Daily Archives: December 13, 2009

Weekend link dump for December 13

Happy Birthday, Kristin! The AV Club’s Top 50 movies of the decade. I’ve seen two of them, about what I’d have expected given how seldom I watch movies these days. Talk about having a gambling problem. The rise and fall … Continue reading

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How others are viewing the election

This AP story about the Mayoral runoff election contains a paragraph you won’t see very often. Houston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker after … Continue reading

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Chron slaps Culberson again for Metro meddling

It’s an old story. Metro gets some good news relating to the University line. Rep. John Culberson tries again to halt the project. The Chronicle calls him out on it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that last part. It’s … Continue reading

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Initial thoughts on the runoffs

I’ll go through them one race at a time, with the unofficial vote totals minus Montgomery County for each. Once I have precinct results, I’ll go through those and do a more detailed analysis. Mayor Annise Parker – 81,971, 52.78% … Continue reading

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