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LinkSwarm for May 16, 2012

All sorts of news bubbling up, reportage of which is in various stages of completion. 49 headless bodies found in Mexico. Bork bork bork. Cherokee genealogist to Elizabeth Warren: “Your ancestors are found in plenty of historical records, and every … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 27, 2012

Working on a major senate race post, so enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm: Maureen Dowd has a fairly limited range of issues upon which she’s actually worth reading, but the personal scandals of sleazy corrupt politicians (in this case the John … Continue reading →

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Roundup of Senate Debate Coverage

Here’s a roundup of coverage of the Texas Senate candidate debate I liveblogged on Friday: Tom Benning at the Dallas Morning News also live-blogged the debate. His write-up is more coherent but less comprehensive or colorful than my own. KERA … Continue reading →

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Some Texas Counties Have More Registered Voters Than Vote-Eligable Citizens

According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, “Sixteen small counties across Texas appear to have more registered voters on their rolls as of 2010 than qualified citizens of voting age.” In a completely unrelated story, the Obama Administration opposes … Continue reading →

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Interview With Texas Senate Candidate Craig James

After much back and forth with his campaign trying to find a date, I was finally able to interview Texas Senate candidate Craig James on March 21 at the Rudy’s on South 360 here in Austin. This was, alas, not … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 13, 2012

A bunch of news popping up, including some from the Middle East: Here’s the actual Dewhurst denial of the Tony Podesta/Democratic fundraising story. A left-wing Irish documentary maker sets out to make a documentary about the plight of the Palestinians, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 9, 2012

Like a squirrel hording nuts for winter, I’ve set aside a few tasty links for you to chew on: George Will offers up a masterful column on why big government actually increases, rather than decreases, inequality. Liberals have a rendezvous … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Friday, November 11, 2011 (11/11/11)

I hope you’re celebrating both Veterans Day and Nigel Tufnel Day (11/11/11) today. A few bits of news: Willisms debunks a lot of false claims about Texas jobs. He also notes that Texas leads the nation in exports. Care for … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious Updates for October 21, 2011

“So, Mr. ‘You just Took a One Week Break,’” you ask, “where do I go to get up to speed on Fast and Furious, ALA Operation Gunwalker?” I’m glad you asked. Perhaps the best place to start is Gun Rights … Continue reading →

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Democratic Senate Candidate Ricardo Sanchez Comes Out for Illegal Alien Amnesty, Teachers Unions, and…Tax Cuts???

Ricardo Sanchez finally has a website up, though Google still can’t find it, and it was only announced on his Facebook page yesterday. I wonder why it took so long, since he announced back on May 11; it doesn’t take … Continue reading →

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