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• TX-Sen: Noriega seeks to avoid primary

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:52 am

  Tags: Rick Noriega, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008 Elections, Mikal Watts

  Noriega said he hoped Watts would stand aside and allow him a free run against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the 2008 general election. Noriega said he believed he had the stronger resume and greater potential appeal to Texas voters. “Whether it is serving in the war, serving in the legislative body, serving on the border,

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• TX-Sen: Watts used campaign donations to threaten foe

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:34 pm

  Tags: Mikal Watts, Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, Rick Noriega, Texans For Public Justice, Craig Mcdonald

  U.S. Senate candidate Mikal Watts of San Antonio once tried to pressure a legal opponent into a $60 million personal injury lawsuit settlement by claiming he would have an advantage on appeal because of his firm's "heavy" campaign financial support to an appellate court's justices, "all of whom are good Democrats." There is no evidence

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• TX-Sen: Noriega has early primary lead

  Published: September 6, 2007, 3:58 pm

  Tags: Tx Sen, Texas, Senate, 2008, Rick Noriega, Mikal Watts

  trend lines) Noriega 27 Watts 14 Reichstadt 6 Undecided 52 (Reichstadt, by the way, dropped out a couple of days ago.) Clearly, Texas Democrats are sitting back and waiting to see how the primary race plays out, as none of these candidates have any name-ID advantages. Netroots favorite Rick Noriega is off to an early lead, but Watts will

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• TX-Sen: Watts Withdraws from Race

  Published: October 23, 2007, 12:42 pm

  Tags: Mikal Watts, Tx Sen, 2008 Elections, Senate, Texas, Rick Noriega, Recommended

  I received a call from Mikal Watts this morning informing me that he has decided to withdraw from the Democratic Primary race for the United States Senate. As Teddy Roosevelt once said, the credit goes to the man in the arena.  And Mikal Watts will always have my utmost respect for standing in the arena and highlighting how John

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• Thank You Mikal Watts !

  Published: October 24, 2007, 1:03 am

  Tags: Us Senate, Rick Noriega, Mikal Watts

  candidate for U.S. Senate Mikal Watts withdrew from the race for the Democratic nomination. He said, "After spending the last several months putting everything into this campaign, I have seen the toll this effort has taken on my children. For these reasons, my wife and I have made the decision that I will not be seeking the Democratic

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