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To: Brumar89 who wrote (583226)	8/29/2010 1:30:19 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575867

Can you account for your time two says ago? All of Houston voting machines destroyed in fire Mark Murray writes: This is certainly going to spark some conspiracy theories in the competitive Rick Perry-vs.-Bill White gubernatorial contest in Texas. Harris County is Houston, where White was mayor and where his base should come from on Election Day. The Houston Chronicle reports: Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman this morning said she is confident of timely, clean elections in November, even as a fire that destroyed the county's entire inventory of 10,000 electronic voting machines still burned. Kaufman urged voters to cast their ballots early to help the county cope with a possible shortage of equipment on election day. "Because I don’t expect to have 10,000 pieces to work with, no matter what we do, I’m sure that we’re going to be putting on a full court press urging people to vote early," Kaufman said. [snip] Houston Fire Department spokesman Patrick Trahan said arson investigators were at the scene of the fire, but no cause has been determined.