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A first look at how the counties voted and a chance to compare presidential votes with those of Prop 8 and others.

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Read bluelyon’s blog today and be sure to click her link for the Desert Beacon HERE. Then read what the UAW has to say about the bailout mess below: (more…)

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Politico.com News:
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President-elect Obama uses the weekly Democratic radio address to announce that Shaun Donovan, New York City’s housing commissioner, will be secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Donovan, 42 was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and was an Obama campaign adviser.

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The NYC HUD has this to say about him HERE.

I Own My Vote, PUMA, The Denver Group, The New Agenda

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Read QuakerDave Today? 

Raising the clenched fist salute from Truthdig, on Unions, HERE.

I Own My Vote, PUMA, The Denver Group, The New Agenda

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First a little background information:

Elizabeth Ames Jones, a Repub, has filed for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s Senate seat. (more…)

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If you are old enough you  knew her. (more…)

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Bush to the rescue?

US Financial Bailout Money May Go to Automakers

By Kent Klein

Washington

12 December 2008

The Bush administration says it will consider using money from the $700 billion Wall Street rescue fund to prevent the U.S. auto industry from collapsing. After carmaker bailout talks broke down in the Senate, news of possible White House intervention seemed to calm financial markets on Friday. 

U.S. President George Bush has long opposed dipping into the financial bailout package approved earlier this year to keep Detroit’s “Big Three’ car companies afloat.

http://voanews.com/english/2008-12-12-voa27.cfm 

For more on the subject go to SavagePolitics.

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Take a look at the roll call vote HERE.  12 senators just couldn’t make it! Tired? Too late at night? Got snowed in?

To see the House vote go HERE.

Politico.com Breaking News:
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The Senate has rejected the auto industry bailout. The vote was 52-35 but 60 votes were required to move forward.

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I Own My Vote, PUMA, The Denver Group, Just Say No Deal

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Humboldt County is one of the lesser-populated counties in California; at around 126,500 people. It doesn’t take many missing votes to realize something is amiss. If you thought the flap about voting irregularities had died down, and you haven’t read the BradBlog yet this week, trundle right on over there:

‘Humboldt Transparency Project’ Reveals Diebold, U.S. Federal E-Voting Scam

State certification of votes is to be final on December 13th, then, we will all know who really won the November 2008 elections, and by how much in California. When does your state certify?

I Own My Vote, PUMA, The Denver Group, Just Say No Deal

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China, USA,WHO, and Australia. More news about melamine contamination, WHO sets a standard, and chicken strips for pets are recalled.

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In Alaska, as elsewhere in the West, the selection of the Secretary of Interior stirs far greater interest than amongst those who have lately inferred that it is a lesser cabinet position.  As you will see in this ARTICLE, the Department of Interior (DOI) controls half of Alaska’s land. Other states also have a high percentage of their land under the purview of this Department. (more…)

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