This needs to be stopped - KBR is awarded $35 million contract for electrical work

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Saturday February 07, 2009 · 7:33 AM PST

2009/02/07 · 07:33

The same KBR that is under investigation for killing US Troops with their shoddy electrical work.

Defense contractor KBR Inc. has been awarded a $35 million Pentagon contract involving major electrical work, even as it is under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of at least two U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

The announcement of the new KBR contract came just months after the Pentagon, in strongly worded correspondence obtained by The Associated Press, rejected the company's explanation of serious mistakes in Iraq and its proposed improvements. A senior Pentagon official, David J. Graff, cited the company's "continuing quality deficiencies" and said KBR executives were "not sufficiently in touch with the urgency or realities of what was actually occurring on the ground." - AP

But there may be hope in getting this reversed...

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Friday January 02, 2009 · 8:52 AM PST

2009/01/02 · 08:52

It looks like Michael Bennet will be the next Senator from the great state of Colorado.

Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to name his U.S. Senate replacement pick on Saturday, ending a brief but frenzied period of speculation about who will take the seat of Interior Secretary nominee Ken Salazar.

The governor's office confirmed that the announcement would take place Saturday, but details of the event were not released. - RMN

And if you're wondering which cabinet seats have been filled you can check out our list at DemConWatch. We also have the most comprehensive Inauguration Events Calendar on the Internets.

UPDATE: The Rocky just updated their story with this news:

Denver Public Schools superintendent Michael Bennet is expected to be named Saturday as the future U.S. Senate replacement for Interior Secretary nominee Ken Salazar, according to two Democratic sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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Friday October 10, 2008 · 1:43 PM PDT

2008/10/10 · 13:43

Hotline just came out with a copy of an earmark request that John McCain made. I found out about it from an Obama campaign press release.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has said repeatedly on the campaign trail that he never requested, or received, an earmark in annual appropriations bills during his 22 years in the Senate. My friends, it's just not so.

In April 1989, McCain sent a letter to then-Sen. James McClure, R-Idaho, asking the ranking Re-publican on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee for a set-aside to help restore a 200-year-old Catholic mission near Tucson, Ariz. "I would like to ask your help in the vital effort to restore San Xavier del Bac, by earmarking $500,000 for that purpose in the FY 1990 appropriations bill," McCain wrote in the signed letter, which is in McClure's archived papers at the University of Idaho.

You can read the letter here.

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 8:47 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 08:47

If that's not a kick in the ass to get you to volunteer for Obama I don't know what is. The first time I saw this I remembered the sick feeling I had in my stomach in 2004.

You can get voter registration information at Vote for Change

You can find your local Obama campaign office here.

You can make calls and canvass on your own using Neighbor to Neighbor.

And if you say you don't have time to help you can donate.

Palin praised Obama earlier this month

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 7:59 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 07:59

In a press release (no no longer available) Sarah Palin praised Obama.

"I am pleased to see Senator Obama acknowledge the huge potential Alaska’s natural gas reserves represent in terms of clean energy and sound jobs," Palin says in the release. "The steps taken by the Alaska State Legislature this past week demonstrate that we are ready, willing and able to supply the energy our nation needs."

Governor Palin also acknowledged the Senator’s proposal to offer $1,000 rebates to those struggling with the high cost of energy.

"We in Alaska feel that crunch and are taking steps to address it right here at home," Governor Palin said. "This is a tool that must be on the table to buy us time until our long-term energy plans can be put into place. We have already enjoyed the support of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, and it is gratifying to see Senator Obama get on board."

Ben Smith at Politico reported it on August 5th and the Obama campaign sent out a press release about her comments the same day.

I have already contacted several people in the Obama campaign to remind them of her quotes.

Hillary Clinton Remarks - as Prepared

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 8:00 PM PDT

2008/08/26 · 20:00

Available at DemConWatch So far she's kept to the script. Lot's of McCain attacks to come.

