Perry defends Texas approach to uninsured amid Obamacare debate
The Texas governor argues Medicaid expansion would worsen a financially unsustainable system and opposes a state health exchange. Critics note one in four Texans lacks insurance and federal funds may vanish after 2020, leaving the uninsured and rising costs to be shouldered by the insured.
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Rick Perry
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Obamacare
Supreme Court
Texas
Perry
Fort Worth
Texans
Texas Hospital Association
Lawmakers and federal officials contact details listed
A compilation of contact information for U S Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer and Francisco Canseco and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison includes district and Washington offices in Midland Odessa Lubbock San Antonio and Washington with phone numbers emails and office addresses. The entry preserves the formal addresses for MOCs and the senator.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
Randy.house
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth
Let Peace Begin With Me Editor Statement Featured
Pulitzer Prize winners Patrick Canty and Laura Dennis present a dedication statement for a newspaper emphasizing reader information to promote freedom. The piece links freedom to self-control and moral guides including the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
The invincible lie
Thomas Sowell a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution Stanford University and author is introduced in a concise profile noting his position and role at the think tank and university.
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Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Obama tax rhetoric and the trick of spending analysis
Propaganda style critique targets Barack Obama claiming he mislabels spending on programs as investment and labels tax policy as a wealth tax on the wealthy. The piece argues the income tax debate ignores wealth, cites Kennedy and Romney as examples, and questions whether higher rates raise revenue. It ends by accusing Obama of using class warfare for votes regardless of revenue.
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Barack Obama
Obama
United States
John F. Kennedy
Mitt Romney
Cayman Islands
Kennedy
Train hits vehicle near Cargo Road injuring man
A 28 year old man was in fair condition with a broken leg Monday after his vehicle was struck by a train near Cargo Road by a former crossing closed a year ago. Deputies reported the train appeared to come out of nowhere while responders gathered public reaction also covered in online comments.
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Cargo Road
Wes Pitman
Nick Stockton
Jeff Holtzclaw
Odessa
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