E000063 1951-11-24 2034 2369 Rayburn House Office Building http://edwards.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm 17 202-225-0350 Thomas 'd':4 'tx':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'chet':9 'thoma':2,7,10 'edward':3,8,11 M 400118 Edwards Chet_Edwards Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17] 825 Chet N00005794 7758 Democrat 202-225-6105 Methodist TX Chet Thomas Edwards 4.4 http://edwards.house.gov/ 400118 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 21:41:28 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...economic climate... " —Rep. Travis Childers, Democrat of Mississippi "... there is too much new spending in this bill..." —Rep. Chet Edwards, Democrat of Texas "... this bill will not reduce long-term costs." —Rep Bobby Bright, Democrat of Alabama 'new':22 'rep':12,27,42 'tar':3 'u.s':48 'bill':26,34 'chet':28 'cost':41 'hous':1 'long':39 'much':21 'news':49 'term':40 'texa':32 'vote':9 'bobbi':43 'liber':7 'moder':4 'reduc':37 'spend':23 'travi':13 'world':50 'bright':44 'climat':11 'econom':10 'edward':29 'report':51 'alabama':47 'childer':14 'democrat':5,15,30,45 'healthcar':8 'long-term':38 'republican':2 'mississippi':17 6738215 true true daylife U.S. News & World Report http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm OK http://www.usnews.com/blogs/peter-roff/2009/11/19/house-republicans-tar-moderate-democrats-with-liberal-healthcare-votes.html?s_cid=rss:peter-roff:house-republicans-tar-moderate-democrats-with-liberal-healthcare-votes 400118 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 21:37:09 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, discussed recent veterans legislation while visiting Cleburne on Friday. ... 'd':10 'us':5 'rep':6 'chet':7 'time':23 'waco':11 'visit':17 'd-waco':9 'edward':1,8 'friday':20 'legisl':4,15 'recent':13 'review':24 'cleburn':18,21 'discuss':2,12 'veteran':3,14 'times-review':22 6714650 true true google news Cleburne Times-Review OK http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/local/local_story_320150704.html 400118 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 21:37:09 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and Sgt. Gib Rosetter, Black's platoon sergeant in Vietnam, presented Black with the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, ... 'd':9 'us':4 'gib':13 'rep':5 'sgt':12 'chet':6 'come':3 'long':1 'star':26 'time':2,33 'waco':10 'black':15,22 'bronz':25 'heart':30 'medal':27 'purpl':29 'd-waco':8 'edward':7 'review':34 'rosett':14 'cleburn':31 'platoon':17 'present':21 'vietnam':20 'sergeant':18 'times-review':32 6714652 true true google news Cleburne Times-Review OK http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/local/local_story_320151511.html 400118 Person republican Mon Nov 16 21:37:09 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In an era of increased economic anxiety, the six Republicans hoping to unseat US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, are split over competing tax-reform ideas. ... '1':1 'd':26 'us':21 'era':10 'goe':4 'gop':2 'rep':22 'six':16 'tax':33 'chet':23 'hope':18 'idea':35 'tide':7 'waco':27,36 'split':29 'candid':3 'compet':31 'd-waco':25 'econom':13 'edward':24 'herald':38 'reform':34 'tribun':37 'unseat':20 'anxieti':14 'fairtax':6 'increas':12 'republican':17 'tax-reform':32 6714651 true true google news Waco Tribune Herald OK http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/11/16/11162009wacGOPTAXES.html?cxtype=rss 400118 Person congress Sun Nov 15 21:38:33 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Ms. Pollard expressed sadness that US Rep. Chet Edwards was “shown disrespect” at his town-hall events. But how could that be? Congressman Edwards is not a ... 'ms':14 'us':19 'key':9 'mad':6 'rep':20 'sad':17 'tea':11 'chet':21 'hall':30 'race':8 'town':29 'waco':42 'could':34 'event':31 'guest':3 'parti':12 'shown':24 'simon':2 'column':4 'edward':22,38 'fiscal':5 'herald':44 'thrust':13 'tribun':43 'express':16 'michael':1 'pollard':15 'town-hal':28 'disrespect':25 'congressman':37 6703312 true true google news Waco Tribune Herald OK http://www.wacotrib.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/11/15/11152009wacbottomcolumn.html 400118 Person rep\. Sun Nov 15 21:38:32 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 A few hours before the House approved the health care bill, US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, issued a statement saying, “Given the huge federal deficits facing ... 