Senator Threatens to Block Vote on E.P.A. Nominee

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Democrats Don't Plan to Block
Confirmation of C.I.A. Nominee

Democrats Don't Plan to Block
Confirmation of C.I.A. Nominee 08/11/2004 10:51 PM
However, Democrats vowed to use Porter J. Goss's confirmation hearings to amplify their concerns over fatal intelligence failures.

Democrats Block a Seventh Bush Judicial
Nominee (Reuters)

Democrats Block a Seventh Bush Judicial
Nominee (Reuters) 07/20/2004 11:21 PM
Reuters - Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a seventh Bush administration judicial nominee and got ready to possibly stop an eighth, reigniting a partisan battle certain to intensify as November elections near.

GOP Lawmaker May Vote Against U.N.
Nominee (AP)

GOP Lawmaker May Vote Against U.N.
Nominee (AP) 04/17/2005 02:51 PM
AP - A top Senate Republican raised the possibility Sunday that he might vote against President Bush's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations if more accusations surface about John Bolton's alleged harassment of analysts who disagreed with his views

Senator Tries to Block GMail

Senator Tries to Block GMail 04/23/2004 09:33 AM

Legislator seeks to block Gmail: I don't agree with the senator's logic here. Like I've said before, GMail is essentially a big bribe. In exchange for 1GB of storage, you give up some privacy. So long as people understand that going in, where's the harm? You won't catch me doing it, but other people are willing to live with the creepiness for that much space. I say good for them.

Blasting Gmail as a horrific intrusion into Internet users' privacy, a California state senator has introduced legislation to block Google's free e-mail service.

State Sen. Liz Figueroa, a Democrat from the Bay Area city of Fremont, said Thursday that it should be illegal for a company to scan the text of its customers' e-mail correspondence and display relevant advertising--even if customers explicitly agree to the practice in exchange for a gigabyte of storage.

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Delay Is Sought in Vote on U.N. Nominee

Delay Is Sought in Vote on U.N. Nominee 04/19/2005 04:12 AM
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is said to want a further review of abuse allegations leveled against John Bolton.

Showdown Vote for U.N. Nominee Bolton
(AP)

Showdown Vote for U.N. Nominee Bolton
(AP) 04/18/2005 07:14 PM
AP - A trickle of allegations, some anonymous, paint the Bush administration's choice for U.N. ambassador as an imperious hothead who dressed down junior bureaucrats and withheld information from his superiors.

Senator seeks to block Gmail

Senator seeks to block Gmail 04/22/2004 06:40 PM
A California Democrat blasts Google's free e-mail service as an invasion of privacy and "a direct marketing opportunity" for the company.

U.N. Nominee Bolton Faces Showdown Vote
(AP)

U.N. Nominee Bolton Faces Showdown Vote
(AP) 04/19/2005 07:08 AM
AP - The Republican chairman of the Senate committee considering President Bush's choice to be United Nations ambassador said allegations about John R. Bolton's management style and judgment aren't enough to sink the nomination.

California State Senator Wants To Block
Gmail?

California State Senator Wants To Block
Gmail? 04/12/2004 07:33 PM
Okay, I have to admit that I don't really understand the uproar over Google's Gmail offering. The press has had a field day with all the negative attention that Gmail has been getting, and now a California state senator is even drafting legislation to ban Gmail. Why? Because "we think it's an absolute invasion of privacy. It's like having a massive billboard in the middle of your home." Hmm. No, it's not like that at all. It would be like that if a company gave me something of value in exchange for the ability to put a billboard in my house and I agreed to the deal - which seems like a perfectly reasonable transaction between two consenting parties. No one is being forced to use Gmail. If they don't like the fact that Google will put ads in the email client, they're free to not use it. In the meantime, there seem to be plenty of people who want to sign up for the service. Personally, I'll admit that I was invited into the beta and have been messing around with it. I'm pretty concerned about my privacy, but don't see anything wrong with what I've signed up for - and everyone who I've emailed to test the system out has asked me how they can get a Gmail account of their own.

Iran vote row threatens elections

Iran vote row threatens elections 01/26/2004 01:51 PM
Reformists warn they may refuse to organise Iran's polls amid a row over candidates.

Move to Block California E-Vote

Move to Block California E-Vote 02/18/2004 07:51 AM
Only two weeks before the state's primary election, a group fearing that heavy reliance on electronic voting machines could lead to widespread election fraud is trying to derail the process.

