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Advice for tonight's vice presidential debate shows Biden, Palin differences08:47 AM CDT on Thursday, October 2, 2008By CHRISTY HOPPE / The Dallas Morning News choppe@dallasnews.com AUSTIN – Sarah Palin must know her facts. Joe Biden must know when to stop. In the most anticipated vice presidential debate in decades, both candidates have something to prove to voters, who are looking for competent answers and something as ethereal as a look or a tone – some kind of connection to their lives, experts believe. Because what survives in a debate are one-liners and impressions, and that is why the only meeting...

Gasoline supplies are tight in Dallas-Fort Worth08:39 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 24, 2008By ZACHARY WARMBRODT / The Dallas Morning News zwarmbrodt@dallasnews.com Hurricane Ike is hitting North Texas gasoline stations hard this week – causing delays in fuel shipments and spot shortages. Drivers should expect more frequent shortages in the next two weeks as the Texas Gulf Coast's refining capacity continues to come back online, fuel distributors said Tuesday. But after that, supplies should be back to normal, distributors said. And prices should remain stable, as the major brands of oil locked in their prices before Ike made landfall. Retail...

Unlike Kerry, Obama Covets Soros' SupportRobert B. Bluey, CNSNews.comWednesday, July 28, 2004BOSTON – Without a formidable Republican opponent in his U.S. Senate race, Barack Obama has little reason not to take money from billionaire liberal financier George Soros, a man other Democrats keep at a distance. When Obama took the stage Tuesday night for a prime-time address at the Democratic National Convention, the candidate for Senate in Illinois was introduced to a wider audience ... [snip!] Democrats expect him to pass any test he faces. They view Obama as a rising star within their party, touting his good looks and...

Tim O'Hare wins Farmers Branch mayor's race, but hardline anti-immigration candidates fail in other cities11:44 PM CDT on Saturday, May 10, 2008By By BRANDON FORMBY and IAN McCANN / The Dallas Morning Newsbformby@dallasnews.com; imccann@dallasnews.com Tim O'Hare, who made a name leading Farmers Branch's efforts to drive out illegal immigrants, was elected mayor of the Dallas County suburb Saturday. Meanwhile, incumbent mayors and city council members beat challengers who wanted more immigration enforcement in Irving – where campaigns were highly heated and often personal. Carrollton Mayor Becky Miller, beset by questions about her past, lost in an Election Day onslaught by...

Official warns against hiring illegal immigrants in Dallas07:48 AM CDT on Thursday, April 10, 2008By DIANNE SOLÍS / The Dallas Morning News dsolis@dallasnews.com Assistant Homeland Security chief Julie Myers had some tough talk for Dallas business owners Wednesday: The crackdown on employers who hire illegal immigrants will continue. And just in case they don't believe her, she detailed recent prosecutions of managers. Ms. Myers, in town for a luncheon hosted by the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, also talked about an initiative aimed at ensuring deportation of criminal illegal immigrants in local jails. Ms. Myers oversees Homeland Security's Immigration and...

Mark Davis to host the Rush Limbaugh Show Friday April 4! I heard Mark Davis mention on Wednesday that he would be the guest host for Rush Limbaugh Friday April 4th. Just a friendly heads up to everyone so you can catch him subbing for the great Maha Rushdie !! Mark Davis is great!

At Dallas event, Democratic strategist Carville takes aim at Cornyn08:18 AM CDT on Wednesday, March 26, 2008By DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News dmichaels@dallasnews.com James Carville came to Dallas on Tuesday and deployed his sharp wit against Texas Sen. John Cornyn, taking the aim off fellow Democrats who don't support Hillary Rodham Clinton in the strident presidential contest. Mr. Carville, a political strategist and Clinton confidant, hasn't backed away from his comparison of Bill Richardson, former Bill Clinton Cabinet secretary, to Judas for endorsing Barack Obama. At a forum at SMU, he mocked criticism of Democratic infighting, boosted Democratic...

Oklahoma's crackdown on illegal immigration draws Texas lawmakers' interestCrackdown on illegal immigration draws criticism, Texas interest 11:31 PM CST on Wednesday, February 13, 2008By ROBERT T. GARRETT / The Dallas Morning News rtgarrett@dallasnews.com OKLAHOMA CITY – Welcome to the nation's laboratory for a crackdown on illegal immigration. Last year, Oklahoma's Legislature passed, by huge margins, the nation's toughest law on illegal immigrants, making it a felony to harbor, transport, shelter or conceal undocumented immigrants. This summer, the same law also will allow U.S. citizens to sue employers if they think they were fired in favor of illegal workers. Employers in...

