Daily Archives: December 6, 2005

Mary Beth Harrell on sending her son to Iraq

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Mary Beth Harrell has two sons on active military duty. Her eldest was just deployed to Iraq. She writes about that and what it means to her as she runs for Congress here. Check it out. Link via Eye on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More Texan of the Year sightings

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

TexasISD.com, the homepage for Texas school administrators, saw our choice for Texan of the Year and gives its approval. I respect those individuals who hold high office but appear not to forget who sent them there or where they came … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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SCOTUS to review insanity defense

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Supreme Court will review whether states must provide for an insanity defense in criminal cases and what their standards for evidence are. Though the suit in question originated in Arizona, it may have an effect on the Andrea Yates … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early voting ends at 7 PM today

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the last day for early voting in the city of Houston for the runoff elections. Polls are open until 7 PM. After that, you have to vote in your home precinct on Saturday. As a reminder, here are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let the filings begin!

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was the first day that candidates turned in their paperwork to run for office. So who’s in so far? Agriculture commissioner Susan Combs was among those filing in the Republican primary for statewide office. She wants to be state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas poll: Governor’s race

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

And as long as we’re talking polls, the Chris Bell blog has the latest Texas Poll numbers for the Governor’s race: General Election Match-up 46 – Rick Perry (R, inc.) 25 – Chris Bell (D) 13 – Kinky Friedman (I) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More bad news for DeLay

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Ooh, this has to hurt. CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. 803 Adults (713 Registered Voters). December 1-4, 2005. MoE +/- 4% If Tom DeLay runs for re-election in 2006, in general, are you more likely to vote for the Republican candidate Tom … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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