MySA.com: Some blame mercury for rise in autism; is that the whole story?
How would you describe a chronic, life-changing illness that goes from being rare, occurring in 1 in 15,000 people, to being “not uncommon,” now occurring in 1 in 166 people? What if this increase occurred in just about a decade?According to Cure [...]
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Mailer neglects to point out candidate’s death:
Friday, November 03, 2006 HOUSTON — A new campaign mailer shows a smiling Republican state Rep. Glenda Dawson meeting with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. It reminds voters of Dawson’s many notable achievements in education, economics and politics.
What the ad doesn’t say is that Dawson has been dead since [...]
Filed under: 2006 general election, Austism, Don Imus, Glenda Dawson, Joe Barton, John Carter, Mary Beth Harrell, dirty politics, dishonesty, election, mercury, politics, republican, texas, texas politics, vote | No Comments »
CLEAN Air - Fired up: TXU’s coal plan puts Texans’ health at risk:
Power plant mercury pollution puts our babies at risk for permanent brain damage. We need 90 percent mercury reductions from all sources in order to protect health. TCEQ’s weak mercury proposals would allow mercury to increase over the next four years. Eleven Texas [...]
Filed under: Austism, Coal Plants, Congress, David T. Harris, Fast-tract permit, Joe Barton, Rick Perry, TRCC, TXU, Texas district 6, campaign contributions, mercury, texas politics | 2 Comments »
Needed U.S. autism study stalled due to politics - The Clarion-Ledger:
Recently, a glimmer of hope emerged from the hallowed Senate chambers when the U.S. Senate passed the Combating Autism Act by unanimous vote. It is hard to imagine the Senate acting in a unanimous, bi-partisan manner to pass a bill sponsored by Pennsylvania’s controversial Sen. [...]
Filed under: Congress, David T. Harris, Joe Barton, November 7th, Texas district 6, campaign, campaign contributions, dirty politics, political stunt, politics, republican, scare tactics, texas, texas politics, vote | 3 Comments »
MySA.com: Politics:
In an effort some view as inappropriate, not to mention historically inaccurate, Republicans are evoking the imagery of the Battle of the Alamo in a letter supporting besieged House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
MySA.com: Politics:
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, acknowledged through a spokesperson that he was circulating the letter for signatures from other members of Congress, as [...]
Filed under: Alamo, Charlie Gonzalez, Dennis Hastert, Joe Barton, Shrine of Texas Liberty, democrat, dirty politics, politics, republican, sex scandal | No Comments »
