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| Around Texas |
Kay Granger knew what was coming. As soon as she heard that the governor of Alaska - a mother of five - was the Republican vice presidential candidate, Granger said she knew that Sarah Palin would be questioned about issues ranging from motherhood to job qualifications. Bill Keffer Gets Rematch with Vaught in North DallasDid Republican voters stay home in 2006 and contribute to a Democrat candidate's victory in the Dallas area in the 2006 election? Or are Dallas voters truly tired of seeing red? Davis gets F from State Gun Rights PACThe Second Amendment has just become an issue in the state senate race between Wendy Davis and Sen. Kim Brimer (R-Fort Worth). Three Vie to Win in Swing DistrictThe two women running in Texas House District 48 - Republican Pam Waggoner and Democrat Donna Howard, the incumbent - are both former school board members who consider themselves advocates for public education, but the similarities may end there. Already in Spotlight, House Race Gets Added NotorietyThe race to represent Texas House District 17, which includes Bastrop and nearby counties, was already a focus of attention for the Capitol crowd because it is one of the state's most competitive contests. Now it's gaining notoriety for something that didn't happen: the candidates' first joint appearance. Hundreds of Thousands May Stay without Water for a WhileA quarter of a million people in the Houston region were without running water Tuesday, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which regulates more than 2,500 public water systems in the 10-county region hammered by Hurricane Ike. Galveston Residents Return to HorrorTen days after Hurricane Ike, the devastated beach town of Galveston reopened to residents Wednesday with stern warnings about what still lurks on the island - rotting cattle carcasses, snakes and swarms of mosquitoes - and what isn't there - drinking water, reliable electricity, medical care and sewer service. Kay Bailey Hutchison to Establish Committee to Explore Run for Texas GovernorSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has told some Republican colleagues she intends to establish an exploratory committee to begin raising money to run for governor, according to congressional sources. Crosby Frustrated by Lack of Power, WaterTwo weeks after Ike roared ashore, patience with power outages is wearing thing. FLDS Seeking CPS EvidenceMore lawyers for children taken in the raid of the YFZ Ranch are taking Texas Child Protective Services back to court to force the agency to hand over evidence of abuse. Read more State News.... |
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Poll: GOP Brand Making ComebackNew polling suggests that the Republican Party is beginning to regain some of its luster and, perhaps as important, is experiencing a surge in excitement among its political base. Obama Leads McCain in Four Battleground StatesPolls from four key swing states show no big national movement after this summer's widely watched party conventions, and they offer signs that the candidates' handling of economic questions in coming debates could be decisive in the presidential election. Politics at the Edge of an Abyssby Wesley Pruden
Now is the time for every good man to come to the aid of the country. The economy's teetering on the edge of an abyss of unknown depth, Democrats and Republicans are wrestling with the devils of banking and the demons of high finance (elbowing each other for partisan advantage), and nobody has a clue about what, exactly, to do about the abyss. At least not a clue worth $700 billion. Read more about the Presidential Election.... |
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Bailout Compromise Gets New LifeThe Bush administration and Congress closed in on a new compromise aimed at stabilizing U.S. financial markets, a move designed to assuage conservatives who one day earlier had staged a revolt against the controversial $700 billion project. GOP Sees Rebound in Battle for CongressLike many of her Republican colleagues concerned about their reelection prospects, Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina skipped the party's national convention to focus on campaigning back home. But even in her absence, the gathering may have given her bid for a return to office its biggest boost yet. House Democrats to Let Ban on Drilling ExpireCongressional Democrats bowed to political pressure yesterday and agreed to let the ban on offshore oil drilling expire, a decision that would allow exploration just three miles off the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines unless the next president reinstates an executive branch order that prohibits drilling. 'Work Out' not Bailoutby Rep. Jeb Hensarling
Every day in Washington people throw around the word "crisis," but this week I've given it more weight than before. Last week, the Bush Administration requested $700 billion from Congress to bail out banks on Wall Street that held troubled mortgage-related assets. I am extremely concerned about the state of our economy, the status of our capital markets, and how the problems of Wall Street are being assumed by Main Street. I remain skeptical of the Administration's plan and am utterly unconvinced that this is the only alternative. Read more National News.... |
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Disarray in D.C.
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Yesterday, I made the case for the proposed rescue package. As a free market advocate, I hate government intervention, but I was willing to support the plan, with MAJOR improvements, because I believe we are close to a financial panic that will hurt everyone - including people who did not take on too much debt. If this crisis causes our economy to completely meltdown, we will all suffer from the fallout.
Sadly, the liberal gang on Capitol Hill, led by Rep. Barney Frank and Senator Chris Dodd (who for years cheered on and defended the recklessness at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), made the proposal WORSE by adding provisions that tilted it even further toward socialism. For example, Democrats reportedly demanded that vast amounts of money be directed to leftwing groups and that labor union representatives be added to the board of directors of any participating corporations. All the while, the concerns of House Republicans were ignored.
Late yesterday at the White House meeting the "deal" unraveled. What has been done in the last 12 hours by liberals in Congress and their media allies is outrageous and disgraceful.
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