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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Austin</title>
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		<title>US prison population could soon drop for first time in 4 decades as states look to cut costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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Prison population to have first drop since 1972

DALLAS — The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other.
The inmate population has risen steadily since the early 1970s as states adopted get-tough policies that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-prison-population-could-soon-drop-for-first-time-in-4-decades-as-states-look-to-cut-costs-246457/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US prison population could soon drop for first time in 4 decades as states look to cut costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US jail population could soon drop for first time in decades as states look to cut costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Jail population could have first drop in 4 decades

DALLAS — The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other.
The inmate population has risen steadily since the early 1970s as states adopted get-tough policies .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-jail-population-could-soon-drop-for-first-time-in-decades-as-states-look-to-cut-costs-246455/" title="US jail population could soon drop for first time in decades as states look to cut costs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas prison guard fired in wake of inmate escaping with loaded pistol</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Texas guard fired after inmate escapes with weapon

AUSTIN, Texas — A guard at a Texas prison has been fired for &#8220;reckless endangerment&#8221; after a convicted sex offender escaped with a loaded pistol that had been smuggled to the inmate.
Officials also say all state prisons will also go through an accelerated security review.
Michelle Lyons, a spokeswoman .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-prison-guard-fired-in-wake-of-inmate-escaping-with-loaded-pistol-242701/" title="Texas prison guard fired in wake of inmate escaping with loaded pistol">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Whole Foods Market launches mobile Web site with store locator, recipes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Whole Foods launches mobile Web site
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market said Thursday it has launched a mobile Web site designed for people who browse online from their cell phones.

The site is viewable at m.wholefoodsmarket.com. It includes recipes, store hours, driving directions, a calendar of events and a store locator that searches by zip code.
Shares .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/whole-foods-market-launches-mobile-web-site-with-store-locator-recipes-242641/">Whole Foods Market launches mobile Web site with store locator, recipes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota State Patrol says 1 passenger in serious condition after bus crash that killed 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baenen</dc:creator>
		
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Patrol: 1 in serious condition after bus crash

MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities say one passenger is hospitalized in serious condition after a tour bus crash in southern Minnesota killed two people and injured 20.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 10 passengers are hospitalized in fair condition, eight were treated and released, and one showed no apparent injuries after ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minnesota-state-patrol-says-1-passenger-in-serious-condition-after-bus-crash-that-killed-2-232798/" title="Minnesota State Patrol says 1 passenger in serious condition after bus crash that killed 2">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bus company: Driver had aneurysm, lost consciousness before southern Minn. crash that killed 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baenen</dc:creator>
		
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Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm

MINNEAPOLIS — A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. State officials said they couldn&#8217;t confirm the aneurysm and it was too ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bus-company-driver-had-aneurysm-lost-consciousness-before-southern-minn-crash-that-killed-2-232553/" title="Bus company: Driver had aneurysm, lost consciousness before southern Minn. crash that killed 2">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GAO: Gov&#8217;t improperly awarded $100M in contracts to firms in small business veterans program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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GAO: Fraud in gov&#8217;t contracts for disabled vets
WASHINGTON — Companies fraudulently collected at least $100 million in federal contracts from a $4 billion government program designated for disabled military veterans who run small businesses, congressional investigators charge.
The Small Business Administration failed to check if companies were eligible for the no-bid .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gao-govt-improperly-awarded-100m-in-contracts-to-firms-in-small-business-veterans-program-232311/">GAO: Gov&#8217;t improperly awarded $100M in contracts to firms in small business veterans program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour bus rolls over off southern Minnesota interstate, killing 2 and injuring 21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Tour bus crashes off Minn. interstate, killing 2

AUSTIN, Minn. — Investigators were starting to reconstruct a tour bus accident that killed two people and injured 21 in southern Minnesota, seeking answers to what caused the driver to swerve off a clear, dry interstate freeway and roll the bus into a ditch.
The bus was traveling east .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tour-bus-rolls-over-off-southern-minnesota-interstate-killing-2-and-injuring-21-232095/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Tour bus rolls over off southern Minnesota interstate, killing 2 and injuring 21</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour bus rolls over off southern Minnesota interstate; fatalities reported, number unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Tour bus crashes off southern Minnesota interstate

