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03/07/2010

Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty says 'America is in trouble' at Dallas County GOP dinner
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Saturday urged conservatives gathered in North Dallas to stand up against government's "creeping tyranny" in order to protect personal liberties and the nation's security.

03/04/2010

Perry urges Hutchison to finish Senate term
Gov. Rick Perry, who spent the past year bashing Kay Bailey Hutchison’s record in the U.S. Senate, said Thursday that he hopes she does not resign and serves out the rest of her term.

03/03/2010

Cornyn: Perry 'unfair' in painting Hutchison as representing Washington

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison conceded the Republican nomination for Texas governor to incumbent Rick Perry Tuesday night.

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Texas Sen. John Cornyn says Gov. Rick Perry unfairly attacked Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison during their race for the GOP governor nomination.

Cornyn also voiced hope that Hutchison stays in the Senate until her term expires in about 20 months.
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Analysis: Hutchison failed to make compelling case for change

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Kay Bailey Hutchison concedes at Eddie Deen's Ranch in Dallas Tuesday night.

The senator had many reasons to believe she'd beat Rick Perry for governor. But the anti-Washington wave swept them all away. Late Tuesday, she lost her bid to force Perry into a runoff amid the whipsaw politics of the Tea Party movement.
For Hutchison, an 'abrupt end to dream'
Bill White, Rick Perry win Texas governor nominations
Editorial: Perry, White must hone messages for November

02/26/2010

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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.

02/01/2010

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