Clinton Becomes Fifth Democrat to Declare Candidacy
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The First 100 Hours
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The first 100 hours are over and everything Nancy Pelosi said she'd do has been accomplished. We've seen significant legislation pass on ethics reform, an increase in the federal minimum wage for the first time in 10 years, enactment of the 9-11 commission's recommendations, expanded stem-cell research, government negotiation of prices with prescription drug companies, student loan interest rates cut in half, and the elimination of billions in subsidies for big oil companies. Even more important than the actual legislative goals was the ability of Democrats to craft legislation that could draw many Republcians across the aisle to cast their votes in favor of Democratic pieces. As the New York Times says, "if the new bipartisanship takes root, the prospects for health care legislation and immigration reform sharply improve." The DNC and New York Times have more.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
US 'To End Warrantless Wiretaps'
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Good news on the privacy for private matters front! The BBC is reporting President Bush has decided not to reauthorise the government's domestic spying programme in its present form.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy
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Excerpted from the New York Times:
The human mind isn’t very well equipped to make sense of a figure like $1.2 trillion. We don’t deal with a trillion of anything in our daily lives, and so when we come across such a big number, it is hard to distinguish it from any other big number. Millions, billions, a trillion — they all start to sound the same.The article continues with more insightful analysis of the trillion dollars that've been pumped into Iraq.
The way to come to grips with $1.2 trillion is to forget about the number itself and think instead about what you could buy with the money. When you do that, a trillion stops sounding anything like millions or billions.
For starters, $1.2 trillion would pay for an unprecedented public health campaign — a doubling of cancer research funding, treatment for every American whose diabetes or heart disease is now going unmanaged and a global immunization campaign to save millions of children’s lives.
Combined, the cost of running those programs for a decade wouldn’t use up even half our money pot. So we could then turn to poverty and education, starting with universal preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old child across the country. The city of New Orleans could also receive a huge increase in reconstruction funds.
The final big chunk of the money could go to national security. The recommendations of the 9/11 Commission that have not been put in place — better baggage and cargo screening, stronger measures against nuclear proliferation — could be enacted. Financing for the war in Afghanistan could be increased to beat back the Taliban’s recent gains, and a peacekeeping force could put a stop to the genocide in Darfur.
All that would be one way to spend $1.2 trillion. Here would be another:
The war in Iraq.
Obama is in
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Illinois Senator Barack Obama announced today that he has formed an exploratory committee - the first step in running for the Presidency.
View his announcement here.
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday he is taking a first step toward running for president next year.We'll have to see how this race pans out, but I can't lie: the prospect of a President Obama is really exciting on my end."I will be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee," the Illinois Democrat said, adding that he will announce his final decision February 10 from his hometown of Chicago.
View his announcement here.
Monday, January 15, 2007
New Features
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A couple of new features went live on the site over the weekend that I feel are worth noting here.
The calendar now has an option to sync the current events with Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla's calendar products (Sunbird and Lightning). It also can provide a calendar feed for Apple iCal - the site will automatically update the iCal calendar as new events are added.
There is a Dashboard Widget for Macintosh computers available for the Press and Blog sections. They display the 30 most recent headlines for their respective sections on your Dashboard.
Facebook and Digg integration has been added in the Press and Events sections. With a few clicks, you can share any of those pages on Facebook. The same goes for Digg. The blog will have these features in the next couple of days.
Lastly, there are a bunch of new internship opportunities listed. Check 'em out if you're on the market.
The calendar now has an option to sync the current events with Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla's calendar products (Sunbird and Lightning). It also can provide a calendar feed for Apple iCal - the site will automatically update the iCal calendar as new events are added.
There is a Dashboard Widget for Macintosh computers available for the Press and Blog sections. They display the 30 most recent headlines for their respective sections on your Dashboard.
Facebook and Digg integration has been added in the Press and Events sections. With a few clicks, you can share any of those pages on Facebook. The same goes for Digg. The blog will have these features in the next couple of days.
Lastly, there are a bunch of new internship opportunities listed. Check 'em out if you're on the market.
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