Daily Breifing - 12/22/06

Happy Friday! This will be the last daily briefing of 2006, as it will be on the shelf until January 3, 2007. Until then, have a joyous and safe holiday!

MW

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Daily Briefing – 12/22/06
682 days until the NEXT election… and global warming is an integral part of our nation’s agenda!

Key Issues in the News
Global Warming
- India and China to jointly study global warming
- Global warming is imminent threat
- Global warming ate my insurance policy
- Gore: Time is now to mobilize
- PG&E to help customers fight global warming
Washington/Legislation/Politics/People/etc.
- Federal judge takes swipe at McCain-Feingold campaign finance law
o Also from NYT
- Rep.-elect Ellison: Rep. Goode has a lot to learn about Islam
- Eyeing ’08 Democrats nurse freshman at risk
Potential ‘08ers…
- Bloomberg (making a bet on innovation), Romney (NH’ans like what they hear), Giuliani (the Pim Fortuyn of America), Edwards and Obama (leading Democrats in Iowa), Richardson (draft Richardson campaign launched)
Other News from the Media
- Incentives on oil barely help U.S.
- Powerful interests ally to restructure agriculture subsidies
- Thomas Friedman on living green
- Bitch magazine’s green issue
- 6,000 pounds of nuclear material spilled on NC highway
…and the Blogosphere
- The Fix looks at potential tough House races in ‘08
- A fable from Hotline
- From Grist:
o Green building codes
o Top eco-books
- TPM: Rep. Denny Rehberg’s Communications Director hired two hackers to change his GPA
Miscellaneous… or just plain weird
- Europe’s biggest dinosaur discovered in Spain
- Stephen Colbert’s greenscreen challenge
- Jessica Simpson, not that talented
Quotes O’ the Day
"Stephen, it is time to Rock" ~Henry Kissinger