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Defense attorney answers allegation in death case
The lawyer court-appointed to lead Stephen Barbee's defense at his double-murder trial six years ago is to testify to allegations that he and the trial judge had a "secret deal" to move cases quickly through the judge's court. William H. "Bill" Ray was Barbee's lead defense attorney at his trial ...
Farmers furious after Iraq stops buying US rice
The talk of the day among Ray Stoesser and other rice farmers is Iraq's decision not to buy U.S. rice, a stinging move that adds to a stressful year punctuated by everything from drought to unusual heat. Stoesser and other farmers know Iraqis struggled during the U.S. invasion and subsequent ...
KBR ex-CEO to be sentenced Thurs. in bribery case
A former chief executive of construction giant KBR Inc. faced sentencing Thursday for a federal bribery conviction related to the company's natural gas operations in Nigeria from 1995 to 2004. Albert "Jack" Stanley pleaded guilty in 2008 to conspiring in the decadelong scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials in return ...
FACT CHECK: Errant claims on auto bailout, taxes
Twenty Republican presidential debates later, the head-scratching claims kept coming. Did Mitt Romney really cut taxes as Massachusetts governor, as he asserted yet again? Or did he raise them by hundreds of millions of dollars, as former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum alleged? And how could Newt Gingrich have given the ...
Analysis: Social issue focus may haunt GOP in fall
The longer GOP presidential candidates compete for conservative activists' favor, the more they risk alienating centrist voters who might feel that arguments over birth control are crowding out talk about how to create jobs. Wednesday's televised debate highlighted the dilemma. The four contenders engaged in long, sometimes dense discussions of ...
After bitter debate, Romney and Santorum eye Mich.
A bitter and often personal debate behind them, Republicans Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are shoring up their campaigns in different ways ahead of a series of crucial presidential primaries. Romney is paying the most attention to Michigan, his birthplace and the site of an unexpectedly tight race with Santorum, ...
Feds crack down on rhino horn smuggling ring
Federal wildlife investigators have broken up an international smuggling ring that trafficked in sawed-off rhinoceros horns for buyers in Vietnam and China who believe they cure cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. More than 150 federal agents led raids into homes and businesses in several states over the weekend, ...
Notable moments from GOP debate in Arizona
Notable moments from the GOP presidential debate Wednesday night in Mesa, Ariz. ___ SANTORUM UNDER FIRE Rick Santorum's first debate since surging to the top of polls might be one he'd like to forget. The former Pennsylvania senator took fire from all sides — even from an unsympathetic audience that ...
GOP candidates want more on illegal immigration
The Republican candidates say more must be done to combat illegal immigration. The topic was a natural for Wednesday night's debate in Mesa, Ariz. Newt Gingrich says he would devote as many resources as necessary to securing the U.S.'s southern border and that he would build two separate fences at ...
LCRA adopts water management plan
The Lower Colorado River Authority on Wednesday adopted a plan for managing water downstream from lakes Buchanan and Travis during a drought. The Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/AE5bkE) reports that LCRA board members representing rice farming areas downstream opposed the plan, while those representing Travis County, other Hill Country counties and electric ...
Romney, Santorum trade barbs over former senator
Republicans Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are sparring over Santorum's support for his former Senate colleague, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. Romney and Santorum traded barbs Wednesday night in a nationally televised debate in Arizona less than a week before that state's primary. Santorum backed Specter in his 2004 GOP primary ...
GOP rivals pass contraception debate, hit Obama
The Republican presidential candidates are trying to avoid a debate on contraception and instead are looking to keep the focus of their criticism on President Barack Obama. CNN anchor John King asked the candidates to address their views of contraception, a subject that has risen as a point of contention ...
GOP candidates all oppose auto bailout
All of the GOP presidential candidates say they oppose President Barack Obama's decision to bail out failing automakers. With the Michigan primary just days away Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul all say they'd have refused giving government money to General Motors and Chrysler. Gingrich says it ...
GOP rivals spar over earmarks in Congress
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are clashing on spending requests during a sharp confrontation that fellow Republican Newt Gingrich calls "silly" as the Republican presidential contenders' debate. Romney on Wednesday criticized Santorum's tenure in the House and Senate for spending requests he sought. Santorum says Romney is trying to have ...
Romney defends himself as 'severely conservative'
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is explaining what he meant when he described himself as "severely conservative" at a conservative political meeting earlier this month. Romney was asked about using those words when he and his GOP rivals debated Wednesday night in Mesa, Ariz. The state holds its primary Tuesday, ...
Santorum on the defensive early in debate
Rick Santorum is on the defensive at the GOP presidential debate, taking criticism from GOP opponents who say he's not a fiscal conservative. The former Pennsylvania senator is coming under fire from rival Mitt Romney, who says Santorum voted five times to raise the debt ceiling while he served in ...
Opening GOP debate, Romney pounces on Santorum
Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are sparring in what is likely to be the final debate before the next slate of states has nominating contests, trading barbs on Washington spending and borrowing. Romney on Wednesday said government doubled in size while Santorum served in the House and Senate. Romney ...
Judge: BP liable for civil penalties for oil spill
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that BP PLC and one of its minority partners in the blown-out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in the nation's worst offshore oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier also ruled that Deepwater Horizon rig ...
Woman hospitalized after beauty shop breast work
East Texas police are seeking a beautician charged with unlicensed medical practice after a breast augmentation she's accused of performing left a customer hospitalized in critical condition. A Tyler police statement says warrants have been issued for the arrest of Carmel Mitchelle Foster-Alexander, owner of Queen Divas Hair Salon and ...
A political tip sheet for the rest of us
A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012: WHAT HAPPENED ROMNEY'S TAX CUT PLAN: To help the economy grow, Mitt Romney proposed cutting personal income taxes for everyone by 20 percent. Under the plan, the top tax rate would drop ...
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