DemConWatch has other speech transcripts available also. Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Craig Robinson. More will be added as they happen.

Update: Note that the speech was a little different than the prepared remarks, especially the final comment about electing Obama and Biden at the end of the speech.

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Thursday August 14, 2008 · 1:48 PM PDT

2008/08/14 · 13:48

Cross posted from DemConWatch

The first thing I looked for was who was speaking. Some major VP candidates are on the list (including Joe Biden and Evan Bayh).

The headline prime-time speaker on Wednesday will be Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential Nominee.

Former President Bill Clinton will speak on Barack Obama’s commitment to a stronger and safer America, as well as the history of Democrats making positive change in the lives of all Americans.

Governor Bill Richardson and Senators Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Jay Rockefeller will echo Obama’s call for a new direction in national security and outline his policies and plans to secure America’s future.

From my co-worker Matt:

Do not read anything into the fact that they have been given a speaking spot. I would expect all the potential VP candidates to be given scheduled speaking slots. The schedulers for the convention have no inside information on the VP choice.

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Tuesday July 29, 2008 · 11:43 AM PDT

2008/07/29 · 11:43

The GOP just rolled out probably the dumbest thing I've seen on the tubes to date. BarackBook... a look at all the horrific friends (acquaintances,people that walked by him on the street, etc) that Obama has had.

Now here's their problem:
They're using the exact same graphics pulled directly from Facebook.

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Friday July 25, 2008 · 10:01 AM PDT

2008/07/25 · 10:01

Cross posted from DemConWatch

When I started working on DemConWatch in early December it seemed like August would never come. Now we're one month away from the opening gavel of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

We've built up a great team with the additions of DocJess and Mr. Super and will continue to bring you all the latest news on the convention and the upcoming elections.

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Thursday July 24, 2008 · 9:40 AM PDT

2008/07/24 · 09:40

The Barack Obama website has just started streaming video of the speech.

An opening band (who sounds a lot like U2) is playing right now.
The band is Reamonn from Germany.

Click here to watch

Siegessäule at the Grosser Stern in Tiergarten Park
Berlin, Germany

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Gates open to the public: 4:00 PM

Public Entrance: Straße des 17. Juni at Brandenburg Gate

Event is on the east side of the park. Members of the public should use the following public transportation stops: Potsdamer Platz, Under den Linden, and Hauptbahnhof.

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 11:42 AM PDT

2008/06/25 · 11:42

Dianne Feinstein (D-CApitulation) is singing the praises of this piece of crap bill.

You can watch the mass capitulation on CSPAN2

This is a deeply flawed bill, which does nothing more than offer retroactive immunity by another name. We strongly urge our colleagues to reject this so-called 'compromise' legislation and oppose any efforts to consider this bill in its current form. We will oppose efforts to end debate on this bill as long as it provides retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies that may have participated in the President’s warrantless wiretapping program, and as long as it fails to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans. - Dodd and Feingold

Earlier today Russ Feingold asked why this bill is being voted on during a Presidential Election and expires during the next Presidential election.

He said the sunset for the bill should be in a year

Obama Statement on FISA Compromise

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Friday June 20, 2008 · 12:52 PM PDT

2008/06/20 · 12:52

Press release just out... not going to make people happy.

"Given the grave threats that we face, our national security agencies must have the capability to gather intelligence and track down terrorists before they strike, while respecting the rule of law and the privacy and civil liberties of the American people. There is also little doubt that the Bush Administration, with the cooperation of major telecommunications companies, has abused that authority and undermined the Constitution by intercepting the communications of innocent Americans without their knowledge or the required court orders.

"That is why last year I opposed the so-called Protect America Act, which expanded the surveillance powers of the government without sufficient independent oversight to protect the privacy and civil liberties of innocent Americans. I have also opposed the granting of retroactive immunity to those who were allegedly complicit in acts of illegal spying in the past. - Cont'd

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