Texas Tax Holiday Sparks Cross Border Imitation
Texas comptroller Carole Rylander touts a three day sales tax holiday saving shoppers about 34 million as businesses report tripled weekend sales. Oklahoma New Mexico retailers complain of lost revenue while Clovis malls run Free Discount Days to lure customers across the line.
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Texas
Carole ‘Tien Rylander
Rylander
Oklahoma
Scott Mitchell
Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association
Daily
Oklahoman
New Mexico
Clovis
Lone Star State
North Plains
Public Payroll Contacts for Texas and Federal Officials
A public payroll notice lists lawmakers and contact details including Gov George W Bush Sen Phil Gramm Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison Rep Larry Combest Rep Mac Thornberry State Sen Teel Bivins State Sen Tom Haywood State Rep John Smithee State Rep David Swinford State Rep Warren Chisum State Rep Pete Laney and addresses for writing to the House or Senate in Washington D C.
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George W. Bush
State Capitol
Austin
Texas
Phil Gramm
Russell
Washington, D.C
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Washington
D.C
U.S
Larry Combest
S. Western
Ninarillo
Mac Thornberry
S. Polk St
Amarillo
Teel Bivins
Tom Haywood
Kell
Wichita Falls
John Smithee
David Swinford
S. Polk
Warren Chisum
Pampa
Pete Laney
P.O
Hale Center
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Editorial Page Note On Opinions And Verse Of The Day
Editorials on the left side express the Amarillo Daily News editorial board stance while columns by local and syndicated writers on the page and the other page reflect individual viewpoints. Verse of the Day recalls Jesus and his disciples in Capernaum where tax collectors ask Peter if the teacher pays the temple tax.
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Amarillo Daily News
Colum
Nists
Jesus
Capernaum
Peter
Campaign 2000 Bush Family Catalog Goes Too Far
A satirical catalog mocks the Bush political dynasty naming many George variants and spin-off characters. It parodies campaign branding with fictional relatives like Herbie Cavendish Puppy and Spunky the semi African American Bush, aiming at diverse voter blocs and online sales.
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Philadelphia
Bush
Bush Bush
George Herbert Walker
Poppy) Bush
United States
George Walker
Dubya
Texas
George Prescott
Florida
Jeb
Sutil
America
George Bush
George Herbert Bush
Bush Brigade
George Herbert
Herbie
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Great Plains
George Walker Prescott Bush
California
Press
Pacific Rim
George Worcestershire Bush
George Worcestershire
George Prescott Cavendish
George Walker Cheney Bush
George Walker Cheney
Puppy
George Stanley Livingston Bush
Winky" Bush
George Washington Carver
George Groucho Harpo Bush
George Chico Zeppo Bush
Herons
Cour
Wes San
Texas Action Targets Online Pharmacies and TAAS Standards
Texas Attorney General John Comyn filed lawsuits against Web ExpressToday.com and MedPrescribe.com for selling prescription drugs online without safeguards, seeking to halt their operations and seek civil penalties. Education Commissioner Jim Nelson announced tougher 2001 standards for Texas public schools including TAAS testing, dropout rates, and ratings across four student groups.
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Austin
ExpressToday.com
MedPrescribe.com
Texas
John Comyn
Comyn
Jim Nelson
TAAS
Nelson
TV ratings stain the Republican convention
Detroit columnist rails against politicians and the convention drift toward spin and fiction. He notes plummeting ratings, questions inclusion claims, and compares Clinton 92 to Bush 00 speeches, suggesting both parties recycle familiar lines while Americans grow weary.
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Meral
Detroit
America
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
al Gore
Cheney
Clinton
Bush
Bill Clinton
Conventions a mockery in modern politics
The text contrasts past and present political rhetoric from Bush and Clinton, laments a system driven by winning and payback, cites divided Congress stalling leadership, and quips that voters tire of “new” ideals. It notes repetition and outdated drama in national discourse.
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America
Congress
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