Clinton, Obama slug it out as McCain adds to lead 07:56 AM CST on Wednesday, February 6, 2008By TODD J. GILLMAN and WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning Newstgillman@dallasnews.comwslater@dallasnews.com With big-state victories from coast to coast, John McCain cemented his position Tuesday as the man to beat in the Republican race for the White House. On the Democratic side, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama each scored impressive victories on a hectic, sprawling, roiled Super Tuesday. Although Mrs. Clinton won California, neither landed a knockout punch. They'll now bring their battles to Texas, which has its primary in four weeks....

Cowboys going with Phillips04:16 PM CST on Thursday, February 8, 2007By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News tarcher@dallasnews.com IRVING – For 14 days, Wade Phillips had to wait patiently by the phone for the Cowboys to make a decision on their new head coach. The call finally came. Phillips, a native Texan, became the seventh coach in franchise history Thursday, agreeing to a three-year deal with a one-year option to replace Bill Parcells. Phillips, 59, arrived in Dallas Thursday afternoon after an early-morning flight from San Diego on a private plane and the talks were concluded at a local...

All GOP: Get Out There and Vote - EARLY If You Can! I Did! My email I sent out around 9 a.m. this morning: -------------------- Howdy, Ya'll !! I have NOW done my Civic Duty and have cast MY vote! After I pushed that ONE button, all I saw was a SEA of R's!! Straight Ticket Republican !! No dang Democrap got my vote, and likewise for the LIBERALtarians. Straight GOP for me! Take THAT, Carole Keeton-Strayhorn-Rylander (or whatever name you're using this week!). Take THAT Chris Bell and Kinky Weed Friedman! And all you other clowns, too! FIVE...

Student has all the answersJunior who conquered new SAT 'just has a history of being perfect'09:27 PM CDT on Friday, April 22, 2005By APRIL KINSER / DallasNews.com Erin Yu had to look twice as she checked her SAT score online last week. A perfect score – 2400 – beamed from the computer screen next to her name. "I was like, 'Oh, my God!' " said Erin, a 17-year-old junior at Plano Senior High School. "I was in a good mood for the whole day." Erin was the only student in North Texas to ace the new college entrance exam, one...

April 20, 2005, 11:04PM On-duty officer arrested in sting Charged with misdemeanor in prostitution caseBy PEGGY O'HARECopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle A Houston police officer was on duty when he was arrested in a prostitution sting late Sunday, a prosecutor said. Tyrone Hamilton Cross, an 11-year Houston Police Department veteran assigned to the Fondren station, is charged with a misdemeanor count of prostitution, court records show. He was released from jail after posting $1,000 bail.Cross has been relieved from duty with pay, police Lt. Robert Manzo said.Cross, 44, of Missouri City is scheduled to appear in a Harris County court...

FOX News says President Bush will speak about Terri's death 15 minutes from now.

Texas titan signing off24-year run may be ending, but he insists he's still on hunt for 'big game'11:32 PM CST on Tuesday, March 8, 2005By ED BARK / The Dallas Morning News NEW YORK – No, he's not nearly ready to pack it in at CBS News. Dan Rather is adamant if not downright defiant on that particular topic. He is, however, packing up, with his long-held office under deconstruction during his final days as anchor of the storied CBS Evening News. He's only moving across the street and just up the block to 555 W. 57th St., where he'll...

The VERY BEST Ping I got in 2004 was . . .Well, what can I say? I pinged this article today and the Happy pingee asked me to start this vanity thread, so here it is. :^D I'll copy the ping and the request here. The Ping: Ukraine's Yanukovich Resigns as Prime Minister Excerpt: KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich said Friday he was resigning his post and had little hope of successfully appealing preliminary results that show he lost a presidential election re-run. Yanukovich denounced Viktor Yushchenko's victory in the re-run of last month's rigged election...

Pauline Gore, Mother of Former VP, Dies By Associated Press December 15, 2004, 12:25 PM EST NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Pauline Gore, who saw her son Al become vice president and her husband serve a lengthy career in Congress, died Wednesday. She was 92. Mrs. Gore had been weakened in recent years by strokes and a heart attack. The cause of death was unknown, according to Bass Funeral Home in Carthage, Tenn. Trained as a lawyer, Mrs. Gore was a familiar figure on the campaign trails of her late husband, Albert Gore Sr., and her son, former Vice President Al...