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2 SC officers suspended for suspicious billing
Two South Carolina police officers have been suspended after officials say they billed Horry County for work they didn't do.
She should. As a loyal acolyte of Jerry Lewis , the often-investigated-but-never-indicted former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Granger never saw a spending bill or an earmark she didn't like while the GOP ran Congress.
Engineering Group as the president. His background: Barnes comes to Shield after 15 years with Fort Worth engineering firm Carter & Burgess.
Brasovan Officially Files With The Republican Party of Texas
Conservative Republican Candidate for Congress Mike Brasovan officially filed with the Republican Party of Texas this afternoon.
Mike Brasovan Endorsed by Minuteman PAC
Minuteman PAC Executive Director, Brett Farley, today announced the PAC's full endorsement of Mike Brasovan for Texas District 12 Congressional seat currently held by incumbent Kay Granger .
North Texas Republicans in Congress drawing primary challengers
By MARIA RECIO WASHINGTON - While it won't exactly be a race to the courthouse, Rep.
House approves C.J.a s Home Protection Act
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday to provide Americans in the path of dangerous storms with life-saving warnings.
Texas lawmakers not sold on Obama's 2011 Afghanistan pullout target
For Texas lawmakers in both parties, President Barack Obama's plan for Afghanistan offered something for everyone and not enough for many.
Phil Riddle editor@weatherforddemocrat.com Local politicians and wanna-be office holders may make their election wishes official as filing for spots in the March 2 party primary ballots opens Thursday.
Parties waging internal fights before battling each other in 2010 elections
By ANNA M. TINSLEY Republicans and Democrats have their prey in sight as they target races to contest in the 2010 elections.But for now, the focus of many is not on members of the other party.It's on officeholders within their own party - whether Republican or Democrat - who they say have strayed from the party base on hot-button issues, ...
Brasovan Endorsed By Pat Carlson
Mike Brasovan, Congressional Candidate for District 12, has been endorsed by Pat Carlson.
Here's Your Script, Cue the Cameras [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]
Ed Brayton is a journalist, commentator and speaker. He is the co-founder and president of Michigan Citizens for Science and co-founder of The Panda's Thumb .
Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Here's Your Script, Cue the Cameras
Blogroll Archives Posted on: November 18, 2009 9:23 AM, by Ed Brayton Marcy Wheeler does a brilliant job of mining the transcripts of the healthcare reform debate to show that Republican legislators were literally reading from a script written for them by lobbyists from Genentech.
Texas Needs Healthcare Reform! A recent Washington Post article shows that Texas seems to have the greatest proportion of Congressional districts with more than 25% of people uninsured.
Memorial Held for Shooting Victims at Fort Hood
A memorial service for the victims of last week's shooting rampage is underway at Fort Hood in Texas.
Tea parties inspire some GOP challengers
U.S. Rep. Michael Conaway of Midland was among 16 Texas Republicans who sailed to renomination last year, unopposed in their party's March primary.
Two area conservatives have new posts
By MARIA RECIO, ANNA M. TINSLEY, DAVE MONTGOMERY and AMAN BATHEJA Two local conservatives are taking the reins of two established political groups.
Army to review gun policies for all bases
One day after a shooter opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, Army Chief of Staff George W. Casey Jr.
Some Texas leaders hope healthcare bill will allow for opting out of plan
By ANNA M. TINSLEY As Congress debates overhauling the nation's healthcare system, some state leaders hope that whatever legislation passes will include a provision allowing Texas to opt out of the plan.Although its not yet part of the massive Democratic-led plan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said there will be a provision letting states ...
Bud Kennedy: Party purity is a losing ticket for GOP
Some local Tea Party protesters want to do for local Republicans what their allies have done for upstate New York.
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