""the GOP is already calling a vote for
Democrats a vote for bin Laden (or if
you prefer, a vote for Hitler).""

""the GOP is already calling a vote for
Democrats a vote for bin Laden (or if
you prefer, a vote for Hitler)."" 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

"A vote for Bush is a vote for a
divided, unstable, paranoid America"

"A vote for Bush is a vote for a
divided, unstable, paranoid America" 08/05/2004 05:00 AM
Baby, we were born to run against Bush More than 20 artists, including Bruce Springsteen, the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, James Taylor and the Dixie Chicks, announced the launch of a ``Vote For Change'' tour yesterday. "A vote for Bush is a vote for a divided, unstable, paranoid America,'' Dave Matthews said in one of the more strongly worded statement....

"Iraq concedes that anyone the
insurgents don't want to vote won't get
to vote in the upcoming elections, as
Mr. Rumsfeld said and Mr. Allawi either
does or doesn't agree to and Mr.
Armitage denied"

"Iraq concedes that anyone the
insurgents don't want to vote won't get
to vote in the upcoming elections, as
Mr. Rumsfeld said and Mr. Allawi either
does or doesn't agree to and Mr.
Armitage denied" 09/27/2004 02:37 AM

E.P.A. Nominee Advances, but With a
Hitch

E.P.A. Nominee Advances, but With a
Hitch 04/14/2005 04:41 AM
Stephen L. Johnson won nearly unanimous approval from a Senate committee, although one member said he might block confirmation by the full Senate.

Bush UN nominee set for approval

Bush UN nominee set for approval 04/19/2005 09:53 AM
George W Bush's choice to be US envoy to the UN looks set for approval despite Democrat concerns.

Bleak Prognosis by C.I.A. Nominee

Bleak Prognosis by C.I.A. Nominee 09/14/2004 10:25 PM
Representative Porter J. Goss said that rebuilding the C.I.A. would take more than five years and that spies needed to take more risks.

Vote for a real change, vote ...For
Dummies!

Vote for a real change, vote ...For
Dummies! 05/05/2004 10:48 PM
Sunday Times South Africa May 6 2004 3:26AM GMT

A vote for kotte.org is actually a vote
for kottke.org (and freedom!)

A vote for kotte.org is actually a vote
for kottke.org (and freedom!) 12/07/2003 04:57 AM
Best Overall Blog? .. decidedly liberal

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Futurismic's new fiction from a Campbell
nominee

Futurismic's new fiction from a Campbell
nominee 08/01/2004 05:01 AM
Futurismic is a group blog run by a bunch of great sf writers, who've raised a modest sum of money that they use to pay for science fiction stories which they publish on their site. They've just put up a new one, "Benno On Hollywood," written by one of this year's Campbell Award and Hugo Award finalists, Jay Lake.

He’s not a bad guy, our Benno, out cruising for chicks on Sepulveda or trying to score some vaca blanca on Hollywood. He’s local color for the tourists who still come, even now, with his shaved head and the Santeria tattoos his Auntie Bone put down his scalp and neck and on across his back and arms. The skulls and goats and twisty barbed wire can all be seen through the grubby wife beater with the tiny manga girl hand-drawn on the front. Three Lincoln pennies dangle from one ear, each on its own wire hoop — stabbed in by hand, no spray-on painkiller shit. Other ear’s got a vintage plastic cattle tag from the late twen-cen meat industry.

Link (Thanks, Jeremy!)

Bush UN nominee faces tough day

Bush UN nominee faces tough day 04/12/2005 10:52 AM
President Bush's choice for UN ambassador, John Bolton, faces a hard second day of his Senate hearing.

CIA Nominee Promises to Shed
Partisanship (AP)

CIA Nominee Promises to Shed
Partisanship (AP) 09/14/2004 08:12 PM
AP - President Bush's nominee to head the CIA promised Tuesday to shed his political past and provide precise, objective and independent intelligence to the president and Congress. But after a 4 1/2-hour confirmation hearing, some Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee were not convinced.

CNN.com - Clark says he won't be vice
presidential nominee

CNN.com - Clark says he won't be vice
presidential nominee 01/06/2004 05:36 AM
Meet the Press

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Nominee Is Grilled Over Program on
Pesticides

Nominee Is Grilled Over Program on
Pesticides 04/07/2005 02:56 AM
Stephen L. Johnson, President Bush's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, encountered unexpected turbulence at his Senate confirmation hearing.

