SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal judge denied a request Thursday to keep secret the names of donors to California’s anti-gay marriage initiative, saying the public had a right to know who gave money to state ballot measures.
Supporters of the Proposition 8 initiative, which overturned a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed gay marriage, had sought a preliminary injunction to remove the identities of those who contributed to their campaign from the secretary of state’s Web site. The initiative was approved by voters in November.
They also had asked U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. to block the Monday release of the names of donors who either gave money two weeks before the election or shortly afterward. Those names will be publicly released in postelection campaign finance reports.
AP via Yahoo News
Enthusiastic crowd gathers to welcome Bush back
1/20/2009 10:24 PM
By: Associated Press
MIDLAND, Texas — “It is good to be home.”
That’s what former President George W. Bush today told thousands of people gathered in Midland to welcome him back to Texas.
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Google has signed an amicus brief in support of several cases currently challenging Proposition 8 in the California Supreme Court.
From the Official Google Blog.
When I first saw this headline, I had to make sure it wasn’t an article from “The Onion” or something, but apparently IBM is opening two new facilities in the US, one in Dubuque, IA and one in East Lansing, MI.
BOSTON (Reuters) – IBM (IBM.N), the world’s largest technology services company, plans to open a new computer support center in Iowa, creating up to 1,300 new jobs and defying a trend of widespread corporate layoffs.
The Dubuque facility in a 10-story office building once occupied by now-defunct retailer Roshek’s Department Store, will create jobs for high-tech workers at a time when many technology companies are cutting staff.
From Reuters
Where making changes = moving everyone elsewhere. News8 had an article referring back to Google’s blog, basically saying they’re closing up and moving out.
