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Saturday, May 21, 2011
HP Slashes Its Outlook; Stock Drops
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) shares fell 7.3% Tuesday to a nearly two-year low after the firm cut its outlook, citing Japan, weak consumer PC sales and "reduced operating profit expectations for services." HP released its fiscal Q2 results early Tuesday in the wake of a memo from CEO Leo Apotheker, leaked late Monday, telling managers to curb their hiring and spending in order to prepare for a "tough" current quarter. "One thing that HP rarely does is
Petition drive to recall Michigan Governor Rick Snyder starts tomorrow
If you live in Michigan and wish to help recall Governor Rick Snyder, go to FireRickSnyder.org and sign up to volunteer.
Tomorrow at 1pm local time in Lansing, The Committee to Recall Rick Snyder (FireRickSnyder.org) is officially launching a petition drive to recall Michigan's new Republican Governor. In order to put the recall on the November ballot, they need to submit 807,000 valid signatures before August 5.
The process for recall elections in Michigan is different from other states. If the recall is successfully placed on the November ballot, voters will choose between recalling or not recalling Rick Snyder. If the voters side with recall, then "a special election is conducted on the next regular election date to fill the office vacancy." This would most likely mean the 2012 Michigan primary.
The petition effort is undeniably a longshot, as it lacks any official support?and thus any significant resources?from either the Michigan Democratic Party or local labor unions. Compared to the well-heeled efforts we have seen in Wisconsin and Ohio, the Committee to Recall Rick Snyder is an all-volunteer organization with barely enough money to print petitions.
Still, it's too early to count them out. I have spoken with members of the organization, and they have signed up over 1,200 volunteers, conducted numerous trainings, and can boast organizational captains in every county in the state.
Rick Snyder's abysmal approval rating will also help this campaign. In mid-March, less than three months into his term, PPP found Snyder at 33% approve, 50% disapprove. More recently, and using a different question wording, EPIC-MRA found (PDF) that 27% of Michiganders thought Snyder was doing an "excellent" or "pretty good" job, while 60% thought he was doing a "just fair" or "poor" job. So, while The Committee to Recall Rick Snyder probably needs to gather 1,000,000 signatures with little money, they will have a large pool of discontent to draw upon.
At Daily Kos, we are looking into various ways that we can help out on this recall effort. For now, if you live in Michigan and which to help, go to FireRickSnyder.org and sign up to volunteer. We will have more on this story, and more ways to help, as the situation develops.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Open Thread
The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, we previewed Obama's Mid-East speech and live-blogged it too. The right accused Obama of destroying Israel for mentioning the 1967 borders, while also calling him a neocon. Serwer argued until the Israeli Palestinian issue is resolved,...
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New Hampshire, meet Jon Huntsman
Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman arrives in New Hampshire today for a four-day visit in what could well be a make or break state for his 2012 presidential aspirations.
The centerpiece of Huntsman?s trip will be a commencement address on Saturday at Southern New Hampshire University but he also has a schedule packed full of house parties and smaller speaking events ? an indication of how central the Granite State is to his broader electoral calculus.
John Weaver, a senior adviser to Huntsman?s political action committee, described New Hampshire as ?hole number one in golf? and said that Huntsman would focus on ?getting our fiscal house in order? during the trip.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Your Gifted Child Isn't Getting More Gifted, Ctd
A reader quotes another: The thing that always pissed me off about G&T programs is that they pulled "gifted" students from core curriculums and gave them extra assistance on "advanced" curriculums. Students of every level benefit from extra-assistance. Focusing resources...
Who says birthers aren't still a campaign issue? Buy the t-shirt
(CNN) – Just when you thought the so-called "birther" controversy had trailed off, the president's re-election campaign is stoking the...
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