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	<title>Dig Deeper Texas</title>
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		<title>Remind Me&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So what&#8217;s so special about San Antonio? I ask this because lately I&#8217;ve been having a hard time coming up with reasons to stay here other than family and job&#8211;which do count for a lot.
Here&#8217;s my problem: I&#8217;ve lived in multiple cities in the state of Texas and in each I can remember something that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2010/02/17/remind-me/</link>
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		<title>Why our founders weren&#8217;t thrilled with the idea of democracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blame the childish, ignorant American public—not politicians—for our political and economic crisis. &#8211; By Jacob Weisberg &#8211; Slate Magazine
At the root of this kind of self-contradiction is our historical, nationally characterological ambivalence about government. We want Washington and the states to fix all of our problems now. At the same time, we want government to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2010/02/12/why-our-founders-werent-thrilled-with-the-idea-of-democracy/</link>
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		<title>Republican Bipartisanship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Republican Bipartisanship = we want everything our way or we won&#8217;t talk.
The Washington Monthly
Republicans are effectively arguing that the only way to talk about the health care reform proposal is to ensure that there is no health care reform proposal. The plan that was crafted over months of debate, hearings, analysis, and scrutiny &#8212; the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2010/02/09/republican-bipartisanship/</link>
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		<title>Because we know our justice system in Texas is without flaw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[She makes a mistake, public humiliation is the only punishment; his lawyers make a mistake and he&#8217;s executed&#8211;that sounds fair.
Texas court rules that Judge Sharon Keller should not lose her job &#124; News for Dallas, Texas &#124; Dallas Morning News &#124; Latest News
SAN ANTONIO – A report from the ethics trial of embattled Texas Judge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2010/01/20/because-we-know-our-justice-system-in-texas-is-without-flaw/</link>
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		<title>Talk about worst case scenario</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is Refusing Bed Rest a Crime? &#8211; Motherlode Blog &#8211; NYTimes.com
Arguments are under way today in the First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee, Fla., in the case of Samantha Burton, who was confined to her bed by a judge earlier this year because she was at risk for a miscarriage.
This has got to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2010/01/14/talk-about-worst-case-scenario/</link>
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		<title>Getting the government we deserve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hutchison promises highway shakeup
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Tuesday offered a sweeping plan to overhaul transportation planning in Texas if she is elected governor, but stopped short of saying how she would pay for it.
My initial reaction was &#8220;of course she&#8217;s not going to say how she would pay for it&#8221; with a smirk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2009/12/29/getting-the-government-we-deserve/</link>
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		<title>How to pay for roads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles-traveled tax being scrutinized
If you don&#8217;t like gasoline taxes, here&#8217;s an alternative: a tax on the number of miles you drive in a year.&#8230;Delisi said the vehicle-miles-traveled tax idea is “controversial” but should be discussed because revenue from the state&#8217;s main source of transportation funding, the motor fuels tax, is declining. The gasoline tax hasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2009/12/28/how-to-pay-for-roads/</link>
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		<title>Correcting Christianity&#8217;s Liberal Bias</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Passions over &#8216;prosperity gospel&#8217;: Was Jesus wealthy? &#8211; CNN.com
They say that Jesus was never poor &#8212; and neither should his followers be. Their claim is embedded in the doctrine known as the prosperity gospel, which holds that God rewards the faithful with financial prosperity and spiritual gifts.
I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s all part of the same conspiracy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2009/12/27/correcting-christianitys-liberal-bias/</link>
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		<title>Now why are the Republicans against this?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great column from Paul Krugman.
Op-Ed Columnist &#8211; Tidings of Comfort &#8211; NYTimes.com
Indulge me while I tell you a story — a near-future version of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” It begins with sad news: young Timothy Cratchit, a k a Tiny Tim, is sick. And his treatment will cost far more than his parents can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2009/12/26/now-why-are-the-republicans-against-this/</link>
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		<title>Perry is doing the state a real favor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perry says no to part of stimulus money &#124; News for Dallas, Texas &#124; Dallas Morning News &#124; Dallas Business News
Gov. Rick Perry, joining a handful of his fellow Southern Republican leaders, said Thursday that he was rejecting $556 million in federal stimulus money for unemployed Texans because it had too many strings attached.
Remember all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://digdeepertexas.com/2009/03/13/perry-is-doing-the-state-a-real-favor/</link>
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