Daily Archives: July 17, 2003

Bye bye, BAMF

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Houston Police Chief C.O. “BAMF” Bradford has announced his resignation in September, saying he needs to spend more time with his pregnant wife. It’s been a rough year for Bradford, and it’s hard to imagine the next mayor keeping him … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New maps, get yer new maps

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Two new maps wee presented in the Senate today, one by Sen. Florence Shapiro and one by Sen. Jeff Wentworth. Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, on Wednesday said the map being considered would create 18 Republican-dominated districts; 11 Democratic and three … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Guess they forgot their PIN

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Bandits Use Backhoe To Steal ATM SAN ANTONIO — Bandits have used a backhoe to steal an automatic teller machine from a Central Texas bank. A witness called police early Wednesday after watching two men in black using the backhoe … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Weddings…In…Spaaaaaace!

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Okay, not really: A woman who plans to marry a Russian cosmonaut who is currently orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station has been issued a marriage license in Fort Bend County. Close enough! Yuri Malenchenko, a member of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Howard Dean’s electability

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s take a few minutes and talk about Howard Dean’s chances in a general election matchup with President Bush in 2004. Everyone else seems to be talking about this (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Late breaking blog news

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

“Late” in the sense that it was breaking several days ago, and I’m only just now getting around to mentioning it. I blame a combination of TS Claudette and Howell Raines, and I note that my headline is technically true. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Theater of the absurd

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

It’s probably taken a lot longer than it should have, but I’m finding it hard to describe what’s happening in the redistricting wars with a straight face. Let’s recap the highlights from this week: – Eleven Senators – ten Democrats … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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