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The Bushies Return to Texas

The Texas Observer | September 24, 2008

Perhaps it's not surprising that more than a few members of Bush's Texas contingent have been making their ways back home. After all, it is still Republican country. However, like the rest of the nation, Texans aren't particularly high on Bush right now -- and that includes even those in the state's Republican Party.

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Tags: Bush administration, Texas, Alberto Gonzales, Karl Rove, Scott McClellan, Harriet Miers, Rick Perry, Dan Bartlett, Karen Hughes, Matthew Dowd

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