Leppert Takes Mayoral Record Into Senate Race The New York Times | Tom Leppert was a virtual unknown on the Dallas political scene before 2007, when he beat 10 other candidates to become the city’s mayor. At the time, he insisted he was focused on the city’s problems and not on higher office. | Expande...
Party Switcher Is Trying to Prove He Belongs The New York Times | When he gets older, Carlos Lozano may very well boast that even as a newborn he had a prominent role in his father’s up-and-coming political career. | Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit news organization....
Bad News for the Democrats’ Voldemort: Harry Potter Is Holding the Gavel The New York Times | Tom DeLay can be hard to like. Enlarge This Image Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune | Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader, is due before the Third Court of Appeals. | Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofi...
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Documents shed more light on Trayvon Martin shooting The Los Angeles Times ATLANTA — On the night George Zimmerman fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, a witness said he saw some of the scuffle — and described a black...
President Obama: Silence Is Still Betrayal WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | When the White House refused to offer an explanation as to why U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan killed six innocent civilians, not t...
Raul Castro's daughter granted US visa The Guardian | Cuban American politicians oppose the decision, arguing that Mariela Castro is an apologist for the communist government Mariela Castro is a noted advocate of gay rights. Photogr...
3 in Chicago Face Terrorism Charges Tied to NATO Protests The New York Times | CHICAGO — Three men arrested in Chicago on Wednesday night were planning to attack the campaign headquarters of President Obama, the house of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police stations and financial institutions in downtown Chicago, prosecutors said...
At a Kennedy’s Funeral, a Focus on the Lives She Touched The New York Times | BEDFORD, N.Y. — In a service that mixed pain, tribute and wry humor, family and friends said farewell on Saturday morning to Mary Richardson Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Connect with NYTMetro | Follow us on Twitter and like us o...
Insurance Firm Is Set Up for Land Trusts, Which See Legal Costs Soaring The New York Times | NEW LONDON, Conn. — The $4 million estate on the Connecticut River in Lyme had everything: a six-bedroom home, a pool and a dock, all surrounded by 17 acres of native meadows, brush and woodlands. It also had a decades-old conservation restri...
Donna Summer's death 'may have been caused by 9-11 dust' Newstrack India | London, May 18 (ANI): Disco legend Donna Summer's lung cancer, which ultimately led to her death in Florida on Thursday, is said to have been triggered by toxic dust from the 9/11 attacks. | The 'I Feel Love singer' was in New York when al-Qaeda destroyed the Twin Towers in 2001. | She had been in her nearby apartment when the deadly cloud contai...
US election: 'When your name is Barack Hussein Obama, getting elected is difficult' The Daily Telegraph Prejudice among some American voters will make it difficult for President Barack Obama to win re-election, he has suggested. | The remarks were made on ABC's The View Photo: AFP/GETTY | 7:57PM BST 15 May 2012 | Asked during a television interview how close he expected the result of November's presidential election to be, Mr Obama said: "When y...
