are needed, he said. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress is talking about reducing carbon emissions and trying to stop climate change in its tracks, Limbaugh said. "That's all fine and good, but science also tells us we have 50 years of warming before (those climate change prevention measures) kick in," he said. "In that 50 years, what are we going to do about our water resources?"[...]
"The days of the federal government coming in and building the (water) projects and then being able to get paid over 50 years are just about over," Limbaugh said. "The feds aren't going to have the money unless they raise taxes. That's not real good for the economy." Local communities and states will have to help foot the bill for new reservoirs and other water projects, he said. He urged local and state officials to plan new water projects and for the effects of global warming on water supplies. "This is an opportunity to push for investment on infrastructure as an economic stimulus," [ed. emphasis added] he said. "Regional solutions are going to be the key."
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
"2008 pres"
8:56:32 AM
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