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• A little neighborhood love: Randalls

  —this is life in austin

  My favorite ex-Texas-resident was shocked to discover a few months ago that Randalls is cheap. That boy buys the same things every week: sandwich bread, turkey, hummus, lettuce, avocado, tomato, milk, eggs, frozen berries, and some special items for dinner. The first time he went to Randalls for the usual [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 9:10pm EST
  by Lyssa

• Bill White Reveals Timeline in Switch to Gubernatorial Race on Inside Politics

  —Burnt Orange Report: - Front Page

  

  
  

  This morning on WFAA's Inside Politics in the Dallas/Fort-Worth media market, Houston Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White, revealed he was considering a ballot switch as early the day prior to Farouk Shami's entrance into the race on November 19th.  

  When' [...]

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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 5:27pm EST
  

• George Will on Climategate

  —UrbanGrounds

  Of course the "subject" that Will is referring to is the now-exposed myth of man-made global warming [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 4:53pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Sen. Max Baucus’ Whore

  —UrbanGrounds

  We have way too many honest and decent people in this country who are capable of leading and serving in the Senate to have even one corrupt and immoral man like Max Baucus living off our dime. [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 4:45pm EST
  by Robbie Cooper

• Tax, finance and carnival collections

  —Don't Mess With Taxes

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  I know the Tax Carnival is coming up tomorrow, but a couple of my fellow bloggers got a jump on disseminating key financial and tax data.
  
  
  
  As appetizers to the upcoming Carnival, check out The Wandering Tax Pro's weekend Buzz and Joe Taxpayer's weekly round-up.
  
  
  
  I'm delighted that my updates' [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 12:06pm EST
  by skbell1

• Los Zetas investing drug profits in legitimate businesses

  —Grits for Breakfast

  Ever since the original founders of Los Zetas were trained by US Special Forces personnel at the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, GA, they've been upping the ante and redefining the very model of a modern major drug cartel. Reports Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas News ("Mexico's" [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 9:13am EST
  

• At the Museum

  —astrofish.net/xenon

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  Ma Wetzel has a new Prius. Gets close to 50 mpg when I’m driving, but I tend to use the cruise control, keep it on course. We did get a chance to go to the Museo Alameda in San Antonio – part of being a perpetual tourist.

  In that town, [...]

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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 3:40am EST
  by El Muchacho Alegre