Congress Free From Threat Of Overwork This Year
Texas View notes Congress is done for 2013 with eight December session days planned and a Thanksgiving recess. It highlights stalled bills, a string of continuing resolutions, sequester fallout, Obamacare fights, and a party pushback on Obama nominees. Churchill aside, democracy remains the imperfect choice.
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Politico
Congress
John Boehner
House
Eric Cantor
Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
Republicans
Barack Obama
Democrats
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list for Texas
A directory of representatives and senators with office addresses in Midland Odessa and Austin. Includes U S Rep Mike Conaway U S Sen John Cornyn U S Sen Ted Cruz Rep Tryon Lewis Sen Kel Seliger Sen Carlos Uresti with multiple local and Austin offices and phone numbers for outreach.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
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
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Texas
Capitol Station
Senate.state
Quote of peace and freedom from a 1988 Pulitzer prize editorial
A newspaper dedicates itself to informing readers to promote and preserve freedom. It argues freedom is a divine gift of self control, not a political grant from anarchy, echoing the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule.
Find Out More on Race and Immigration by The Economist
A pointer to The Economist article on race and immigration, accessed via a shortened URL. The note invites readers to discover more on social and policy implications, with no additional details or context provided.
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Economist
Tinyurl.com
Challenge to beliefs on race and income in England and U S
The piece argues that English data show black immigrant children scoring as well as Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups, while white English students lag, challenging casual explanations. It links repeated liberal victimhood narratives to underachievement and cites 1940s Harlem versus New York City schools as historical counterexample, urging reexamination of causes.
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The
Economist
Africa
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Caribbean
London
Theodore Dalrymple
United States
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Isaac Newton
America
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Tries
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New York
Lower East Side
Teachers College Record
Columbia University
Thumbs Up for Careful Driving in Icy Conditions
An opinion from the OA praises drivers who slow down on icy roads and invites reader input on current topics via email, noting how to submit a thumbs nomination.
Money behind climate change talks energy matters
Marita Noon of Energy Makes America Great Inc comments on rich nations not pledging enough money to fund a cleaner global economy as UN climate talks in Warsaw yield a vague road map. The piece notes criticism from FT, AP, and figures like Stern, Davey, and Carswell, detailing resistance, walkouts, and a last minute IMLD compromise with little concrete commitment.
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Marita Noon
Energy Makes America Great Inc
Marita
Responsibleenergy.org
Financial Times
Warsaw
Australia
Abbott
Japan
England
Cameron
Todd Stern
Obama
Samantha Smith
World Wildlife Fund
Climate and Energy Initiative
The
Stern
Warsaw International Mechanism For Loss and Damage
IMLD
Associated Press
U.N
Britain
Ed Davey
Douglas Carswell
Canada
United States
Carswell
America
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