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PoliTex: Biden says talk of Dems' demise in Texas is premature
By Maria Recio, Anna M. Tinsley, Dave Montgomery and Aman Batheja Vice President Joe Biden remembers when Texas was a Democratic state.While it has been decades since the Democratic Party was dominant in Texas -- Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democrat to win Texas in a presidential election -- Biden said he is encouraged by the involvement of local Democrats after attending a private campa ...
Sunday February 5, 2012 3:04AM | star-telegram.com
Election law protects military votes
Election law protects military votes Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:12 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 Citizens who volunteer to serve their nation in the armed forces shouldn`t face difficulties participating in elections. The votes of thos ...
Saturday February 4, 2012 6:21AM | mysanantonio.com
Returning troops merit better service
Returning troops merit better service Express News Copyright 2012 Express News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:36 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 Editorial: Backlogs and delays must be eliminated.
Saturday February 4, 2012 6:02AM | mysanantonio.com
Bill banning insider trades welcome
Bill banning insider trades welcome Express News Copyright 2012 Express News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:35 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 Editorial: Senate passes measure. Now, the House should do so.
Saturday February 4, 2012 6:01AM | mysanantonio.com
Misdeeds at Dover merit more action
Misdeeds at Dover merit more action Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:20 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 The treatment some of this nation`s war dead received at the Dover AFB mortuary was despicable. Whistleblowers reported mismanagement at the ...
Saturday February 4, 2012 2:14AM | mysanantonio.com
Mad, mad Newt serves GOP well
Mad, mad Newt serves GOP well Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 06:09 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 The odds were always stacked against Gingrich, but not mainly because his major opponent has such a huge organizational and monetary advantage. There ...
Saturday February 4, 2012 1:18AM | mysanantonio.com
Angry Gingrich serves a purpose
Angry Gingrich serves a purpose The odds were always stacked against Gingrich, but not mainly because his major opponent has such a huge organizational and monetary advantage. There`s a reason why Gingrich had to rely on the children from his first wife to combat allegations of infidelity from his second wife involving the woman who would supersede her as his third wife. “Hardly anyone w ...
Saturday February 4, 2012 1:18AM | mysanantonio.com
Key state programs see budget holes
Key state programs see budget holes San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2012 San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:04 a.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 Texas’ health and education commissioners warn of problems ahead for Medicaid and school funding.
Friday February 3, 2012 1:37PM | mysanantonio.com
House Republicans threaten Holder
House Republicans threaten Holder House Republicans threatened Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. with a criminal contempt of Congress citation on Thursday, alleging the Department of Justice has refused for a year to turn over key documents in lawmakers’ investigation of the failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation.
Friday February 3, 2012 12:37PM | mysanantonio.com
Houston Democrat drops out of U.S. Senate race
Houston Democrat drops out of U.S. Senate race Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:30 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012 Lawyer says failure to land AFL-CIO endorsement was main reason for exit.
Friday February 3, 2012 10:39AM | mysanantonio.com
End the diversion of park funds
End the diversion of park funds Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:05 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012 Lawmakers should level with taxpayers about dedicated revenue
Friday February 3, 2012 7:42AM | mysanantonio.com
Inside joke teaches airmen hard lesson
Inside joke teaches airmen hard lesson Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:09 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012 A photograph they posed for that included one of their group in a transfer case used for fallen troops landed them in deep trouble.
Friday February 3, 2012 2:11AM | mysanantonio.com
San Antonio panel sets date for key redistricting hearing
San Antonio panel sets date for key redistricting hearing San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2012 San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:36 a.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012 A federal court in San Antonio signaled Thursday it will move ahead with the drawing of interi ...
Friday February 3, 2012 1:31AM | mysanantonio.com
Ruling at least a month away
Ruling at least a month away Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:29 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 A ruling by the District of Columbia court in the complex case was expected to provide guidance to another San Antonio federal panel trying to draw new ...
Thursday February 2, 2012 12:37PM | mysanantonio.com
Lege should spend funds for textbooks
Lege should spend funds for textbooks Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:31 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Lawmakers should heed SBOE warning.
Thursday February 2, 2012 5:41AM | mysanantonio.com
D.C. Court says redistricting decision is a month away
D.C. Court says redistricting decision is a month away Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 02:56 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Tuesday, the three-judge federal panel heard closing arguments from the state, U.S. Department of Justice lawyers and minority right ...
Thursday February 2, 2012 4:52AM | mysanantonio.com
Unknown heroes deserve gratitude
Unknown heroes deserve gratitude Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:34 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Somalia raid is reminder of the bravery of anonymous special operators
Thursday February 2, 2012 2:41AM | mysanantonio.com
Romney back in the driver's seat
Romney back in the driver`s seat San Antonio Express-News Copyright 2012 San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:29 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 WASHINGTON — For the fourth time in this roller coaster of a presidential campaign, Mitt Romney has been declared the ...
Wednesday February 1, 2012 1:31PM | mysanantonio.com
Senate candidate Jones defends residency in two places
Senate candidate Jones defends residency in two places Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones appears to have uncovered a mystery in the state’s Constitution: Nowhere doe ...
Wednesday February 1, 2012 12:54PM | mysanantonio.com
Romney raises $57 million while Gingrich takes in $13 million
Romney raises $57 million while Gingrich takes in $13 million New York Times Copyright 2012 New York Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:01 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Newt Gingrich reimbursed himself for more than $200,000 in travel expenses. Mitt Romney, his sons and his former ...
Wednesday February 1, 2012 12:23PM | mysanantonio.com
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