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Media Notes: Howard Kurtz on Garry Trudeau's satire about Twitter; Rush Limbaugh...George Bush's vice president." He quit his job and on Tuesday is launching the Texas Tribune, which is designed to fill the gap left by the shrinking number of newspaper reporters at the state capitol in Austin. "We'll be flooding the zone on... In this article: Garry Trudeau, Evan Smith, Twitter, Rush Limbaugh, Tribune, Richard Miniter, and The Washington Times |
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Charlotte Observer | October 28, 2009
Cheney to campaign for Hutchison in Texas
...Station in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. AUSTIN, Texas Former Vice President Dick Cheney will throw his support behind U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign for Texas governor. Hutchison's campaign confirmed Wednesday that...
In this article: Dick Cheney, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas, Rick Perry, Washington, and Houston
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LexisNexis | January 12, 2009
OPINION: Our old friend Bush was back
...reform immigration and Social Security laws. He allowed Dick Cheney, Karl Rove and Don Rumsfeld to shift his administration's tone from his collegial Austin approach, where Bush indeed was a unifier. He particularly erred by shamelessly letting...
In this article: George W. Bush, The Dallas Morning News, Barack Obama, Social Security, Ted Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and Texas
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www.washingtonpost.com | February 14, 2006
Cheney's Response A Concern In GOP
...suggestion of a coverup and should have offered a public apology for his role in accidentally shooting Harry Whittington, a GOP lawyer from Austin. Whittington was hospitalized Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Tex., and was moved back into...
In this article: Dick Cheney, White House, Robert H. Michel, Harry Whittington, Al Gore, GOP, Vin Weber, and Texas
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Wikipedia | March 17, 2009
The Vulcans
...and metalworking , in Rice's home town of Birmingham , Alabama. In early 1999, the Vulcans held their first meeting in Austin, Texas, which was attended by Cheney and Shultz. The group communicated regularly afterward. During 1999 and...
In this article: George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, The Vulcans, Stephen Hadley, Al Gore, William D. Hartung, United States, Paul Wolfowitz, George P. Shultz, and Vulcan
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New York Times | September 04, 2007
Disclosed
...W. Bush had the potential to be another Ronald Reagan. One reason for his confidence was the �Stanford shuttle� between Palo Alto and Austin, which carried such Hoover Institution luminaries � and White House veterans � as Martin Anderson,...
In this article: Dick Cheney, Stephen F. Hayes, Bob Michel, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Saddam Hussein, Republican Party, George Shultz, and Alan Simpson
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Pamela Willeford
On February 11, 2006, she was the only witness of when Dick Cheney accidentally shot Texas attorney Harry Whittington during a quail hunt. She is married to Dr. George Willeford III, an Austin physician. They have two grown children.
In this article: George W. Bush, Harry Whittington, Dick Cheney, Pamela Willeford, Texas, and St. Andrew's Episcopal School
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Not Exactly Clearing Things Up
...Caller-Times writes: "In the minutes following Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of Austin lawyer Harry Whittington, Cheney's medical crew scrambled to treat the injured man while the Secret Service called for medical...
In this article: Dick Cheney, Harry Whittington, White House, Brit Hume, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Newsday, and Los Angeles Times
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Agence France-Presse - wire feeds | August 31, 2008
Republicans shut down most of convention over Hurricane
...Convention," Bush said. "I will travel down to Texas tomorrow to visit with the emergency operations center in Austin," where Texas and Louisiana responses to Hurricane Gustav are being coordinated. White House spokeswoman Dana...
In this article: John McCain, George W. Bush, Hurricane Gustav, Barack Obama, Hurricane Katrina, Rick Davis, Republican Party, Alaska, and Texas
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Obama Ridicules Cheney's Iraq Comments
...that parts of Iraq have been stabilized. Obama's Austin appearance was part of a campaign swing across the country to raise money for his two-week old candidacy and build his reputation nationally. While in Texas, Obama raised money in...
In this article: Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, Iraq, Texas, Bill Clinton, Hollywood, GameBoy, and George Bush
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Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County. Situated in Central Texas and part of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States of America, as well as the third-fastest growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, Austin has a population of 743,074. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area with a population of about 1.6 million people.
The area was settled in the 1830s on the banks of the Colorado River by white settlers, who named the village Waterloo. In 1839, Waterloo was chosen to become the capital of the newly independent Republic of Texas. The city was renamed Austin after Stephen F. Austin. The city grew throughout the 19th century and became a center for government and education with the construction of the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas. After a lull in growth from the Great Depression, Austin resumed its development into a major city and emerged as a center for technology and business. Today, Austin is home to many companies, high-tech or otherwise, including two Fortune 500 listed corporations.
Austin was selected as the No. 2 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine in 2006, and the "Greenest City in America" by MSN. Also, according to CNN Headline News and travel and leisure Austin ranks #2 on the list of cities with the best people, referring to the personalities and attributes of the citizens. Austin was also voted America's #1 College Town by the Travel Channel. Austin was ranked the fifth-safest city in part because there are fewer than 3 people per 100,000 murdered annually.
- Name:
- City of Austin
- Also Known As:
- Live Music Capital of the World, The ATX, City of the Violet Crown,
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Manager-Council
- Founding Date:
- December 27, 1839
- Total Area (km):
- 767.28
- Land Area (km):
- 651.4
- Water Area (km):
- 17.9
- Elevation (ft):
- 489
- Elevation (m):
- 149
- Time Zone:
- CST
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