Daily Archives: May 2, 2005

McCloskey’s mission

Pete McCloskey, a former Congressman from California, was in town this weekend to scope out a primary challenge to Tom DeLay. He met Sunday with Michael Fjetland, who was defeated by DeLay in Republican primaries in 2000 and 2002 and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Oh, *that* video

Remember that defense claim from Friday in the Enron Broadband trial that a videotape shown by the prosecution was never shown to stock analysts? Well, it turns out the defense was right. Watching two videotapes simultaneously today, jurors in the … Continue reading Continue reading

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The reason why KLOL changed format

The latest Arbitron ratings for Houston radio stations are in: Former rocker KLOL went from #17 in Houston with a 2.3 share to #7 with a 3.6. And that 2.3 was a dip from 2.8 in the previous report. Any … Continue reading Continue reading

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Clear Channel dumps concert business

In case you missed it over the weekend, the monolith Clear Channel has spun off its concerts division and has put up a portion of its billboard business for sale. On Friday, Clear Channel Communications announced that it is giving … Continue reading Continue reading

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Van Gundy works the refs

Now that the Mavericks have seized home-court advantage back from the Rockets (for what it’s been worth so far this series), Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy is looking to get the edge back for his team. Could it be in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Willie Nelson Highway officially dead

Lost in the shuffle last week was the official death (for this session, anyway) of any plans to name a highway for Willie Nelson. Facing opposition in his bid to name a Travis County chunk of Texas 130 for legendary … Continue reading Continue reading

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Cuban on “The Smartest Guys”

I had forgotten that Mark Cuban was the Executive Director Producer of Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room. I remember noticing it in the credits when I watched it, then promptly forgot about it. Anyway, the flick has been … Continue reading Continue reading

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