Daily Archives: April 11, 2006

Miles and Radnofsky win

Borris Miles wins by a not-as-close-as-I-expected 53.5-46.5% margin. I was there till almost 11 at his party, and the place was packed and raucous. More in the morning, but damn, was that fun. Barbara Radnofsky’s win was much less suspenseful … Continue reading Continue reading

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Off to watch the returns

I’m about to head out to what I hope will be victory parties for Borris Miles and Barbara Radnofsky here in town. Despite the screwup in Maverick County (which hasn’t had its early votes reported yet), things look excellent early … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ballot screwup in Maverick County

Vince and BOR are the first to report this: The Democratic primary runoff ballot in Maverick County, where Eagle Pass is, did not contain Barbara Radnofsky‘s name on it. Instead, it had the names of the other two candidates, Gene … Continue reading Continue reading

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Also today – the CA-50 special election

I haven’t really written about it before, but today is also the day of the special election in the San Diego area to replace the convicted felon and Republican former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham in California’s 50th CD. MyDD has … Continue reading Continue reading

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Coverage of the rallies

Here’s a brief roundup of coverage on yesterday’s National Day of Action for immigration rights. Rally packs downtown Houston Tens of thousands of people skipped work on Monday, scooped up their children and flocked to downtown Houston to demand equal … Continue reading Continue reading

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Once again, it’s time to vote

Today is the primary runoff election, so if you haven’t voted early, this is your last chance. If you have voted, ask the people you know who should be voting if they have. I’ve gotten four people to go to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Sorry, no refunds

According to Roll Call, some lobbyists are having a bit of buyer’s remorse now that Tom DeLay is no longer a candidate for office: A few lobbyists who helped raise money for Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) – all of them … Continue reading Continue reading

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Expanding the viewing experience

Dwight notes the story about Disney making its shows available via streaming video on its website the day after they run as a service to fans may have missed them. There’s a catch, of course: you can’t skip the commercials. … Continue reading Continue reading

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