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Witness to blaze says he fled from suspect

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Houston police were still looking for Ken Pham, 36, who they suspect of shooting his roommates then setting the building in the 1100 block of Brooks, near Common, on fire.



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Dockworkers to vote on pact extension

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Thousands at Texas ports will decide Tuesday on a deal that would raise wages while granting a one-time, million concession to companies.



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Parker slams Locke’s business ties

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She called on her mayoral opponent to more fully disclose how he would divest himself from numerous lucrative contracts his law firm has.



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3 Houston men charged in phony vehicle inspections

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Three Houston men who worked at a Heights-area vehicle inspection station that issued a sticker to a bus involved in a fatal bus crash face felony charges accusing them of passing vehicles without examining them.



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Sarah Palin on Oprah Winfrey Show: Five best outtakes – Christian Science Monitor

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guardian.co.uk
Sarah Palin on Oprah Winfrey Show: Five best outtakes
Christian Science Monitor
Sure, Oprah's broadcast had lots of good bits, from Palin's statement that a run for the White House in 2012 is “not on my radar screen right now,” to the conciliatory Thanksgiving dinner invitation she says she proffered Levi
Palin, Winfrey talk about book and Levi JohnstonThe Associated Press
In her own words: Palin accuses McCain's staff of ruining her image in AlaskaLos Angeles Times
Sarah Palin sets sights on new push for the White Houseguardian.co.uk
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No mammograms until 50 — task force

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In a major change from past guidelines, a federal task force is recommending women not undergo routine breast cancer screening until they turn 50 and then only every other year.



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New US guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50 – Reuters

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ABC News
New US guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Sweeping new US breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every other year.
Report: Mammograms may not be needed until age 50USA Today
In Reversal, US Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40New York Times
Stop Annual Mammograms, Govt. Panel Tells Women Under 50ABC News
U.S. News & World Report -WebMD -Forbes
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Jury gives Glassell fortune to charity, not daughter

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A jury today disappointed the daughter of philanthropist and oil man Alfred Glassell Jr. by ruling that he was neither incapacitated nor unduly influenced when he gave the bulk of his half billion dollar estate to charity and not to her.



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Food summit turns down UN funding appeal – The Associated Press

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Irish Times
Food summit turns down UN funding appeal
The Associated Press
ROME — Pope Benedict XVI decried the steadily worsening tragedy of world hunger on Monday after a global summit rebuffed a UN call to commit billions of dollars a year for a new strategy to help poor countries feed themselves.
Aid Groups Look for Action, Not Talk at Rome Food SummitVoice of America
UN chief calls for global climate deal to ensure food securityXinhua
At UN food summit, Ban Ki-Moon warns of rise in child hunger deathsChristian Science Monitor
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Fewer whooping cranes expected to winter in Texas

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The flock is the only naturally occurring whooping crane population in the world. Every fall it migrates south to the refuge north of Rockport with youngsters in tow.



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