Lehmberg DUI case fuels Texas political feud
The Austin District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg faced arrest for drunk driving with a blood alcohol near .23 and an open vodka bottle. She pleaded guilty to DUI, refused to resign, while Gov. Rick Perry vetoed funds for her Public Integrity Unit, triggering a wider debate over political prosecutions and integrity in Travis County.
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Travis County
Texas
Austin
Rosemary Lehmberg
Ms. Lehmberg
Rick Perry
Gov. Perry
Public Integrity Unit
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
Tom Delay
Sen. Hutchinson
Delay
Perry
Jonathan Turley
Mary Anne Wiley
Tinue
U.S. House
Ronnie Earl
Earl
U.S
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Staff Reference
A fragmented display of staff roles shows Randy Mooney as Publisher, Samantha Perry as Editor and News Editor, Andy Patton as Senior Editor, and Brian Woodson as Assistant Managing Editor with Bill Archer and Charles Owens also named. The text includes a biblical quotation about Jesus saving others or himself.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Managin
Virginia Senate special election vote today in Southwest Virginia
Registered voters in Tazewell Bland Buchanan Dickenson Montgomery Pulaski Russell Smyth and Wise counties and the cities of Norton and Radford vote 6 am to 7 pm to decide the 38th district race for Phillip Puckett. Ben Chafin Mike Hymes and Rick Mullins vie for control of the Senate and General Assembly with turnout and party balance at stake.
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Virginia
Virginia Senate
Tazewell
Bland
Buchanan
Dickenson
Montgomery
Pulaski
Russell
Smyth
Wise
Norton
Radford
Phillip Puckett
A. Benton
Ben” Chafin Jr
D.M
Mike” Hymes
Rick A. Mullins
State Senate
Virginia General Assembly
Puckett
House of Delegates
Senate
General Assembly
Terry McAuliffe
Russell, Smyth and
Wise Counties
Chafin
Hymes
Tazewell County
Bland County
Unliking EPA won’t stop job losses letter
Mike Eades of Princeton critiques the Bluefield Daily Telegraph piece on Mr. Raney and coal policy. He warns social media won’t sway EPA decisions and urges replacing career legislators in Washington and Charleston. He notes the Daily Telegraph’s policy requiring signature, address and phone number for letters.
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EPA
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Raney
West Virginia
Obama
Washington
Charleston
Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
P.O
Bluefield, WV
Perry Indictment Targets Texas Governor in Political Clash
Dan Thomasson examines the Perry case as a politically charged indictment over vetoing funds for Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg. The piece notes a Republican history in Austin, questions motive, and links to past prosecutions while predicting impact on Perry's presidential ambitions.
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Rick Perry
Austin County
Pennsylvania Avenue
Austin
University of Texas
Perry
White House
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James H. “Smokey” Shott
Bluefield, Va
Smokey Shott
Randy Mooney
Samantha Perry
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
RAD
West
Dan K. Thomasson
Dan Thomasson
McClatchy-Tribune
Scripps Howard Newspapers
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