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Brock tennis duo wins state
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Brock’s boys’ doubles team of Levi Joy and Ryan Burden took the Class 2A state championship Tuesday morning, defeating Dylon and Darius Neal of Malakoff in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. The girls’ doubles duo of Laura Brainard and Rachel Anthony finished runners-up to Big Lake Reagan’s Maritza Sosa and Victoria Marquez.
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GOP challengers fueled by Tea Party activists
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House is Republican-led and about as conservative as any political body in the country. But for some in the state's GOP, it's not nearly conservative enough.
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Inmates in Texas escape attempt out of hospital
HOUSTON (AP) — Three Texas inmates shot during an escape attempt are out of the hospital and back inside the high-security prison serving their life sentences.
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Toyota tells dealers parts on way to fix pedals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas pedal problem by the end of this week as the automaker apologized to customers and tried to bring an end to a recall that has affected 4.2 million vehicles worldwide.
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Personal incomes, consumer spending up in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal incomes rose more than expected in December and consumer spending increased for the third straight month, helping the economy slowly recover from the worst recession in decades.
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Obama unveils $3.83T budget with massive deficits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.83 trillion budget on Monday that would pour more money into the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a wide swath of government programs.
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Hutchison jabs Perry over Texas Enterprise Fund
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says Gov. Rick Perry's oversight of the Texas Enterprise Fund is unacceptable, and she's calling for an immediate audit of the job creation program.
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Senate permits govt to borrow an additional $1.9T
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Democrats in the U.S. Senate muscled through legislation Thursday that would allow the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper in debt.
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'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies
NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.
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Ford earns $2.7B in 2009, first profit in 4 years
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford, the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy court, clawed its way to a $2.7 billion profit in 2009 and expects to stay in the black in 2010. It was the automaker's first annual profit in four years.
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First-time jobless claims drop less than expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid-off workers claiming unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, fresh evidence the job market remains a weak spot in the economic recovery.
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GOP challengers fueled by Tea Party activists
