The Weekly TribCast: Episode 004
In this week's podcast skirmish, topics include Dick Cheney, the Republican Governors Association and the complicated relationship between money and politics. Full Story
Elise Hu
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Elise Hu was a political reporter at the Tribune, focusing on multimedia projects, from 2009 to 2011. She previously worked as the state political reporter for Austin's ABC affiliate, KVUE-TV, from 2006 to 2009. She was recognized by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters three years in a row for her beat reporting on state politics and was named Best TV Reporter Who Can Write by The Austin Chronicle. Before arriving in Austin, she held reporting positions at television stations in Waco; Greenville, S.C.; and Columbia, Mo. She's an evangelist for social media and multimedia journalism — her Political Junkie blog was listed as one of WashingtonPost.com's top Texas political blogs. A native of Plano, she has a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri.
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HuTube: How Houston Could Become "Extinct"
A campaign flier going out to 35,000 Houston voters says mayoral candidate Annise Parker shouldn't be elected based on her homosexual lifestyle. The sender's argument against Parker for mayor? "Homosexual behavior leads to extinction." Full Story
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HuTube: Cheney 2012?
"We westerners know the difference between a real talker and the real deal," Cheney told supporters at Hobby Airport in Houston. "When it comes to being conservative, Kay Bailey Hutchison is the real deal." Full Story
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Cheney's KBH Endorsement Speech
Vice President Dick Cheney's speech in Houston on Tuesday to formally back Kay Bailey Hutchison for governor. Full Story
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TribBlog: Photo Finish
After more than forty years with the Associated Press, veteran photographer Harry Cabluck, 71, was one of the 80-90 staffers laid off by the organization on Tuesday. He always said he had no plans to retire. Full Story
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HuTube: The Transportation Funding Quagmire
Governor Rick Perry admits the state needs more money to pay for new roads. But he doesn't agree with the Texas Senate Transportation Committee Chairman on how to pay for them. Full Story
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Perry Says KBH Should Stay in the Senate
Governor Rick Perry, speaking in Austin before KBH's non-resignation announcement, suggesting his opponent should stay in office. Full Story
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KBH won't resign to run
Kay Bailey Hutchison won't resign from the Senate to run for governor. Hutchison and her aides began calling other Republicans Friday afternoon to tell them to make other plans. Full Story
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HuTube: Hutchison Speaks, Says Little
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison talks the Texas economy, the latest Rasmussen poll and her resignation timetable. Watch the full exchange with reporters Friday morning. Full Story
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Hutchison's Friday Gaggle
Kay Bailey Hutchison reacts to the Rasmussen poll, Rick Perry's remarks about Obama "trying to punish Texas" and more questions about her resignation timetable. Full Story
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