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Victims’ kin skeptical about film on Galveston County killings

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A Hollywood producer’s plan to base his next film on an unsolved string of Galveston County murders worries the families of the young women whose bodies turned up in what came to be known as the killing fields of League City and along the Gulf Freeway corridor.



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HFD teaches girls how to climb firefighting career ladder

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Donning firefighting gear and getting hands-on training, nearly two dozen teenage girls participated over the weekend in Camp Houston Fire.



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After budget cuts, Texas colleges woo Calif. educators

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While the revered University of California is getting pounded by deep state budget cuts, the University of Texas System is trumpeting its robust fiscal fitness in print advertisements, a calculated bid to lure some of the nation’s top scientists and professors to Texas while the getting is good.



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Peggy Fikac: Cornyn making no projections in gov race

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn would love for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to stay put if she doesn’t win the race for governor, but he hasn’t told her that to her face.



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Quake death toll rises as rescuers dig though rubble amid more aftershocks – Times Online

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The Guardian
Quake death toll rises as rescuers dig though rubble amid more aftershocks
Times Online
The death toll in Chile's earthquake rose to more than 700 last night as rescue workers battled to find survivors trapped in the wreckage and powerful aftershocks battered the country. President Bachelet said that 708 people were known to have died in
Death toll from Chile earthquake toll jumps to 708BBC News
Scientists defend warning after tsunami noneventThe Associated Press
Chilean president says 708 killed in earthquakeXinhua
The Guardian -Aljazeera.net -Telegraph.co.uk
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Both Sides Stand Their Ground on Health Care – New York Times

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Globe and Mail
Both Sides Stand Their Ground on Health Care
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Three days after an extraordinary forum moderated by President Obama to bridge the gulf between Democrats and Republicans over a health care, leaders of both parties drew clearer lines in the sand on
Republicans Gird for Democrats' End Run on Health CareFOXNews
Democrat sees votes for healthcare in HouseReuters
Obama expected to unveil last minute health care plan14WFIE.com
The Associated Press -USA Today -Gov Monitor
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Neighbor charged in fatal southeast-side stabbing

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Authorities on Saturday charged a man in the fatal stabbing death of his next-door neighbor on the southeast side.



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Israel, Palestinians Clash Over Heritage Sites – Wall Street Journal

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Reuters
Israel, Palestinians Clash Over Heritage Sites
Wall Street Journal
TEL AVIV—Two confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinian demonstrators in Jerusalem underlined the spreading turmoil after Israel's decision to declare shrines in two West Bank cities as national heritage sites. On Feb.
King of Jordan: Protect holy sites from IsraelYnetnews
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy siteThe Associated Press
Fighting erupts at Jerusalem's holy sitesABC Online
BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America
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Couple killed helping crash victims

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A man and a woman in their 60s were killed Saturday night when they stepped out to help the occupants of a car that had crashed on to their property.



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Man, 24, shot in St. Léonard resto

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A 24 year-old man was in stable condition Sunday morning after being shot in the stomach at a McDonald’s restaurant in St. Léonard.



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