12/02/2008

Texas Gov. Rick Perry praises Obama at governors' summit
Mr. Perry lauded Mr. Obama for meeting with the governors, hearing their problems and also taking in the concerns laid out by conservatives about costly federal bailouts.

11/30/2008

Open Senate seats are hard to come by and hard to keep
WASHINGTON – There's only one vote that counts when a senator quits: the governor's. But as ambitious Texas politicians itch for a shot at Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat, they might want to keep in mind a bit of history.

11/23/2008

Lawmakers call on Bush for clemency in border agents' shooting case
WASHINGTON – It's a long-standing tradition for presidents to offer clemency as they leave office. Two former Border Patrol agents who shot an unarmed drug smuggler in the backside as he fled are hoping President George W. Bush agrees that two years behind bars is enough.

11/19/2008

Pete Sessions wins leadership role in GOP campaign efforts
House Republicans installed Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions at the helm of their campaign arm, betting he can round up the cash and candidates they’ll need to climb out of a deepening hole.

11/16/2008

Bush press secretary McClellan advises likely Obama pick to learn from his predecessors
WASHINGTON – It's not official yet, and perhaps that's why the phone hasn't rung.

11/01/2008

Next president will inherit huge challenges
The next president will wrestle with volatile markets, faltering consumer confidence and spreading unemployment. He'll also have to cope with two wars, a strained military, frayed alliances and an emboldened Russia. Even after surviving two years on the stump, who would want this job?

Obama unveils ads in Arizona as McCain works Ohio
DES MOINES, Iowa – Pressing for a blowout, Barack Obama hit John McCain for the first time with ads in his home state of Arizona. And as Mr. McCain worked Ohio, Mr. Obama made an emotional final plea for votes in Iowa.

10/30/2008

With five days left, Obama on the offensive
Barack Obama, tough guy, was on the stump Thursday — vowing to “snuff out” Osama bin Laden, pummeling John McCain and the president for allowing the nation’s economy to shrink, and continuing to take pokes at Mr. McCain’s running mate.

09/14/2008

Texas Watch: Immigration issue expected to resurface when debates start
WASHINGTON – Immigration reform was once Sen. John McCain's signature issue – and a key ingredient in his maverick image. Democrats have largely avoided the subject, but there are signs they'll be using the issue this fall to challenge the Republican presidential nominee's maverick claim.

08/23/2008

Texas Watch: He's not Obama's VP pick, but buzz boosts Chet Edwards' visibility
Waco congressman Chet Edwards didn’t get the nod. Barack Obama picked Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate.

Barack Obama picks Joe Biden as VP nominee

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Barack Obama chose Sen. Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate.

Mr. Obama announced the pick on his Web site with a photo of the two men and an appeal for donations. The decision leaked to the media late Friday, negating a promise that people who turned over their phone numbers would be the first to know via text message.
Texas Watch: VP buzz boosts Chet Edwards
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07/18/2008

Phil Gramm steps down as co-chairman of John McCain's campaign

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Being forced to jettison a confidant, top adviser and longtime friend in Phil Gramm (left) represents a fairly serious setback for Sen. John McCain

Lampooned for calling America a "nation of whiners" whose economic woes were mostly "mental," former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm stepped down Friday night as a co-chairman of GOP Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.

06/29/2008

New census director plans to rise to the challenge
SUITLAND, Md. – The new census director says the first national headcount since the Sept. 11 attacks will test the bureau's ability to overcome long-held fears among immigrants about cooperating with the government.

06/21/2008

Parties clash on Scott McClellan's book, congressional testimony
WASHINGTON – Former Bush press secretary Scott McClellan told Congress under oath Friday what he never said from the White House lectern – that top officials misled the country about Iraq and are still concealing the truth about leaking a CIA operative's name.

06/15/2008

Cornyn considers taking key role in GOP fight for Senate seats
The ranks of Senate Republicans have thinned, and the team will go through a challenging, even painful rebuilding phase next year. Sen. John Cornyn may try to lead that effort.

06/08/2008

Clinton admits defeat, urges backers to support Obama
WASHINGTON – Vanquished but no longer defiant, Hillary Rodham Clinton cheerfully endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday and ended her history-making presidential bid before teary supporters.

Clinton admits defeat, urges backers to support Obama
WASHINGTON – Vanquished but no longer defiant, Hillary Rodham Clinton cheerfully endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday and ended her history-making presidential bid before teary supporters.

06/07/2008

Obama-Clinton: a dream team or a 'nightmare ticket'?
If the tears and defiant chants at Hillary Rodham Clinton's final primary night rally this week weren't enough to persuade Barack Obama to put his rival on the ticket, consider that since then, a solid majority of Democrats have said they want to see that dream team in November.