Amarillo business leaders praise Bush administration impact
Three Amarillo business groups express optimism about a Bush White House benefiting Texas. They cite tax cuts, pro business stance, and potential for federal projects and defense contracts at Bell Helicopter Textron and BWXT Technologies, with leaders noting greater attention to Texas overall.
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TRE
Amarillo
George W. Bush
Bush
State of Texas
Chamber Commerce
Gary Molberg
Panhandle
Molberg
Election tech debate over ballots and undervotes in Randall Potter counties
Bartolino and Daniel discuss the flaws of punch card systems versus optical scan voting. They note certification difficulty and the inevitability of varied state laws and volunteer poll workers. Undervotes counted in Randall and Potter counties include 69 presidential undervotes in Randall, 149 in Potter, and 5 556 undervotes in Place 1 race in Randall Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Daniel
Texas
Randall
Bartolino
Potter
Chad
Court of Criminal Appeals
Randall County
Would-be voters miss ballot opportunity miss ballot opportunity
Amarillo residents recount missing their chance in the presidential race. Tony Freeman, 20, says he did not vote because it did not seem to matter who led the country. He wishes he could redo the election and vows to vote next time. Brittany Davenport, 18, planned to vote for the first time but snowy Panhandle weather blocked her. She now plans to vote in four years. Kevin Brown, 19, and Stanley Webster, 19, missed voter registration and regret it, hoping to vote next election.
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Tony Freeman
Amarillo
Freeman
Brittany Davenport
Panhandle
Davenport
Kevin Brown
Stanley Webster
Brown
Webster
United States
Jacovos Biskinis
Greece
Florida
Biskinis
Suryakant
Divyaprabha Patel
India
Uganda
Suryakant Patel
Resilience of Constitution Debate Highlighted by Amarillo Lawyer
Wales Madden Jr. urges readers to value the U S Constitution and the electoral process while noting historical debates from 1774 to 1787. He argues states reconciled, future changes to ballots and voting procedures will occur without bloodshed, aided by an informed public, and lauds media for citizen education.
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U.S
Thomas Pincknzy
Gouverneur Morris
Immigrants judge U S election drama across nations
Immigrants from Greece India Uganda Mexico share views on U S presidential uncertainty. Biskinis calls vote counting right while noting Florida recounts failed. Patels contrast India’s Parliament system with U S process. Salazar says the United States looks bad and should feel ashamed.
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Gore
Pantex
Quezada
Bourne
al Gore
White House
Bourn
Mosberg
Hockley
Oval Office
Potter County
Dick Cheney
Senate
Trent Lott
R Miss
House
Dennis Hastert
Crawford
Wales Madden Jr
Carlos Salazar
Mexico
Hong Kong
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