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August 9, 2008
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Around Texas
   
Medellin Set to Die Tuesday for Ertman-Pena Killings
 "Texas. It's like a whole other country."  Coined to promote tourism, that wry verbal wink at the state's mythic image has assumed a literal meaning as Texas finds itself in defiance of the United Nations, the Organization of American States and national leaders in its planned Tuesday execution of Mexican citizen Jose Medellin.
 
Texas Executes Mexican National
Jose Ernesto Medellin, whose Death Row appeal provoked an international dispute over U.S. treaty obligations, was executed Tuesday night for his role in the gang rape and murder of two teenage girls in Houston 15 years ago.
 
Clashing Stories, Similar DNA Hurt FLDS Prosecution
Indicting members of a polygamist sect on child sexual assault is one thing. But prosecuting anyone on child sexual assault charges is a much different, and tougher, thing to accomplish, according to legal experts.
 
Texas Dems Waiting for Support from Obama
Weeks ago, Texas Democratic officials got an important commitment, or so they thought, from Barack Obama's campaign.
 
Fight for 8 FLDS Children Renewed
Texas Child Protective Services moved Tuesday to return eight polygamist sect children to foster care, the first such action since the Texas Supreme Court ordered these children and more than 400 others returned to their parents in May.

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National News
 
Cornyn Sets Sights on Rising in Senate
With a major financial advantage and a lead in the polls over his Democratic challenger, Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is running as if his opponent is the national Democratic Party, not state Rep. Rick Noriega of Houston.
 
Democrats Hit Shutdown Threat
Democratic leaders slammed Republicans on Monday for threatening to force a government shutdown this fall unless Congress lifts the ban on offshore oil drilling and for simultaneously demanding lawmakers return from the August recess to vote on more drilling. 
 
Jones on List of Possible U.S. Senate Candidates
Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones of San Antonio is the latest state political figure added to the list of possible candidates to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
 
Homeschooling OK, Appeals Court Says
A state appeals court lifted the cloud it had cast on the homeschooling of 166,000 California children and ruled Friday that parents have a right to educate their children at home even if they lack a teaching credential.
 
 
 My Concerns for America
 
jonvoight 
 
Jon Voight  

We, as parents, are well aware of the importance of our teachers who teach and program our children. We also know how important it is for our children to play with good-thinking children growing up.

Sen. Barack Obama has grown up with the teaching of very angry, militant white and black people: the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and Rev. Michael Pfleger. We cannot say we are not affected by teachers who are militant and angry. We know too well that we become like them, and Mr. Obama will run this country in their mindset.
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