[lbo-talk] Texas

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Jan 15 11:27:26 PST 2010


<http://www.theawl.com/2010/01/things-for-which-texas-will-and-will-not-take-federal-money

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Things For Which Texas Will And Will Not Take Federal Money

• "El Paso City Council did the right thing Tuesday when it approved spending $773,000 in federal stimulus money to buy 1,145 M-4 rifles," opined the El Paso Times editorial board this week. "Police have to be ready for anything these days, from a Columbine-like school shooting to a terrorist attack."

• "Texas won't compete for up to $700 million in federal stimulus money for education because the program 'smacks of a federal takeover of our public schools,' Republican Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday."

—Choire



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