National primary reform urged by Texas lawmaker
Guest view by Lyle Larson argues for a 90 day national primary on a single date with all qualified candidates from all parties. He contends current yearlong primaries degrade policy debates, fatigue voters, and harm the nation's image. He urges shifting control from party committees and contacting officials to back change.
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United States
Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Mexico
Canada
Lawmakers and federal offices listed for Texas reps
A list of contact details for U S representatives and senators serving Texas districts. It includes addresses in Washington and district offices in Midland Odessa Lubbock and Amarillo with phone numbers emails and office suites for Mike Conaway John Cornyn Ted Cruz William Hurd Randy Neugebauer Tom Craddick Brooks Landgraf and Kel Seliger.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
William Hurd
Helotes
Cannon
Lubbock
Randy.house.gov
Tom Craddick
Capitol
P.O
Austin
Tinyurl
Brooks Landgraf
West 4Th St
Capitol Extension
Brooks.landgraf
House State
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Eastridge Road
State
Obama commutations raise questions on justice and reform
The piece critiques President Obama's use of commutations, noting 774 inmates benefited, most for nonviolent drug offenses. It highlights Ricky Minor, once life-sentenced for minimal meth-related activity, and argues the system mislabels crimes, urging retroactive fair sentencing and broader reform beyond current pace.
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Obama
White House
Ricky Minor
Florida
Minor
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Congress
Hillary Clinton and fracking amid Russia funding claims
A summary of WikiLeaks leaks and media coverage linking Hillary Clinton's public anti fossil fuel stance with private remarks praising fracking. It notes speechs to Deutsche Bank in 2013, campaign vows to curb fossil fuels, and claims Russia funded anti fracking groups. Mentions Edmonton 2014 speech and broader geopolitical angles.
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Hillary Clinton
Deutsche Bank
America
Hillary
United States
CNN
Bernie Sanders
Flint
Michi
Gan
Russia
Stratfor
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Natural Resource Defense Council
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Denmark
New York Times
Washington Free Beacon
Mudian
U.S
Washington Times
Edmonton
Canada
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