AUSTIN, Minn. — A tour bus ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday. A state official said fatalities were reported but the number of people killed was not immediately known.
The bus, operated by Strain Bus Line Motorcoach Tours in Rochester, was eastbound on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tour-bus-rolls-over-off-southern-minnesota-interstate-fatalities-reported-number-unclear-232074/" title="Tour bus rolls over off southern Minnesota interstate; fatalities reported, number unclear">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fatalities reported in Minnesota tour bus crash, state officials say number unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Fatalities reported in Minnesota tour bus crash

AUSTIN, Minn. — Fatalities were reported after a tour bus ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, but a state official said the number of people killed was not immediately known.
The bus, operated by Strain Bus Line Motorcoach Tours in Rochester, was eastbound ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fatalities-reported-in-minnesota-tour-bus-crash-state-officials-say-number-unclear-232043/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Fatalities reported in Minnesota tour bus crash, state officials say number unclear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour bush crashes on I-90 in southern Minnesota, as many as 22 people injured, some seriously</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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As many as 22 injured in Minn. tour bus crash

AUSTIN, Minn. — A tour bus has crashed and rolled over on Interstate 90 in southern Minnesota, injuring as many as 22 people.
Minnesota State Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Jackie Sticha says there are serious injuries, but she had no other information.
Freeborn County Chief Deputy Gene Arnold says ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tour-bush-crashes-on-i-90-in-southern-minnesota-as-many-as-22-people-injured-some-seriously-232027/">Read more : Tour bush crashes on I-90 in southern Minnesota, as many as 22 people injured, some seriously</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Hutchison won&#8217;t resign Senate seat before Texas primary election for governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Root</dc:creator>
		
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Hutchison won&#8217;t resign seat before Texas primary

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state&#8217;s March gubernatorial primary.
Hutchison, a Republican, plans to tell Republican women in a speech in Galveston on Saturday that she is .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-hutchison-wont-resign-senate-seat-before-texas-primary-election-for-governor-228933/">APNewsBreak: Hutchison won&#8217;t resign Senate seat before Texas primary election for governor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president says economic cut not as deep in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Fisher: Texas faring better than much of country

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard Fisher says Texas&#8217; economy is hurting, but not as much as other states.
Fisher, speaking in Austin on Tuesday night, said nationally it will be &#8220;some time&#8221; before job growth occurs.
He noted that Texas&#8217; unemployment rate is about two ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dallas-federal-reserve-bank-president-says-economic-cut-not-as-deep-in-texas-225935/" title="Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president says economic cut not as deep in Texas">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Logitech to buy video conferencing company LifeSize Communications for $405 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Logitech to buy LifeSize Communications for $405M

FREMONT, Calif. — Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Tuesday it agreed to buy video conferencing company LifeSize Communications for $405 million.
LifeSize, based in Austin, Texas, provides high-definition video conferencing products to its more than 9,000 customers.
&#8220;We expect this acquisition to enable .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/logitech-to-buy-video-conferencing-company-lifesize-communications-for-405-million-225167/" title="Logitech to buy video conferencing company LifeSize Communications for $405 million">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fed officials warn of long road ahead to turn around jobs market, commercial real estate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Fed officials warn weak recovery won&#8217;t spur jobs

WASHINGTON — Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won&#8217;t be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday.
The cautionary note struck by the presidents of regional Fed banks were the first public remarks by Fed officials since ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fed-officials-warn-of-long-road-ahead-to-turn-around-jobs-market-commercial-real-estate-224506/">Fed officials warn of long road ahead to turn around jobs market, commercial real estate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Gov. Perry tells renewable energy industry cap-and-trade bill would hurt state</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Texas Gov. Perry: Cap-and-trade would harm state

