The Texas Blue: News
Not Just Florida
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 3:22pm
Now DNC chair Howard Dean says that along with making sure Florida's delegates get seated, the DNC is also committed to seating the Michigan delegates. He mentions that whatever plan ends up being the plan must be approved by both campaigns, but here's your official DNC position on the stripped delegations, in case you were wondering.
Public Opinion
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 2:12pm
Things in the United States are not going well. People are starting to figure that out.
On The Record: Eric Roberson
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 1:23pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Eric Roberson, Democratic candidate for United States Congress in District 32.
A Free Press
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 10:30am
We're going to talk more about this, because it is the kind of thing that puts me into a severe temper: the Bush administration is engaged in a full and heavy PR battle against the federal media shield bill, so much so that they have even launched a website against it.
Economic Problem Indicator # 922
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 9:30am
In more bad news on employment figures, the Labor Department today revealed that employers terminated 80,000 jobs in March.
News Roundup, 4/4/08: A Veritable Quagmire of News
Fri, 04/04/2008 - 8:52am
As news goes, the weeks really seems to cycle between one of three varieties: a week with almost no news, a week with a few gigantic stories, or a week with many interesting happenings. This week has turned out to be of that last variety.
The Redistricting Dance
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 3:30pm
Campaigns and Elections projects that if Democrats win in Texas, some big changes might be in store here during the next redistricting. It is also interesting to see what they think about how other states will shake out under what circumstances.
Economic Problem Indicator #728
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 2:30pm
In the chain of bad economic news that never seems to end, today we have another link: 407,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, which was the most applicants in one week in over two years.
Austin Chronicle's Travis County Convention Coverage
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 12:00pm
The Chronicle's Lee Nichols and Richard Whittaker give their impressions from the Travis County Democratic Convention. It actually sounds like it was a pretty good time.