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• "The thing he attacked... is civilization itself"

  HOUSTON CHRONICLE HEADLINE: Some Muslims fear backlash after rampage. There was no mindless "backlash" after 9/11. There will be no mindless "backlash" after 11/5. Why? "Unca" Darrell Hancock has the answer. And if the local newspaper had any se... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:34pm EST
  

• Harris County "voter suppression" meme takes another hit

  IN AN OP-ED TODAY, FORMER HARRIS COUNTY TAX-ASSESSOR COLLECTOR Paul Bettencourt follows up on the Chron's recent correction of both a news story and an editorial with the account of how his office processed tens of thousands of new voter registrat... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:16pm EST
  

• Texas Watchdog on Council's shower follies

  TEXAS WATCHDOG'S STEVE MILLER posts an entertaining story (on a slow news day) about Councilmember Jolanda Jones' efforts to install a shower at the City Hall Annex, and the reaction by Councilmember Mike Sullivan. Councilmember Sullivan told Texa... [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:51pm EST
  

• Barron: KILT retakes morning drive lead from KGOW

  THE CHRON'S DAVID BARRON reports that KILT-610 has regained the sports talk radio lead during morning drive (men, 25-54) that had been held by KGOW-1560's John Granato and Lance Zierlein. The shift coincides with the addition of John Lopez (and su...' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:43am EST
  

• KHOU posts Top 20 hotspots for Houston tows

  KHOU-11'S DAVE FEHLING reports on Houston's aggressive towing companies and some of the towing hotspots in town. If you've lived in Houston for a while, you're probably aware that parking in a marked tow zone -- even a poorly marked one -- can tur...' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:45am EST