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry told renewable energy industry officials that a cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress would increase taxes and devastate the state&#8217;s energy sector.
Perry, contending that the climate bill would mean &#8220;economic disaster&#8221; in Texas, said the state is encouraging alternative energy sources while improving .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-gov-perry-tells-renewable-energy-industry-cap-and-trade-bill-would-hurt-state-223669/">Texas Gov. Perry tells renewable energy industry cap-and-trade bill would hurt state</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Whole Foods Market Inc. profit and sales grow in fourth-quarter; CEO says &#8216;turned the corner&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Whole Foods profit jumps in 4Q
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market Inc. said Wednesday that its business has officially turned the corner as sales and profit grew in the fourth quarter.

The organic grocer was hard hit by the recession as consumers cut back on their spending and focused on more value-oriented stores. The company made .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/whole-foods-market-inc-profit-and-sales-grow-in-fourth-quarter-ceo-says-turned-the-corner-218160/">Source article &nbsp;: Whole Foods Market Inc. profit and sales grow in fourth-quarter; CEO says &#8216;turned the corner&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney: Texas lottery considers clerk accused of stealing $1M ticket to be the winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Attorney: Texas lottery won&#8217;t pay cheated winner

AUSTIN, Texas — An attorney for a man who lost out on a $1 million jackpot says the Texas Lottery Commission still considers the store clerk who allegedly stole the ticket to be the winner.
Willis Willis lost out on the jackpot when the clerk allegedly cashed in his winning ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-texas-lottery-considers-clerk-accused-of-stealing-1m-ticket-to-be-the-winner-215762/">Attorney: Texas lottery considers clerk accused of stealing $1M ticket to be the winner</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge dismisses murder charges against 2 men in 1991 slayings of 4 teens at Austin yogurt shop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Murder charges tossed in Texas yogurt shop deaths

AUSTIN, Texas — A judge has dismissed murder charges against two men awaiting retrial in the 1991 slayings of four teens who worked at an Austin yogurt shop.
One of the men, Robert Springsteen, had been sentenced to death after he was convicted of capital murder. The other, Michael ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-dismisses-murder-charges-against-2-men-in-1991-slayings-of-4-teens-at-austin-yogurt-shop-210101/" title="Judge dismisses murder charges against 2 men in 1991 slayings of 4 teens at Austin yogurt shop">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheney to endorse US Sen. Hutchison&#8217;s run for Texas governor; will appear at Nov. fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Cheney to campaign for Hutchison in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Vice President Dick Cheney will throw his support behind U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison&#8217;s campaign for Texas governor.

Hutchison&#8217;s campaign confirmed Wednesday that Cheney will endorse the Texas Republican&#8217;s March primary challenge of Gov. Rick Perry at a fundraiser next month.
Campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Baker says details .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cheney-to-endorse-us-sen-hutchisons-run-for-texas-governor-will-appear-at-nov-fundraiser-209982/">Cheney to endorse US Sen. Hutchison&#8217;s run for Texas governor; will appear at Nov. fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheated winner wants Texas lottery to pay him; clerk accused of stealing $1M prize at large</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Cheated winner wants Texas lottery to pay him

AUSTIN, Texas — A 67-year-old unemployed man who lost out on a $1 million jackpot when a store clerk allegedly cashed in his winning lottery ticket and skipped town said Wednesday that he will sue the Texas Lottery Commission for the payout unless he gets his money.
Willis Willis .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cheated-winner-wants-texas-lottery-to-pay-him-clerk-accused-of-stealing-1m-prize-at-large-209645/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Cheated winner wants Texas lottery to pay him; clerk accused of stealing $1M prize at large</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Census data shows college graduates choosing urban, high-tech meccas in recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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Census: &#8216;Brain gains&#8217; for high-tech cities

WASHINGTON — Many college graduates are passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas. Their moves are fueling a resurgence of brainiacs in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas.
Census data released .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/census-data-shows-college-graduates-choosing-urban-high-tech-meccas-in-recession-209071/">Census data shows college graduates choosing urban, high-tech meccas in recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison&#8217;s wealth fueled by investments, husband&#8217;s income, records show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Root</dc:creator>
		
