Daily Archives: September 8, 2005

Scams and (lack of) sensibility

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Possibly the least surprising news yet in the Hurricane Katrina story. The Missouri attorney general, Jay Nixon, filed a lawsuit this afternoon against InternetDonations.org, the hub for a constellation of Web sites erected over the last several days purporting to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Filing deadline for city elections today

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Campaigns elsewhere are getting off the ground today, but for obvious reasons Houston’s Mayor Bill White cancelled his campaign launch today. As the Chron notes, he probably won’t need to do much politicking anyway. As expected, White drew no well-funded … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Shane Sklar kicks off his campaign

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

More Congressional action: Shane Sklar, the Democratic candidate running in CD14, formally kicked off his campaign in Victoria. Victoria-born Shane Sklar kicked off his campaign for the Congressional seat now held by Ron Paul by calling for a review of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Richard Raymond announces for CD28

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

This was in yesterday’s news but I didn’t have a chance to get to it: State Rep. Richard Raymond has officially announced that he’s running for Rep. Henry Cuellar’s CD28 seat. “Being a Republican is catching up to Henry Cuellar,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Grand jury indicts TAB and TRMPAC

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’d heard a rumor that this was coming down, though to be honest I thought they’d be indicting people instead of the organizations. The Texas Association of Business and Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee have been indicted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Almost snuck those poll numbers past me

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Though I expect he’ll get a bounce from his activities relating to Katrina evacuees, Governor Perry’s poll numbers stink. If the 2006 primary were held today, 46 percent of Republican voters would support Mr. Perry, compared with 28 percent for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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In crisis there is opportunity

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

After the nice things I said about Governor Perry earlier, it kind of restores my faith to see a story like this. Gov. Rick Perry, in hurricane relief tours around the state, in news releases and on his official state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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From the Galveston hurricane to today

Posted on September 8, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the 105th anniversary of the Galveston hurricane, which killed 8000 people in 1900. To commemorate the occasion, Galveston’s Judge Susan Criss has written the following open letter to the Katrina evacuees here: Dear Visitors from Louisiana, Mississippi & … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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