An interview with the former Texas congressman and U.S. House Majority Leader.
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Dick Armey: The TT Interview
The former University of North Texas economics professor, U.S. House majority leader and hired-gun Washington lobbyist, now the head of the conservative activist group Freedom Works and the co-author of the new book Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto, on what the Tea Party is and isn’t, why a GOP majority in Congress isn’t enough, where George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush went wrong, what Rick Perry did right and why Barack Obama won’t be re-elected in 2012.
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2010: Canseco Snubs Express-News [Updated]
Echoing Gov. Rick Perry’s refusal to interview with editorial boards across the state, Republican congressional candidate Francisco “Quico” Canseco says he won’t meet with his hometown paper.
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Congress
Tom DeLay’s Negative Numbers
During a break in Wednesday’s pretrial hearing, former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, and his lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, discuss a poll that shows a significant portion of potential jurors in Travis County already believe he’s guilty. They’re using the numbers to argue for a change of venue in the state’s money laundering case against DeLay.
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State Government
TribBlog: DeLay and Co. Back in Court
At today’s pretrial hearing, Judge Pat Priest said the former U.S. House majority leader, not his associates, will be tried first.
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Health care
Food Fight
Last week, Republicans loudly complained about a just-approved bill that would send $830 million in federal education funds to Texas with strings attached. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, Democrats have their own reason to balk.
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HuTube: Texas Lawmakers and Terror Babies, Cont.
In today’s must-watch video, the Texas congressman who first brought up the “terror baby” claims on the U.S. House floor isn’t taking too kindly to being challenged about it.
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Economy
Every Doggett Has His Day
The U.S. House has passed a bill on Tuesday that is expected to send about $800 million to bolster the state’s education budget. But thanks to an amendment added by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, the funding comes with Texas-specific strings attached. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune has this report.
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2010: Inside the Obama Fundraiser
The menu, the people, the president. Details from inside the Austin DNC fundraiser headlined by President Barack Obama.
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TribBlog: KBH Will Vote No on Kagan
Joining her home state Republican colleague, John Cornyn, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will oppose Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.