Daily Archives: December 31, 2005

Filing news: Miscellania

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Not a whole lot of filing news today. Matt reports that we have another Democratic contender for State Senate, an activist from Dripping Springs named Kathi Thomas, who filed yesterday to run against Sen. Jeff Wentworth in SD25, which covers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Filing news: More mixed signals from Strayhorn

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

What does it say about your campaign when this is a story? Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s campaign Friday declined to dismiss rumors that she will file Monday as an independent candidate for governor. Strayhorn spokesman Mark Sanders would not answer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The DeLay-Abramoff money trail

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Huge story in the WaPo tying together all kinds of monetary threads between Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay. I’ll quote a bit, but you really have to read the whole thing to understand it. The U.S. Family Network, a public … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Harry Potter is good for you

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I love stories like this: Scientists say Harry Potter can prevent broken bones Harry Potter may not yet be able to mend broken bones with a wave of his wand, but the pint-size wizard of book sales apparently has the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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