Minneapolis Bridge Collapse - 2001 study found bridge OK, advised no big fix...
The March 2001 study into the bridge that collapsed Wednesday evening advised against refurbishing the bridge because of "high costs."
View ArticleDoes John Edwards Really Have 26 Pledged Delegates?
I'm sure I'm not the only Kossack who is keeping his/her own spreadsheet of popular vote and/or pledged delegate yields from each of the Democratic primary contests. And I'm sure I'm not the only one...
View ArticleAll the Division and Acrimony Must End
It is becoming increasingly clear: those of us who want to see a Democrat in the White House must put aside our disagreements, end the divisive rhetoric, and come together to answer the pressing...
View ArticleHalf-Assed Rhode Island Delegate Projections (Now With Half-Assed Update!)
I'm a great admirer of the delegate projections that MattTX, redvolution, and especially poblano have posted in recent weeks. I don't nearly have the statistics (or HTML) chops that those guys do, but...
View ArticleHalf-Assed Vermont Delegate Projections
This is a sequel to my my Half-Assed Rhode Island Delegate Projections diary--which still appears to be the gold standard for Rhode Island delegate projections on DKos. (Admittedly that's not saying...
View ArticleTexas Caucus Results Thread (Obama's Winning Texas, Folks!)
I'm sure I'm not the only one hanging on the Texas Democratic Party's caucus results website, waiting for the autorefresh that brings new numbers.A new set of information seems to be rolling in every...
View ArticleTX Caucus Results Thread (Obama's Winning TX!) #2
This is Volume II of my thread for anyone who is trying to keep up with the Texas Democratic Party's halting attempts to publicize the results of the 8,224 precinct caucuses that were held on the...
View ArticleObama Was a Lot Like This as My Professor
[Note: This diary was written in the immediate aftermath of Obama's Philadelphia speech on race, "A More Perfect Union."]In the fall of 2000, as a second-year student at the University of Chicago Law...
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Texas Caucus Results Open Thread
Anyone still reading this?If you are, go ahead and comment here, I guess.Updates will be sparse today (Monday, March 31), but I'll add in the newest numbers I see are up on Burnt Orange Report.
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Pennsylvania Delegate-Count Tracker
After an enjoyable (though exhausting) experience tracking the Texas county- and district-level convention results in a long diary last month, I thought it would be fun, and hopefully valuable to...
View ArticleNC & IN: What do you want to see in a Delegate Tracker Thread?
I've been flattered by the nice response I've received for my delegate tracker threads following the Texas district and county caucuses and the Pennsylvania primary. Posting and maintaining them is...
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IN & NC Delegate Tracker Background Materials
I've just posted a new delegate-tracker diary along the same lines as the ones I maintained during the Texas district and county caucuses and the Pennsylvania primary.In an attempt to get the new...
View ArticleIndiana (& North Carolina) Delegate Tracker
Hey, gang, this thread has moved to the new diary that I posted on Wednesday morning, May 7. C'mon over!
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The Current IN & NC Delegate Picture (further updates of May 6 delegate tracker)
For understandable reasons, attention to the May 6 delegate race has waned a bit this morning--but results are still trickling in. So I'm reposting my delegate tracker thread from last night, to see if...
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Live From the Xcel Floor: The St. Paul Obama Rally, Liveblogged
Tonight we Minnesota Obama supporters are gathering with Barack Obama and his family in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, for what we hope will be a victory celebration as Barack gains...
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The Day After My Liveblog: Mayhill Fowler Strikes Back (sort of)
As many of you read yesterday evening, I finagled myself a press credential for the Obama rally in St. Paul, Minnesota last night (throwing the name "Daily Kos" around a bunch helped) and liveblogged...
View ArticleIt's the Expectations Game, Stupid
(The title is a reference to the 1992 Carville slogan, of course--I'm not actually calling you stupid....)Judging by left-blogosphere reaction to last night's debate, I'm one of many liberals who...
View ArticleIs Dole's "Godless" Ad Really "Beyond the Pale"? (Updated with Powell quote)
A current front-page story, as well as plenty of other political discussion here and elsewhere, understandably goes after "Godless," the Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) ad that all but declares that Democratic...
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Inauguration Travelogue - Day 0
This week, Mrs. Rieux and I will be joining millions of our fellow Americans heading toward Washington, D.C., to see our forty-fourth President--my former law school professor--inaugurated. I'd like...
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Inauguration Travelogue - Day 1: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This week, Mrs. Rieux and I are joining millions of our fellow Americans heading toward Washington, D.C., to see our forty-fourth President--my former law school professor--inaugurated. I'd like to...
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