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Hutchison&#8217;s wealth from investments, spouse&#8217;s pay

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison would have to take a pay cut if she&#8217;s elected governor, but her husband&#8217;s income, a multimillion-dollar investment portfolio and other assets have already contributed to significant family wealth.
Hutchison&#8217;s husband, Ray, a prominent Dallas bond attorney, makes slightly less than a half .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-sen-kay-bailey-hutchisons-wealth-fueled-by-investments-husbands-income-records-show-207320/" title="Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison&#8217;s wealth fueled by investments, husband&#8217;s income, records show">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Temple-Inland 3rd-quarter profit soars, beats Wall Street expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Temple-Inland Inc. on Thursday said its third-quarter profit soared, beating Wall Street expectations, as operational improvements in the company&#8217;s box and food packaging business offset a loss at its building products unit.

The Austin-based company reported net income of $67 million, or 61 cents per share, up from a profit of $3 million, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/temple-inland-3rd-quarter-profit-soars-beats-wall-street-expectations-203738/">Temple-Inland 3rd-quarter profit soars, beats Wall Street expectations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities: Texas store clerk stole customer&#8217;s $1 million lottery prize, disappeared</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities say a 25-year-old Texas convenience store clerk claimed $1 million in lottery winnings that belonged to a customer and left town, perhaps back to his native Nepal.

Pankaj Joshi (PAN-koj JOSH-y) was indicted in September on one count of claiming a lottery prize by fraud. If convicted, he could face up to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-texas-store-clerk-stole-customers-1-million-lottery-prize-disappeared-202376/" title="Authorities: Texas store clerk stole customer&#8217;s $1 million lottery prize, disappeared">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of Texas getting Walter Cronkite&#8217;s papers, plans to exhibit them in May</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — A University of Texas official says Walter Cronkite&#8217;s papers and photographs will be permanently housed at the Austin campus and then exhibited in May.

Don Carleton, director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Center, told The Daily Texan student newspaper that the papers are the &#8220;most influential documents in the history .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-texas-getting-walter-cronkites-papers-plans-to-exhibit-them-in-may-201643/">University of Texas getting Walter Cronkite&#8217;s papers, plans to exhibit them in May</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Senator Hutchison sells home in Washington suburb as her race for Texas governor gears up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison may be waffling about when to give up her powerful job.

But a sign came this month that she&#8217;s serious about leaving the nation&#8217;s capital to focus on her run for Texas governor: a &#8220;sold&#8221; sign outside her suburban Washington home.
Tax records show that her house in McLean, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-senator-hutchison-sells-home-in-washington-suburb-as-her-race-for-texas-governor-gears-up-198346/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US Senator Hutchison sells home in Washington suburb as her race for Texas governor gears up</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas unemployment rate jumps to 8.2 percent; state sees additional 44,700 jobs lost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — The state unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in September and an additional 44,700 jobs were lost, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday.

In August, the jobless rate hit 8 percent for the first time in 22 years. The state has lost jobs every month but one over the past year, and the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-unemployment-rate-jumps-to-82-percent-state-sees-additional-44700-jobs-lost-198205/">Texas unemployment rate jumps to 8.2 percent; state sees additional 44,700 jobs lost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brigham Exploration says Brad Olson 9-16 ‥1H well flows 2,112 boepd, shares hit 52-week high</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Oil and gas company Brigham Exploration Co. on Friday said that one of its wells in the Bakken Shale produced an initial rate of about 2,112 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Brigham shares rose 51 cents, or 5.2 percent, to $10.30 in morning trading. Earlier in the day, shares reached $10.73, a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brigham-exploration-says-brad-olson-9-16-%e2%80%a51h-well-flows-2112-boepd-shares-hit-52-week-high-198141/">Brigham Exploration says Brad Olson 9-16 ‥1H well flows 2,112 boepd, shares hit 52-week high</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 796 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at least 796 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Of those, the military reports 614 were .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-796-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-since-2001-defense-department-says-196493/">At least 796 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor defends much-criticized actions in case of father executed for killing children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — A man put to death in 2004 for killing his three children was &#8220;a monster,&#8221; and suggestions that he may have been innocent are anti-death penalty propaganda, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday.

