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November 24, 2007
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Around the State
 

Big Democrat Supporter Indicted, Charged with Posing as Lawyer

A major contributor to Democratic causes and political races was indicted Friday on charges of falsely holding himself out as a lawyer and impersonating a public servant.

 

Celis Surrenders; 2 Judges Recused

Mauricio Celis surrendered to authorities Monday after two judges, one on Friday and another Monday afternoon, recused themselves during bail hearings.

 

Texas State Board of Education Rejects Math Book

The elected State Board of Education voted 7-6 to reject Everyday Mathematics at the third grade level. Socially conservative members of the State Board of Education believed the text did not place sufficient emphasis on memorizing multiplication tables. The book does not appear on either the conforming or non-conforming list. An older version of the text is in use in the Dallas and El Paso Independent School Districts. The Texas Freedom Network has issued a press release blasting the board and arguing that the board is violating state law.

 

Governor Sets House Run-off for December 18

Gov. Rick Perry chose Dec. 18 for a runoff election for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives, rejecting a request by Tarrant County election officials.

Presidential Election
 

Potomac Watch: Rudy's Gamble

Give Rudy Giuliani this: He's living his campaign slogans. The flinty ex-mayor keeps telling America he's fearless, a risk-taker, the guy who can accomplish the impossible (say, cleaning up Sin City). As if to prove it, he's betting the shop on a high-stakes path to the Republican nomination.

 

For Democrats, Iowa Still Up for Grabs

The top three Democratic presidential contenders remain locked in a close battle in Iowa, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) seeing her advantages diminish on key issues, including the questions of experience and which candidate is best prepared to handle the war in Iraq, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll.

 

Chuck Norris Stars in Huckabee TV Ad

Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who is now second in Iowa in the polls among likely Republican caucus attendees, began running his first television ad in Iowa today - starring Chuck Norris, the tough-guy action hero who has been actively campaigning for Mr. Huckabee.

 

Thompson Banks on Laid-back Approach

It has become the biggest question hanging over Fred Thompson's stuttering presidential campaign: Does he want to win badly enough?

 

National News
 

City Schools Gain, Yet Still Lag Nation

Students in selected city schools are making modest gains on math and reading tests, but they continue to lag their counterparts nationwide, scores released Thursday show.

Immigration
 

Border Patrol Goes Zero Tolerance

After pleading guilty to entering the country illegally, the Mexican immigrant from Veracruz told a federal judge here last week he came to the U.S. to earn money to pay for his mother's funeral.

 
Commentaries
 

Abortion Rights - The Democrats' Litmus Test

by Tom Paulken

Anyone watching the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas Thursday night came away with the clear understanding that all of the Democratic contenders for President support the absolute right of a woman to have an abortion. Support for the Roe v. Wade decision, which overturned the laws limiting abortion in all fifty states, has become the litmus test these days for Democrats seeking the presidential nomination of their party.

 

Democratic Iran Dilemma

by Robert Novak

Sen. Barack Obama, desperate to cut down front-running Sen. Hillary Clinton, did not take advantage of one opening in Thursday night's Las Vegas Democratic presidential debate. Obama pulled his punches on Clinton's September vote for a resolution that he earlier said can be used to go to war against Iran. His reticence may be traced to his co-sponsorship of a similar hawkish amendment back in March.

 

Will Illegal Immigration Destroy the Democrats?

by E. J. Dionne, Jr.

More significant than Hillary Clinton's supposed gaffe at the end of this week's Democratic presidential debate is the subject around which she tiptoed so delicately: Immigration is the issue Democrats fear because it could leave them with a set of no-win political choices.

 

Voters Lose

by Gary Bauer

I've long wondered whether the current presidential debate format sufficiently informs the public about where the candidates stand on the issues, or whether the debates are merely stage-managed public relations events during which candidates offer obtuse and abstract answers to pre- approved questions from friendly questioners.

 

Making Thanksgiving Meaningful Again

by Newt Gingrich

This Thanksgiving, it's time to ensure that every young American and every immigrant who would become a new citizen learn about the historic origins and meaning of Thanksgiving.

 

Taxing Jobs; Washington's Thanksgiving

by Michael Quinn Sullivan

In 1789 a Thanksgiving Day proclamation was issued by President George Washington. As we pause 218 years later for this Thanksgiving in 2007, his words make for a valuable reminder of from whence we came.

 
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Robert Novak
 

The Democratic presidential contest is getting mean and nasty with a desperate feeling by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) that she must be stopped in Iowa or not at all. She has never been better than even in the polls in Iowa against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.). (See below for the Clinton-Obama story.)

 
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