Austin Area Politics Examiners
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It's looking more and more like the Obama presidency is some type of practical joke being played on the country by the political class. The...
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I remember it like it was yesterday: Speeding through the empty north Texas prairie, Dec 26th, 1968 at 2 AM. I was lying above and behind the back seats, my six-year old body...
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By Greg Gosdin For the first time in over 40 years in Austin, we had a Christmas season without the Zilker Park Trail of Lights. The Trail of Lights was a...
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Besides some uncomfortable cold breeze and ugly humidity, Yuletide brought into Houston another surprise present that seems to be directed...
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This is a 4-part series because political nonsense was RAMPANT in 2009! Read part 1 here: PART 1 The following is part 2: 8. Governor...
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In recent years, I've become increasingly hesitant about sitting down to write about the American political and legal scene. The fact is, every time I do so, sucking down a valium...
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As with most political moves, it’s all about money. With state and local governments exploring new ways to balance their budgets, selling pot may be just the ticket, The...
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Robin Lodge of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) recently visited the new school feeding program which benefits 172,000 Iraqi children. There is hope to expand this program to...
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At a time when finding answers and solutions for a terrorist event would be the best course of action, politicians are once again...
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Washington – Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without...
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Iowa lawmaker predicts Palin run for White House
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An Iowa Republican congressman says he thinks former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 and that she's among a few people who could win the state's leadoff caucuses.