We had a great day marching with the Eagle County Democratic Partyentry in the Vail, Colorado parade. It was a picture perfect sunny day in the high country.

How lucky were we to have Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien marching with us! She was here to introduce State Representative Christine Scanlan (HD56-Eagle, Lake, and Summit) to the voters. This is the second time Lt. Gov. O'Brien has marched with the Eagle County Dems. In 2006 she commented on how great the Vail crowd was, but I didn't expect her back so soon. At the time, she was running on the ticket with now Governor Bill Ritter. When she was running for election, it was me introducing her to the local voters! My, how times have changed.

The Lt. Governor didn't know I snapped this photo as she checked her watch. I believe she and Rep. Scanlan were heading to Summit or Lake County to catch another parade.

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Today's Daily Flipper - McCain Flips on Environment and Abortion Edition you will read:
If You Don’t Like John McCain’s Environmental Position, Just Wait Five Minutes
McCain Advisor Forced To Resign
Here Comes The Exodus
Another Installment Of McCain 2.0

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Today's Daily Flipper - McCain Corruption Edition you will read:
McCain Pushed Key Land Deal For Fundraiser
McCain Misses The Mark In Michigan
McCain Doesn’t Know Much About The Judiciary Either
McCain Gets Support From EU Trade Minister
Cindy On Release Of Tax Returns
As The Money Woes Continue
McCain Wants His FEC
Ron Paul Supporters Plan Takeover of GOP Convention

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I'm on the run today, but want to get the latest from the DNC research department out there. Today's Daily Flipper has the following stories:  
Sen. John McCain is all mixed up on his wars
He needs to go back to health care 101
McCain Gets White House Sign Off Before Criticizing White House
McCain Wants World To Look The Other Way On Shady Connections
How Much Does McCain Love Nuclear Power - Billions of Giga-Bunches
Giuliani Having Trouble Raising Money for McCain

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Flipper of the day: McCain was against 100 years before he was for it.
McCain on Health Care - He's trying to say he has a plan, but really...
McCain opposed seniors buying prescriptions through Medicaid.
McCain's health plan weakens state regulations - cuts coverage.
McCain's big health care plan = copy the states. Wow! Now that's creative.
And pay for it how? Elizabeth Edwards says McCain's plan "gross underfunding."
The problem is, experts say it won't work.
Another problem, no way to pay for it.
Let's face it, McCain's supposed health care plan is DOA.
McCain's latest FEC foreign donation trouble.
RNC v. DNC - trying to cut off McCain's "100 years" television ad.

His plans are dangerous. Help get the word out.

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The DNC research department gives us more on how out of touch Sen. McCain is on middle class issues.

Read what the Republicans Wish You Wouldn’t - In today's Daily Flipper:

McCain Says Poverty is Kinda Like a Presidential Campaign Without Room Service

John McCain, Stuck Between A Ballooning Deficit And A Hard Place

McCain’s Above the Influence Image Has Officially Cracked

McCain Will Pitch Free Trade In Town Hit Hard By. . .Free Trade

John ‘9th Richest Senator’ McCain Compares Campaign Money Struggles To Economic Woes In Ohio

McCain vs. The Teleprompter

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Todays Flipper News focuses on Sen. McCain and the Middle Class. Hint: McCain sucks on middle class issues. Read the details found only in the Daily Flipper.

The Daily Flipper is one persons determination to report the increasingly important opposition research from the DNC so that you can have it at your fingertips to write LTE's to your local papers and have the facts on hand when arguing with your Republican neighbors.
Previous reports can be found here: Flipper #1 and Flipper #2 Flipper #3 here, #4 here. Today's issue is the fifth in the new series.

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Today's Flipper includes continued news about Sen. John McCain.
In this edition:
A gaffe on African American voters in Philadelphia.
McCain = Bush
Sen. Lindsay Graham McCains' MiniMe
And for your reading pleasure a Gov. Mike Huckabee love story.
As usual, the LTE Action Item tool so you can let the world know that they don't want a McCain in the White House.

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Today's Daily Flipper includes two reports from the DNC Research department for the informed activist: The McCain Myth that he will listen to the generals on the ground and Arizona African-American's asking 'where's McCain'.

The Daily Flipper is one persons determination to report the increasingly important opposition research from the DNC so that you can have it at your fingertips to write LTE's to your local papers and have the facts on hand when arguing with your Republican neighbors.
Previous reports can be found here: Flipper #1 and Flipper #2. Today's issue is the third in this new series.

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Welcome to the second of report of The Daily Flipper. As I wrote in Daily Flipper Vol. 1 No 1, the DNC research department sends to my inbox a summary of news about Senator John McCain and other republicans. I take this news and report it here in the Flipper as an opposition research project. Today's edition is all about Sen. John McCain and his gaffes, mixing up Shiite and Sunni, again. All about how wrong he is on Iraq. And a bonus Take Action item from Chairman Dean.

