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Red McCombs, One of Gov. Perry's Top Donors Pushes Double Tax Tolls


Red McCombs: Billionaire, car salesman and one of Gov. Rick Perry’s top donors has got his “toll everything” editorial printed in most major Texas ne   read more

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More deception: TxDOT lies to Austinites about their “free” lanes


It shouldn’t surprise anybody by now that TxDOT has lied to the public.   read more
Location: Texas

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Managed Toll Lanes on Mopac - ANC Radio Archive Discussion


ANC Radio recently hosted a show discussing the plan of adding managed toll lanes to Mopac on KOOP. The guests were:

John Kelly - VP of read more
Location: Austin, Texas

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Plan to Add Toll Lanes to Mopac


If you don't know already, there is a plan in place to add toll lanes to Mopac.   read more
Location: Austin, Texas

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Multiple Efforts to Deliver Toll Road Moratorium Bill to Governors Office are Unsuccessful


It appears that Rick Perry is attempting a stall on House Bill that is attempting to put a moratorium on private equity toll roads.

The urgency   read more
Location: Texas

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Taking Apart Bill O'Reilly's Shoddy Journalism


It's not the first time Bill O'Reilly has targeted the progressive blogosphere with with disingenuous attacks. Now, the netroots movement returns the fire.   read more

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How Lost the War Is


Neither the President nor the war's intellectual architects are prepared to admit this. Nonetheless, the specter of defeat shapes their thinking in telling ways.   read more

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Wait, There Actually Is a Bridge in Brooklyn You Can Sell Me?


In these weird times of privatization fever, selling off bridges, toll roads and airports is no longer considered preposterous -- for the billionaires who can afford them it's good business.   read more

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Iraq Round-up!


This week: Iraq's government in "deep crisis"; PM Nouri al-Maliki taking fire from all sides; US military, State Department 100 times more corrupt than the UN and the Iraqi soccer team braves bombings to advance to Asia Cup semi-final!   read more

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Why the White House Keeps Hiding Behind General Petraeus


The White House has done everything possible to create the appearance that Gen. David Petraeus has all the responsibility for the occupation of Iraq -- but it's really an attempt to shield Bush from the failure in Iraq.   read more

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