In Brief - May 2nd, 2006
Here is today's quick news digest:
- Senator Maria Cantwell will be talking about gas prices on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer tonight (KCTS 9 in Seattle, KBTC in Tacoma), opposite of one of the GOP's most vulnerable incumbents -- Rick Santorum - at 6:00 PM, PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
- Matt has a great post up at MyDD about Net Neutrality, including an excerpt from a recent NY Times editorial favoring an open internet and a list of things you can do to make a difference. Additionally, Rep. Ed Markety has introduced his Net Neutrality amendment as stand alone legislation (more at AlterNet)
- The Seattle P-I and KOMO have some interesting coverage of yesterday's rallies in support of immigrants. The New York Times has photos and a recap of other rallies across the nation.
- The Hill has a story about the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program, and at the bottom, they have a listing of the most promising challengers (apparently grouped by the percentage that Kerry got in that CD.) Our own Darcy Burner is at the top of the list.
- So, just days after Dubya said he believed the Star Spangled Banner should be sung in English, a Think Progress commenter reminds us that Bush would sometimes join in singing the national anthem in Spanish during his 2000 campaign. How deliciously ironic.
