WH: we'll borrow to finance social security reform

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Monday December 06, 2004 · 1:25 PM PST

2004/12/06 · 13:25

i haven't seen this posted in the diaries yet:
http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=959554&tw=wn_wire_stor y

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday for the first time that President Bush's plan to add personal retirement accounts to Social Security would be financed in part by new government borrowing that could top $1 trillion" Read More

Drilling approved for alaska oil reserve

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Monday November 15, 2004 · 10:08 AM PST

2004/11/15 · 10:08

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/15/energy.alaska.drilling.reut/index.html

the first paragraph really says it all

"The U.S. Interior Department on Friday gave final approval to a plan by ConocoPhillips and partner Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to develop five tracts around the oil-rich Alpine field on Alaska's North Slope."

bush? connected to big oil? preposterous! Read More

Study: Artic warming at twice the global rate

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Monday November 08, 2004 · 9:43 AM PST

2004/11/08 · 09:43

just a friendly reminder of another problem that will get worse in bush's second term.

choice cut:

"Scientists will meet in Iceland this week to discuss the report. Foreign ministers from Arctic nations are due to meet in Iceland on November 24 but diplomats say they are deeply split with Washington least willing to make drastic action.

President George W. Bush pulled the United States, the world's top polluter, out of the 126-nation Kyoto protocol in 2001, arguing its curbs on greenhouse gas emissions were too costly and unfairly excluded developing nations.

"Kyoto is only a first step," said Norwegian Environment Minister Knut Hareide, a strong backer of Kyoto. "The clear message from this report is that Kyoto is not enough. We must reduce emissions much more in coming decades."" Read More

computer loses 4500 votes!

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Friday November 05, 2004 · 8:43 AM PST

2004/11/05 · 08:43

from wired:
http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,65601,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6

apparently the computers lost some votes in north carolina this time around.

quick summary.

the article says that they would not have made a difference in any of the races (which i find kind of hard to believe - 4500 is a lot of votes for a local race).

the machines were supposed to hold up to 10000 votes but they really only held 3005 votes.

the votes that were lost were EARLY votes.

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where are the voters?

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 12:00 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 00:00

someone posted something about this earlier and i haven't stopped thinking about it.

this was supposed to be the election with massive turnout. anecdotal evidence confirmed this, new voter registrations made it more likely, and long lines were being reported by the tv stations earlier today.

as of right now, there are only about 100mil votes counted according to CNN. 100mil is what happened in 2000. where are all these voters that supposedly came out today? Read More

Download F9/11, Going Upriver for free

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 8:12 AM PST

2004/11/02 · 08:12

http://www.internetvetsfortruth.org/

is hosting both of these movies for free download, as well as the jon stewart/crossfire clip, some clips of bush doing stupid things, the tim ryan speech, and other video odds and ends. they are available as torrents so they download quicker than usual. there is also the movie 'uncovered' about the iraq war.

spread the word and download. as many of you know, these movies are great inspiration to gotv or to merely vote.

PS the downloads are legal

New Onion Hilarity

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 9:25 AM PDT

2004/10/27 · 09:25

I don't know if this has been posted yet but the onion has some gems that people need to see.

Republicans urge minorities to get out and vote on november 3
http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4043&n=1

What do you think? Return of the draft?
http://www.theonion.com/wdyt/index.php?issue=4043

check it out

Oh, the irony!

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Friday October 22, 2004 · 9:26 AM PDT

2004/10/22 · 09:26

Here's a little change of pace (venting welcome):

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this election is the most ironic in our country's history. Between bush's black-is-white orwellian language, the fantasy world he's created, his (and kerry's) "flip-flops" and everything else that has happened, it seems that everything that happens is the exact opposite of what one would expect.

below the fold is a list of this campaign's greatest ironies. please feel free to add your own (its a good way to relieve stress). Read More

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