Texas view on budget gimmicks and Perry push for reform
The Texas view argues lawmakers used budget tricks leaving a $5 billion Medicaid gap and diverting funds from highway and other dedicated accounts. Gov. Perry advocates truth in budgeting and a constitutional spending cap tied to population growth and inflation, while critics warn such auto-pilot rules ignore needed judgment and could hurt schools and drivers.
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Perry
Texas
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Congressional offices listed for Texas lawmakers
A directory style note lists contact details for U S Representative Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer and Canseco plus U S Senator John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Includes addresses phone numbers and official email links for Washington and district offices.
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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.gov
Francisco ‘Quico' R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Senate
Odessa Pulitzer Prize Winner 1988
Laura Dennis editor proclaims Let peace begin with me as the paper asserts its mission to inform readers, promote freedom, and inspire self control guided by moral principles and the Declaration of Independence.
Bush Lied People Died Debate Refuels Over Benghazi
A syndicated columnist recalls Bush era debates over Iraq WMDs and accuses the Obama administration of misstatements about the Benghazi attack. It cites RAND intelligence, Jay Carney and Susan Rice, and argues the administration misled the public to preserve a narrative of victory. The piece questions accountability and links the Benghazi tragedy to broader foreign policy critiques.
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Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
Tom Daschle
Ted Kennedy
Saddam
Colin Powell
Benghazi
Libya
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al- Qaida
Eli Lake
Daily Beast
al-Qaida
Lake
John McCain
Mike Rogers
U.N
Susan Rice
ABC
Rice
Cairo
Jay Carney
White House
CBS
Carney
Osama bin Laden
General Motors
bin Laden
al- Qaeda
Bin
Barack Obama
Estrich Profiles USC Law Center Professor and Columnist
Susan Estrich is the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center and a syndicated columnist. Read Estrich's blog at www.creators.
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Estrich
Robert Kingsley
University of Southern California Law Center
Polls and Bias in Election Horse Race Readings
Mondale quotes polls do not vote while noting polls measure voter preferences in primaries and general elections. The piece discusses biased polls, push polls, weighting, and how polls reflect today’s mood but not future turnout, urging skepticism and adherence to the pollster’s cautionary notes.
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Walter Mondale
Mitt Romney
Obama
Romney
Mondale
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Bush
Poli
Mitt
Barack Obama
Jeremiah Wright
Penne
Er Bby Harrison
Oil show planning prompts Odessa praise note
Odessa American invites reader input on current topics with a thumbs up comment. Send ideas, positive or negative, via email and indicate a thumbs nomination.
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