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Leading Off (10/31/08): Halloween Edition

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1. DISD adopted a new ethics policy for board members, amid catcalls suggesting it isn’t stringent enough. (Trustees can’t have a “substantial interest” in a business contracted by the district.) What did the catcalls sound like? Boo!

2. TexasWatchdog.org reports that there could be 6,000 dead people on the Dallas County voter rolls, but the Morning News quotes an election official saying the report is questionable. My take? Beware the undead!

3. The Dallas Mavericks lost their opener to the Houston Rockets, who were led by Ron Artest’s 29 and (pictured) the Chinese Frankenstein’s 30 points.

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