With the race competitive between the two erstwhile Republicans, Bell and Friedman opted to consolidate their support; Kinky challenged the Democratic candidate to a drinking contest, the loser of which would drop out of the race. Bell, put back on his heels, accepted the challenge, and the ...
She would stay in Texas and fight them. There were, however, a set of bills that she didn’t think she could fight—“the ones that would basically turn me and my husband into criminals,” as Briggle put it. Four bills filed this year seek to change the state’s child-abuse ...
the home of Silicon Valley and Hollywood has been the brainier and trendier of the two. Texas has trailed behind: its stereotype has been a conservative Christian in cowboy boots. But twins can change places. Is that happening now It is easy to find evidence that California is in a ...
 Over the last decade if we look at the data, it is clear that living what people would think is a “middle class†lifestyle in California is nearly impossible for those that are middle class. Yet I would also question what they incl...
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a longtime friend. Simon, a business executive and the son of a former Treasury secretary, was contemplating a 2002 California gubernatorial bid. Giuliani agreed to help, but wasn’t sure he would be of much assistance. “I could endorse your opponent,” joked Giuliani. “That might help you...