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• in Politics
  Robert Caro Needs a Copy Editor and a Producer for his Footnotes
  Robert Caro's new LBJ book is great; but it deserves more work.
  by wac6 / on Jun 11, 2012
• in Film
  Want Elvis Back? Don’t Vote for Obama
  Elvis Presley awaits the end of Barack Obama’s presidency before he makes his comeback.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 19, 2012
• in Politics
  Repealing the Voting Rights Act
  The issue is that the fundamental and constitutional right to vote is being subjected to partisan manipulation.
  by teamac / on Aug 31, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “lbj”

 

• Billy Sol: Now That Was a Scandal

  
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  We hear a lot, these days, about how President Obama is not like Lyndon Johnson and thanks be to heaven for that small mercy.  The point seems to be that the president doesnt know how to arm twist, sweet talk, bribe, and emasculate both friend and enemy (of which he truly had neither) in order to further his agenda. ...
  5 days ago

• As LBJ Express hits halfway mark, officials hope a lane reduction will actually make life better

  
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  … Current conditions along LBJ from Josey to Marsh Lanes (Courtesy LBJ Express) This morning, the folks behind the $2.7-billion LBJ Freeway redo that will include those managed toll lanes announced they’ve reached the 50-percent-finished mark . But don’t get too excited: There’s still more ...
  1 week ago

• The Abdication of Conscience

  
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  The political and cultural battle continues to rage over whether the government can rightfully usurp peoples consciences by, for example, forcing Catholic hospitals to perform abortions, or forcing adoption agencies to place children with same-sex couples. The struggle is over whether the government can be allowed to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Roger Stone: LBJ had Kennedy killed

  
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  1 in Share 1 Legendary Republican operative Roger Stone claims in his new book that Lyndon Johnson arranged John F. Kennedy’s assassination, and that Richard Nixon and Johnson had a documented relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald’s killer, Jack ...
  2 weeks ago

• Experts Available to Discuss President Obama’s Austin Visit from The University of Texas

  
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  President Obama’s trip to Austin Thursday will include a visit to Manor New Technology High School. The high-tech high school is a field site for The University of Texas at Austin’s UTeach program, which actively trains the next generation of STEM educators and is a model for other programs around the country. ...
  2 weeks ago

• NBA Commissioner David Stern Presents Lebron With The MVP Trophy (Video)

  
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    Last night in South Beach before tip-off of Game 1 of the eastern conference semi-finals, NBA Commissioner David Stern presented NBA MVP Lebron James with the 2012-2013 KIA MVP Trophy in front of James’ Miami Heat fans. Lebron put up good numbers in Game 1 against the Chicago Bulls finishing with 24 points, 8 ...
  2 weeks ago

• LBJ Comparisons Miss The Point

  
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  There appears to be a new rash of arguments out there about how we’d all be better off if Barack Obama had just read his Robert Caro a little more closely. The broader arguments have already been made elsewhere. I’m sure I’ve probably made such arguments myself in moments of high emotion too. But the more ...
  2 weeks ago

• Revisiting LBJs Austin

  
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  Long before Austin became a bustling hub of live music, technology and food trucks, it was a simple capital city, dominated by politicians and lobbyists. That city was the Austin of Lyndon Baines Johnson ’s day. Though Johnson did not live in Austin for much of his life, the city made a mark on him from an early ...
  2 weeks ago

• It’s Still Easier To Be An Effective President If Your Party Owns Both Houses (aka, A Quick Note On One Reason Why LBJ Was Effective In Ways Obama Is Not) Now! With More Wrestling.

  
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  Legislating As a followup to the FDR post : 88th Congress (January 1963 – January 1965): Senate: 63 Democrats, 35 Republicans House: 258 Democrats, 177 Republicans 89th Congress (January 1965 – January 1967): Senate: 68 Democrats, 32 Republicans House: 295 Democrats, 140 Republicans 90th ...
  2 weeks ago

• LBJ School Launches New Executive Master’s Degree in Public Leadership

  
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  The LBJ School of Public Affairs will admit the first class of students for its new Executive Master in Public Leadership (EMPL) program beginning in May 2014. This is the school’s first full degree program in executive education and the only program of its kind in Texas. The EMPL program is designed to provide ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sunday’s Player of the Day- 4/28/2013 (NBA)

  
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  Follow @martyfnemec The best players step up at the most important times for their teams. The Miami Heat had never swept a playoff opponent in the “Big Three Era,” and this player made sure that would change against the Milwaukee Bucks, even though superstar Dwyane Wade was injured. LeBron James, Miami Heat ...
  3 weeks ago

• JFK Assassination Suspects – LBJ

  
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  JFK Assassination Suspects – LBJ Lyndon Baines Johnson Suspect A native Texan born in 1908, Lyndon Johnson grew up in a small farmhouse in Stonewall. LBJ is said to have proposed to his wife on their first date. But Claudia Alta Taylor—nicknamed Lady Bird—stalled him for ten weeks until marrying him in ...
  4 weeks ago

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