Greg Borowski continues to dig into Milwaukee’s November, 2004 voting problems. “17 wards have at least 100 more votes than voters; 2 miss by over 500”
Daily Archives: February 2, 2005
Wisconsin’s Top Lobbyists: 2003-2004
Wispolitics summarizes the top Wisconsin Lobbyists. Weac (teacher’s union) is #1 at 1.46M, WMC is #2 at 1.25M.
EFF: Is Big Brother Watching the Internet Without a Warrant?
The EFF filed a FOIA request yesterday with the FBI and other offices of the US DOJ regarding expanded powers granted by the USA PATRIOT Act. The EFF is making the request in an attempt to find out whether or not Section 216 is being used to monitor web browsing without a warrant. The DOJ has already stated they can collect email and IP addresses, but has not been forthcoming on the subject of URL addresses. It seems the EFF is seeking any documentation to confirm such activity is taking place. One can only hope the automated FOIA search doesn’t produce any false negatives or cost the EFF $372,999.”
SBC & AT&T: A Merger of Disappointment with Disaster?
What happens if you merge a disappointment with a disaster?
You get SBC-AT&T.
In most corporate mergers, the shareholders of at least one company rejoice. But it’s hard to find a clear winner in the proposed acquisition of AT&T by SBC Communications.
AT&T, the nation’s once-proud phone monopoly, is a shadow of its former self. It lost $6.1 billion last year, and its sales have shrunk for five consecutive years as it has shed most of its operations except for business services. Its stock has fallen by almost 72 percent during the past five years.
I have a hard time seeing much good coming from this, other than a more concentrated lobby machine which ultimately works against the public…