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What Hath George Wrought in Iraq?; and Cheating on Oil Royalties

"...thanks largely to the industry's coziness with the oil-soaked Bush regime, the corporations are cheating on paying billions in..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...Illegal war, illegal torture, and now, illegal wiretaps. Bush, Cheney, and all the usual suspects tell us that..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column

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"...11-15: You're a "Patriot" – i.e., an angry white guy with an IQ in the mid-80s...."

Dec. 30, 2005 Column

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"...a Saudi, Osama bin Laden, brother to George W. Bush's first business partner, attacked the United States. The attack..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

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"...and Nick and Marjorie. I was aware that you guys had stayed together and were the forces behind the..."

April 30, 2004 Column

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Bush leaves millions of children behind; and crazy John Poindexter gets tossed.

"...bizarre reason, was brought back into play by the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld axis of imperial weirdness. He was given a Pentagon..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...under attack from both our state Legislature and the Bush/Cheney administration, Margot's experience, clear positions, and proven record are..."

June 6, 2003 Column

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McCarthyism rears its ugly head; and taxpayers pay for a Bush campaign commercial.

"...For example, BushCheneyAshcroftRumsfeld & Co. -- backed by a compliant chorus of..."

May 23, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...review ends with a blow to President George W. Bush. When I read reviews that trash our president, usually..."

April 18, 2003 Column

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Bush goes on a spending binge; lawmakers demand Bush ask for war permission.

"...Bush Ate the Surplus..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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George W.'s corporate scolding reeks of hypocrisy; the Pentagon buys into Hollywood.

"...Stewart. This slick operator is none other than the guy who has lately been so loudly scolding CEOs for..."

July 19, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...whooping it up," opines Hall. "I'm not a numbers guy, but I know that Warren generated at least a..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Lowdown

The Bush budget and children's welfare, Pete Domenici and nuclear power & Jonah Goldberg on the joys of sweatshops

"...Bush's True Heart Campaign rhetoric is one thing, but it's..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Turn Out the Lights ...

The Lege Has Barely Begun, and the Official Accountants Say We're Broke

"...National headlines have been all about President George W. Bush's proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut, designed to return a..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. George W. Bush don't know each other very well. It was also..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

Page Two: The Future Is Glacial

Revisiting change in rocky times

"...This constant good-guy-vs.-bad-guy dichotomy includes an ever-resilient, ridiculously utopian worldview – something..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Just Watch the Livestock

Texas schools' sex ed favors 'don't ask, don't tell ... and keep 'em ignorant'

"...The change was embraced by former Gov. George W. Bush, who led Texas through a change in state law..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

RNC Aftermath

Austin protester pleads guilty in Minnesota

"...he just wants to make sure that the big guys don't take advantage of the little guys. He believes..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

Govern With Hypocrisy

"...Dear Editor, The Bush administration is not the first to govern with hypocrisy..."

May 20, 2008 Postmarks

Michael & Us

Canadian filmmakers Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine set out to celebrate a lion of the left. They ended up with something a little different.

"...Cannes in 2004 for Fahrenheit 9/11, his anti-George W. Bush screed designed to build voter momentum for ousting the..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Support the Severely Wounded; and Bush's Health-Care Tax

"...to support our troops. We do, George! Why don't you?BUSH'S HEALTH-CARE TAX Look out, everyone – George W. has..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Finding Hope ... in Bed!

Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay

"...denying us any rights under law, period. One of Bush's most hideous contributions to undermining democracy in this country..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...funding on the administration of former Gov. George W. Bush. Beginning in 1997, when the Bush administration was advocating..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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We are wrong, wrong, wrong. So is golf.

"...it three or four times, I thought, Jesus, this guy needs to lighten up a little. Can you imagine..."

March 10, 2000 Column

Cracks in the Ceiling

An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid

"...never going to go back to the old white guy’s club, as it had always been. So that’s different...."

Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King

McClellan, Salinger and Ziegler

Where does the former Bush spokesman fit into the history of the office?

"...Pierre Salinger recounts how he was not just a guy reading press statements. He was the point guy for..."

June 21, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Capturing the Dragon

Two Dem Challengers contend for CD 10

"...But then came 2006, as George W. Bush's war on Iraq continued to deteriorate and Demo­crats were..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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New Grounds for Leaving Iraq; and Strengthen the FDA

"...thought Scooter Libby got "harsh" punishment for being the Bushites' fall guy, he ought to consider how top Chinese..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...office at UT's school of architecture, co-editor of The Bush Junta, featured in the touring gallery Comics on the..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"...Tender Grapes, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Tender Comrade, A Guy Named Joe, Kitty Foyle, and A Bill of Divorcement...."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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