Cameron Todd Willingham&#8217;s convictions were upheld several times before he was put to death, and recent media reports looking into whether ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-governor-defends-much-criticized-actions-in-case-of-father-executed-for-killing-children-196337/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Texas governor defends much-criticized actions in case of father executed for killing children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Judge William W. Justice, credited with overhauling Texas prisons, schools, dies at 89</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, whose rulings shattered old Texas by changing the way the state educated children, treated prisoners and housed its poorest and most vulnerable citizens, has died. He was 89.

His law clerk, Kelly Davis, said the judge died Tuesday in Austin.
The soft-spoken jurist spent three often tumultuous decades .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-william-w-justice-credited-with-overhauling-texas-prisons-schools-dies-at-89-196093/">Original article &nbsp;: Federal Judge William W. Justice, credited with overhauling Texas prisons, schools, dies at 89</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Judge William Wayne Justice, who reformed Texas prisons and schools, dies at 89</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, who changed the way Texas educated children, treated prisoners and housed its poorest and most vulnerable citizens, has died. He was 89.

Justice&#8217;s law clerk, Kelly Davis, said the judge died Tuesday in Austin.
His rulings affected schoolchildren, prisoners, minorities, immigrants and the disabled. Justice outlawed inhumane treatment ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-william-wayne-justice-who-reformed-texas-prisons-and-schools-dies-at-89-195980/" title="Federal Judge William Wayne Justice, who reformed Texas prisons and schools, dies at 89">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hutchison says people are suggesting she remain in US Senate; Perry camp says she&#8217;s waffling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelley Shannon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Tuesday some people are suggesting that she remain in the Senate as she challenges fellow Republican Rick Perry for governor, instead of resigning this fall as she said would.

Hutchison said on Dallas-Fort Worth radio station WBAP that she&#8217;s not sure whether she will resign from the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hutchison-says-people-are-suggesting-she-remain-in-us-senate-perry-camp-says-shes-waffling-195219/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Hutchison says people are suggesting she remain in US Senate; Perry camp says she&#8217;s waffling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas governor further shakes up panel set to investigate arson finding that led to execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has further shaken up a state panel that was about to review a report concluding that a faulty arson investigation led to a Texas inmate&#8217;s execution.

The governor announced Friday that a criminal defense attorney from Fort Worth will fill a vacancy on the Texas Forensic Science Commission and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-governor-further-shakes-up-panel-set-to-investigate-arson-finding-that-led-to-execution-192185/">Texas governor further shakes up panel set to investigate arson finding that led to execution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman, 72, who was Tasered by constable, accepts Texas county&#8217;s $40,000 settlement offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — A 72-year-old woman whose Tasering by a deputy constable was captured on video and shown nationwide has accepted a $40,000 settlement offer from a Texas county.

Kathryn Winkfein was shocked with a stun gun after she dared the constable to do so during a May traffic stop. At one point, she sought more ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-72-who-was-tasered-by-constable-accepts-texas-countys-40000-settlement-offer-188261/" title="Woman, 72, who was Tasered by constable, accepts Texas county&#8217;s $40,000 settlement offer">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bats, spiders and bodies, oh my: 3 ways to get naturally spooked _ no special effects required</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required.

If you relish the notion of getting your thrills and chills without Hollywood special effects, check out the world&#8217;s largest urban bat colony in Austin, Texas; immerse yourself in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bats-spiders-and-bodies-oh-my-3-ways-to-get-naturally-spooked-_-no-special-effects-required-187346/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Bats, spiders and bodies, oh my: 3 ways to get naturally spooked _ no special effects required</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DeLay&#8217;s legal dance in money laundering case is in limbo as he shimmies into show&#8217;s 3rd round</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelley Shannon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Tom DeLay danced the cha-cha and the tango on TV, but he&#8217;s tiptoeing through a legal web as his criminal case crawls through the courts in Texas.

