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HIGHLIGHTS

Do the Poll Dance, Check the Campaign Coffers, and More Election News

The Latest Food News and Food Events to Stuff Your Weekend

Cyndi Williams' Sexy Ghosts Haunt the Stage in 'Dug Up'

Film Fight Pre-Emptively Thanks You for Being a Friend: Film Fight on myspace

No Metal: Monotonix sprayed us all down with their love hose

Straight Hating: When does base-juicing bile from McCain/Palin veer into hate speech, riot incitement?

NEWS

Taking Back the House
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Texas Democrats call this their November

Seven in Play

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Seven key races across the state could turn the House back to Democratic control
The Libertarians

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Democrats and Libertarians find common ground in their grudge against Republicans

Headlines

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

Res Publica
Your citizen's calendar, Oct. 9-16

CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Davis Stays on the Ballot
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Despite attempts to kick her off, Dem candidate Wendy Davis will stay on the Senate District 10 ballot

Allure of the Poll Dance
BY LEE NICHOLS
We can't look away from the poll numbers, though maybe we should

NARAL Supports Bolton, Maldonado
BY JORDAN SMITH
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas PAC throws its support to the candidates it believes will fight for women's rights

Dems Rake in the Dough
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Central Texas Republicans just can't keep up

Getting a Ticket Beats Going to Jail
BY JORDAN SMITH
APD nips arrest policy to address jail overcrowding

Media Watch: Boob Tube Drama
BY KEVIN BRASS
KXAN/Time Warner feud not exactly a ratings booster

Klein in Town to Talk 'Shock'
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Author/activist Naomi Klein will be in Austin this week to discuss the bailout and other upbeat topics

Keller Immune to Justice
BY JORDAN SMITH
'Killer' Keller off the hook for closing courthouse doors

Emerald City Blues
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
The parking-lot crisis

Happy Trails for Dahlstrom Ranch
BY JACOB COTTINGHAM
Aquifer property targeted for conservation

Point Austin: Ounces of Prevention, Or
BY MICHAEL KING
How is a health clinic not like an investment bank?

City Hall Hustle : Involuntary Blood Drive
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Council creates a new jail blood policy ... then raises its own eyebrows

The Hightower Report
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights; and Wall Street Bank Robbers

ARTS

The Choice Is Yours
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Rubber Repertory's The Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

A Transcript of Passing Fancy

Q&A with Rubber Repertory's Matt Hislope and Josh Meyer

Cyndi Williams
BY HANNAH KENAH
Down in the muck and up on the balcony

Viva La Diva/3 Mo' Divas
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Double the divas, double the fun

Culture Flash!
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Acting great Charles Dutton closes out BAM, and Cap City holds a comedy caucus

Arts Reviews

Jeffry Dell: Big Pelt
These prints address the fact that looking at hair is fascinating and creepy

Always ... Patsy Cline
TexARTS' tribute to the country legend is so good it's downright bodacious

A Thumping Raging Explosion of Light and Marvelous Texture
Yellow Tape's latest doesn't thump or rage but whispers something wonderful to you

BOOKS

Readings

The Gone-Away World
A flat-out ferociously good novel

Yesterday's Weather
Signature spare language with flares of lyricism from Booker Prize-winner Anne Enright

FOOD

Bánh Mì
BY MICK VANN
The baguette-bound culinary bonanza

Tâm Deli & Cafe

BY MICK VANN
Baguette House & Cafe

BY MICK VANN
Cafe de Bella

BY MICK VANN
Pho Vân

BY MICK VANN
HEA Cafe

BY KATE THORNBERRY
Thanh Nhi

BY KATE THORNBERRY
Lily's Sandwich

BY KATE THORNBERRY
LuLu B's Vietnamese Sandwiches

BY KATE THORNBERRY

St. Elias Mediterranean Festival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Get your fill of Mediterranean treats at St. Elias Mediterranean Festival

Event Menu
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Oct. 10-14

Food-o-File
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Our Food writers take a driving tour of Austin's sweet shops

Restaurant Reviews

Uncorked Tasting Room & Wine Bar
Creative food choices and an excellent wine selection can be found at Uncorked

COLUMNS

Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily

Letters at 3AM
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Frankenstein on Wall Street

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After a Fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Your tricky riffin' Style Avatar gets all pre-Halloween grim and invites you to his birthday party, which was not supposed to happen

Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Sausage lovers will be in hog heaven at Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster, Texas

Gay Place
BY KATE GETTY AND KATE X MESSER
What does this Pride Coalition purport to do if not PRIDE?

Playing Through
BY THOMAS HACKETT
There's an adage in sportswriting: the smaller the ball, the better the writing – which doesn't bode well for soccer

Soccer Watch Online
BY NICK BARBARO
News and scores from the U.S. and abroad

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Eggplants, fountain pens, and gas, oh my!

Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.

The Common Law
BY LUKE ELLIS
The Nuts & Bolts of Jury Duty

The Luv Doc Recommends
BY DAN HARDICK
A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar

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