Daily Archives: August 25, 2004

Another Enron plea

Posted on August 25, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Anyone keeping count here? I’ve lost track. Mark Koenig, the former head of Enron’s investor relations section, pleaded guilty this afternoon to a charge of aiding and abetting securities fraud and agreed to cooperate with the government. U.S. Judge Ewing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Took her long enough

Posted on August 25, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

And Comptroller Strayhorn piles on Governor Perry regarding the continued underfunding of CHIP. In a letter addressed to the governor and in a speech at the Austin Hilton, Strayhorn accused him of shifting the cost of, rather than cutting altogether, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DeLay protested at UH-Clear Lake

Posted on August 25, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The protesters were out in force at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where Tom DeLay was scheduled to speak yesterday. Signs proclaiming “Dump DeLay” and “Exterminate DeLay” showed the theme for some who gathered at the University of Houston Clear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kerry on The Daily Show

Posted on August 25, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Transcript here (via Julia via Susie). Naturally, I forgot to program the TiVo for it. I’ll see about catching the rerun today. Anyone out there actually watch it? And here’s an AP wire report. Note something interesting here: “I watch … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Still CHIPping away

Posted on August 25, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Legislative Budget Board has approved more spending, but CHIP is still getting stiffed. Legislative leaders approved $591 million in state spending Monday to restore health care for the needy but let deep cutbacks in the Children’s Health Insurance Program … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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