Daily Archives: August 10, 2003

The task ahead

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Kevin Phillips, on one of the keys to beating President Bush in 2004: The younger Bush’s vulnerability for pandering to the religious right is a lot different — bigger, but tougher to nail — than his father’s. In 1992, as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More mold

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a Joe Nixon triple play in the Chron op-ed section today. An unsigned editorial wags a finger at the Houston Republican, while Clay Robison and John R. Cobarruvias, who appears to be an activist and the founder of Home … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bush bashing

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The folks at Public Citizen, whom I mentioned in an earlier post, lampooned President Bush in Crawford yesterday as part of their White House for Sale campaign. [A] group of advocates sought to put some heat on the president for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rally!

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Somewhere between 2000 and 5000 people rallied in Austin against redistricting, depending on which account you read (“about 5000 Democratic activists”, “As many as 5000 people from across the state”, “between 2000 and 4000 rowdy protesters”, “about 4000 people”). It’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gary Gardner

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a nice article in the Star-Telegram about Gary Gardner, one of the leaders behind the movement to free those who were wrongly convicted in the infamous Tulia drug bust. He’s not who you’d expect. Check it out. Continue reading →

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