Daily Archives: October 5, 2005

New evidence, new indictment?

The word from the Travis County DA Ronnie Earle’s office regarding the latest indictment against Tom DeLay was that it was the result of new evidence. Earle said the grand jury that indicted DeLay last week on the last day … Continue reading Continue reading

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Yes, that would explain it

Well, at least there was a pretty good explanation for why Padres ace Jake Peavy stunk up the joint yesterday. Jumping up and down in a close knot of teammates during San Diego’s celebration of the NL West championship, Jake … Continue reading Continue reading

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Layoffs in New Orleans

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has announced that he will lay off 3000 municipal employees due to lack of any revenue stream for the city. Nagin announced with “great sadness” that he had been unable to find the money to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Nonscientific municipal poll numbers

With the lack of a high profile race at the top of the ticket this year, we’re unlikely to see any real polling done for the municipal elections – checking my archives from 2003, the first one we got then … Continue reading Continue reading

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Harrell’s rescheduled announcement

Mary Beth Harrell‘s official announcement of her candidacy in CD31, originally scheduled for September 27 but postponed for obvious reasons has been reset: Campaign Kick-Off Rallies – Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Killeen Civic and Conference Center, 11:30 am till 1:30 … Continue reading Continue reading

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