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'one':8 'rep':26 'run':17 'tea':1,13 'avid':12 'mike':27 'parti':2,14 'unlik':4 'incumb':25 'target':5 'clowdus':10 'conaway':28 'houston':31 'midland':30 'primari':21 'problem':9 'chronicl':32 'loyalist':15 'republican':6,20,24 6714653 true true google news Houston Chronicle OK http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6722358.html 400118 Person congress Sun Nov 15 21:38:32 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, will deliver a legislative update on veterans' issues in Congress at 1:30 pm at the Booker T. Washington Community and ... '1':28 'd':15 '30':29 'pm':30 'us':10 'rep':11 'chet':12 'issu':5,24 'time':40 'waco':16 'deliv':18 'today':9 'updat':21 'booker':7,33 'd-waco':14 'edward':1,13 'legisl':20 'review':41 'cleburn':38 'discuss':3 'veteran':4,23 'congress':26 'communiti':36 'washington':35 'times-review':39 6703311 true true google news Cleburne Times-Review OK http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/local/local_story_317101902.html 400118 Person rep\. Sun Nov 15 21:38:33 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Three Texas seats make the list, meaning they are somewhere in the neighborhood of competitive: US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, holds a seat that is deemed ... 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'd':18 'anh':22 'cao':3,24 'rep':14,21 'two':4 'care':12 'chet':15 'line':9 'vote':13 'waco':19,32 'cross':7 'parti':8 'spent':29 'd-waco':17 'edward':1,16 'health':11 'herald':34 'joseph':23 'repres':5 'tribun':33 'louisiana':26 'republican':27 'undergradu':31 6703310 true true google news Waco Tribune Herald OK http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/11/14/11142009wacCHETANDCAO.html 400118 Person representative Wed Nov 18 21:41:00 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... Barack Obama received in their districts last November (bold text indicates the representative is a freshman): John Adler (NJ-3), 52% Brian Baird (WA-3), 52% Rick Boucher (VA-9), 40% Allen Boyd (FL-2), 45% Chet Edwards (TX-17), 32% ... '-2':45 '-3':30,35 '-9':40 '32':51 '40':41 '45':46 '52':31,36 'fl':44 'nj':29 'tx':49 'va':39 'wa':34 '-17':50 'bart':5 'bold':19 'boyd':43 'care':3 'chet':47 'hous':1 'john':27 'last':17 'post':10,54 'rick':37 'text':20 'vote':4 'adler':7,28 'allen':42 'baird':33 'brian':32 'indic':21 'obama':12 'barack':11 'edward':48 'health':2 'novemb':18 'receiv':13 'repres':23 'boucher':38 'perpetu':9,53 'district':16 'freshman':26 'stupak/john':6 6732594 false true google blog The Perpetual Post http://perpetualpost.com/ OK http://perpetualpost.com/?p=3567 400118 Person rep\. Thu Nov 19 10:31:48 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The question of Tiahrt running for House instead also presents a conundrum for state Rep. Raj Goyle in KS-04, who's turning into one of the Dems' best 2010 challengers -- would Goyle be better off running in an open seat, or against the 16- year ve '16':52 'ks':26 've':54 '-04':27 'dem':35 'one':32 'raj':23 'rep':22 'run':12,44 'ssp':4 '2010':37 'also':16 'best':36 'goyl':24,40 'hous':14 'open':47 'seat':48 'turn':30 'year':53 '11/18':7 'daili':5 'state':2,21,56 'swing':1,55 'would':39 'better':42 'digest':6 'tiahrt':11 'instead':15 'present':17 'project':3,57 'challeng':38 'question':9 'conundrum':19 6735649 false true google blog Swing State Project http://www.swingstateproject.com/ OK http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5917/ssp-daily-digest-1118 400118 Person senator Thu Nov 19 21:41:24 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 But in 2008, he supported Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who advocated a federal “Department of Peace,” and former Senator John Edwards, later exposed as an adulterer. Back in 2000, McChesney contributed to Ralph Nader's run for president. ... Jesse Jackso 'us':8 'rep':14 'run':43 'say':7 '2000':36 '2008':11 'back':34 'blog':4 'jess':46 'john':27 'peac':23 'advoc':18 'denni':15 'expos':30 'feder':20 'later':29 'nader':41 'ralph':40 'senat':26 'academ':6 'archiv':5 'depart':21 'edward':28 'former':25 'jackso':47 'presid':45 'adulter':33 'conserv':3,50 'support':13 'kucinich':16 'contribut':38 'mcchesney':37 'australian':2,49 6738213 false true google blog The Australian Conservative http://australianconservative.com/main-site/ OK http://australianconservative.com/main-site/2009/11/academic-says-us-media-reform-should-be-part-of-a-march-towards-socialism/ 400118 Person rep\. Thu Nov 19 10:31:48 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In the Houston area, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, is being challenged in the GOP primary by Tyler Russell, an oil