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02/25/2010

Obama picks Beaumont judge to be U.S. attorney for Collin, Denton, East Texas
The selection of John B. Stevens Jr. gives hope that a political impasse over judicial nominees in Texas may have been broken.

Agriculture commissioner candidate Hank Gilbert would make people think Texas when they eat beef
It's not so much a question of what's for dinner as where it came from.

Kinky Friedman bringing animal welfare concerns into agriculture commissioner's race
Friedman wants to use his Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in Medina as a prototype for state-run facilities across Texas.

02/23/2010

In lawsuit, family says officer killed in Clinton motorcade needed more training
The suit also names the city and the maker of the motorcycle helmet he was wearing.

Download: See the lawsuit (PDF)

02/22/2008: Officer dies in motorcade crash

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02/19/2010

Dick Armey calls Obama 'shallow,' 'incompetent' in speech at Conservative Political Action Conference
WASHINGTON – Dick Armey, former House majority leader and a force in the Tea Party movement, issued a scathing critique Thursday of President Barack Obama.

02/15/2010

U.S. House candidate Steve Clark acknowledges 1986 arrest, denies hitting ex-wife
WASHINGTON – Congressional candidate Steve Clark acknowledged Monday that he was arrested in 1986 on charges of assaulting his ex-wife, despite previously telling The Dallas Morning News that he had never been arrested.

02/14/2010

Memorial attendees remember Charlie Wilson with laughter
Former Rep. Charlie Wilson was remembered Sunday as a man who helped change history in Afghanistan after the Soviet Union invaded but at the same time didn't take himself too seriously. The memorial service brought dignitaries from around the state to Angelina College for a service that celebrated the one-of-a-kind congressman.

Charlie Wilson served in a party-hard, work-hard time
WASHINGTON – In Charlie Wilson's heyday, it was possible for a congressman to cavort with playmates and dictators, snort cocaine, broker side deals with arms merchants, circumvent elements of the CIA and change the world.

02/12/2010

GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina doing damage control after 9/11 remarks
She continues to backpedal from remarks that she has questions whether the U.S. government was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Democrats propose smaller jobs bill
Stung by criticism that a bipartisan jobs bill emerging in the Senate wouldn't create many jobs, Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed a new stripped-down version they hope will still get support from Republicans and Democrats.

02/01/2010

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