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Analysis: Did Naveh cross the Jordanian 'red line'? Orly Halpern, THE JERUSALEM POST Feb. 23, 2006 The Jordanian political and intellectual elites are outraged. Why? Because OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Yair Naveh said Jordanians of Palestinian descent will want to overthrow their monarchy and that there are enough of them to do it. There are three problems here from the Jordanian perspective. The first is that to even hint that the Hashemite King Abdullah II will be removed forcibly from his seat is to question the king himself. And to question the king is beyond unacceptable. It borders on profanity....

$139 billion spending plan headed to governor 05/29/2005 By BRANDI GRISSOM / Associated Press A $139 billion two-year budget plan is on its way to Republican Gov. Rick Perry's desk after the House passed it Sunday. With a vote of 104-40, lawmakers approved a proposal that would increase state spending by about 10 percent. The Senate approved the same plan Saturday with a vote of 30-1. Perry has the authority to veto specific items both in the budget plan and the supplemental budget plan expected to receive a vote later Sunday. "He's going to go through the budget very carefully,...