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There has been some conversation here that we are spending too much time about our nominees, while Sen. McCain is getting a free a free-ride. I could not agree more. In order to help shift the focus, I am going to post, almost verbatim, a frequent email I receive from the DNC research department. The stories may or may not have been reported here on Kos. They are a summary of the news of the day regarding Sen. McCain and Republicans. It may be helpful for those who wish to send an LTE to your local news. Or write up a diary with more background on a specific story you find here first.

Regardless, it is a DNC members attempt to put forth what the DNC finds as relevant news reports on the state of the Republicans during this election season. You won't find any DNC commentary here, except the headlines. They are simply publishing a few sentences from the printed story. If I have anything to add in the way of commentary, I will. But I there are many here that follow specific issues who could write expanded diaries much better than I.
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Senator Obama is having a good day today! Increasing the super-delgate to over 200. Announcing the campaign has raised $55 million in February. And now this:

The tides of history are rising higher and faster these days. Read them right and ride them, or be crushed. And then along comes Barack Obama, with the kinds of gifts that appear in politics but once every few generations. There is a sense of dignity, even majesty, about him, and underneath that ease lies a resolute discipline. It's not just that he is eloquent — with that ability to speak both to you and to speak for you — it's that he has a quality of thinking and intellectual and emotional honesty that is extraordinary. -Rolling Stone Endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for President

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The Sen. Clinton campaign has set up a web page called Delegate Hubto make their case for Super Delegates to support whichever candidate they choose. They also ask that Florida and Michigan be included.

At what price? Does the Sen. Clinton camp want to see the Democrats loose the general election? Do they want chaos at the Democratic convention?

As more voters make their choice for the Democratic nomination, there is growing interest in the facts and myths about the race to reach 2208 delegate votes - the number required for a candidate to secure the nomination with Florida and Michigan included. The Obama campaign is claiming, without precedent or justification, that automatic delegates (commonly referred to as "super delegates") should switch to Sen. Obama en masse based on arbitrary metrics, with the aim of tilting the delegate balance in his favor. The fact is: no automatic delegate is required to cast a vote on the basis of anything other than his or her best judgment about who is the most qualified to be president.

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Today is the day that we see who in the US Senate will stand up and support our constitution or as  awkawk  wrote in the action diary, cover up the crimes for Bushco.  

This is a liveblog. Live blog rules apply here.
Not pictures, videos, etc. Keep it simple for our friends who have dial-up.

See awkawk action diary FISA Action Alert - 2 minutes of your time required and fax your Senator now!

This is the mothership liveblog. Rec this one.
FISA Live Blog Mothership (by greenchiledem) <-------YOU ARE HERE <br>#2 - Seeking volunteer
#3 - Seeking volunteer
#4 - SallyCat
Sign up in the comments if you can put up a diary as this one fills up.

Live on C-Span2 tv or live feeds here:
C-Span2 video online.
C-Span2 Audio-(Can't get this link to work. Anyone who can help please leave a comment and I will put it up.)
US Senate Vote Tally here (ht:EquationDoc)

What a weekend Candidate Obama has had!
Yesterday Nebraska, Louisiana, Washington and the Virgin Islands.
Today it looks like Maine!
Previous threads:
Thanks to FRED in Portland Maine for Thread #1
Faithfull took over with thread #2
This is Thread #3.  <----------You are here.</p>

There have been reports from throughout Maine in the previous threads. It's been close in many precincts, but NBC News just called the state for Senator Obama.
Consider this a Victory Thread!

The debate started about 10:30am ET.
Watch on C-Span2 here:
Live blog Mothership by lgcap is found here.
Live blog #2 by gchaucer2 is found here.
This is live blog #3..
Upcoming diaries:

4. Remembering Jello

5. RichM

6. TheMomCat

7. MichiganGirl

ABC News GOP debate started at 7pm ET. Taped delay in the west.

Live video link at WMUR ABC affiliate in NH at this link.. (Note: Live feed didn't work in Firefox but did work in IE.)h/t brainwave

Live audio stream here: 630 WMAL radio h/t tunney

All Republican candidates are at the table.

Part I by dmsilev here.
According to dmsilev this is a 90 minute debate, then a 15 minute changeover, and then 8:45pm ET is when the Democrats start.

Unrecommend the previous liveblog and rec this one to get it on the rec list. Thanks.

Senators Leahy and Dodd are calling on us to help them get at least seven more sponsors for the Habeas Corpus restoration bill. The Sentors write in thier email that

"Unfortunately, a number of Republican Senators are once again trying to block our efforts by threatening to filibuster our amendment."

The good news is, they only need 7 6 more sponsors to have a veto-proof bill.

All 49 Dems plus Sen. Bernie Sanders, Arlan Specter and Gordon Smith are on board.

The bad news is all but one two Republican and Sen. Lieberman need to be enlightened to come to the side of the Constitution. Yes, that's right, they need to be whipped to make our constitution whole again.

That's where you and I come in. We are being asked to become the citizen whips by our Senators.
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