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- The most important week of Rick Perry’s campaign – Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake, Washington Post
- The Cook Report: It’s Perry’s to Win – Charlie Cook, National Journal
- Will Texas Mapping Court Fight Create Electoral Confusion? – Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune
Undoubtedly. Courts assuming powers intended for elected bodies creates more problems in constitutional republics than mere confusion, however. - Little donated cash goes to aid troopers – John Tedesco, San Antonio Express-News
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- Medicaid fraud prominent in Texas – Curt Olson, Texas Budget Source
- Bush to host golf tournament for wounded service members – Jamie Stengle, AP
- New higher ed hire at Texas Public Policy Foundation – Holly Hacker, Trail Blazers Blog | dallasnews.com
- Drought-dry Texas driving its cattle north – Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
- New spending, taxes not a jobs plan – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, POLITICO.com
The Senator’s long history of pork projects, on the other hand, is what exactly? - Perry Brings Specifics, Better Answers to Iowa – Emily Ramshaw, The Texas Tribune
- Could the GOP have a brokered convention? – Paul Burka, BurkaBlog
It’s so early that speculation like this is just silly. - Knocking Perry unfairly … – Unca Darrell
- Perry supporter attacks Romney's religion – Richard S. Dunham & Emily Holden, Houston Chronicle
An example of how to tie extreme figures to disliked political candidates (recall the Journolist rallying cry when questions were raised about Barack Obama’s radical, longtime pastor). - Sen. Cornyn not satisfied with EPA’s weakening of emission rule – Puneet Kollipara, Texas on the Potomac
An example of how to frame issues with headlines. Alternative: Sen. Cornyn continues fight against radical new Obama Administration EPA rules that would hit Texas hard. - Occupy Austin calls for end to corporate personhood, limits on lobbying – Mary Tuma, Texas Independent
In which the liberal Texas Independent tries to give some coherence to what otherwise seem to be nihilistic meetups for disaffected liberals.