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MySA.com: Ken Rodriguez

Guess who was smarter in the District 8 runoff? One candidate was a male podiatrist; the other was a single mom without a bachelor’s degree.
Despite the educational disparity, mom (with nearly 60 percent of the vote) put a stomping on the foot doctor.

Did I miss something? Was education attainment an issue in this [...]

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Congress looking to stem anger at the pump – CNN.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — As motorists face near record gasoline prices, the Senate took up an energy bill Tuesday that would raise auto fuel economy standards for the first time in nearly 20 years and make oil industry price gouging a federal crime.
Democratic leaders in both the [...]

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Express-News Archives : MySA.com

In District 8, Cibrian, who owns a small consulting business

Shouldn’t that be “former” owner? Or do you get to claim that you’re a small business owner whether you have any business or not? Tell you what, Diane, just name your current business and a give a vague description of some of your [...]

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MySA.com: Ken Rodriguez

Clarification: On Wednesday, I reported that the city sued Stribling in 2003 for allowing a historic structure on his property to erode. I also reported that Stribling made the requested repairs. Implied — but not clearly stated — was that the city did not pursue the suit after Stribling began making repairs. The [...]

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MySA.com: Metro | State
Out of the hurly-burly of District 2 politics, two candidates — Keith Toney and Ron Wright — are looking to derail Councilwoman Sheila McNeil’s re-election bid.
I found websites for Ron Wright and Sheila McNeil, nothing yet for Keith Toney. Ron Wright’s site appears to have information on various programs he supports or [...]

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MySA.com: Strange Bedfellows
“If elected, I will cut your property taxes by 10 percent,” he said. “We’ll find a place to replace that money.”
Like where? How about just a little hint? Based on his platform, I think it’s safe to say it won’t be from youth or job training programs. It won’t be from increased tax [...]

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Until Bonilla became desperate last monday I wasn’t thinking there was a snowballs chance in hell that Ciro would pull this out. I was hoping he would but I have gotten very used to being disappointed in Texas politics. I try to understand why people in San Antonio and Texas, good hard-working people who are [...]

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Bexar County Elections
If you are in Bexar County you can find your precinct information and they will even show you a sample ballot. Don’t waste your time on the sample ballot, it is just Ciro Rodriguez DEM and Henry Bonilla REP
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ySA.com: Politics
He also faulted Rodríguez for taking $250 from Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was later convicted of conducting illegal business transactions with Libya. Left unsaid was that Alamoudi’s check came years before he was investigated and that Rodríguez was one of nine congressmen he sent money to, a list that also included Lee Hamilton, later named [...]

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