Dickey Betts, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, dies at 80 Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Webster PR Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Webster PR Dickey Betts, a founding member of the renowned rock group the Allman Brothers Band, died at at his home in Osprey, Fla. on Thursday. Sponsor Message "Dickey was one of the …
Allen West, the firebrand former Florida congressman, has defeated Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey to lead the country's largest state Republican Party. West briefly joined Dickey on the convention broadcast, saying the two are "united in one single message" of keeping Texas a "strong, red conservative state." "We're disgusted but not surprised that Texas Republicans chose a certified racist conservative …
