GOP must bargain on health overhaul and Obamacare
The Texas View urges Republicans to abandon a planned government shutdown over defunding Obamacare. It condemns the tactic as reckless, praises level headed GOP voices, and calls for bipartisan work with Democrats, independents, health experts, and industry leaders to fix health care.
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Ichard Burr
North Carolina
Capitol Hill
U.S
Ted Cruz
Texas
Marco Rubio
Florida
Rand Paul
Kentucky
Obama
Mitt Romney
Paul Ryan
Romney
Ryan
U.S. Supreme Court
John McCain
John Cornyn
Tom Coburn
Coburn
Oklahoma
White House
Politico.com
House
Senate
Federal and state officials contact listings joint note
A compact directory of lawmakers includes U S Representative Mike Conaway of Midland and U S Senator John Cornyn, U S Senator Ted Cruz, plus Texas state official Tryon Lewis and Senator Carlos Aresti. It provides office addresses in Washington and local offices in Odessa and Austin with phone and fax numbers.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Suite
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
Rep
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Fox
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Carlos Aresti
San Antonio
Capitol Station
Texas
Quote on Freedom and Moral Guides Post Wins Pulitzer
The note credits Patrick Cant publish with the Pulitzer Prize 1988 and lists Laura Dennis as publisher and editor. It proclaims that peace starts with individuals and ties freedom to self control and moral guides including the Coveting Commandment, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence.
Can we avoid another 2012 Charen Columnist Note
Charen Mona, an attorney and syndicated columnist, recalls her early role as a speech writer in the Reagan era, reflecting on lessons to prevent a repeat of the 2012 situation. She emphasizes policy clarity, accountability, and informed public discourse to avert future crises.
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Charen
Reforming the GOP nominating process proposed in National Affairs
Jeffrey H. Anderson and Jay Cost argue the current long primary cycle hurts Republican viability and grassroots reach. They propose a staged system with delegated, timed ballots, five finalists, and multiple debates ending in a May runoff to revive local parties, curb media bias, and favor strong grassroots candidates.
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Donald Trump
Michele Bachmann
Newt Gingrich
Obama
Romney
Perry
Joe Biden
RNC
Reince Priebus
Jeffrey H. Anderson
Jay Cost
National Affairs
New Left
Hubert Humphrey
Anderson
Cost
Parcells and Allen Inducted Into Hall of Fame Today
The Odessa American and oapa com announce thumbs up for former NFL head coach Bill Parcells and former Dallas Cowboys guard Larry Allen on their Hall of Fame induction. The acknowledgment marks a strong support for the two football figures today.
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NFL
Bill Parcells
Dallas
Cowboys
Larry Allen
Hall of Fame
Defund Obamacare or bust by leading GOP critics
Robert Romano argues that defunding Obamacare is essential and feasible only if House and Senate Republicans attach a funding cutoff to must pass legislation. He criticizes leadership for avoiding confrontation, cites costs and mandates, and endorses the Lee Cruz strategy as the sole path to rolling back the law.
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R-Tex
Senate
House
Harry Reid
Lee
Cruz
GOP
Karl Rove
Larry Kudlow
Bloomberg.com
National Review
Ramesh Ponnuru
Bloomberg
Ponnuru
Lee-Cruz
Newt Gingrich
John Boehner
Obama
Ronald Reagan
Washington, D.C
Obamcare
Lee- Cruz
Robert Romano
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