Political

It seemed simple enough: a free app in which Mitt Romney supporters could take a photo and then send it out to Facebook or Twitter with one of 14 Romney campaign approved slogan like “I’m a Mom For Mitt” superimposed on it.

The app launched yesterday, to coincide with Romney officially capturing the GOP nomination by winning the primary in Texas. Everything would have been great except that there was a misspelling in one of the pre-approved slogans. And what a misspelling it was.

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Former New England Patriots running back-turned-commentator Craig James failed in his bid for the Texas Senate seat vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. In fact, James wasn’t even close in the race that left him a distant fourth place in the GOP primary.

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Texas is one of the few states that still uses the death penalty. 482 Texas inmates have been put to death in the Lone Star State since 1982. Five more inmates are scheduled to be executed in Texas this year. Men aren't the only ones on death row, three woman have been executed in Texas since 1998. Proponents of the death penalty claim that 'having the death penalty deters crime', does it?. What are your thoughts on the death penalty?

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Due to redistricting, the Texas primary election has been delayed (originally scheduled for March), but it is finally here. So get out and vote. Voting ends at 7pm tonight.

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Mitt Romney’s campaign might have a problem with inspiring a lot of enthusiasm, but one interesting idea from entrepreneur and noted hair trendsetter Donald Trump may pique a lot of interest in the Republican candidate: pick Donald Trump to be Romney’s running mate.

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Michelle Schimel, a Democrat, has had a seat in the 16th Assembly in Long Island for four terms, so she’s accustomed to facing challengers. But this time around, she’ll have one she knows pretty well: her estranged husband, Mark, who’s running against her.

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The Texas League of Women Voters and our local Abilene Public Library are offering a free 'Voters Guide' to help voters make informed voting decisions.

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President Obama, for years, has been against same-sex marriage but recently just shifted his support for same-sex marriage in what he calls an “evolution” of his views. What are your thoughts? Are you for or against same-sex marriage?

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The race for the Sheriffs office in Abilene is promising to be a heated race as the candidates pour their feelings and experience into their campaigns. Hardin Simmons University social work students will be holding an 'Open Public Forum' on campus April 24th. Their goal is to distinguish the clear differences between all three candidates. Guess who the HSU students have coming to the 'Open Public Forum'?

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It seems you can’t turn on the TV without seeing one poll or another that supposedly reflects the majority of Americans. Whether it’s TV viewing, eating, sleeping, internet or voting preferences (amongst many others) there’s a poll for everything. But, how many times have you seen results of a poll that didn’t reflect your thoughts? For me, all the freakin’ time.

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Rescue The Animals, the S.P.C.A. and Abilene residence  were successful in getting the Abilene City Council to table the dangerous dog ordinance they were considering. The ordinance will be reviewed again, before it's brought up for public discussion. Rest assured we will keep you updated on this hot topic.

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'October Baby' opens in select theaters across the country this Friday March 23 2012, during this election year this movie will deal with a hot political topic, abortion. Hannah the star of the movie, falls ill and learns that she was a failed abortion and was given up for adoption. This is where her journey begins in search of herself and her biological mother.

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