Daily Archives: November 15, 2007

Still more on “The Purge”

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Elise Hu continues doing good work on what she calls “The Purge”, about the email retention policy of Governor Perry’s office and how it relates to Texas’ open record laws. Turns out that at least one state office hasn’t had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bell files lawsuit against Perry

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Well, this could get interesting. Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell filed a lawsuit against Gov. Rick Perry’s 2006 re-election campaign and the Republican Governor’s Association today claiming they illegally hid $1 million in donations from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bonds indicted

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Bummer. Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs. If convicted on all five counts, baseball’s home run king … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Netroots Nation in Austin

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Netroots Nation, formerly known as Yearly Kos, will have its 2008 convention in Austin. There are many reasons that we chose Austin, personally, I was most compelled because the hotel rate was $25 better than the other city. But it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The bridge protest

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As you may know, I’m a tournament bridge player, though not as frequent a player as I once was, thanks to other obligations. I can honestly say that in nearly 20 years of playing at tournaments, I have very little … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The parallel election

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, this is disturbing. Johnnie German admitted he was nervous as he used high-security codes to tap into the Harris County elections computer system last week and change some of the results manually. The system was in good hands as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Voter ID by the numbers

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

TPM links to this qualitative look by the Brennan Center on the effects of Indiana’s restrictive voter ID law, and it’s a must-read. Citing new evidence that Indiana’s voter identification law is disenfranchising thousands of Indiana voters, lawyers at the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stop Sharon Keller rally this Friday

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Pretty much says it all: Continue reading →

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