Daily Archives: July 18, 2008

Culberson v. NASA

This ought to be fun to watch. Two days after telling an online town hall meeting that NASA had “failed us miserably” and “wastes a vast amount of money,” Houston Rep. John Culberson said Thursday he was weighing legislation to … Continue reading Continue reading

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The other conventions

While Netroots Nation is going on here in Austin, there is another gathering – not as large, not as well known – also happening: RightOnline, which bills itself as “a meeting place for the free enterprise movement, focusing on how … Continue reading Continue reading

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Netroots Nation, day 2

Day 2 of Netroots Nation got off to a slightly weird start for me, when I woke up and thought “my, it’s awfully bright”. I use my BlackBerry as my travel alarm clock, and as with yesterday, I had it … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bloomberg on Houston

The recent spate of favorable stories about Houston continues with this Bloomberg entry. Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, hasn’t had a new downtown luxury apartment tower in four decades. That will change next year, when One Park Place opens. The … Continue reading Continue reading

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