Between March and December of 2003, enemies abroad did not have rights or protections from cruel and unusual punishment that U.S. citizens have under the Constitution- meaning the 5th and 8th amendment need not apply.
This was revealed in a memo released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
It’s a memo we’ve known existed for a while, but […]

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By Laura J. Mansfield
Hillary Clinton won the coveted Texas primary last Tuesday, after both candidates campaigned hard there for weeks. Although early voting showed Obama ahead of Clinton, she was the victor of the primary in Texas. Clinton won 51% of the votes and gained 65 delegates. Obama recieved 47% of the votes and won 61 […]

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by David Domke and Devon Mills
Gloria Steinem’s words in Austin, Texas, this past week about John McCain have been twisted and used to launch a partisan attack — on her and on Hillary Clinton by extension. No surprise there, perhaps. We know this because one of us, Devon, was there and David, who is the […]

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by Mehgan Sellers
Saturday night I walked the “Gayborhood” of Houston with a GLBT-for-Obama sticker on my back—and I didn’t even know it.
Let me tell you how it got there.
Standing in line at Starbucks on Montrose, I was approached Obama supporter Rebekah Lee. She walked up to me, put her hand on my shoulder, and asked […]

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By Kate Miller
San Antonio, TX–Eloquent, but empty. Speeches, not solutions.
These are the main criticisms coming from McCain and Clinton in regards to his campaign, Barack Obama explained tonight in San Antonio.
Coming off the heels of a win in Vermont, but a loss in both Ohio and Rhode Island, Obama and his wife Michelle came out […]

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By: Laura J. Mansfield 
Barack Obama just finished speaking at the Municipal Building and on this very chilly Tuesday evening. He spoke with confidence, despite very tight election results that continue to come in. As of 10:56 p.m Clinton has 50.51% of the votes and Obama has 47.53%.
Obama took the stage with his wife Michelle Obama […]

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“Signed, Sealed, Delivered” is the song that’s playing as Barack and Michelle Obama walk off stage in San Antonio, but that title does not describe the Democratic nomination tonight.
Obama seemed a little shaky tonight - a little worried. It seemed that he spoke for no more than 15 minutes, reiterating to his supporters that […]

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by Mehgan Sellers
Precinct Constable Maria Canchola is running for re-election in Austin. However due to the overwhelming increase in turnout for this year’s presidential election, Canchola had to completely change her campaign strategy.
“We don’t know what in the world is going to happen with all of the people that are voting for presidency,” she said. […]

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Texas House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam (D-Waco) believes Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s work with local Democratic politicians in Texas has made for a stronger party statewide.
Good political candidates not only appeal to the needs of the nation, but use their widespread popularity to improve the entire party ticket by supporting local nominees. According […]

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“On the surface, it looks like Obama is really the front-runner,” Clinton supporter Melissa Guy told me Sunday. “But I think in Austin, it will be closer than they assume.”
After experiencing the overwhelming enthusiasm of students and volunteers these past few days at UT, it seemed Obama’s grassroots network was so strong that he […]

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