In the New York Times magazine on Sunday, Deborah Solomon interviewed Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose crusade in defense of the Boy Scouts of America is being supplemented by royalties from his new book On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For. The Boy Scouts, of course have been under fire for their discriminatory policies against gays. Most recently, they were evicted from a Philadelphia building they had leased for nearly 80 years because of the... Read Full Story
The secret surrounding which elected official had asked Mike Huckabee to drop out of the GOP presidential race has been revealed, but not by Huckabee who gracioulsy declined to disclose his name. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is a supporter of John McCain, had asked Huckabee to drop out of the race for the good of the party. Huckabee confirmed he received the call, and said he didn’t take it seriously. “I told that him while I appreciated it, with all due respect, since he was already on... Read Full Story
First California's governor now Texas'... From the Dallas Morning News: LOS ANGELES – Texas Gov. Rick Perry will endorse John McCain for president, saying he is the best candidate in the GOP field to fight the war on terror. The Texas governor's first choice, Rudy Giuliani, dropped out of the presidential sweepstakes and on Wednesday endorsed Mr. McCain. "For the governor, it came down to a very simple calculation: The single dominant issue is the war on terror," said Perry... Read Full Story
June 2006:
Allstate has settled a class-action lawsuit first filed in Texas by six members of minority groups who claimed Allstate’s pricing policy was discriminatory.
Allstate used information from credit reports on consumers to establish risk, and the claim was that since minorities are often low-income, they have poorer credit scores, therefore the practice is discriminatory.
Allstate will modify its pricing policy without admitting guilt and will offer consumer education on... Read Full Story
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