Texan Rick Noriega has learned he won't be Barack Obama's cabinet secretary for veterans affairs, though he may be under consideration for other federal posts, a source close to Noriega just confirmed. Noriega, a state rep and National Guard officer...
Former Texas Senate candidate Rick Noriega may be in the running to join Barack Obama's cabinet as secretary of veterans affairs, the Washington Post reports. Noriega could not be reached this morning. He was the Democratic challenger to GOP Sen....
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's triumphant re-election campaign just got a little too triumphant. In an email sent to supporters late this afternoon, the Cornyn camp made a few boasts that turned out to be exaggerated: A) Claim: Cornyn's the second...
Well, it took a day. But for the record, here's John Cornyn's final TV ad of the 2008 campaign. It was his first and only commercial to take a shot at Democratic foe Rick Noriega. The spot included a...
Sen. John Cornyn toughened his final TV ad, not because of any electoral gains by foe Rick Noriega, but because the news media failed to report on Noriega's "liberal" track record and his plans to increase federal spending by $1.4...
Sen. John Cornyn's re-election campaign has applauded itself all fall for running "positive" ads but last night, during Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash 2008, we noticed a sharper edge. Cornyn accused Democratic opponent Rick Noriega of being a tax and...
Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Rick Noriega, who's had only one ad on TV this fall, spiced it up today with criticism of Sen. John Cornyn for dismissing "Chicken Little" predictions about the economy as "really overblown." Noriega says the...
Republican Sen. John Cornyn is up with a new ad, touting his support of low taxes and limited government spending and promising to bring some "Texas common sense" to Washington. Cornyn's ad uses some familiar background -- a pasture...
The John Cornyn campaign's ad buying services report that Democratic Senate candidate Rick Noriega will soon resume running TV ads. Noriega's bought at least $183,000 of time and will air spots Monday through Friday in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio...
Rob Jesmer, manager of Sen. John Cornyn's re-election campaign, just sent GOP donors an early Halloween scare: Video of Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean and Cornyn's opponent, Rick Noriega, describing their high hopes for Texas on Nov. 4....
The financial balance of power in the U.S. Senate race hasn't changed. Incumbent Republican John Cornyn appears to have enough money to stay on TV all over the state through Election Day, while Democratic challenger Rick Noriega has under a...
It was in this very gaggle you see at right, in St. Paul on Sept. 1, that I asked John Cornyn what he thought of John McCain's -- and President Bush's -- proposals to move away from employer sponsored health...
In this Web ad, U.S. Senate Democratic hopeful Rick Noriega says he was moved by witnessing the first free election in Afghanistan, when he was on National Guard duty there in 2004. "You see that, you never wonder again...
A reminder that Sen. John Cornyn and State Rep. Rick Noriega will debate tonight at 8. Dallas-area viewers can watch the Senate debate on KERA (Channel 13) and on texasdebates.com. The debate will also be broadcast on the radio on...
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is the draw at a $500 a head debate watch party for Senate Democratic hopeful Rick Noriega tomorrow night at the East Dallas home of Renee Skinner and Trey Branham. Noriega and freshman Republican Sen....
I just reviewed last Thursday's U.S. Senate debate and confirmed a mental note I made to myself that night: Republican incumbent John Cornyn did not once mention or refer to President George W. Bush. That's right. During an hour-long, televised...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega is getting some high and low Clinton help. Last week, Hillary Clinton appeared with him at a fundraiser in the Valley. Next week, it's in Dallas with Bill Clinton. The former president and Noriega...
Last night's Senate debate in Houston gave Democratic challenger Rick Noriega a chance to go after GOP Sen. John Cornyn over his vote for the financial industry bailout bill, health care coverage issues and a failed Republican push to privatize...
Democratic Senate nominee Rick Noriega on Thursday called on residents to embark on some sort of service to the country. "I have witnessed when we are at our best for the common good and that's when we're the envy...
In announcing it's agreeing to two debates with Democratic rival Rick Noriega, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's campaign has this curious thought about the set-up: "In Dallas, KERA public television is putting together a panel of journalist interrogators in cooperation with...
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