company engineer who faults the incumbent's votes for the Wall Street bailout and Bush-era spending increases. ... And Tea Party loyalist T 'r':18 'era':48 'gop':25 'oil':31 'rep':14 'tea':5,52 'top':3,57 'area':13 'bush':47 'move':7 'news':2 'texa':19 'vote':39 'wall':42 'bradi':16 'engin':33 'fault':35 'kevin':15 'parti':6,53 'spend':49 'stori':4,58 'tyler':28 'incumb':37 'r-texa':17 'russel':29 'street':43 'bailout':44 'compani':32 'houston':12 'increas':50 'primari':26 'bush-era':46 'challeng':22 'loyalist':54 'mywesttexa':56 'mywesttexas.com':1 6735648 false true google blog Mywesttexas - Top Stories http://www.mywesttexas.com/ OK http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2009/11/18/news/top_stories/doc4b0233b1e0123397853869.txt 400118 Person rep\. Tue Nov 17 21:42:50 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Interestingly, Scott was one of McChesney's students and helped produce his radio show before going to work for then-Rep. Bernie Sanders, a self-declared socialist, and then becoming director of policy for Free Press. .... Jesse Jackson, Jr . (Illinois 'go':24 'jr':49 'one':12 'rep':30 'free':45 'help':18 'jess':47 'self':35 'show':22 'work':26 'becom':40 'berni':31 'media':5 'press':46 'radio':21 'scott':10 'behind':3 'declar':36 'polici':43 'produc':19 'reform':6 'sander':32 'illinoi':50 'jackson':48 'student':16 'director':41 'interest':9 'movement':7 'then-rep':28 'mcchesney':14 'socialist':37 'self-declar':34 'revolutionradio.org':8,51 6720486 false true google blog RevolutionRadio.org http://revolutionradio.org/ OK http://revolutionradio.org/?p=26213 400118 Person congress Wed Nov 18 21:41:01 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Now, Chet Edwards manages to hold a more conservative district with a significantly less conservative voting record, but he's an entrenched incumbent. After Bright comes Frank Kratovil, who's more or less in the same boat; ... 'boat':42 'card':5 'chet':7 'come':31 'hold':11 'hous':2 'less':19,38 'vote':21 'frank':32 'manag':9 'bright':30 'edward':8 'incumb':28 'record':22 'report':4 'conserv':14,20 'district':15 'entrench':27 'freshmen':3 'kratovil':33 'signific':18 'donkeylici':1,43 6732595 false true google blog Donkeylicious http://www.donkeylicious.com/ OK http://www.donkeylicious.com/2009/11/house-freshmen-report-card.html 400118 Person representative Tue Nov 17 21:42:51 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In a joint statement prepared by the Constitution Project, David Keene, founder of American Conservative Union, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, and former representative and presidential candidate Bob Barr say moving suspected ... 'bob':39 'say':41 'tax':31 'barr':40 'keen':19 'move':42 'plan':7 'board':46 'david':18 'gitmo':6 'joint':11 'obama':4 'union':24 'candid':38 'former':34 'grover':25 'leader':2 'messag':45 'prepar':13 'presid':27 'reform':32 'repres':35 'conserv':1,23 'founder':20 'project':17 'support':3 'suspect':43 'american':22,29 'norquist':26 'constitut':16 'statement':12 'presidenti':37 'motownsports.com':8,44 6720487 false true google blog MotownSports.com Message Board http://www.motownsports.com/forums/ OK http://www.motownsports.com/forums/political-discussions/77761-conservative-leaders-support-obamas-gitmo-plan.html 400118 Person rep\. Wed Nov 18 10:32:04 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Dan Boren (OK) 7. Rep. Rick Boucher (VA) 8. Rep. Allen Boyd (FL) 9. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL) 10. Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS) 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL) 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) ... '7':13 '8':18 '9':23 '10':28 '11':33 '12':38 '13':43 '14':48 'al':27,42 'fl':22 'kt':32 'ms':37 'ok':12 'tn':47 'tx':52 'va':17 '500':3 'ben':30 'cut':2 'dan':10 'rep':9,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49 'boyd':21 'chet':50 'davi':41,46 'rick':15 'allen':20 'artur':40 'bobbi':25 'boren':11 'travi':35 'youth':7 'bright':26 'edward':51 'billion':4 'boucher':16 'childer':36 'fallaci':55 'lincoln':45 'medicar':1 'ostrich':54 'babyboom':5 'chandler':31 'disadvantag':8 6725436 false true google blog THE OSTRICH FALLACY http://ostrichfallacy.blogspot.com/ OK http://ostrichfallacy.blogspot.com/2009/11/medicare-cut-500-billion-babyboomers.html 400118 Person rep\. Wed Nov 18 10:32:04 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and Sgt. Gib Rosetter, Black's platoon sergeant in Vietnam, presented Black with the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, ... 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