Jobs a 'WIRED Renegade of the Year'
nominee

Jobs a 'WIRED Renegade of the Year'
nominee 02/11/2004 01:36 PM
Steve Jobs, CEO of both Apple and Pixar, is a nominee for "Wired Renegade of the Year" in the latest Wired Rave Awards...

Bush Nominee for UN Ambassador Faces
Test (AP)

Bush Nominee for UN Ambassador Faces
Test (AP) 04/11/2005 03:42 AM
AP - Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton faced tough questioning Monday from Senate Democrats on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Republicans were looking for swift approval from the Foreign Relations Committee.

Nominee to U.N. Defends Record at Senate
Panel

Nominee to U.N. Defends Record at Senate
Panel 04/12/2005 12:04 AM
John Bolton, rebutting attacks on his fitness to serve as U.N. ambassador, pledged to bring about a "close partnership" with the organization.

Intel Czar Nominee Faces Hearing

Intel Czar Nominee Faces Hearing 04/12/2005 08:45 AM
CBS News Apr 12 2005 1:19PM GMT

Senate Hearings for CIA Nominee to Begin
Sept. 8

Senate Hearings for CIA Nominee to Begin
Sept. 8 08/15/2004 09:21 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 16 2004 1:38AM GMT

Hearings on U.N. Nominee Begin Today
(washingtonpost.com)

Hearings on U.N. Nominee Begin Today
(washingtonpost.com) 04/10/2005 11:48 PM
washingtonpost.com - During a meeting on North Korea in late 2001, John R. Bolton's repeated talk of overthrowing Kim Jong Il frustrated the State Department's specialist on the country. "Regime change" is not President Bush's declared objective in North Korea, Charles L. Pritchard recalled telling Bolton, the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.

Ex-Official Says Nominee Bullied Analyst
on Arms

Ex-Official Says Nominee Bullied Analyst
on Arms 04/12/2005 11:13 PM
A former State Department official described John Bolton as someone who had bullied and verbally abused lower-ranking analysts over disagreements on intelligence.

Apple iPod Interactive Award Nominee

Apple iPod Interactive Award Nominee 09/08/2004 09:03 AM
Apple's iPod is up for an award, this time fromt he British Interactive Media Association, in association with Revolution magazine. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Bush Nominee to Face Grilling on
Prisoner Policies

Bush Nominee to Face Grilling on
Prisoner Policies 01/06/2005 04:26 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 6 2005 7:54AM GMT

Frist Seeks Fast Approval on Bush
Nominee (AP)

Frist Seeks Fast Approval on Bush
Nominee (AP) 01/05/2005 03:08 AM
AP - Setting the stage for an early showdown in the new Congress, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist intends to seek quick approval for one of President Bush's judicial appointees, threatening a rules change if Democrats try to block action.

'Real People' Read Emmy Nominee List
(AP)

'Real People' Read Emmy Nominee List
(AP) 09/19/2004 11:16 PM
AP - With reality shows taking over TV, it was only natural that the Emmy Awards show would go unscripted — at least for a moment.

CIA Chief Nominee Pledges Accuracy Over
Politics (Reuters)

CIA Chief Nominee Pledges Accuracy Over
Politics (Reuters) 09/20/2004 02:48 PM
Reuters - President Bush's nominee for CIA director on Monday told senators who questioned whether he would stand up to the White House that he would make sure the credibility of the spy agency was not damaged by outside political battles.

Attorney General Nominee Hit for
Prisoner Policy (Reuters)

Attorney General Nominee Hit for
Prisoner Policy (Reuters) 01/06/2005 10:31 PM
Reuters - U.S. attorney general nominee Alberto Gonzales faced blistering criticism on Thursday for his role in shaping administration policies blamed for contributing to the torture of terror suspects, which Democrats said had put Americans at greater risk.

Bush judicial nominee has been
practicing law without a license for the
last four years

Bush judicial nominee has been
practicing law without a license for the
last four years 06/21/2004 05:28 PM
pathetic liberal media picks it up faithfully .. It turns out

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New Hampshire Voters Start Picking
Democratic Nominee

New Hampshire Voters Start Picking
Democratic Nominee 01/27/2004 11:31 AM
Gen. Wesley K. Clark won the first ballots, which were cast in two small towns, but was running behind in the polls overall.
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