John Culberson

Are Government Jobs Real Jobs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) frequently rails against government spending and the need for a smaller federal bureaucracy. Responding to...

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Texas Congressman Plans Sneak Attack on the FCC

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sometime soon, Texas Congressman John Culberson is expected to try a backdoor parliamentary move to short-circuit the work of the FCC to establish some reasonable rules of the road to help everyone get connected to the Internet.

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GOP Leaders Play Games While Oil Pours Into the Gulf

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

We have real problems in the United States that have to be addressed. But how can we solve anything when too many political leaders are more interested in seizing on issues to score political points?

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Republican Congressman Calls Oil Spill 'Statistical Anomaly'

Right Now | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. John Culberson (R-Tex.) writes an open letter to President Obama that indicates -- accidentally or not -- why Republicans prefer to raise questio...

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John Culberson: Gulf Oil Spill Is A 'Statistical Anomaly,' Texas Congressman Says

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) took his opposition to the Obama Administration's decision to enact a six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling in the...

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20 GOP Politicians Repeat $1,761 Clean Energy Bill Lie

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the past few weeks Republicans have latched onto the $1,761 energy tax lie to oppose clean energy legislation.

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Cantor: GOP Will Be 'Attentive' During Obama Speech

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cantor and I talked about how Republicans would behave, and I asked if it would be like a State of the Union when they sit on their hands or hiss for parts they don't agree with.

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Lawrence O'Donnell Exposes GOP Congressman's Hypocrisy On Government Health Care (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawrence O'Donnell interviewed Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) in a devastating segment on "Hardball" on Friday, implying that the conservative congress...

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"Daily Show" Mocks Republicans For Comparing Themselves To Iranian Protestors (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Stewart devoted two segments last night to Republican claims that their plight is akin to that of Iranians protesting a rigged election. Earli...

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House Republicans: Iranian Protesters Just Like Us

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans want Iranian protesters to know that they feel their pain. After all, they've been there. According to Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and J...

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Yes, There Are Racists in the GOP

James Boyce | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a segment of the GOP that brings a racist attitude to the immigration debate, and it's made up of House members, not marginal figures in the Party.

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Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011

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About half a dozen members of Congress (from both political parties) thumbed their iPhones and BlackBerries and twittered while President Obama spoke about the economy and technology.

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GOP Twitter Pioneer Culberson: An Interview In 140 Characters Or Less

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The RNC announced recently that they will be using Twitter in an effort to reach new and younger voters but some Republicans have been on the service for a while -- like Texas Congressman John Culberson.

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Congressman Uploads Video House Discussion Using His Cell Phone

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Congress adjourns, so do C-Span's live broadcasts because the sole cameras that record the sessions of the Senate and the House of Representative...

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2008 Texas CD-07 General Election:
Culberson (R-i) vs Skelly (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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TX-07: Culberson vs Skelly

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The Politics of the Twitter Dome Scandal

Nancy Scola | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Democrats Seek to Quell Free Speech" is pretty much how Republicans in Congress have described the things that Democrats have done for decades now.

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Congressmen Learn To Use Twitter, Break New Ground In The Field Of Bipartisan Bickering, Hurting America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Twitter, the revolutionary web tool that I frequently use to let friends and colleagues know precisely where I will be getting soused on any given nig...

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