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May 2009
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Recently in US Congress CategoryIn the spirit of the ongoing SXSW Film Festival going on this week , I found some spoilers about Sascha Baron Cohen's new film, Bruno, starring another one of the comedians alter egos. The best part, perhaps, is the "insane cameo" by Texas Congressman Ron Paul. According to Slate magazine: Ron Paul's appearance in Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming Bruno movie suggests he draws the line at making sex tapes with gay... National Journal's annual vote rankings of US Senators is out, and Texas senators proved consistently and reliably conservative in votes on both fiscal and social issues. (Every member of Congress is placed on the liberal-conservative political spectrum based on how they voted in 2008.) US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, ranked as the 17th most conservative member of the US Senate, with US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, not far behind as 20th most conservative. The second in a series of polls by a Tennessee polling firm, Public Policy Polling, revealed Lt. Gov David Dewhurst and AG Greg Abbott have the edge on Democrats Bill White and John Sharp in a faceoff for US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat. The poll is based on a few suppositions, namely, that Hutchison's seat would come open and that Dewhurst would run for it. In the imaginary matchups, Dewhurst leads White by 42% to 37%, and beats out sharp 42% to 36%. Dewhurst said he doesn't want to talk hypotheti... US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's spokesman says the senator will return the campaign money she's received from Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford. Stanford's come under scrutiny for what one federal official called banking "fraud of shocking magnitude". Since 1989, the Houston businessman donated a total of $7,300 to KBH, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. No word on whether US Sen John Cornyn, R-Texas, will follow suit. Cornyn got a far larger sum from Stanford, >> Continue reading: Hutchison To Return Tainted Money From Mike Goldfein in our Belo Washington Bureau: As Sen. Hutchison was speaking on the floor this morning in opposition to the Economic Stimulus her cell phone went off. She turned in exasperation to a staff aide who rushed over, grabbed her handbag, and took away the offending phone.What I want to know is, what is her ringtone? Any guesses?... US Senator John Cornyn, R-TX, has gotten Hillary Clinton's confirmation as Secretary of State delayed by a day - at least. Cornyn, a longtime fighter for open government, wants more transparency about foreign donations to Bill Clinton's foundation and possible conflicts of interest for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Here's Marc Ambinder: In a letter to Clinton, Cornyn wrote that he remained "deeply troubled" that "America's foreign policy and your diplomatic mission will be encumbered by the swe... Houston Mayor Bill White is doing what other candidates - notably, Hillary Clinton - have done before. Our sister station KHOU is reporting he will announce for US Senate via web video at 4:30pm. White's website JUST went active. Click here to watch the announcement.
White's know... Thank you, Twitter. RR Commissioner Michael Williams declared his US Senate candidacy today, and I found out through his Twitter update. "We are at a critical juncture in time, and the likelihood of a special election to replace Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison provides an historic opportunity for Texans to rekindle our can-do spirit and offer forward-looking solutions to the great challenges posed by an economic crisis, record debt, two simultaneous wars, and our dependence on foreign energy," Williams said in a prepared stateme... Former Secretary of State Roger Williams joined the hunt for US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's Senate seat this morning -- announcing the formation of his Senate exploratory committee. He joins state Senator Florence Shapiro, who formed an exploratory committee this summer, and former comptroller John Sharp, who announced he's in the race last week.
Larry Joe Doherty's spokesman just came down to say hello, and his face said more than his words. it doesn't look good for the CD-10 challenger, who won Travis County abour 2-1 but lost by a similar margin in Harris County. There are more voters in Harris County than there are in Travis, which means good things for Republican incumbent Michael McCaul. ... |
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Elise Hu is KVUE's Political Reporter and your dedicated blogger. There's too much politics in Texas to fit into a newscast, so the fun continues here. Email your ideas and feedback to ehu@kvue.com.
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