Daily Archives: April 7, 2004

He’s on the job

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

How has President Bush responded to the recent awful news coming out of Iraq? At his ranch near Crawford, Texas, President Bush held a 20-minute telephone conference call to discuss the fast-breaking events in Iraq with top Cabinet officials including … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Onward, then

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It appears to be official now that Governor Perry really truly will call a special session on school finance reform later this month even though he still doesn’t have anything resembling the kind of consensus he claimed to want as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lea Fastow withdraws plea

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Whoa. Things just got exciting again in Enronville. Lea Fastow could be the first former Enron employee to go to trial after all. U.S. District Judge David Hittner announced to a crowded courtroom this morning that he would not follow … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ugliness in CD 32

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

If you judge a person by who his or her opponents are, Rep. Martin Frost is looking good right about now: An anti-immigration organization called the Coalition of Future American Workers which has ties to a racist group is running … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rodriguez/Cuellar update

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez is still talking about filing a lawsuit to overturn the recounted results in the CD 28 Democratic primary, though he hasn’t actually filed yet. He is lining up support for his effort, though. Tuesday, Rodriguez was joined … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Satire death watch update

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The following is from this WaPo article about the failure of a GOP political action committee that was set up to recruit and help out minority candidates to actually give money to such candidates: Shortly before the 2000 elections, American … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Better late than never

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a movement afoot to get write-in candidates on the ballot for the general election in CD 10. Professor Lorenzo Sadun, who holds a Ph.D. certifying that he can do the math, understands the challenge he would face as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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