The former U.S. House majority leader who&#8217;s competing on ABC&#8217;s hit show &#8220;Dancing With the Stars&#8221; was indicted four years ago on charges of money ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delays-legal-dance-in-money-laundering-case-is-in-limbo-as-he-shimmies-into-shows-3rd-round-185283/" title="DeLay&#8217;s legal dance in money laundering case is in limbo as he shimmies into show&#8217;s 3rd round">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Candidates in bruising NJ governor race took unusual paths starting with events a decade ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Mulvihill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISELIN, N.J. — In January 1999, Jon Corzine was stripped of power as co-CEO at Goldman Sachs. The same month, Chris Christie made the first of a handful of trips to Austin, Texas, to meet with George W. Bush about a presidential run the Texas governor was considering.

Obscured then, those life-shifting events put both men .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/candidates-in-bruising-nj-governor-race-took-unusual-paths-starting-with-events-a-decade-ago-184425/">Candidates in bruising NJ governor race took unusual paths starting with events a decade ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cousin of Texas Gov. Rick Perry killed in backyard gunfire exchange with sheriff&#8217;s deputies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — A cousin of Texas Gov. Rick Perry was shot and killed over the weekend in his backyard during an exchange of gunfire with sheriff&#8217;s deputies, officials said Thursday.

Perry said Thursday that the death was tragic but stressed he hardly knew his cousin, 74-year-old Larry Don Wheeler, even though he was listed as ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cousin-of-texas-gov-rick-perry-killed-in-backyard-gunfire-exchange-with-sheriffs-deputies-184359/">Cousin of Texas Gov. Rick Perry killed in backyard gunfire exchange with sheriff&#8217;s deputies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas County offers $40K settlement to woman, 72, Tasered by constable; she sought $135K</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas county has offered a $40,000 settlement to a 72-year-old woman whose Tasering by a deputy constable was captured on video and shown nationwide.

Kathryn Winkfein, who was shocked with a stun gun after she dared the constable to do so during a May traffic stop, wants $135,000 for pain and suffering, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-county-offers-40k-settlement-to-woman-72-tasered-by-constable-she-sought-135k-184002/">Source article &nbsp;: Texas County offers $40K settlement to woman, 72, Tasered by constable; she sought $135K</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>$7M archive of late Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photojournalist Eddie Adams given to U. of Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — The multimillion dollar archive of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photojournalist Eddie Adams has been donated to the University of Texas.

Adams was known for his emblematic images of the Vietnam War and amassed hundreds of awards. He won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for an AP photo of a communist guerrilla being  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7m-archive-of-late-pulitzer-prize-winning-ap-photojournalist-eddie-adams-given-to-u-of-texas-173385/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates: Don&#8217;t remove Cesar Chavez, Thurgood Marshall from Texas social studies classes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>April Castro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Minority activists urged Texas education officials on Thursday to not minimize the importance of civil rights leaders Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall in public schools.

The State Board of Education heard testimony in a plan to update the social studies requirements for the state&#8217;s 4.6 million K-12 students. Two members of a board-appointed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/advocates-dont-remove-cesar-chavez-thurgood-marshall-from-texas-social-studies-classes-171870/">Original article &nbsp;: Advocates: Don&#8217;t remove Cesar Chavez, Thurgood Marshall from Texas social studies classes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rosa Parks, Ben Franklin, Rush Limbaugh? Texas may change must-know figures for students</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>April Castro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Does civil rights activist Cesar Chavez belong alongside Benjamin Franklin as an example of a model American citizen? Should Texas schoolchildren be required to identify Rush Limbaugh? How big a place does the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall — most famous for his victory in integrating the nation&#8217;s schools — ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rosa-parks-ben-franklin-rush-limbaugh-texas-may-change-must-know-figures-for-students-170537/">Rosa Parks, Ben Franklin, Rush Limbaugh? Texas may change must-know figures for students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Silicon Labs raises 3rd-quarter outlook on better demand for broadcast audio, microcontrollers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Chip maker Silicon Laboratories Inc. on Tuesday raised its outlook for the third quarter through September, citing better-than-expected demand for its broadcast audio and microcontroller products.

