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AmeriCorps Volunteers Honored For 579,000 Hours Of Joplin Relief Work

Posted 01.31.2012

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Just hours after the devastating tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., AmeriCorps volunteers raced to the rescue and stayed long after the media trucks pu...

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Let The Mud Fly: Read Texas Dems' 500-Page Rick Perry Opposition Book

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.19.2012

WASHINGTON -- Running for the 2008 GOP nomination, John McCain's campaign team pulled together 200 pages of dirt on his 2008 rival Mitt Romney, posted...

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At High-Profile Wedding, David Boies Calls Progress On Prop 8 Lawsuit 'Frustratingly Slow'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Speaking at the first gay wedding ceremony held in New York's Four Seasons restaurant, lawyer David Boies, who is challenging the constitu...

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Bachmann Accuses Republican Rival Of 'Crony Capitalism'

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.06.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Rick Perry brags that Texas has created more than 1 million jobs during his 10 years as governor, trumpeting the state's hands-off re...

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Rick Perry Faced Federal Scrutiny For Insider Trading, Criticism For Land Deals

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.30.2011

WASHINGTON -- Since announcing his run for the presidency, Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) has had to fend off allegations of crony capitalism. Such cri...

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The Next Sarah Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) and Sarah Palin may look nothing alike, but they increasingly have more and more in common with one another, w...

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TX-Gov: 53% Perry (R), 44% White (D) (PPP 10/26-28)

Huffington Post | Adam Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Public Policy Polling 10/26-28/10; 568 likely voters, 4.1% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (PPP release) Texas 2010 Governor 53% Perry (R), 44...

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TX-Gov: 50% Perry (R), 40% White (D) (University of Texas/Texas Tribune 10/11-18)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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YouGov for University of Texas / Texas Tribune 10/11-18/10; 797 registered voters, 3.5% margin of error Mode: Internet Texas Tribune release Texas ...

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TX-Gov: 51% Perry (R), 42% White (D) (Rasmussen 10/21)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rasmussen 10/21/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone Rasmussen release Texas 2010 Governor 51% Perry (R), 42% White (D) (...

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BURNING MONEY: Self-Funding Millionaires Could See Little Success At The Polls

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

If there's one thing that we've learned from our periodic examinations of the 2010 campaign's self-funders, it's that self-funding your own campaign is a pretty bad idea unless your name happens to be Michael Bloomberg.

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Texas Governor Election 2010: Predict The Winner! (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Who will be the next Texas Governor? Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Perry will face off against Democratic challenger Bill White on Nov. 2, and we'd ...

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TX-Gov: 53% Perry (R), 42% White (D) (Rasmussen 10/6)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rasmussen 10/6/10; 750 Likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Texas 2010 Governor 53% Perry (R), 42% White (D)...

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TX-Gov: 48% Perry (R), 43% White (D) (Texas Lyceum 9/22-30)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Texas Lyceum 9/22-30/10; 416 likely voters, 4.8% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (Texas Lyceum release) Texas 2010 Governor 48% Perr...

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TX-Gov: 50% Perry (R), 36% White (D) (Public Strategies 9/26-10/2)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Public Strategies / KENS 5 / Texas Belo 9/26-10/2/10; 1,000 likely voters, 3.7% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (KENS 5 story) Texas ...

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Texas Governor Offers Unemployed Two Choices: Buy a Job or Just Say Thanks

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011

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That's the kind of Governor Texas has. A governor who thinks being unemployed in Texas is a good thing. That sure explains a lot. Out of a job? That just means you have more time to explore the wild yonder of the Texas-Mexico border.

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Houston, We Have a Voting Problem

Chris Kromm | Posted 05.25.2011

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The electoral battle over Harris County may have already claimed its first victims: a still-unsolved fire consumed a warehouse storing most of the county's voting machinery.

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WaPo Widget Tracks Self-Funders

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Another thing that the rich people are doing? Funding their own, often quixotic runs for office! We've been happily following our favorite self-funde...

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Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Debate?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are few traditions more central to political campaigns than debates between the candidates. In the biggest races, they're nationally televised e...

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Possible Arson and the Right's Texas Voter Suppression Effort

Glenn W. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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A mysterious fire last Friday destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County, Texas. Meanwhile, a well-funded right-wing group emerges in Houston and begins raising unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud.

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First California, Then...? Rick Perry Is Our Next National Disaster

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hey y'all. How's that day job going for you? Yeah, I'm with you. The five-day work week is so done. Apparently Rick Perry agrees with you, because...

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2010 Campaign: How Are The Self-Funders Doing?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we've discussed before, one of the unique features of the 2010 election season is that despite the fact that America is mired in any number of soul...

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Did Newsweek's Rick Perry Cover Story Get It Wrong?

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a recent cover story, Newsweek lionized Perry as the ruggedly handsome Marlboro man with thick waves of hair who might be the next Ronald Reagan, r...

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Rick Perry Protesters Call Texas Governor 'Chicken' For Not Debating Opponent Bill White (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't worry chicken fans, your avian friends are back on the political scene. Just when you thought the birds had gone the way of Nevada Senate candid...

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Rick Perry's Opponent Accuses Texas Governor Of Slacking On The Job

Posted 05.25.2011

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A recent examination of Texas Governor Rick Perry's work schedule shows that he may be a more of an avid coyote sharpshooter or aspiring author than a...

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Rick Perry Signs Earth-Shattering Peace Treaty

Karie Meltzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perry felt intense pressure from animal rights groups, the media and even domesticated dogs to make amends for shooting a coyote during one of his morning jogs in February.

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