Daily Archives: November 30, 2007

Hostages taken at Clinton NH headquarters

This does not sound good. A man claiming to have a bomb walked into Hillary Rodham Clinton’s storefront campaign office today and took at least two hostages, police and witnesses said. One woman was later released. ”We are in close … Continue reading Continue reading

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Statement from Lawrence Allen on District D runoff

(I have asked the candidates involved in next Saturday’s runoff to send me a brief statement saying why people should vote for them in that runoff. I will run the responses for candidates for each race concurrently. This statement is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Statement from Wanda Adams on District D runoff

(I have asked the candidates involved in next Saturday’s runoff to send me a brief statement saying why people should vote for them in that runoff. I will run the responses for candidates for each race concurrently. This statement is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Help send Rick Noriega off to Austin to file for Senate

Monday is the official opening of Filing Season for 2008. Rick Noriega will be heading to Austin that morning to do the paperwork for his Senate campaign. You can help send him on his way: Come join Rick Noriega Monday, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Cornyn defends his anti-CHIP votes

Nice try. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, predicting voters will see through Democrats’ bid to turn health coverage for working-poor children into a “political football,” on Tuesday defended his August and September votes against a proposed expansion of the Children’s Health … Continue reading Continue reading

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Just hear those sleigh bells jingling…again and again

My inner math geek was amused by this story about the annual onslaught of Christmas music from one of the local radio stations. Chestnuts roast, sleigh bells ring, drummers drum and angels are heard on high in 700 combinations for … Continue reading Continue reading

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How to do a college football playoff

I’ve got to agree with King Kaufman here. This is such a sensible plan for a college football playoff that I can’t quite envision an argument against it. Oh, all right, I suppose it means that as many as four … Continue reading Continue reading

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Will the Pig Stand ride again?

I’ve said before that one of my great regrets as a Houstonian is that in all the times I drove past the venerable Pig Stand on Washington Avenue, I never paid heed to that little voice in my head saying … Continue reading Continue reading

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