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• I'm Probably Right About This

  —Justice Addict

  Just a thought:
  
  But, it seems increasingly likely that Barack Obama and Rahm Emmanuel are trying to lose seats in the midterms simply because, by slimming down the overwhelming Democratic majority in both houses, there is less of a clarion call to steamroll the Republicans and pass genuinely progressive [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:30pm EST
  

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• Pew report reveals mainstream media's Latino coverage is overwhelmingly negative

  —Latina Lista

  The big story being picked up from the new report jointly released yesterday by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) and the Pew Hispanic Center is how, given the 47-million strong U.S. Latino population, mainstream media coverage of Latinos remains poor.

  According to the report:

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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:07pm EST
  by Marisa Treviño

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• What's old is new again...

  —McBlogger

  Credit where it's due, BAR has managed to resurrect one of the talking points of the 2005 No Nonsense in November campaign which fought the Texas Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment.

  The amendment, approved by the Legislature and overwhelmingly ratified by voters, declares that "marriage in this state shall consist only'" [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:45am EST
  

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• Marines Assault Breacher Vehicle clears path to attack Taliban

  —PrairiePundit

  McClatchy:
  
  

  The new NATO offensive in Helmand Province marked not only the largest assault yet for the VM-22 Osprey, but also the combat debut of the Marines' massive new combat mine and bomb-clearing machine, the Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), said a Marine Corps spokesman in Helmand.

  The ABV, which' [...]

  Posted: December 06, 2009, 11:04am EST
  

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• Marines' Osprey passes first combat test

  —PrairiePundit

  McClatchy:
  
  When a couple of VM-22 Osprey tilt rotors joined a fleet of CH-53 helicopters, dropping out of the predawn darkness Friday in the northern end of the Now Zad valley in Helmand Province to deliver the first of more than 1,000 NATO and Afghan troops, it marked [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:49pm EST
  

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• Cobra's Anger a warm up for attack on Marja

  —PrairiePundit

  LA Times:
  
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  The assault in Helmand province, named Cobra's Anger, may prove to be a warmup for a larger, more complex and more dangerous assault on Marja, a town to which many Taliban fighters and narcotics middlemen fled after Marines descended on nearby villages this summer.
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 9:57am EST
  

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• Bigots of the World, Unite!

  —And Doctor Biobrain's Response Is...

  Is it wrong that I get a certain sense of pride out of this sort of thing?
  Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:08am EST
  

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• Marines pushing anti poppy campaign in Helmand

  —PrairiePundit

  LA Times:
  
  Under an awning set up at a tiny outpost guarded by U.S. Marines, the district governor of Nawa is pleading with three dozen solemn-looking farmers and village elders not to plant the crop that feeds the world heroin market.
  
  Haji Abdul Manaf, a farmer and [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:51am EST
  

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• 9,000 more Marines headed to Helmand

  —PrairiePundit

  Washington Post:
  
  Days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin final preparations to deploy to southern Afghanistan and renew an assault on a Taliban stronghold that slowed this year amid a troop shortage and political [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:46am EST
  

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• Brits looking to retreat from Afghanistan

  —PrairiePundit

  Independent on Sunday:
  
  

  British troops will begin handing over control of Helmand province to Afghan forces by the end of next year, Gordon Brown claimed yesterday as he set out plans for a withdrawal from Afghanistan after years of bloody fighting and the deaths of 235 British soldiers.

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:37pm EST
  

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• Country moving more Conservative, and more Pro-Marijuana

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  LEGALIZE FREEDOM
  
  On November 3, voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved a measure to allow for sale of medicinal marijuana at state-approved clinics.
  
  The American Medical Associaton (AMA) just reversed their long held opposition to medical marijuana.
  
  Now the Washington Post is reporting [...]

  Posted: November 26, 2009, 6:25am EST
  

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• Mercedes Mayor in disbelief over vote to gut the Open Meetings Act

  —South Texas Chisme

  The executive director of the Texas Municipal League said Monday that the resolution seeking to lessen jail-time penalties for violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act did pass with "overwhelming" support at the nonprofit organization’s annual conference.
  
  Frank Sturzl disputed the belief of TML board member Mercedes Mayor Joel [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:25am EST
  

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• White to run for Texas gov, NOT Senate?

  —SocraticGadfly

  Looks like Kay Bailey Hutchison’s delay in leaving her Senate seat is affecting both parties and not just the GOP.
  
  It also would seem to indicate White doesn’t think the Texas Cheerleader will beat Gov. Helmethair in the GOP primary.There is no god and I am his prophet.[...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:01pm EST
  

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• White to run for Texas gov, NOT Senate?