The company said it now expects revenue between $123 million to $126 million, up from $114 million to $119 million seen earlier.
It also forecast adjusted earnings per ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/silicon-labs-raises-3rd-quarter-outlook-on-better-demand-for-broadcast-audio-microcontrollers-169405/" title="Silicon Labs raises 3rd-quarter outlook on better demand for broadcast audio, microcontrollers">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merrill Lynch pays $12.7M to settle Texas auction rate securities case</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/merrill-lynch-pays-127m-to-settle-texas-auction-rate-securities-case-168383/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Merrill Lynch will pay the state of Texas $12.7 million to settle an investigation into the brokerage firm&#8217;s marketing and sale of auction rate securities, state officials said Monday.

Texas Securities Commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford announced the settlement.
It concludes the state investigation into Merrill Lynch&#8217;s role in promoting and selling auction rate securities ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merrill-lynch-pays-127m-to-settle-texas-auction-rate-securities-case-168383/" title="Merrill Lynch pays $12.7M to settle Texas auction rate securities case">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DNC chairman Kaine tries to rev up party activists for health care at fall meeting in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelley Shannon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine gave a pep talk to party activists Friday, urging them to work for passage of health insurance legislation and telling them Democrats are gaining ground in Texas.

The Virginia governor, addressing the DNC&#8217;s fall meeting, predicted a health care package will pass Congress this year. He said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dnc-chairman-kaine-tries-to-rev-up-party-activists-for-health-care-at-fall-meeting-in-texas-166362/">Original article on  : DNC chairman Kaine tries to rev up party activists for health care at fall meeting in Texas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BofA&#8217;s Merrill to pay $26.5 million to states in settlement on unregistered salespeople</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bofas-merrill-to-pay-265-million-to-states-in-settlement-on-unregistered-salespeople-163061/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state securities commissioner said Bank of America&#8217;s Merrill Lynch unit will pay up to $26.5 million in a national settlement stemming from a Texas claim that the brokerage allowed unregistered salespeople to sell securities.

Texas will receive $1.6 million in the settlement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &#038; Smith Inc. The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bofas-merrill-to-pay-265-million-to-states-in-settlement-on-unregistered-salespeople-163061/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : BofA&#8217;s Merrill to pay $26.5 million to states in settlement on unregistered salespeople</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BofA&#8217;s Merrill to pay $26.5 million to 7 states to settle claims on unregistered salespeople</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bofas-merrill-to-pay-265-million-to-7-states-to-settle-claims-on-unregistered-salespeople-162961/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pzf-ajc-jmz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state securities commissioner said Bank of America&#8217;s Merrill Lynch unit will pay up to $26.5 million to seven states in a settlement stemming from a Texas claim that the brokerage allowed unregistered salespeople to sell securities.

Texas will receive $1.6 million in the settlement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &#038; Smith .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bofas-merrill-to-pay-265-million-to-7-states-to-settle-claims-on-unregistered-salespeople-162961/">BofA&#8217;s Merrill to pay $26.5 million to 7 states to settle claims on unregistered salespeople</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators look into whether Texas death row inmate threatened lawmaker from prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelley Shannon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — Prison officials are investigating whether a Texas death row inmate accused of threatening a state lawmaker using a smuggled cell phone is behind an Internet posting that threatens the lawmaker and his family.

State Sen. John Whitmire said he&#8217;s convinced Richard Lee Tabler is behind a rambling May 29 posting on a site .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-look-into-whether-texas-death-row-inmate-threatened-lawmaker-from-prison-160155/">Investigators look into whether Texas death row inmate threatened lawmaker from prison</a>.]]></description>
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