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Grapevine: Tracking students to combat truancy in TX schools

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    Does new radio chip program go too far?

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Now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine not everyone saw last week's presidential debate as a slam dunk for Mitt Romney.

The Daily Mail reports President Obama left feeling like he was the winner.

The mail quotes -- anonymous Democrat allegedly close to the Obama campaign saying the president.

Did not prepare seriously and they ignored scripted one liners intended to wound Romney quote President Obama made it clear.

He wanted to be doing anything else anything.

But debate -- and speaking of the debate you may have come across a story suggesting that governor Romney.

Used to cheat sheet.

This screen grab from the debate apparently shows or appears to show -- neatly folded handkerchief.

Which is actually what it -- Romney later use that handkerchief in the debate on the Daily Kos democratic underground and read it.

-- that cheat sheet questioning story conservative columnist Charles hurt thinks he knows why.

Quote -- where can you find the campaigns fingerprints on that story and they have long since quit.

Taking my calls but I know how it works stories like that do not move on their own.

Under the protection of and and anonymity.

It was most assuredly Obama campaign operatives calling up reporters and pushing them to follow that bogus story.

The Obama campaign told Fox News quote no we've never -- -- or locked with a tin foil hat crowd.

Former vice president Al Gore preaches the benefits of investing in alternative technology his company seems to be setting a different message.

National review online looked at his company's SEC filing and noticed public investments in wind solar biomass and other alternative energy.

Are practically.

Nonexistent.

And a program to combat truancy that some feel already went too far has gone a bit further.

Media reports say some Texas school districts are requiring students to Wear -- ID card with a radio frequency chip.

That tracks their locations.

Students in San Antonio who have opted to use their old IDs are being told.

They cannot vote for homecoming king and queen.

And -- school grounds access is restricted.

Program could save the district as much as 175000.

Dollars lost daily because of low attendance which.

Partially determine school funding.

Now back to the live.