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House advances legislation to accelerate offshore drilling
Fueled by motorists' angst about rising gasoline prices and a political fight over who is to blame for them, the House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced two bills that would accelerate offshore...
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Rice University professor to Alaska Republican: “You don’t own me”
By DAN McGRAW A Texas private university professor didn’t shy away from reminding Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska (left), who paid his salary -- the taxpayer.
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Top Ten: Rice professor tells bombastic Alaska lawmaker, “You don’t own me”
Every week, Texas on the Potomac presents your favorite postings of the previous week. Today, we look at the feisty exchange of words between Professor Brinkley of Rice University and Rep. Don Young,...
View ArticleCornyn condemns anti-Hispanic slur by Alaska Republican congressman
Sen. John Cornyn has not embraced the bipartisan immigration reform plan being crafted by Sens. John McCain, Marco Rubio, Chuck Schumer and others. But he embraces civility in political discourse on...
View Article‘Shame on Don Young,’ Rep. Rubén Hinojosa says after GOP colleague’s...
Democrats responded angrily this morning to Alaska congressman Don Young’s use of the anti-Latino slur “wetback” to describe migrant laborers. “Shame on Rep. Don Young,” said Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, a...
View ArticleAnti-Hispanic slur unites Boehner, Castro in disgust; Democratic campaign...
Alaska Rep. Don Young finds himself a man in political isolation today after an Alaska radio station aired an interview in which he used an anti-Latino slur to describe migrant laborers. From House...
View ArticleThe Top Ten: Cruz chewed out by Landrieu, chews out PolitiFact
Every week Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our most popular stories from last week. Here are the most viewed stories from March 24 to 30. 1. Half of Ted Cruz’s political claims are...
View ArticleBoehner raising greenbacks with “wetbacks” congressman
House Speaker John Boehner took Alaska’s crusty veteran Rep. Don Young to the woodshed earlier this year after Young made a reference to “wetbacks,” but Boehner is now in Alaska with Young on a...
View ArticleTop Ten: Rick Perry bows out as governor, polls poorly as presidential candidate
Every week Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our most popular stories from last week. Here are the most viewed stories from June 30- July 6.
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