http://shapleigh.org The latest news from Senator Eliot Shapleigh. en-us Again and again we’ve had media firestorms over supposedly revealing incidents that never actually took place. The latest fake scandal fit the usual pattern as an awkwardly phrased remark, lifted out of context and willfully misinterpreted, exploded across the airwaves. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:03:40 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2047-from-the-senator-s-desk http://shapleigh.org/news/2047-from-the-senator-s-desk A dream of post-war collectivism, the universal, tax-funded NHS was launched on July 5th, 1948. In the 60 years since then it has intermittently seemed inadequate, hopelessly antiquated and plain doomed. But it is now looking oddly contemporary—partly because it has survived long enough for its principles to be relevant once more. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2048-the-shock-of-the-old http://shapleigh.org/news/2048-the-shock-of-the-old Religious-right activists are no longer the only evangelical leaders speaking out. Since 2004, influential pastors and the heads of many large faith organizations have set a new national-policy agenda, one founded on their understanding of the life of Jesus and his ministry to the poor, the outcast, and the peacemakers. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:03:42 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2050-the-new-evangelicals http://shapleigh.org/news/2050-the-new-evangelicals Ross Perot has no intention of discussing presidential politics or entering the election fray. Instead, the two-time candidate for the nation's highest office says he has a peaceful revolution in mind. He wants the American people to rise up to fight the budget deficit. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:43:31 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2049-ross-perot-says-national-debt-is-off-the-charts http://shapleigh.org/news/2049-ross-perot-says-national-debt-is-off-the-charts Across the country, women in their prime earning years, struggling with an unfriendly economy, are retreating from the work force, either permanently or for long stretches. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:05:24 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2058-women-are-now-equal-as-victims-of-poor-economy http://shapleigh.org/news/2058-women-are-now-equal-as-victims-of-poor-economy For some, though, Texas remains a throwback to the Depression, when running water and indoor plumbing were scarcities in rural communities. Hard as it is to imagine, modern-day settlements known as colonias still sometimes lack those basics. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:30:35 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2064-epa-water-board-must-get-money-to-colonias http://shapleigh.org/news/2064-epa-water-board-must-get-money-to-colonias If you did not already believe that our current health care financing system is rigged to benefit insurance companies over patients, then President Bush's recent veto of legislation to halt Medicare cuts to physicians should have changed your mind. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:10:22 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2063-let-s-make-a-health-care-system-that-aids-people-not-insurance-companies http://shapleigh.org/news/2063-let-s-make-a-health-care-system-that-aids-people-not-insurance-companies A man with mental retardation was critically injured Saturday when he was sexually assaulted by another resident at the Austin State School, police said Monday afternoon. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:15:03 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2060-disabled-man-assaulted-at-austin-state-school-police-say http://shapleigh.org/news/2060-disabled-man-assaulted-at-austin-state-school-police-say If millions of illegal immigrants work in the United States, then there are vast numbers of illegal employers, too. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:41:48 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2061-amid-employer-objections-policing-immigration-targets-the-workplace http://shapleigh.org/news/2061-amid-employer-objections-policing-immigration-targets-the-workplace U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday highlighted a backlog in naturalization processing as the nation prepared to hold citizenship ceremonies tied to Independence Day. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:53:51 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/2062-backlog-delays-u-s-citizenship http://shapleigh.org/news/2062-backlog-delays-u-s-citizenship