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Leading Off (12/19/08)

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1. An independent auditor confirms what we thought we knew about the DISD budget shortfall: it happened because of lax controls in the budget and payroll offices, which were covered up in previous years by higher-than-expected revenues and Michael Hinojosa’s sweet ‘stache.

2. Folks in Farmers Branch who are suing the city over its attempts to establish new anti-illegal immigrant laws are accusing city leaders of trying to keep the allegations in the lawsuits secret. That doesn’t sound like the Farmers Branch I know.

3. Dallas Cowboys officials say there will be extra security on hand Saturday night to make sure no one tries to take a piece of Texas Stadium home with them. Why someone thinks it would be cool to own a piece of the rat trap that remains at the 183/114 split is not discussed.

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