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Averitt likely return to Texas statehouse as lobbyist
  Former State Sen. Kip Averitt, R-Waco, may have retired as a state lawmaker but he won*t be sitting on the sidelines when the legislature starts up next year.........
About Kip Averitt Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:34:03 -0700
Cullar withdraws from senate race
  Democratic challenger John Cullar withdrew as a candidate a day after the Fifth Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the eligibility of Sen. Brian Birdwell to run for state senate. Birdwell was chosen in a special election to serve out the term left vacant by Sen. Kip Averitt earlier this year, but he is also on the ballot in November for a fou........
About Kip Averitt Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:40:05 -0700
Cullar decides to withdraw
  Texas state Senate District 22 candidate John Cullar withdrew his name from the race Friday leaving state Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) unopposed in his Nov. 2 re-election bid.........
About Kip Averitt Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:03:14 -0700
Court nixes appeal of state senator*s eligibility
  Brian Birdwell won the Central Texas seat in a special election after Sen. Kip Averitt retired, but he has faced questions over his residency.........
About Kip Averitt Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:05:09 -0700
Court denies residency challenge
  The Texas 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas on Thursday rejected a Democratic Party challenge to the eligibility of new Republican state Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury and to remain on the November ballot.........
About Kip Averitt Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:18:14 -0700
Chet Edwards* congressional district now considered a tossup
  The Democrat*s district, which includes Hood and Johnson counties, is always hotly contested.........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:09:41 -0700
Veteran Democrat faces fight of his life
  Representative Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. American Legion - United States - Democratic - Veteran - Military........
About Chet Edwards Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:45:54 -0700
Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash
  Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:04:17 -0700
Edwards fighting Washington stigma
  McGREGOR -- Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Seve ...........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:43 -0700
Veteran Democrats vulnerable
  McGREGOR, Texas | Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat running for his political life deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Several men line up to shake his hand. Another woman ...........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:59:37 -0700
Amber Alert issued for 9-month-old Houston girl
  The baby girl, Nhi Buong, was last seen in southwest Houston shortly before 2 p.m. in a white minivan driven by a man identified by police as Quoc Buong, 36, authorities said.

Chron-Pol Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:38:00 GMT

Hagel Says GOP Is Not ‘Presenting Any Alternatives, Any New Options Or Any New Thinking’
 

Well, someone certainly has their panties in a twist...

In a public rebuke, a federal judge Monday ordered all Austin City Council members to participate in any future lawsuit settlement talks with the family of a man fa........
Think Progress Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:30:13 +0000
Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson
 
By TRAVIS LOLLER 2010-09-03T21:44:07Z
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal investigators have decided a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the ........
AP Top Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:44:07 GMT
What Things Do: excellent webcomics
  Panels from "Unraveling," part 2, by Jordan Crane What Things Do is a stunningly good webcomics site, launched by comics artist Jordan Crane and featuring some of the best independent comics artists around, including Gabrielle Bell, Abner Dean, Sammy Harkham, Jaime Hernandez, Kevin Huizenga, Ted May, John Porcellino, Ron Regé Jr., Steve Weissman, a........
BoingBoing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:51:17 PDT
The Imp, a great journal about comic books, now as free PDFs
  Daniel Raeburn has done the world a favor by creating free PDF versions of his outstanding self-published journal about comic books, The Imp. Though he published only four issues (I have them all in hard copy) Raeburn*s journal is regarded as a masterpiece of comic book criticism. Each issue covered a single subject: Daniel Clowes in Vol 1, Jack Ch........
BoingBoing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:53:06 PDT
Cannabis Catering
  Cannabis Catering offers gourmet meals laced with pot. The delivery service isn*t cheap, around $100/person, but damn those pot-atoes look tasty. And yes, you need a medical marijuana card to order. From Fast Company: The idea for Cannabis Catering came to (Chef Frederick) Nesbitt when he learned that his friend*s diabetic mother had been diagnosed........
BoingBoing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:02:17 PDT
Research on horribly cute kittens is kind of horrible looking
  "In order to study the way that experience can influence the brain, there has been a great deal of research done on the visual cortex of the kitten." Oh, this is going to end badly, isn*t it? This short documentary from the 1970s explains, in depth, some research that I mentioned earlier this year in a BoingBoing article on fetal senses. Long story........
BoingBoing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:52:14 PDT
U.S. grasp of Russia nukes may weaken warns official
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American knowledge of Russia*s nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow is not ratified, the chief U.S. negotiator argued as a Senate panel on Friday scheduled a vote on the document.
Reuters Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:41:59 -0400
Averitt likely return to Texas statehouse as lobbyist
  Former State Sen. Kip Averitt, R-Waco, may have retired as a state lawmaker but he won*t be sitting on the sidelines when the legislature starts up next year.........
About Kip Averitt Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:34:03 -0700
Cullar withdraws from senate race
  Democratic challenger John Cullar withdrew as a candidate a day after the Fifth Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the eligibility of Sen. Brian Birdwell to run for state senate. Birdwell was chosen in a special election to serve out the term left vacant by Sen. Kip Averitt earlier this year, but he is also on the ballot in November for a fou........
About Kip Averitt Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:40:05 -0700
Cullar decides to withdraw
  Texas state Senate District 22 candidate John Cullar withdrew his name from the race Friday leaving state Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) unopposed in his Nov. 2 re-election bid.........
About Kip Averitt Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:03:14 -0700
Court nixes appeal of state senator*s eligibility
  Brian Birdwell won the Central Texas seat in a special election after Sen. Kip Averitt retired, but he has faced questions over his residency.........
About Kip Averitt Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:05:09 -0700
Court denies residency challenge
  The Texas 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas on Thursday rejected a Democratic Party challenge to the eligibility of new Republican state Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury and to remain on the November ballot.........
About Kip Averitt Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:18:14 -0700
Chet Edwards* congressional district now considered a tossup
  The Democrat*s district, which includes Hood and Johnson counties, is always hotly contested.........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:09:41 -0700
Veteran Democrat faces fight of his life
  Representative Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. American Legion - United States - Democratic - Veteran - Military........
About Chet Edwards Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:45:54 -0700
Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash
  Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:04:17 -0700
Edwards fighting Washington stigma
  McGREGOR -- Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Seve ...........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:43 -0700
Veteran Democrats vulnerable
  McGREGOR, Texas | Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat running for his political life deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Several men line up to shake his hand. Another woman ...........
About Chet Edwards Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:59:37 -0700
GOP Candidate Ken Buck Falsely Blames Federal Government For Imaginary Decline in Schools
 

Well, someone certainly has their panties in a twist...

In a public rebuke, a federal judge Monday ordered all Austin City Council members to participate in any future lawsuit settlement talks with the family of a man fa........
Think Progress Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:15:22 +0000
WTF stamp
  For all your puzzlement needs: the self-inking WTF stamp. WTF Stamp (Thanks, Alice!) WTF?!, a Flash-based World of Warcraft parody Raygun: WTF 2000 WTF: "Kids' lingerie" photos featuring Miley Cyrus' 9-year-old ... Web Zen: WTF? zen Wisconsin Tourism Federation loses to WTF, changes name WTF is "Dairy Drink?" Cellphones ........
BoingBoing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:46:54 PDT
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