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Tag Archives: Barack Obama

by Melissa del Bosque

Immigration Agents Find Common Cause with Hate Groups

Wed, Jul 8, 2015 |

According to a new report, unions that represent U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are working in tandem with anti-immigrant gro...Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Don’t Laugh, Rick Perry is Running for President Again

Thu, Jun 4, 2015 |

In announcing his presidential bid, Rick Perry's task is this: to be taken seriously again....Read More

A march for immigration reform at the Texas Capitol.

by Melissa del Bosque

Obama’s Immigration Reform: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Fri, Nov 21, 2014 |

What's to like, and loathe, in the new action on immigration reform from President Obama....Read More

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Rick Perry Meets With President Obama

Fri, Aug 29, 2014 |

President Obama calls Rick Perry’s bluff in this political cartoon from Ben Sargent....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Obama in Austin: Yes We Can…Finish Out a Second Term

In Austin today, President Barack Obama seemed to be straining from the weight of a system that's not working as well as it used to.

Thu, Jul 10, 2014 |

At Austin's Paramount Theatre today, President Barack Obama seemed to be straining from the weight of a system that's not working as well as it used to....Read More

Janet Murguía

by Cindy Casares

Mass Deportation’s Hidden Costs

Wed, Apr 16, 2014 |

No one wins when we’re paying millions of dollars to tear families apart. ...Read More

Obama for Texas Governor

Obama For Texas Governor

Mon, Mar 24, 2014 |

by Melissa del Bosque

Agency Says DHS Employees Routinely Report Overtime When Actually ‘Relaxing, Joking and Surfing the Internet’

Thu, Dec 12, 2013 |

Employees at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have been bilking taxpayers for millions in overtime pay for years....Read More

Ted Cruz

by Jonathan McNamara

Observer Podcast Episode 30: Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis and What Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Said About Obama

Fri, Oct 18, 2013 |

In this episode of Observer Radio, Observer editor Dave Mann talks about Ted Cruz' future. ...Read More

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