Daily Archives: November 24, 2008

Precinct analysis: What we’ve learned so far

The final cumulative and canvass reports are out. I’ve been working off of a draft canvass, which did not include provisional ballots, so if you compare those numbers to mine you’ll find a few differences here and there. Shouldn’t be … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Chron on the red light camera car registration plan

The Chron had an editorial over the weekend about the new ordinance passed by City Council that would require people to pay red light camera fines before they could register their car. In an interview with the Chronicle, Houston Police … Continue reading Continue reading

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Mammoth DNA update

First they found the DNA. Now they’re trying to do something with it. Scientists for the first time have unraveled much of the genetic code of an extinct animal, the ice age’s woolly mammoth, and with it they are thawing … Continue reading

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