Quote roundup: Disappointment, cynicism color talk of Texas voters (associatedcontent)

associatedcontent – Just days before the 2010 midterm election in Texas, voters across the Lone Star State are talking politics. Among the subjects: Can the Democrats maintain control of the House? Should Republicans try their hands at change in the Senate? Among scandals, candidates and more, where do voters’ views fall? Whose ideas resonate with them the most? What is the current political climate in Texas?

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Quote roundup: Disappointment, cynicism color talk of Texas voters
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Ill. hair salon burglarized before grand opening (AP)

AP – Police said a hair salon didn’t even have its grand opening before being burglarized. Investigators said Sunday’s break-in at Jayan’s Classic Cuts and Salon happened just days before it was to open for business. Police Chief Jeff Bock said the burglar threw a brick through the front glass door and stole the shop’s computer equipment, clothing merchandise and cash.

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Ill. hair salon burglarized before grand opening
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For sale – village with pub, 40 people (Reuters)

Reuters – Stressed-out city executives looking to get away from it all have the chance to buy their own rural village in New Zealand, complete with a pub and population of 40.

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