Soon, schoolteachers in a small town in Texas may be wielding guns along with their chalk and red pens. Though Texas law does not permit the visible possession of guns on school property, a legislature-created loophole now allows those bearing concealed handgun licenses to freely transport their weapons on campus.
The New York Times reported [...]

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The first image above is a button that was on sale at the Texas GOP Convention.  According to Politico’s Ben Smith:  “The speakers were generally respectful of Obama, the Dallas Morning News reports, but this is the sort of stuff that the RNC has been warning state parties about for months.”
From P+P contributor Ryan [...]

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If you refuse to leave your television or computer until you hear the Texas results, but you’re starting to get bored rereading the same news and analysis, check these out:
As you’ve probably heard, John McCain’s daughter Megan has been blogging the campaign at mccainblogette.com. You won’t learn anything brilliant about McCain’s policies like you might [...]

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What do Sanjaya Malakar and Hillary Clinton have in common? More than an astounding penchant for sounding shrill and one-note, apparently.
With the news Monday that Rush Limbaugh is telling his Texas listeners to take advantage of the open primary rules in their state by voting for Hillary, he has essentially taken on the Howard Stern [...]

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If you are a student journalist or aspiring politician, Ohio and Texas are the places to be. Catie Coleman wrote in a column for the Ohio University at Athens campus newspaper: “With all the visits and press coverage, it feels like OU is at the center of the universe.”
Coleman describes herself as politically minded, [...]

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