Craig McDonald
Craig McDonald
Craig McDonald is a journalist and the author of The Hector Lassiter series, The Chris Lyon series, the standalone novel El Gavilan, as well as two collections of interviews with fellow fiction writers, Art in the Bloodand Rogue Males. He also edited the anthology "Borderland Noir"...
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We had to date never seen such cheating, such an influx of corporate money into our state elections process,
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Texans for Public Justice, an anti-corruption group based in Texas applauded the indictment. No jury can undo the outcome of Texas 2002 elections, ... but the justice system must punish those who criminally conspire to undermine democracy no matter how powerful they may be. If we are to be a democracy, then powerful politicians cannot flout such laws with impunity.
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Judges in Texas swing the gavel with one hand and take money with the other.
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Those two have a mutual self-interest in being buddies. Bush has always delivered on Kenneth Lay's political pitches.
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Those two have a mutual self-interest in being buddies, ... Bush has always delivered on Kenneth Lay's political pitches.
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What distinguishes Gov. Perry from Strayhorn is that he delivers for his big campaign donors on an unlimited range of issues, not just their tax bills.
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It is disappointing that the ethics commission punted on this issue rather than requiring strict disclosure of attorney referral fees.
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Man, sounds like fun. Don't you usually give 'em just one chicken dinner? That's a pretty good return for $2,000.
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I think a lot more people are getting into Halloween because it's the one time of year where adults can be kids.
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We're hoping that soon every car that leaves the lot will have security screws on their plates,
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Overall, I think the voters spoke pretty loudly that they like the independence of their own hand-picked candidates over a billionaire from San Antonio.
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The criminal charges are piling up. They are circling tighter around Delay.