Texas liberal political wit Ivins silenced by cancer
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Molly Ivins, the best-selling author and columnist who aimed her razor-sharp barbs at politicians and dubbed President George W. Bush "Shrub," died on Wednesday. She was 62.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - 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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Former Senator and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, a courtly Texan who as the Democrats&#039; vice presidential nominee in 1988 famously told rival Dan Quayle he was &quot;no Jack Kennedy,&quot; died Tuesday. He was 85.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. As the Rotarians dined on fried chicken, Sen. Johnny Isakson shared a few thoughts about Iraq.
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Writer loses long-running battle with cancer
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was an unabashedly liberal partisan who served in the Kennedy White House.
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The Kentucky Derby winner is gone, but his impact on veterinary medicine lives on.
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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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By Terry Lee Goodrich, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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It&#39;s not every week George Bush takes time out of his Thanksgiving holiday on his ranch in Texas to phone a Northern Ireland politician.
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell has long been an advocate for breast cancer research and prevention. The former lieutenant governor has held mammogram clinics in her Capitol office.
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The following statement was released by Allen Iverson on his absence at the 76ers-Wizards game on Friday:
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Celebrity pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht Â a contrarian who has enjoyed the spotlight ever since he challenged the findings that a lone gunman killed President Kennedy Â is a famously combative figure who is known to open up with both barrels when criticized.
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By Janet Elliott and Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 3--AUSTIN -- Acting on an issue that is stirring controversy in the Legislature, Gov.
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By Rebecca Holm, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Feb.
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Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, just found out she has breast cancer. No one likes a diagnosis like this.
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How the Illinois senator came to embrace religion in his life.