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• Runoff for District 17 set for December

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Monday, Nov 17, 2008 @ 1:20pm

  Huffman AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry today announced a special runoff election to fill the vacancy in Texas Senate District 17 will be held Dec. 16.

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• Beyond the rhetoric: The impact of asbestos litigation

  By The SE Texas Record | Monday, Nov 17, 2008 @ 2:49am

  Reaud The impact of asbestos litigation is etched in stone, even as the carving continues.

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• Run-off ahead for Dist. 17

  By David Yates | Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 @ 8:40am

  Democrat Chris Bell and Republican Joan Huffman will face off again in a runoff next month for Texas Senate District 17.

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• Ike's flood waters fail to stop deluge of Galveston voters

  By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau | Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 @ 11:45am

  Cox GALVESTON � Hurricane Ike's floodwaters may have damaged numerous residences and businesses and rendered thousands of residents homeless a couple of months ago, but they did not impede the surge of voters at the polls on Election Day.

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• Tort reformers wary of Obama presidency

  By Chris Rizo | Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 @ 11:54am

  Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Efforts to restore fairness and balance to the nation's courts could take a step backward if Democrat Barack Obama is elected president today, tort reform advocates said Tuesday.

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• Commerce Secretary calls for legal reforms

  By Chris Rizo | Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008 @ 10:52am

  Carlos Gutierrez WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Enacting legal reforms to encourage investment would help jumpstart the nation's economic recovery, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday.

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• Deep pockets: Asbestos lawyers spend millions on favored candidates

  By The SE Texas Record | Monday, Oct 27, 2008 @ 3:40am

  Plaintiffs lawyers like Walter Umphrey, Wayne Reaud, John O'Quinn and Fred Baron rose from their humble, blue collar beginnings in Texas to build some of the most successful firms in the country.

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• Judicial elections not perfect, but still the best

  By The SE Texas Record | Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 @ 5:40am

  Filed this week under "be careful what you wish for," a horde of self-proclaimed Texas do-gooders is calling for an end to campaign donations in judicial campaigns.

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• Texarkana residents file suit against GlaxoSmithKline over Avandia

  By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau | Monday, Oct 20, 2008 @ 7:37am

  TEXARKANA, Texas � After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in May of 2000, Tommie Norton spent seven years taking the drug Avandia to try to improve control of his blood sugar levels. Now Norton believes the drug caused him to have heart attacks in 2003 and in 2006.

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• Texas Times: An Epic Storm

  By U.S. Sen John Cornyn | Thursday, Oct 9, 2008 @ 8:20am

  The end of a violent storm calms some of our fears, but stirs up a new set of concerns and challenges.

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• Legally Speaking: A Tribute to Judge Barefoot Sanders

  By John G. Browning | Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 @ 5:39am

  Columnist John G. Browning U.S. District Judge Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. died Sept. 21 at his Dallas home at the age of 83. Friends and colleagues remember Judge Sanders as a "larger than life" figure who helped make history by desegregating Dallas schools, among other accomplishments.

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• Alaska AG asks for 'Troopergate' subpoenas to be withdrawn

  By The SE Texas Record | Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 @ 5:19am

  Talis Colberg (R) JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-Alaska state employees are refusing to cooperate with an investigation into Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, state Attorney General Talis Colberg said.

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• Legally Speaking: There's No Cure for Stupid

  By John G. Browning | Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 @ 3:30pm

  I marvel sometimes at the human capacity for stupidity, or perhaps more accurately, to put one's stupidity on display for all to see by invoking the protection of the legal system.

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• Palin's take on legal reform unknown; Biden said to be too cozy with trial lawyers

  By Chris Rizo | Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 @ 7:28am

  WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's views on a bevy of national issues remain unknown, not the least of which is her take on the nation's legal landscape.

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• Texas Times: Friday Night Lights

  By U.S. Sen John Cornyn | Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 @ 10:00am

  The road from Texas six-man football to fame in the National Football League is one rarely traveled.

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• Texas Times: Their Votes Must Count

  By U.S. Sen John Cornyn | Thursday, Aug 14, 2008 @ 5:34am

  The Great State of Texas has always enjoyed a tremendous partnership with our military. Our state is home to 15 major military installations, and one out of every 10 men and women in a U.S. military uniform calls Texas home.

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• Texas Times: NASA - A National Asset in Texas

  By U.S. Sen John Cornyn | Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 @ 10:53am

  "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

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• State AGs warned against pursuits of sex and money

  By Chris Rizo | Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 @ 5:39am

  SEATTLE, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-Ticking off a litany of recent political scandals, a South Dakota judge and former longtime state attorney general warned a group of AGs on Wednesday to avoid even the suspicion of impropriety.

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• Expert: Private securities lawsuits hurt economy

  By Chris Rizo | Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 @ 9:31am

  Lisa Rickard NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Private securities lawsuits pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy, a report issued by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform says.

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• Capitol Comment: Measured Steps to Ease Housing Crisis

  By U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison | Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:00pm

  The housing crisis is eroding the confidence of our nation's homeowners, financial institutions and investors at an accelerating rate.

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