Daily Archives: February 26, 2005

Caffeinated soap

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

First there was caffeinated beer. Now there’s caffeinated soap. Shower Shock (aka “The Original Caffeinated Soap”) is the hygiene equivalent of Jolt (aka “The World’s Most Powerful Cola”). At 200 milligrams of caffeine per wash, consider Shower Shock your own … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Craddick makes a deal to avoid testifying

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Very interesting. Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick has struck a deal not to appear in Monday’s corporate electioneering trial, saying he might have shredded any communications he had with Texans for a Republican Majority two years ago. Five Democratic state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The ChoicePoint chronicles

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Have you been following the ChoicePoint story at all? ChoicePoint is a big credit-reporting firm, and they recently admitted that they sold some 150,000 credit reports to a gang of crooks that had posed as legitimate businessmen. At first they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Searches at traffic stops

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

According to the ACLU, in 2003 blacks and Latinos were more likely to be searched by law enforcement officers at traffic stops than white drivers were. Blacks were 3.2 times more likely than Anglos to be searched by the Houston … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TIERS of frustration

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Father John points to a story about major problems with a new computer system used by Colorado to handle its food stamps, Medicaid, and other relief services: [T]he explosion in hunger across the state is the direct result of problems … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abramoff and DeLay’s Foreign Adventures

Posted on February 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Stakeholder excerpts from a National Journal article detailing the long history between Tom DeLay and the disgraced casino lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The Raw Story has more. Check it out. Continue reading →

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