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One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
SMITH: Illegals and the coffers Amnesty will kill Social Security Lamar Smith Amnesty advocates often claim that illegal immigrants should be granted amnesty because they will “save” Social Security. These advocates also assert that dramatically increased immigration levels will safeguard our retirements and those of our children. To support these claims, they simply point to the imminent retirement...
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Many people have pointed out that John Shadegg, (R-AZ- $119,495), Tom Cole (R-OK- $277,050), John Culberson (R-TX- $301,961), Lamar Smith (R-TX- $342,897), Mike Pence (R-IN- $150,950) and some of the other Republiclowns who are back in Washington howling at the moon over the gas prices their own policies have driven sky high, have been getting paid by the hour by their johns at Big Oil. I wouldn't...
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Shining Light In Dark Corners (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
AlterNet Until now, Rove's been lying and avoiding questions about his involvement in leaking Valerie Plame's identity, the politicization of the Justice Department, and the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Just look at his written denials to ranking HJC member Lamar Smith (R-TX), when he refrained from denying that he spoke to longtime confidant Bill Canary, who links Rove to the...
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Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Currently posted on the website of Rep. Lamar Smith, R-TX. is a blog by him referring to the Media Fairness Initiative (MFI). This is an initiative proposed by conservative Representative Lamar Smith in response to what he claims is a biased liberal media. There is no doubt that he is correct as all polls show. [...]
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Reformed Chicks Blabbing (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
With the country experiencing inflation, high gas prices, foreclosures and failing banks, this is how the Congress spends its time? On what Rep. Lamar Smith calls an "anger management session?" Why waste the time when they aren't going to impeach...
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TalkLeft (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
In a letter to Rep. Lamar Smith, Karl Rove claims he had nothing to do with the prosecution of Don Siegelman . How reassuring. So why is he unwilling to repeat his assertions under oath? And if his fealty to executive privilege doesn't bar him from making that claim in a letter, what's stopping him from repeating it in a congressional hearing? This is Siegelman's response . Siegelman has also assembled...
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Larisa Alexandrovna's At Largely (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
This is getting to be rather fun. Karl Rove - who would not show and honor his subpoena and claimed he could not answer the committee questions because of Executive Privilege - answers the committees questions, on paper. How cute is that? Okay, let's go down the list. It should be noted that Rove's former client, Lamar Smith (R-TX) who is on the House Judiciary Committee sent these questions. This...
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Today, TPMmuckraker obtained the written answers from Karl Rove to questions posed to him by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) about former Alabama governor Don Siegelman’s allegedly politically-motivated prosecution. In the letter, Rove denies involvement in Siegelman’s prosecution, contradicting an affidavit and the sworn testimony of GOP lawyer Dana Jill Simpson: I have never communicated, [...]
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Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Lamar Smith tried to let Karl Rove off easy on questions about his involvement in the Don Siegelman affair. But all he managed to do, it seems, is to make it clear that he was talking to people in Alabama about the prosecution.
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Majikthise (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Don Siegelman, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. TPM Muckraker has obtained Karl Rove's answers to 14 questions about the Siegelman prosecution put to him by Lamar Smith (R-TX) of the House Judiciary Committee. Rove categorically denies that he intervened in...
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Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
TPMmuckraker has obtained written answers from Karl Rove to questions posed to him by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) about the suspected politically-motivated prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Says Rove repeatedly in response to a list of 14 questions...
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FRC Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
I blogged Monday about the Forum on the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA) that Judiciary minority members held last Thursday, July 10th, and I posted the statements made by Representatives Franks, Lamar Smith and testimony given by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. I wanted to make sure you saw the testimony of the other witnesses who discussed the effectiveness and constitutionality of CIANA...
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Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Kansas City has hired Chan Gailey, out of the NFL since 2001. Gailey's Dolphins offenses then were very run heavy even though they had the non-descript Lamar Smith at tailback. Larry Johnson should benefit from him the most, assuming he can stay healthy. Welcome to Comcast SportsNet So the player who set the record for carries in a season in 2006, has a freak injury in 2007 and in 2008 he's now injury...
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Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Last week I posted a request on Burnt Orange asking for someone to step-up to run as a write-in candidate against Lamar Smith, US Congress District 21 in the Nov. election. While attending the Lake Travis Democrats Pre-July 4th picnic, I ran into Trooper Keeton , cousin of Carole Keeton Strayhorn , Trooper Keeton has agreed to run as a write-in candidate against Lamar Smith! Please reach out to Trooper...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) commends Representatives Bart Stupak (D-MI), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) for introducing bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6353) to combat illegal online sales of prescription medicines.
