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Past Contributions

  • 2010: The Apostate's Mouthpiece

    By Evan Smith

    Mark Sanders, the long-black-coat-from-The-Matrix-clad spokesperson for Republican-turned-independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn in her 2006 gubernatorial campaign, is throwing his weight and help behind another apostate Republican, according to Peggy Fikac of the Express-News. But not in Texas. Full Story 

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  • Rick Perry: The TT Interview

    By Evan Smith

    A Newsweek/Texas Tribune exclusive: The governor talks about the Tea Party, his beef with the federal government, health care reform, the state budget, redistricting, and whether he plans to run for the White House himself. Full Story 

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  • A Conversation with Karen Hughes

    By Evan Smith

    For the sixth event in our TribLive series, I interviewed George W. Bush's longtime communications director and counselor about the difference between advising CEOs and pols, what happened to Kay Bailey Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign, the "myth" of Obama Derangement Syndrome, and more. Full Story 

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  • A Conversation with Rick Perry

    By Evan Smith

    A Newsweek/Texas Tribune exclusive: The Governor of Texas talks about the Tea Party, his beef with the federal government, health care reform, Mexico, the state budget, redistricting, whether he's an insider or an outsider, what he thinks about the presidency of George W. Bush, and — while we're on the topic — whether he plans to run for the White House himself ... and his answer could not be more definitive. Full Story 

  • Rick Perry on Mexico

    By Evan Smith

    "The fact is, we shouldn't have to be doing anything. The federal government's responsibility has always been to operate the security mechanism along the border." Full Story