Daily Archives: November 8, 2004

Vo still leading

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It’s an even more razor-thin margin, but Hubert Vo is still in the lead in HD149. Houston political newcomer Hubert Vo clung to a narrow lead Monday night in his bid to unseat the state House’s most powerful GOP committee … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abramoff! Abramoff!

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Well, now that election is over we can get back to focusing on all those Tom DeLay-related scandals that are still floating about. The WaPo kicks in with a little bio of Jack Abramoff, whose cookies are soon to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A tale of two usage reports

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Take a look at these two stories and see if you see what I see: Record rail ridership October numbers released last week show 32,941 average weekday boardings, up 2 percent from the 32,292 recorded in September. That was the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And so we look ahead

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Greg gives his look back and look ahead from this year’s election. I’m still mostly agnostic about who should run for what statewide office on the Democratic side, but the more I think about it, the more important I think … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Building the farm system

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Kos had an interesting post a couple of days ago regarding gains made by Democrats in state legislatures around the country. As silver linings go, that one’s pretty good. For one thing, state legislators should be a big part of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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There won’t be any T-Birds for this daddy to take away

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Is it silly of me to hope that by the time Olivia is 16 someone will have invented Star Trek-like transporters so I won’t have to buy her a car? Nearly every culture has a recognized turning point between childhood … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Final count today for Vo-Heflin race

Posted on November 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

We should find out today if Hubert Vo’s lead in the HD149 race will stand up. Officials began but didn’t finish counting the county’s 3,000 absentee ballots on Sunday. They planned to finish on Monday as well as count 4,000 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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