Daily Archives: March 10, 2004

Avi Rubin as election judge

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Avi Rubin, well known for his role as electronic voting machine critic, spent yesterday as an election judge in Baltimore County. He wrote about it here, and came away with a much better understanding of the process and the Diebold … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Viacom v. EchoStar

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It’s another consolidated media catfight. DISH Network owner EchoStar says it will do “whatever it takes” to soon resolve a fee dispute with Viacom that has darkened several channels for its as many as 9 million satellite TV customers in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rodriguez wins squeaker

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The final tally is in, and Rep. Ciro Rodriguez has held on to win his hard-fought primary race with Henry Cuellar. This Express News story says the difference is 151 votes, but the SOS page has it at 126, with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Money bridge followup

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

First, a correction to my earlier post about the money bridge studio in Houston. I received an email from Betty Freedman yesterday who informed me that regular customers settle their tabs monthly rather than at the end of each session, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Baby booming

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Texas is the fastest growing state for people under 18. The new data show that Texas added more than 350,000 residents under 18 between 2000 and 2003, 75,000 more than Florida and 183,000 more than California, the next two fastest-growing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Doggett wins, Bell and Wilson lose

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Lots of stuff happening from yesterday’s primaries. Let’s go to the videotape. The big local news is that Rep. Chris Bell lost to former JP Al Green by a fairly substantial margin. With all votes counted in the primary for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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