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Utah, Virginia governors visit California to woo businesses
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell were in California this week on a whirlwind tour to woo Golden State businesses to expand or relocate to their states. At the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa on Thursday, both state...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Politics, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Washington, DC, Bob McDonnell
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Utah, Virginia are next up on woo-California-businesses circuit
First it was Texas Gov. Rick Perry who came to California with his cowboy swagger and boasts about lassoing away businesses. Then the South Dakota governor swept through to recruit dairy farmers. Soon after, the Iowa governor made an appearance. Now...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Trips and Vacations, Politics, Jerry Brown, Disneyland Park
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Republicans turn back effort to change party rules
As members of the Republican National Committee met in Hollywood to debate how to reverse their party's recent losses in presidential campaigns, they narrowly defeated an effort by a Virginia committeeman to undo all the changes to party rules made during...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Tampa, Parties and Movements, Elections
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At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony
DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...
Tags: Immigration, John Cornyn, Politics, State of the Union Address, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Mayor of West, Texas: The face of a ravaged town
WEST, Texas — The two-tone brown Ford F-150 careens into the downtown parking space and out jumps Tommy Muska, a mayor on the move. Wearing a baseball cap, green long-sleeved shirt and bluejeans, his face ruddy from a life under the central Texas...Tags: Photography and Video, Broken Leg, Insurance, Photography Supplies and Services, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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Open thread: The Weeks in Review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
Rahm tells jokes
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Texas Gov. Rick Perry is currently in Chicago, attempting to lure business to the Lone Star State. As reported by DNAinfo.com, Chicago's mayor extended the former Republican presidential candidate a rather witty greeting Monday: "I... -
Rosenthal: Perry tries to rustle Illinois business
Selling the grass as greener in his dusty, drought-plagued state, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came to Chicago this week to paint his state as a commercial paradise and Illinois into a corner. Perry is out to poach Illinois businesses and jobs. He says it's...
Tags: Politics, Jerry Brown, Business Enterprises, Susana Martinez, National Government
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The Illinois jobs crisis
Laugh all you want about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign to recruit businesses from Illinois to the Lone Star State. We don't know whether Perry will succeed in prompting a commercial exodus from the Land of Lincoln to the land of droughts, fire ants and...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Politics, Business Enterprises, Rod Blagojevich
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In Texas, mourning those on front lines of blast
WEST, Texas — Residents here know the code of sirens, the language of a small-town Texas fire department. As the big fire trucks lumber along, one blast means they're heading to a small blaze; two means a fire drill or meeting. Then things get...
Tags: Fires, Vehicles, Chemical Industry, Services and Shopping, Petroleum Industry
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OK Gov., we know, we know: jobs and education
If I were an advisor to Gov. Rick Scott, which I am not, I would give him a bit of advice, which he surely doesn't want. Gov, I would say, you probably know your popularity ratings are low. We're talking subterranean. We're talking a few points below...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Jeffrey Loria, Lifestyle and Leisure, Personal Weapon Control
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Texas explosion: Gov. Perry describes 'absolute devastation'
WEST, Texas -- Authorities here said Friday that the death toll from the fertilizer plant explosion Wednesday night stood at at least 14 people, but they were optimistic that the number of those unaccounted for -- placed at about 60 earlier in the day...Tags: Judges, Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Regional Authority
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|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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