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President’s Weekly Address

March 6, 2010

In this week’s address, President Obama raises the point that health reform will not only have long-term advantages for the country but will have immediate protections and benefits this year if passed by Congress. March 6,  2010.

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Early Returns

March 2, 2010

Here are the democratic primary results with 2% of votes counted:
Bill White 170,120 – 76 percent
Farouk Shami 27,903 – 12 percent
Felix Alvarado 11,262 – 5 percent
Alma Aguado 6,935 – 3 percent
Clement Glenn 3,472 – 2 percent
Bill Dear 3,390 – 2 percent
Star Locke 2,217 – 1 percent
Here are the Republican Primary results with 2% Counted
Rick Perry [...]

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A letter to voters from the Potter County Chairman

March 1, 2010

Dear Voters,
Tomorrow March 2nd we are having the Primary Election.  The Potter Randall Democratic Primary Headquarters will be staffed all day with at least one person so that we can take calls from anyone that might have questions or might need a ride to the polls.  Please feel free to call [...]

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Bye Bye Bayh

February 15, 2010

Democratic Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana announced Monday he will not be running for re-election.
The announcement comes as a surprise as the two term Senator, who has never lost an election, was leading his Republican opponent by a margin of 20 points in a recent poll.
Bayh said his decision to leave Washington was due to [...]

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Jerry Stein Appointed Community Outreach Chair

February 14, 2010

Due to popular demand the Amarillo Area Democratic Headquarters Board of Directors has voted to develop a Committee for Community Outreach.
Jerry Stein will head up the new committee.  Jerry is a retired Catholic pastor and long-time local activist.  He has been on the Peace Farm Board,  since near its beginning in 1986.
We are [...]

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Polling Locations for Early Voting and Regular Election

February 12, 2010

Early voting is February 16 to 26, 2010 for the Texas primary. Find your polling location here.

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President Holds Open Discussions with GOP

January 29, 2010

Today the President did something unusual in American politics – initiated an open dialogue with members of the opposite party. Visiting the House Republican retreat, he took questions on anything they wanted to talk about. He heard them out, acknowledged where they were right, and gave a genuine explanation where he felt they [...]

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Government for Sale !

January 21, 2010

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that corporations can spend as much as they want to support or oppose any candidate for public office.
Further entrenching the “rights” of big business, the court used the guise of free speech protections to strike down the Bi-partisan law know as the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform.
“We find no basis for the [...]

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Kinky to Run Against Gilbert in Ag Race

December 15, 2009

Kinky Friedman has announced he will leave the Texas Governor’s race and pursue a bid for Agricultural Commissioner.
Friedman said he made the decision after consulting with other Gubernatorial candidates Bill White and Farouk Shami over the weekend.
Hank Gilbert, also a former candidate for Governor, announced his intent to seek the Democratic nomination for Ag Commissioner [...]

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Gilbert Out-White In Race for Texas Governor

December 4, 2009

Hank Gilbert announced today that he is exiting the Governor’s race to pursue another bid for Agricultural Commissioner.
Gilbert’s announcement came shortly after Houston Mayor Bill White announced he will run for the Governor’s office.
“With recent entries into the race, it’s become clear that there are now two people seeking the support of Democrats [...]

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