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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ0HU943heA Bill Would Allow Prisons to Jam Cell Phone Signals By Matthew Harwood Created 01/16/2009 - 17:56 Legislation introduced into both houses of Congress yesterday would give prisons the right to block cell phone signals inside their walls after receiving permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Safe Prisons Communication Act, introduced by Senator Kay Hutchison (R-TX) and Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), seeks to block cell phone calls from inmates [1] that have had the devices smuggled into the prison for them. “This legislation will fight criminal enterprises behind bars and protect innocent victims and public officials from harassment...

Hutchison choice softens intensity of GOP primary ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN (AP) - With Gov. Rick Perry and Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn now strapping up for what promises to be a fiery gubernatorial campaign, expectations of shifting across the Republican primary have all but fizzled out. The GOP holds every statewide elected office in Texas and party leaders had been gearing up for a grand game of political musical chairs in case U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison jumped into the 2006 governor's race. Instead, Hutchison opted for another run at the Senate, leaving most GOP office holders sitting right where they...

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in a stunning surprise Friday dropped her possible challenge to Gov. Rick Perry in next year's Republican primary and announced she will seek re-election.

Perry getting head start in appeal to 'values voters' ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) - Even for Texas, the scene was remarkable: The governor, flanked by an out-of-state televangelist and religious right leaders, signing legislation in a church school gymnasium amid shouts of "amen" from backers who just as well could have been attending a revival. It wasn't just the blatant blend of church and state that made the gathering in Fort Worth unusual. Advance publicity also attracted about 300 angry protesters - unheard of for the routine business of ceremonial bill signings. Now some wonder whether Rick Perry overplayed his...

She plans to announce this summer whether she'll try to hold her Senate seat in 2006 or challenge fellow Republican Rick Perry for Texas governor.