Name: Kathy Gill
Dateline: Seattle
Weblog: www.wiredpen.com [RSS]
Articles: 65
First Published: Saturday, October 22, 2005
Last Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Kathy is a motorcyclist and writer; a prof at UW in digital media and an MSF instructor; formerly state and federal lobbyist. More About US Politics at her regular blog.Currently listing articles 65-51:
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Reflections on Seattle and Blacksburg: Humanity and Technology, Violence and Guns— Twin tragedies should not lead to a knee-jerk legislative response.
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The Campaign For President: Is It Worth The Cost?— Pundits are predicting a billion dollar presidential campaign. What does this mean? And are we ready for a change?
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Supreme Court Says EPA Can Regulate Car Emissions— Supreme Court tells Environmental Protection Agency to get on with its job and regulate car emissions.
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DP World Port Deal Hits Yet Another Snag— NY and NJ Port Authority exercise contract authority to review port sale contemplated by DP World.
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GOP Ad Features Visions of Terrorists— Comparisons to 1964's "Daisy" miss key differences, although both focus on fear.
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Economist and Political Advisor John K Galbraith Dies at 97— Listen to Galbraith address such taboo subjects as corporate power to understand what honest economists should be confronting now.
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Net Neutrality Moves To Center Stage In The House— Do Internet service providers and network owners have the right to interfere with the content on the sites they host?
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Former Majority Leader DeLay To Resign, Drops Out of Re-Election Contest— DeLay To Resign by June; Second Aide Pled Guilty to Conspiracy on Friday
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Time to Raise Hell With Network Webcasts— Online television news is like an infrastructure that should be accessible to all citizens, regardless of operating system.
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GAO: Katrina-Related Contracting Practices Reflect Waste, Layers of Byzantine Networks— Taxpayers foot ticket for unnecessary, unrequested renovations costing $1.7 million per occupant.
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Politics and Women's Health: RU-486 Deaths Result in Renewed Calls to Ban Drug— An Associated Press reporter fails to put death risk in context; the politicians are grandstanding to core constituencies.
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Handicapping The '08 Election vs. Analyzing Rhetoric, Policy— The press is already focused on the '08 election as a horse race. Why not examine issues instead of act like handicappers?
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UAE Firm Bows Out of Port Controversy— Move comes in wake of bi-partisan Congressional opposition.
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House, Senate Battle President on Ports Deal— Globalization backlash? UAE firms have invested about $3 billion in western firms since mid-2004.
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House Passes Patriot Act; Bush To Sign— A close party-line vote caught the Republican leadership by surprise. See how your representative voted...


