Texas Humorist Kinky Friedman to Run for Governor
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Texas humorist Kinky Friedman, who wrote the song "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Any More," announced on Thursday his independent candidacy for the state's governorship.
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Voters didn't buy him as a diehard conservative, so the former governor is now trying to be himself -- a goofy nerd who knows how to make the economy work &#13;&#10;
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Four years after spending more than &#36;60 million of his own money to get elected to the Senate, Democrat Jon S. Corzine announced Thursday that he is running for governor in 2005.
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Kinky Friedman, the best-selling author,  country singer and friend of the stray dog, next week will  officially toss his ten-gallon hat into the ring for the 2006  Texas governor's race, his campaign said on Tuesday.
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Writer and musician Kinky Friedman, who  once sang &quot;They Ain&#039;t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore,&quot; may  include the name by which he is best known on the ballot to  choose Texas&#039; next governor in November, the state&#039;s top  election official said on Monday.
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Comedian and political commentator Al Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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Comedian Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
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The president nominated Mike Johanns, a Republican who grew up on a farm and has fought against tax hikes as governor.
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Republican Dino Rossi and the state GOP announced Friday they will contest the gubernatorial election that gave his Democratic foe, Christine Gregoire, a 129-vote victory.
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By Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 14--The Texas governor's race came to Eagle Mountain Lake on Wednesday.   Before seven TV cameras, three radio microphones and a north-side conference room full of gray business suits and power ties, Gov.
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How many of Texas' 254 counties on Nov. 7 voted for Richard "Kinky" Friedman, an iconoclastic musician and author who waged an independent campaign for governor? (Friedman finished fourth overall, with 13 percent of the vote, in a race won by Republican incumbent Rick Perry).  0 2 4 6
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By Dennis Welch, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 19--Len Munsil, who is challenging Gov. Janet Napolitano for the state's top office, might end up with more money for his campaign because of a new Web site attacking him in part for comments he made two decades ago.
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Did you hear the one about the gubernatorial candidate up for a literary prize?
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Timing is the thing on the stage and in comedy, and it doesnÃ¢ÂÂt hurt in politics either. Alabama Republican Gov. Bob RileyÃ¢ÂÂs smart rebound from the low job approval ratings early in his four-year tenure gave him momentum entering his bid this year for a second term.
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Voters didn't buy him as a diehard conservative, so the former governor is now trying to be himself  -  a goofy nerd who knows how to make the economy work
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The former Florida secretary of state looks to be headed for a Senate primary win. So why is her own party laughing?
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Colorful former Minnesota Gov.   Jesse Ventura helped promote writer and musician Kinky   Friedman's independent quest for the Texas governorship with   speeches at Texas colleges on Monday.