  —SocraticGadfly

  Looks like Kay Bailey Hutchison’s delay in leaving her Senate seat is affecting both parties and not just the GOP.
  
  It also would seem to indicate White doesn’t think the Texas Cheerleader will beat Gov. Helmethair in the GOP primary. It's also an indication of which race he [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:01pm EST
  

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• Barbara Ann Radnofsky On Countdown And Texas Gay Marriage

  —BlueBloggin

  Barbara Ann Radnofsky made Countdown’s number one spot on “World’s Best Person” segment. Apparently in 2005 when the homophobic Texas legislatures outlawed gay marriage they outlawed straight marriage as well. The intelligence of Greg Abbott and the GOP is underwhelming.

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:13pm EST
  by nytexan

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• A Casey clone on the political beat? Whee!

  —blogHOUSTON

  NEW CHRON POLITICAL WRITER JOE HOLLEY blogs about... speculation that Mayor Bill White might run for governor instead of Senate. Count us underwhelmed by this sort of thing. If the Chron is even going to bother with a "political writer" when the ... [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:57pm EST
  

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• New Poll Numbers: Americans overwhelmingly support All-Volunteer Armed Forces

  —Libertarian Republican

  

  Americans continue to support Libertarian view against mandatory Military Service and Compulsory Civilian Corps
  
  by Eric Dondero
  
  In recent years, Democrats such as New York Congressman Charlie Rangel, have offered legislation to bring back the Military Draft. Their argument has been based on egalitarianism. [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:15pm EST
  

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• No love for Tricky Ricky Perry in top Texas GOP

  —SocraticGadfly

  Ten of Texas’ 20 GOP Congressmen have already endorsed Kay Bailey Hutchison; the rest are likely to sit it out. At least one, Rep. Kenny Marchant, thinks Gov. Helmethair has already served long enough and shouldn’t even be running again.
  
  Geez, Kenny has more sense than I knew.There [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:13am EST
  

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• Harris County DA says judge trivializes domestic violance cases

  —South Texas Chisme

  The Harris County District Attorney's Office upped the ante against criminal Court-at-Law Judge Reagan Helm on Tuesday, asking him to remove himself from “any and all” cases involving accusations of domestic violence because of “deep-seated bias and prejudice.”
  
  In motions filed Tuesday joining two earlier recusal requests, prosecutors asked [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:24am EST
  

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• Quote of the Day

  —Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels

  "One of the few advantages to the country in having Congress overwhelmingly in the hands of one party is that the lack of need to compromise lets the leaders of that party reveal themselves for what they are — in this case, people with unbounded arrogance and utter contempt for" [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:28pm EST
  

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• Two Very Different Reasons to be VERY Concerned

  —Relaxed Politics

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  As if Lea’s post last night wasn’t enough to make you concerned for our nation’s future, here are two links that might. American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm and Nearly half of all US children, including an overwhelming majority of black children, will eat meals at some point during their childhood [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:41pm EST
  by Texas Betsy

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• Is it any wonder that our level of frustration has nearly overwhelmed our sense of accomplishment?

  —Relaxed Politics

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  It is not my intent to make fun. A chuckle here and there may ease the pain, but all in all, it is rather depressing to see the reality of our predicament. I think it is beneficial to be reminded how far we have fallen to help us realize how [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:34pm EST
  by Pellora

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• In Helmand Afghans fear Marines will leave

  —PrairiePundit

  LA Times:
  
  When 500 U.S. Marines descended on this Taliban stronghold overnight, Afghan civilians were immediately suspicious about the intentions of the heavily armed Americans.
  
  One question dominated all others: How long will the Americans stay? Five months later, there is still no clear answer.
  
  "The" [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:09am EST
  

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• Not so Great Compromiser

  —konagod

  Many people voted for Barack Obama because his predecessor was an incompetent moron, and they bought into the idea Obama would bring much needed change into federal politics. W had been at the helm as the US was attacked on 9/11, had started two wars resulting [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  

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• Legislative Update XXIX

  —Three Wise Men

  Congress overwhelmingly passed and President Oabama signed an economic stimulus bill giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits the unemployed.

  The Senate rejected a measure that would have required prisoners charged with involvement in the September 11 attacks to stand trial in a military court rather than [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:38pm EST
  by Adam

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• Perfect in District, At Least

  —GregsOpinion.com

  » FWST: Overwhelming offense propels Trinity to win over L.D. Bell

  8-2, 6-0 is the finish of the regular season for Trinity High. Playoffs start next week and after looking over the R1/R2 cutoffs, it's hard to see anyone other than Flower Mound as our opponent. We should be favored, [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:18am EST
  

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