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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Senator Russ Feingold says he’ll vote against Michael Mukasey’s nomination for attorney general.

The Wisconsin Democrat said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he thinks Mukasey’s views on executive power have shifted toward the more expansive views of presidential power that the Bush administration has advanced.

Feingold says he doesn’t want to endorse those views with his vote.

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Week 9 NFL Schedule:

Denver at Detroit 1:00 PM CBS
San Francisco at Atlanta 1:00 PM
Cincinnati at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS
Carolina at Tennessee 1:00 PM Fox
Green Bay at Kansas City 1:00 PM Fox
San Diego at Minnesota 1:00 PM CBS
Jacksonville at New Orleans 1:00 PM CBS
Washington at NY Jets 1:00 PM Fox
Arizona at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM Fox
Seattle at Cleveland 4:05 PM Fox
New England at Indianapolis 4:15 PM CBS
Houston at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS
Dallas at Philadelphia 8:15 PM NBC
Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:30 PM ESPN (Monday night game)

Ok, this week I REALLY REALLY need San Diego to win. I can’t wait to see the Patriots/Colts game. I’m going with Indianapolis on that one. Who do you take Nelse? ha!!!!

Bur$atil alerted us to this story. I googled it and this is what I came up with. It seems they sprayed Checkmate OLR-F over the area prior to testing it for potential harmful effects to humans. Later tested, they claim it is harmless to humans, although many people reported respiratory problems. Who do you believe. Let’s see…..I’ll believe the people who got sick.

From the 9/6/07Mcweekly.com:

Mr. Unpopularity: State Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura got an earful at last week’s meeting about unpopular plans to spray pheromones over the Peninsula.

Under pressure from three mayors, an Assemblyman, local nonprofits and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), the State has postponed plans to aerially spray the Peninsula with a synthetic pheromone designed to disrupt the light brown apple moth’s mating pattern - but only for four days. The spray, originally scheduled for Sept. 5-7, has been moved to Sept. 9-11.

On Aug. 29, California Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura and members of his staff presented their case to more than 200 residents at the Monterey Conference Center. They emphasized the need to eradicate the invasive moth, which can damage more than 250 plant varieties, before it spreads.

During public comment, about 50 speakers questioned the health impacts of coating the area with pheromone products. Members of Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment cited a federal designation of the products as “moderately toxic” to marine invertebrates.

From a 10/25/07 article: An 11 month old child nearly died from breathing difficulties. A six year old child developed asthma as a result of the aerial spraying. Over one hundred people signed affidavits stating that they got sick from the spraying. Hundreds of people had symptoms like; shortness of breath, headaches, dizziness, burning lungs, nausea, and muscle aches.

Allen Roland claims he experienced respiratory problems while visiting the area, and after investigating, found out the spraying was the cause.

From a 10/25/07 article, some people left town for fear of respiratory problems.

From an 11/2//07 article: The Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors sued the California Department of Food and Agriculture to stop the treatmentsI, to no avail.

From an 11/3/07 article: It seems they went ahead, and OVERSPRAYED.

From an 11/4/07 article: They are now going to spray North County, where residents are quieter about it.

Don’t forget the time change folks! Thanks to my loving little creatures, I got up at 4 this morning. They don’t do time changes!

SUNDAY TALK

MTP: Fred Thompson (R-TN); Tom Brokaw (author, “Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today”)
FTN: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE); Mark Penn (Clinton strategist)
This Week: John Edwards (D-NC); roundtable of E.J. Dionne, Michael Gerson, Ron Brownstein and George Will; Ashley Judd (YouthAIDS Global Ambassador)
FNS: George H.W. Bush
Late Edition: ex-British PM Tony Blair; Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT); Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA); Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

TV ALERTS

* Tim Russert Show (MSNBC, Sat, noon, repeats throughout weekend): Stephen Colbert (re-run of MTP interview); Howard Kurtz
* Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekend): Rudy Giuliani; Mark Halperin
* Chris Matthews Show 11/3-11/4: Richard Stengel, Cynthia Tucker, Norah O’Donnell, Ryan Lizza discuss “Did Hillary Clinton Have Just a Bad Week — Or Are There Signs of Trouble to Come? Will Mormonism Block Mitt Romney’s Chance for the Nomination?” Quotes here.
* Newsmakers (C-SPAN, 10am, Sunday): Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
* 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): Tom Perkins (a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and former Hewlett-Packard director); video of the Iraqi defector dubbed “Curveball”; elephant killers
* Q&A (C-SPAN, 8pm, Sun): ex US Amb to UN John Bolton
* Today Show: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) 11/2; Al Gore 11/5; Caroline Kennedy 11/8;
* Tavis Smiley (PBS): Jeffrey Toobin 11/2; Valerie Plame Wilson 11/5;
* The Daily Show: rerun 11/5; Robert Reich 11/6; Lou Dobbs 11/7; John Bolton 11/8
* The Colbert Report: rerun 11/5; AJ Jacobs 11/6; Dave Isay 11/7; Jackson Browne 11/8
* GOP debate in IA, MSNBC, 11/6, 9-11pm
* LKL: Lou Dobbs 11/6
* Conan O’Brien: Lou Dobbs 11/6
* Regis & Kelly: Tom Brokaw 11/7
* Al Gore guest stars on “30 Rock” (NBC, 8:30-9pm) on 11/8
* Leno: Al Gore 11/8