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Pawlenty ends White House bid
Posted by Neverborn 175 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Dewhurst poised to make U.S. Senate bid official
Posted by Rupert484 201 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The Texas lieutenant governor gets into the race for the Republican nomination to fill the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison with a big advantage: If necessary he could self-finance a campaign that could top $10 million to wage.
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Parker doubles war chest in re-election bid fundraising
Posted by MapleLeafs 204 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Mayor Annise Parker has reinforced her formidable position in her bid for a second term by more than doubling her campaign account to more than $2.3 million, according to a report she filed Friday.
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Jon Huntsman picks key spot for Reagan to start 2012 bid
Posted by OmegaBreak 229 days ago (http://www.chron.com)Perry signs 'loser pays' bill in bid to trim frivolous suits
Posted by Willkill12 251 days ago (http://www.chron.com)Houston starts laying off city workers in bid to save $80M
Posted by wiseman111 277 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Expressing faith that the "brighter tomorrow we wait for is just around the corner," the Parker administration on Thursday began pink-slipping municipal workers in hope of easing an expected $80 million budget shortfall in the coming fiscal year.
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Sources say Obama set to launch re-election bid
Posted by Tumblyweed 309 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Democratic officials familiar with the president's plans said on Saturday that he intends to file papers as early as this coming week with the Federal Election Commission.
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Jets erase history by defeating Pats for AFC bid
Posted by Chaddledee 384 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Mark Sanchez threw three touchdown passes, Tom Brady was sacked five times and the trash-talking New York Jets reached their second straight AFC championship game with a stunning 28-21 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday.
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison rules out re-election bid
Posted by Webgoddess 386 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas' senior statewide officeholder, said she will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate because "now is the time for a new person to come in."
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GOP Chairman Steele drops his re-election bid
Posted by sbeaumont04 386 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
GOP Chairman Michael Steele has dropped his re-election bid after falling behind in balloting for the leadership of the Republican National Committee.
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Perry says he hasn't thought much about presidential bid
Posted by Gangsternub 491 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
GOP Gov. Rick Perry discounted the idea that he has given lengthy consideration to a presidential run Friday, but talked up his plans to organize governors to "push back" against the federal government.
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GOP blocks bid to repeal military's 'don't ask, don't tell'
Posted by stumpiemon 502 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The vote fell mostly along party lines, although Arkansas Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor sided with Republicans to block the bill.
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Bid to legalize pot in California tops ballot measures
Posted by HalfDragon 515 days ago (http://www.chron.com)Terry Blount: Ganassi makes triple crown bid at Brickyard
Posted by MapleLeafs 565 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Chip Ganassi is the first person, driver or team owner, to have a chance at the trifecta of American auto racing. With Jamie McMurray's win at Daytona and Dario Franchitti's victory at Indy, Ganassi became the first owner to win racing's two biggest events in the same season.
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Former Indianapolis 500 champion Jacques Villeneuve to make NASCAR bid
Posted by Granemor101 569 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Former Indianapolis 500 champion and Formula One star Jacques Villeneuve is heading back to the Brickyard.
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Democrats resist GOP bid to nationalize election
Posted by Garudamgs 579 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans are framing the elections in starkly different terms, with GOP strategists painting it as a national referendum on President Barack Obama and the party in power, and Democrats working feverishly to make all politics local.
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Democrats win bid to block Green Party from ballots
Posted by Killer5434 590 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
A Texas judge rules that the money used for a petition drive was an "illegal contribution.”
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Senate candidate says Obama adviser offered jobs to drop bid
Posted by ShadowRoxas 612 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
One of President Barack Obama's top advisers suggested to a Colorado Democrat that he forgo a primary challenge to Sen. Michael Bennet and instead apply for one of three international development jobs.
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2014 Super Bowl: NY/NJ wins bid to host game
Posted by Mattyboy217 621 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
The New Meadowlands Stadium, the $1.6 billion jewel co-owned by the New York Giants and New York Jets, will host the 2014 Super Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday at the league's spring meeting.
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Companies lose bid to pull local stations from cable
Posted by kainer0917 628 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, refusing to reconsider a longstanding cable industry complaint, left intact a federal requirement that providers include local broadcast stations in their channel lineups.
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Call for Obama's ouster fuels Houston Democrat's Congress bid
Posted by Jehezekel 701 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Kesha Rogers called for the impeachment of President Barack Obama as the centerpiece of her campaign for Congress, and on Tuesday she won the nomination of her party: the Democratic Party.
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Obama endorses Jackson Lee in re-election bid
Posted by oberits44 707 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
“The Big Enchilada!” That's how a spokesman for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee described the endorsement that came the Democratic congresswoman's way Saturday afternoon.
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Palins lose bid to avoid 'media circus' in custody case
Posted by ryancool290 764 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
An Alaska judge last week denied Bristol Palin's request to keep the legal proceedings of her custody dispute with Levi Johnston closed.
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Giving up governor bid, Friedman eyes ag chief job
Posted by valarauko87 782 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The ever-changing Democratic race for governor morphed into a contest between Mayor Bill White and hair-care millionaire Farouk Shami as humorist Kinky Friedman dropped out to run for state agriculture commissioner.
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Film buffs bid farewell to the Carlton Theatre
Posted by Lokijester 790 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
The last show at the Carlton Theatre was glamorous, the way it should be, with people milling around outside, chatting about film and theatre, then lining up three deep at the ticket booth.
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