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Jason Cherkis

Putting 'Niggerhead' In Context: Is Rick Perry Racially Insensitive?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 12.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) took friends, fellow legislators or campaign donors to his hunting camp, they passed the word "Niggerhead...

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Rick Perry Is Putting My Daughter in Danger

Pamela Kripke | Posted 08.30.2011

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Pamela Kripke

Late last week, Perry vetoed a measure passed in the state legislature that would make it illegal to send and read text messages while driving. He said that the bill "micro-managed" people's behavior.

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Across the U.S., GOP Lawmakers Build States of Denial

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Winship

In the name of austerity, newly elected Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker is attempting to stamp out public workers' collective bargaining rights. But despite his dire claims, his state had been coping better than most.

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New Lawmakers Get to Work on Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afton Branche

Jumping on the anti-immigrant bandwagon may appeal to some voters, but it doesn't come cheap. Anti-immigrant ordinances cost cities and towns millions in legal fees and lost revenues.

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Education in Chicago: Thank God We're Not Texans!

Bill Sweetland | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Sweetland

However silly, misguided, and stupid our opinions and actions regarding our schools may be, at least we ain't as bad as them Texans.

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The Economic Costs of Uninsured Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Insurance, Health Care, Economy, Children's Health Insurance, Texas, Basker Institute, Texas State Legislature, Rick Perry, Business News
Marian Wright Edelman

In addition to it being the morally right thing to do, investing in children is also the economically smart thing to do. Children constitute over half the Medicaid rolls but less than a quarter of its costs.

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