And the dolphins win one: President Bush cannot exempt the Navy from environmental laws banning sonar training that opponents argue harms whales, a federal judge ruled Monday. Navy officials did not immediately respond to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper. Mark Matsunaga, spokesman for the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, headquartered in Hawaii, said officials […]
It looks like Time Warner will be testing a new system for billing their broadband internet subscribers: Time Warner Cable will try selling consumers broadband service based on how much bandwidth they use, a move that could turn the home broadband pricing model in the U.S. on its head. In a trial planned for later […]
When will we have laws to impose strict fines for companies that are so careless with consumers personal information? Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money, which handles credit card operations for Penney and many other […]
And yes I am talking about the Democrats: After weeks of tough talk, Democrats appear resigned to back down again on providing money for the Iraq war. What happened? “Republicans, Republicans, Republicans,” said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “The real problem here is the president and his Republican backers” who […]
(on a personal note – I wasn’t able to blog yesterday because I decided to take the plunge and move to Vista. I will post about that experience on my tech blog later for those interested). Following yesterday’s news that the State Department decided to give Blackwater immunity, today we find out a new battle […]
That is the tone being set by Republican presidential candidates: Four days after the Democrat’s ‘landmark’ YouTube debate in South Carolina, only Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) have agreed to participate in CNN’s next web-oriented debate. “Aside from those two candidates, we haven’t heard from anyone else,” Sam Feist of CNN […]
Then America don’t want it! In a widely expected move, Sen. John McCain‘s (R-Ariz.) press department resigned en masse today. Communications director Brian Jones stepped down, along with deputies Matt David and Danny Diaz. Research director Brian Rogers and South Carolina McCain spokesman Adam Temple are also leaving the campaign. None of the depatures is […]
Petraeus’ report is on September 15. We got the interim report this week stating that they are only “satisfactorily” on track to meet 8 of 18 benchmarks. Now check out this news: The White House said Friday that Iraq’s parliament may take the month of August off but downplayed the impact on political reconciliation efforts […]
She will be missed by all. She was a proactive first lady, in a time when that wasn’t the norm. She was also one of the most environmentally friendly first ladies this country has ever had. The AP has a quote from Lady Bird that really applies today. This was her quoting her husband: “I […]
“Compromise”. That is what Bush said he wanted. Of course to Bush, compromise means he takes, takes, takes and doesn’t give in return: President Bush would veto a bill drafted by House Democratic leaders that would fund the Iraq war only into the summer months, his spokesman said Wednesday. And the Pentagon said the funding […]