Daily Archives: April 26, 2006

Progress on Net Neutrality

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Agonist has bad news and good news on the Net Neutrality front. The Markey Amendment failed in committee 22-34. Democrats Rush, Green, Gonzalez, Towns, and Wynn all voted no on the amendment and betrayed the netroots. The rest of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Inaugural College Baseball Hall of Fame class announced

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your first set of inductees to the College Baseball Hall of Fame, currently under construction in Lubbock. Former USC head baseball coach Rod Dedeaux has been elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the College Baseball Foundation announced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Photo oops

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

First noted over the weekend, the story of Rep. John Carter getting his picture taken in Iraq with the son of Mary Beth Harrell, his opponent in November, made it to the Washington Post on Wednesday. Vast numbers of lawmakers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Net neutrality update

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Just a quick update on the fight over Net neutrality. Sean-Paul has a good roundup of links and other information here. If you want a more technical description of the issues at hand, check out Kevin Drum, Crooked Timber, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What is the sound of one party debating?

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

This really annoys me. One could read this Chron piece on how HB3 was passed and come away with the impression that the only debate over the bill was between conservatives who wanted to cut property taxes by raiding the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where we stand after Monday

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

In writing about what I think of the legislative action on Monday, I’m going to start with a long quote from Rep. Garnet Coleman, which I take from this useful Capitol Annex post that gives an overview of how everyone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Play the “Lost” game

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The powers that be behind Lost have a new trick up their sleeve: An international, interactive game that will offer some information about the show. It will begin May 2 in the United Kingdom, May 3 in the U.S. and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The East End BRT line

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Christof takes a look at the Harrisburg/East End LRT/BRT lines and the ongoing process to determine where they should go. Not too surprisingly, it’s a lot less politically charged than the Universities line. Check it out. Continue reading →

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