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  • Hutchison pushes transparency in Amarillo stop Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:20pm
    U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison spent about an hour in Amarillo today to talk about her proposal to improve the transparency and openness of state government.
  • Borger teen killed in single-vehicle wreck Mon, 01/18/2010 - 1:20pm
    A Borger teenager died in a single-vehicle accident early Sunday morning, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
  • Cameron's 'Avatar' wins best drama honor at Globes Mon, 01/18/2010 - 8:24am
    BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — The Golden Globes gave top honors to James Cameron's "Avatar" and took its cue from the film's celebration of humanity, with winners ranging from the gritty child-abuse drama "Precious" to freewheeling comedy "The Hangover."
  • MLK parade, events today Mon, 01/18/2010 - 12:35am
    [The 10th Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration march will begin at 1 p.m. today at Bones Hooks Park.
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Local Politics

  • New Potter County sheriff appointed

    Ron Boyter, a 65-year-old retired lieutenant with the Texas Department of Public Safety, will be the sheriff of Potter County until January.
  • Shumate guilty

    A jury of 12 women late Thursday found Potter County Sheriff Mike Shumate guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity for accepting bribes from a jail food-service vendor, but jurors acquitted the sheriff of accepting improper campaign contributions.
  • Duke, Thomas head to runoff

    Republicans Clay Duke and Brian Thomas earned enough votes to qualify for a runoff but neither had enough to clinch the election for Potter County Sheriff.
  • Kirkwood leads in early returns for Potter seat

    Early voting results favored Joe Kirkwood in his bid Tuesday for a third term as Potter County Commissioner.
  • Woodburn wins District Judge seat

    Doug Woodburn never had to look back after taking an early lead in the Republican race to be 108th District Judge.
  • Kelly leads Borger for commission seat

    Amarillo Police Sgt. H.R. Kelly ran far ahead of his incumbent rival in the race for Potter County Commissioner Precinct 1 with most precincts reporting in Tuesday's primary.

Yahoo! News: Politics News

  • Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education (AP) Tue, 01/19/2010 - 4:30am

    President Barack Obama speaks at the Let Freedom Ring concert, including a performance by India.Arie, in honor of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr at the Kennedy Center in Washington, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAP - President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Tuesday for $1.35 billion to extend an education grant program for states, senior administration officials said.


  • Massachusetts Special Goes Down to the Wire (CQPolitics.com) Tue, 01/19/2010 - 4:23am
    CQPolitics.com - Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the contentious Senate special election, and Democratic insiders are hoping the party's well-established infrastructure is strong enough to hold off the energy and momentum of state Sen. Scott Brown's (R) campaign.
  • Gates: US seeks stability between India, Pakistan (AP) Tue, 01/19/2010 - 3:29am
    AP - The United States would like to help India and Pakistan focus less on each other and more on the terrorism threat, but the two countries prefer to settle their differences themselves, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
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  • Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:35am
    President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.
  • Gates says US not planning policing role in Haiti Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:35am
    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the U.S. forces in Haiti for earthquake relief can defend themselves and innocent Haitians or foreigners if lawlessness boils over.
  • Report: FBI illegally collected phone records Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:25am
    The FBI violated the law in collecting thousands of U.S. telephone records during the Bush administration, The Washington Post reported Monday.
  • Obama honors slain civil rights leader Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:19am
    President Barack Obama served plates of steaming hot lunches to the needy Monday, one of several ways the nation's first black president paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.
  • Magazine raises questions over 3 detainee deaths Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:19am
    Three Guantanamo Bay detainees whose deaths were ruled a suicide in 2006 apparently had been transported from their cells hours before their deaths to a secret site on the island, an article in Harper's magazine asserts.
  • Obama to give State of the Union speech Jan. 27 Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:19am
    President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
  • Obama visits American Red Cross headquarters Tue, 01/19/2010 - 11:19am
    President Barack Obama has personally thanked some American Red Cross workers for their efforts following the earthquake in Haiti last week. He also sent his first Twitter message.
  • 'Paddling like mad,' first lady learns on the job Tue, 01/19/2010 - 2:25am
    Every once in a while Michelle Obama checks in with old friends.
  • INSIDE WASHINGTON: Secret bill-writing on the rise Tue, 01/19/2010 - 2:25am
    The civics books say the House and Senate produce a final bill by sitting around a table where the public can watch them work out their differences.
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