As we prepare to ring in the new year, we take a look back at some of our most-viewed videos of 2011.
Barack Obama
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Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Stepping Down
The head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is stepping down, the Department of Homeland Security announced today. Commissioner Alan Bersin has been in the post since March 2010.
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More Helicopters, Fewer Troops to Patrol Border
Aerial surveillance in the form of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft will replace about 900 National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border as early as next year, a strategy not all Texas lawmakers like.
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Attorney General Holder: We Must Uphold Voting Rights Act
The warning from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was polite but firm: The U.S. Department of Justice will not stand idly by if it feels Texas intends to halt or reverse gains for minority voting rights.
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Perry Blasts Obama Over National Guard Drawdown on Border
A decision by the White House to reduce the number of National Guard soldiers on the country’s border with Mexico has provoked a fierce but expected reaction from Gov. Rick Perry, a longtime advocate for more boots on the ground in Texas.
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Health care
TribLive: Castro on Health Reform, Taxing the Rich
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, offered his take on issues he’d face if elected to Congress next year, including same-sex marriage, Afghanistan, taxing the rich and health reform.
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Energy
Video: Perry Ad Ties Obama to Carter on Energy
In his newest campaign ad — airing today in Iowa — Rick Perry name-checks Jimmy Carter in accusing Barack Obama of “all talk, no action” on ending America’s dependence on foreign oil.
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Updated: A Teenager’s Suicide Spurs DREAM Activists
In the wake of an illegal immigrant’s suicide last week, Texas groups urging passage of the DREAM Act are aiming to make sure what happened to Joaquin Luna doesn’t happen to other students.
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DHS Refutes Lamar Smith’s Immigration “Stonewalling” Allegations
Responding to “stonewalling” allegations by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, Homeland Security officials said they are spending hours compiling immigration arrest data. If it doesn’t please the congressman’s committee, DHS could be held in contempt.
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State Government
TribLive: Dewhurst on the Obama Assassination Tweeter
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about the intern on his U.S. Senate campaign who made headlines yesterday after tweeting about the temptation to assassinate Barack Obama.
