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Rick Noriega Hopes to Win LBJ's Senate Seat Back for the Demsnew
Conventional wisdom would argue that Noriega, like his Democratic predecessors, is facing long odds. He remains little-known outside his native Houston, he can't compete with John Cornyn's fundraising prowess, and he's an unabashed progressive in a state recognized as one of the most conservative in the nation.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-09-2008 |
Politics
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez Explains His FISA Misgivingsnew
The Texas Representative stuck to his promise to oppose the FISA reform legislation that the House passed last week if it contained a retroactive immunity provision to protect the telecoms suspected of aiding the Bush Administration in its illegal post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping program.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
07-02-2008 |
Politics
Green Presidential Candidate Kat Swift Throws a Lasso in the Ringnew
San Antonio's newest perennial candidate is using her Minervan powers to shake down the last few uncommitted primary voters to save the world from anti-human, corporo-fascist domination.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
05-07-2008 |
Politics
Caucus Chaos in Texasnew
Local Obama supporters get tripped up by the Texas Two-Step.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
04-09-2008 |
Politics
John McCain's $25 Million Mannew
The leader of an immigration-reform group "has raised $25 million for the campaign from one group he didn't identify," according to the Wall Street Journal. I'm all for political activism and free speech, but I want to know who is bankrolling efforts to alter our immigration laws; Lionel Sosa should reveal the donor.
San Antonio Current |
Joe Solis |
03-05-2008 |
Commentary
Obama Talks Substance; Media Yawnsnew
It doesn't take long on the campaign trail before you realize that the same members of the press who raise concerns about a lack of substance swiftly grow bored with policy minutiae and prefer to dwell on the horse race.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-27-2008 |
Commentary
Hillary: Up Close and Impersonal?new
Whatever a flagging campaign looks like, it surely bears no resemblance to the wave of adulation Hillary Clinton stirred in San Antonio last week.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-20-2008 |
Politics
Your Rep Can't Do It Alonenew
Aside from football, there is no better contact sport in America than electoral politics in Texas, and just in time to cure your post-Super Bowl blues come the March 4 Texas primaries.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
02-06-2008 |
Politics
Race for the Curiousnew
By the time the primaries make their way to Texas March 4, the presidential -- ticket leaders will be all but decided (or will they?), but Texans still have the opportunity to weigh in on a number of important races.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
02-06-2008 |
Politics
Ron Paul's Apostlesnew
Armed with bumper stickers, DVDs, literature on civil liberties, a few Bush-bashing marketing tools, and copies of the United States Constitution, local supporters of the 2008 presidential hopeful aren't acting like their candidate is a long-shot to become the next leader of the free world. They actually think he can win.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
11-14-2007 |
Politics
An Early Look at Election 2008 in Texasnew
In less than a year, voters will be going to the polls to elect 150 state representatives, 32 Congressmen and women, a handful of state senators, a United States senator, and a smattering of judicial and administrative statewide offices in Texas -- here are some key races to keep your eye on.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
10-31-2007 |
Politics
Who Should Sen. John Cornyn Condemn Next?new
Now that he's taken on MoveOn.org, we would like to keep the momentum rolling by offering him a list of some other individuals and organizations deserving of Senatorial condemnation.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
The Wit and Wisdom of Senator John Cornynnew
From box turtles and gay marriage to question-free curiosity, Cornyn has uttered more quotable quips during his first term in the Senate than most politicians do in a lifetime -- here's a quick retrospective of some of his greatest hits.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
09-05-2007 |
Commentary
Inside the Texas House Speaker's Counterinsurgencynew
Newly released docs reveal some of Republican Tom Craddick's plan to retain Speakership.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
08-29-2007 |
Politics
Constitutional Crisis in Texasnew
State legislators clash over House Speaker Tom Craddick's authority, and await the attorney general's response.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
08-22-2007 |
Politics
