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NPT Wednesday Brief: Handicapping the Mayor's Race; Haikus by you; Man on the street
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El Paso-centric info and commentary from the Center of North America on the NPT blog:
-- NPT Capitol: April fools day in the House
-- NPT Capitol: HB 670: Pope to have less rights than journalists
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Biden Cool to Legalization in ’09
by Frontera NorteSur
 “It’s hard to tell the voters, when unemployment is increasing, when they are losing their jobs and homes, that what we should do is legalize foreigners and stop deportations,” said the US’ second highest official.
Posted on April 1, 2009 • read more »
Opinion
Handicapping the Mayor's Race
by David Crowder
 To defeat an incumbent mayor requires a good deal of public rage, some concrete issues to disagree about and a challenger with a name voters will recognize on the ballot. There’s not much of any of that in this race, and the candidates aren’t helping themselves with the clock ticking down.
Posted on April 1, 2009 • read more »
Opinion
Responsible Short-Term Lending Fills Financial Void for Cash-Strapped Texans
By: Dennis Weese, President and COO, Retail Services Division, Cash America International
 Many short-term critics don't use the product, so can they adequately speak for our customers? Yet, they attack the industry and hype a triple-digit annualized percentage rate (APR). No one applies for year-long, short-term loans. Actually, Cash America limits its Texas customers to four renewals annually, so an APR like that is impossible to actually realize.
Posted on April 1, 2009 • read more »
The Stimulus Package - Now What?
By Tim Collins
 If we wish to act responsibly in this era of newly created and astronomical debt, then we must take some necessary steps to prioritize our national spending.
Posted on April 1, 2009 • read more »
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