Excuse the mess, folks. Trying to get a few of these links up-to-date.
Yellow Dog University. Tomorrow. 9:30 A.M. @ the UNO Student Center. See the website for more details.
NNN: A “Nebraska bloc?” The fact that Hagel and Nelson are working together - let alone speaking to each other - is a very positive sign for […]
One of the many reasons why it’s good to have a mayor like Mike Fahey:
Omaha hopes to reduce its contribution to global warming gases, and on Thursday the first citywide effort to do so was launched.
The Omaha Energy Challenge asks families to replace one conventional light bulb for each family member with a compact fluorescent […]
NYT:
WASHINGTON, March 29 — The Senate narrowly approved a war-spending bill today that calls for most American combat troops to be out of Iraq by March 31, 2008, and in so doing defied a veto threat by President Bush.
The 51-to-47 vote endorsed a $122 billion spending package, most of which would go to the Iraq […]
John McCain made a bet. He made a bet that by getting the tacit endorsement of George W. Bush, by being his #1 cheerleader for the war in Iraq (a role he quite enthusiastically shares with Joe Lieberman), he could overcome the reservations that conservatives have about him and win the nomination on inevitability alone […]
Yesterday, LB 405, which would increase the size of the Omaha City Council to 9 members, passed the first round of voting in the unicameral, 25-16. The bill, introduced by Sen. Dwite Pedersen of Elkhorn, and co-sponsored by Sen. Gwen Howard of Omaha, was the subject of some heated debate yesterday in the legislature.
I worry […]
Chuck Hagel and Ben Nelson did us proud today:
The Senate defeated an attempt to erase an American troop withdrawal date from an Iraq spending bill this afternoon after an emotional debate about the powers of the presidency and Congress and the well-being of front-line soldiers.
By a vote of 50 to 48, the Senate allowed […]
REMINDER: Yellow Dog University is Saturday, March 31. The day begins at 9 am.
The Senate could begin voting today on H.R. 1591, which passed the House of Representatives last week. Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), realizing that a filibuster would simply prevent funding for the war, said that the Republicans would not filibuster the bill, […]
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