Mexican gubernatorial candidate slain amid drug violence
The campaign for Tamaulipas PRI candidate Rodolfo Torre Cantu ends in tragedy as gunmen attack his motorcade near Ciudad Victoria. President Calderon blames cartels for targeting officials awaiting local elections, while calls grow for civic participation and policy reform to curb violence.
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Tamaulipas
Rodolfo Torre Cantu
Ciudad Victoria
Matamoros
Texas-Mexico
Felipe Calderon
Torre Cantu
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Jose Mario Guajardo Varela
National Action Party
PAN
Valley Hermoso
Mexico
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Details Listed
A compilation of contact addresses and phone numbers for U S Representative Mike Conaway Senator John Cornyn and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Includes Washington D C office addresses and local Odessa Midland Texas offices with phone numbers and emails or contact forms.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison.senate.gov
Let peace begin with me headline message from 1988 Pulitzer prize work
A fragmentary notice quotes a 1988 Pulitzer winner and extols freedom and self-control as guiding principles. It references moral ideals and a broad civic ethic, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty while aligning with moral teachings.
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Goldion
Find Out More Thomas Sowell
The prompt provides limited readable material about the economist Thomas Sowell. No clear event, date, or additional entities are present to establish a factual news item.
Tsowell Works Highlighted by Creators and Website
A note references content from www.creators.com and directs readers to tsowell.com for more of Thomas Sowell's work. The passage points readers to additional material and indicates where the author’s writings can be explored online.
McChrystal resignation harms trust and national security
The piece argues McChrystal's public contempt for civilian authority weakens national security and risks fueling enemies while undermining allies. It contrasts civilian oversight with political generals and warns Iran’s nuclear threat could be ignored as diplomacy stalls. It questions whether history repeats Truman MacArthur dynamics and warns of louder political control over military victory risks.
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Afghanistan
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Obama
United States
Iran
Soviet Union
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
FDR
Nazi Germany
Imperial Japan
America
Politics in Education Sparks Texas School Board Debate
Rockport attorney Steve Fischer argues for a neutral curriculum selection process amid a broader dispute over influence from the Texas State Board of Education and TASB. He cites Aransas County ISD and local districts as potential co-sponsors while warning about cost and constitutional duties to provide free books.
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Texas State Board of Education
Ector County
Kermit, Crane
Wink-Loving
Texas Association of School Boards
TASB
ECISD
Aransas County
SBOE
Bill Rivera
Huey
University of Texas
Texas
State Board of Education
Ord
Corpus Christi
State Board
Steve
James Piper
Rockport
The
Liberty Foundation
Austin
Steve Fischer
Odessa American thumbs up for ECISD leaders
The Odessa American voices approval for newly named assistant superintendents and principals in ECISD. Readers may submit comments on topics by emailing onletters at a0a0a.com and noting the thumbs nomination.
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