03/19/2010

Bush, Clinton to make joint visit to Haiti
WASHINGTON – Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will visit Haiti together Monday, their first joint visit to the disaster zone.

03/18/2010

Mitt Romney says movement to repeal health care overhaul already under way
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney predicted Thursday that Democrats would get the votes needed to pass a massive health care overhaul – and said that the movement to repeal the legislation had already begun.

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton to visit Haiti Monday
The ex-presidents teamed up to promote relief efforts three months ago at the White House. At the request of President Barack Obama, they created the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to collect donations and provide assurance to donors that funds will be well-spent.

Clinton, Gates, Napolitano to lead top-level delegation to Mexico over killings
WASHINGTON – A top-level U.S. delegation will visit Mexico on Tuesday in a major show of solidarity, after the borderland drug war claimed the lives of an American couple and a Mexican man last weekend.

03/17/2010

GOP's Pete Sessions leads party in rate of uninsured constituents
Despite representing a district with one of the highest uninsured rates, the Dallas-area representative has been at the vanguard of GOP efforts to defeat health care legislation.
Lawmakers struggle to finish health overhaul
Full coverage: Health care reform

03/16/2010

Journalist, actor to discuss Nixon interviews at Winspear in Dallas

Dick Armey says Tea Party is here to stay
WASHINGTON – Dick Armey, a key figure in the Tea Party, shrugged off the movement's lack of success in recent Texas primaries, citing inroads elsewhere and predicting that activists will provide discomfort and guidance to politicians for years to come.

Central Texas Rep. Chet Edwards opposes health care bill
House Democratic leaders hunting for votes to pass health overhaul legislation won't get support from Central Texas Rep. Chet Edwards, despite a personal plea from President Barack Obama.

03/15/2010

Slater: Karl Rove pins the blame for Bush White House troubles on others
Rove came to Dallas on Monday to promote his new memoir, Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight. In it, he presents the George W. Bush he knew: smart, decisive and insistent that people take personal responsibility for their actions.

03/14/2010

Hensarling has doubts about how successful deficit-reduction commission will be
The president's bipartisan fiscal commission is taking shape.

Coffee Party meeting energizes supporters
The Tea Party movement has been characterized by defiant crowds, angry shouts and vigorous declarations of dissatisfaction with what participants describe as out-of-control government spending.

03/12/2010

Fox News tries to clarify erroneous reports about Texas social studies curriculum debate
AUSTIN – After getting ripped by the Texas Education Agency, Fox News on Thursday sought to clarify some of its reports on the state's social studies curriculum debate.

03/11/2010

No word from Hutchison on her plans for rest of her Senate term
WASHINGTON – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is putting off any decision about resignation, a GOP colleague said Wednesday.

03/10/2010

Air traffic modernization on Congress' radar but funding isn't
As the Senate finally considers long-stalled legislation this week to speed modernization of the air traffic system, the bill won't resolve one crucial question: Who pays for the technology that planes need to make it work?

03/07/2010

Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty says 'America is in trouble' at Dallas County GOP dinner
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Saturday urged conservatives gathered in North Dallas to stand up against government's "creeping tyranny" in order to protect personal liberties and the nation's security.

02/01/2010

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