Daily Archives: July 30, 2004

How to get more people to watch the convention

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

If the networks are really concerned about dwindling ratings for the national conventions (something which, frankly, they themselves must take some blame for, as they do a better job of anti-marketing them than Beelzebud Selig did with MLB before the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Trimming the fat and the budget

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Who could find fault in the new state policy that bans fast food from Texas schools? Would you believe PTOs? When school opens across the state next month, Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut and other popular fast food vendors will no longer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another Enron guilty plea

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to Club Fed, Ken Rice! Ken Rice, the former head of Enron’s broadband Internet business, became the 11th person to plead guilty to an Enron-related crime when he admitted to a single count of securities fraud this morning before … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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$15K in 14 days

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The State Democratic Party is attempting to raise $15K over the next two weeks in order to get a copy of the DNC’s “Demzilla” file for State House candidates. Democrats who say their No. 1 goal is to take back … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cisneros not running in 06

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

For all the talk of who is or might be running for this or that in 2006, here’s one person who’ll be sitting it out: Henry Cisneros. “I have no plans to run for office in 2006,” said Cisneros, 57. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Barbara Radnofsky

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Who is Barbara Radnofsky, you ask? Possibly the next Democratic candidate for the Senate, that’s who. Radnofsky has never run for office and says that her only political involvement up until recently has been holding fundraisers for friends running in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kerry’s speech

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So I didn’t actually watch Kerry’s speech last night. I’m not a big speech-watching person, and hey, it’s not like he has to convince me that he’d make a fine President. With one notable exception, the lefty bloggers seem to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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