Daily Archives: November 25, 2003

Teachers picket DeLay

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Some 300 teachers protested outside Tom DeLay’s office in Sugar Land yesterday after he refused to bring a bill that would benefit them to a floor vote. About 300 public school employees from Houston, Fort Bend, Brazosport and other school … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dude, you may or may not get routed to India

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Recently, a Dell spokesman announced that in response to customer complaints, they would stop routing corporate support calls to India. Tech support for Optiplex desktop and Latitude notebook computers will be handled from call centers in Texas, Idaho and Tennessee, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Enron blame game continues

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The special examiner who’s been doing a postmortem on the Enron collapse has released his final report, in which he lays blame at the feet of Kenny Boy Lay and Jeff Skilling. Atlanta-based examiner Neal Batson also suggests that the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fiiiive Golden Tuques!

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a total tuque-a-rama in Quebec! MONTREAL (CP) – The Heritage Classic has made a simple Montreal Canadiens’ hat into the hottest product in Quebec. Demand has been “overwhelming” for the red, white and blue tuque with the Canadiens logo … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Warren Spahn

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Warren Spahn, probably the greatest lefthanded pitcher ever and the winningest pitcher since the 1930s, died yesterday at the age of 82. David Pinto and Rob Neyer have some good profiles on him. Rest in peace, Warren Spahn. Continue reading →

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Harbinger or tease?

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

You’ve seen this question a million times already: “If next year’s election for President was held today, do you think you would vote for George W. Bush, or some other candidate?” Suppose I told you that in a recent poll, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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California not leading the way

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Nevada’s governor recall drive terminated CARSON CITY, Nev. — An anti-tax group trying to oust Gov. Kenny Guinn gave up Monday after failing to gather enough signatures to get the recall on the ballot. The recent recall of former California … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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