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- Howard's in the House

By * rdorgan on Aug 24, 2008 9:17 AM EDT

http://cbs4denver.com/local/convention.howard.dean.2.801850.html

Aug 23, 2008 7:55 pm US/Mountain

Howard Dean Arrives In Denver For Convention

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Howard Dean on Friday at Invesco Field at Mile High
Howard Dean on Friday at Invesco Field at Mile High

CBS

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- Just to show you how awake and aware America is. . . .

By puddle on Aug 24, 2008 9:52 AM EDT

I put the pic of me and Howard up on my profile at my dating site.  And have already several comments about my hunky boyfriend, lol!  I even labeled the picture with his name; guess I'm going to have to add: Former Presidential Candidate and Current Chair of the DNC. . . .

 

But clearly, the Crushies were/are right!

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- LOL

By Joan In Florida on Aug 24, 2008 11:37 AM EDT

Too funny.

 

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- I Hear That Howard

By donna in evanston on Aug 24, 2008 12:04 PM EDT

I hear that Howard put the picture up on the DNC site and everyone wanted to know who his foxy girlfriend was!

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- Thomas I left a comment on your front page thread

By Phil Specht on Aug 24, 2008 11:22 AM EDT

Feel free to respond here, as you have uncovered an important topic that maybe night school can cover.

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- This may actually be huge

By Subway Serenade on Aug 24, 2008 11:45 AM EDT

Discovery of the week:

I guess this is subjectivity at its best, but here goes.

My electromagnetic field appears to be conscious. I think I've located my soul. Quantification pending.

w00t!

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- the "new" old news

By FormerT on Aug 24, 2008 11:58 AM EDT

http://www.newsweek.com/id/154916

The Veep’s Pipeline Push

A two-year-old letter by Vice President Dick Cheney that pushed a controversial Alaska natural-gas pipeline bill is getting renewed scrutiny because of recently disclosed evidence in the Justice Department's corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens.

In a conversation secretly tape-recorded by the FBI on June 25, 2006, Stevens discussed ways to get a pipeline bill through the Alaska Legislature with Bill Allen, an oil-services executive accused of providing the senator with about $250,000 in undisclosed financial benefits. According to a Justice motion, Stevens told Allen, "I'm gonna try to see if I can get some bigwigs from back here and say, 'Look … you gotta get this done'." Two days later, Cheney wrote a letter to the Alaska Legislature urging members to "promptly enact" a bill to build the pipeline. The letter was considered unusual because the White House rarely contacts state lawmakers about pending legislative matters.

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- Then, what Americans should do...

By FormerT on Aug 24, 2008 12:13 PM EDT

is just continue to leve by its "values", push gas pedal and "do shopping"...lol.

 

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- Talk about DeanFest.

By Tom Bearse on Aug 24, 2008 1:09 PM EDT

It's been a real Dean orgy on C-Span so far this morning.  Steven Scully interviewed the Chairman, who took questions by telephone, for about 40 minutes earlier today.  Afterwards, Dean addressed the College Democrats of America at the opening ceremony for their convention in Denver.  Here's a link to a brief diary entry by an attendee posted at Daily Kos.

This week is going to be effing exciting.

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- Thanks for the link

By Love White Castles on Aug 24, 2008 1:17 PM EDT

I actually am able to sign on up here in the woods of Northern Michigan thanks to Verizon and that group of people that follow us around.  USB access device actually gets a signal, w00t!

Not supersonic speed but it's there!

Phil I had a mess o' bluegills for lunch yesterday, thought of you.

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By Annilow on Aug 24, 2008 3:06 PM EDT

Dems give Michigan and Florida full voting rights

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer9 minutes ago

DENVER - Democratic delegates from Michigan and Florida were awarded full voting rights at the national convention Sunday, despite holding early primaries against party rules.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080824/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_primary_scramble

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- Reading about the local Iron County elections here in the UP of Michgan

By Love White Castles on Aug 24, 2008 3:27 PM EDT

And it seems that more democrats are registered and cast ballots than Republicans up here.  That is VERY good news indeed.  They put up signs here but they don't designate what party.  According to the latest issue of the Iron County Reporter, three Republican incumbents have been taken down Democrats put in their place.  The tide is turning.....

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- Reading about the local Iron County elections here in the UP of Michgan

By Love White Castles on Aug 24, 2008 3:28 PM EDT

And it seems that more democrats are registered and cast ballots than Republicans up here.  That is VERY good news indeed.  They put up signs here but they don't designate what party.  According to the latest issue of the Iron County Reporter, three Republican incumbents have been taken down Democrats put in their place.  The tide is turning.....

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