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GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Guyana’s parliament voted late on Friday in favor of a no-confidence motion in the government, triggering new elections in March in a surprise defeat for President David Granger as he seeks to develop the nation’s oil sector.
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Fort Worth Rep. Kay Granger on Wednesday lined up with President Donald Trump, condeming violence coming from “both sides” and raising concerns about a rush to remove Confederate monuments. Speaking with North Texas conservative radio host Mark Davis on Wednesday morning, Granger was asked whether in the wake of clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters last weekend in Charlottesville, violence perpetrated by left-of-center activists was being ignored. “[W]e need to recognize it and talk about it because it’s on both sides,” said Granger, who said people on both the left and right are guilty of escalating their political activism to...
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Kay Granger, Texas’ lone Republican female member of congress, is asking Donald Trump to “remove himself from consideration” for the presidency. [snip] “We have heard rumors about the insensitive and vulgar things Mr. Trump says about women,” Granger’s statement reads. “But watching that video is disgusting. Mr. Trump should remove himself from consideration as Commander in Chief.”
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The huge federal transportation bill was in tatters in early March when Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama posed a heretical idea for breaking through gridlock in the House. In a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, Rogers recommended reviving a proven legislative sweetener that became politically toxic a year ago. Bring back earmarks, Rogers, who was first elected to Congress in 2002, told his colleagues. … New Republican members backed by the Tea Party movement have railed against earmarks as a symbol of out-of-control government spending and unaccountable lawmakers. Congress has another nine months to operate under an earmark ban, so...
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February 16, 2011--7:16 PM CDT Democratic candidate Nathan Granger is running for LA senate seat in district 26. And information obtained by THE DEAD PELICAN shows that Granger's campaign manager has ties to Obama! A campaign finance report obtained by THE DEAD PELICAN lists Pat Devney as Democrat Candidate Nathan Granger's campaign manager. An entry dated 01/27/2011 shows $2,250 paid to Devney, who is listed as "campaign manager" on the form. Click here to see the document. Documents filed with the Louisiana Board of Ethics reveal that Democrat candidate Nathan Granger's campaign committee was created with Devney's help. Pat Devney...
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Fort Worth Public Library officials have told Parker County Republican Congressional candidate Mike Brasovan to find another site for a "grassroots voter training" campaign event Saturday originally scheduled for the East Regional Library. City policy restricts library meeting rooms to nonpartisan events that are not connected to a specific candidate, assistant director Sheila Scullock said.
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In an interview with the Taylor Daily Press, State Sen. Steve Ogden revealed a possible new course for the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor. Instead of building superhighways across the state, Ogden said, the state may opt to augment the Texas Trunk System, a web of rural highways that includes U.S. 79. The plan would expand those highways to four-lane divided highways, while expanding urban infrastructure with toll roads. “We need to limit that concept to existing highways,” Ogden said of the proposed network of superhighways and tiered rail systems. “I passed a bill last session that did that, but [Gov. Rick...
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Country musician, Granger Smith, sings for the Soldiers of the 3rd 'Grey Wolf' Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during his band's visit to Forward Operating Base Warhorse, outside of Baquba, Iraq, Sept. 23. "I support the troops one-hundred percent, no matter what [they] do," he said. "I will do this for the rest of my life; I will go to wherever (the Soldiers) are." Photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs. BAQUBA — In what many consider to be the most dangerous time of year here, one country artist and his...
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