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Stocks hit new lows

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:22:43 GMT

Australian stocks have been battered again - dropping almost to five-year lows - as investors braced for the prospect that the teetering US car industry may unleash a new wave of volatility as the global ...

Opening Statements Made in Gay Costco Worker's Suit Against Warehouse Chain

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:30:06 GMT

Opening Statements Made in Gay Costco Worker's Suit Against Warehouse Chain By BILL HETHERMAN - City News Service 19.NOV.08 A gay, HIV-positive Costco employee at the Inglewood warehouse was demoted, suffered a ...

Big 12 Notebook: Texas Bowl must look elsewhere - Houston Chronicle

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:23 GMT

Kansas City Star

Big 12 Notebook: Texas Bowl must look elsewhere
Houston Chronicle, United States - 4 hours ago
The Texas Bowl also may turn to the Mountain West Conference and Air Force, which has a local tie with coach Troy Calhoun, the former offensive coordinator ...
Kansas St. still looking for Prince's replacement International Herald Tribune
What A Terrible Slate Of Games [NCAA Football Picks] FanIQ
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U.S.-MEXICO: Fence to Carve Up Fragile Border Preserve - Inter Press Service

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov 19 (IPS) - Another chapter in U.S.-Mexico border relations is about to close. In the waning days of the George W. Bush administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is completing construction of a 22-kilometre ...

Purdue supercomputer system rated as 105th in power

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:04:20 GMT

WEST LAFAYETTE Purdue University's Steele supercomputing cluster is among the most powerful high-performance computing systems in the world, according to rankings released Tuesday at a conference in Austin, ...

Veterans Arrive in West Texas for "Hunt for Heroes" Event - NewsWest9.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:43:55 GMT

Veterans Arrive in West Texas for "Hunt for Heroes" Event
NewsWest9.com, TX - 4 hours ago
By Wyatt Goolsby MIDLAND - Veterans from all across the country will be spending some time in West Texas the next four days. It's all part of the Fifth ...
San Angelo parade to honor recently wounded veterans San Angelo Standard Times
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SEC notes: Vandy revels in bowl berth

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:41:13 GMT

The SEC has nine bowl tie-ins, and that would become 10 in the likely event Florida and Alabama both earn BCS berths.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:32:13 GMT

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Everyman Links for November 19, 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:14:00 GMT

Bye Fake Steve, er, Real Dan. Dan Lyons had a wonderful run as Fake Steve Jobs. He never made it work as "Real Dan Lyons," so it's no great loss that he's closing down his blog after his new Newsweek bosses ...

Ball St. Remains Unbeaten With 31-24 Win Over C. Michigan

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:58:34 GMT

Nate Davis threw four touchdown passes, and No. 14 Ball State survived a scare from Central Michigan on Wednesday night in a 31-24 victory that gave the Cardinals a school-record for wins in a season.

Stocks shed another 4%

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:41:07 GMT

Gorillas ready for regional tournament - Pittsburg Morning Sun

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:32:24 GMT

Gorillas ready for regional tournament
Pittsburg Morning Sun, KS - 6 hours ago
4 seed and will take on West Texas A&M (33-4) from the Lone Star Conference. Pitt State defeated West Texas 3-0 at John Lance Arena back on Oct. 3 in the ...

Billups scores 22 to lead Nuggets over Spurs

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:30:30 GMT

Chauncey Billups scored 22 points, Carmelo Anthony added 21 and the surging Denver Nuggets cruised to a 91-81 victory Wednesday night over the injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs.

Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:33:49 GMT

New Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, right, holds up a note to him written by his 10-year-old daughter, Jadyn, at a news conference announcing his hiring as general manager Jack Zduriencik looks on ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:32:13 GMT

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Rutledge begins climb back to PGA - Victoria Times Colonist

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:00 GMT

VANCOUVER -- The second stage of the PGA Tour's qualifying school is the big one. Get through, and you at least have status on the Nationwide Tour and you're still alive in the hunt for one of the precious few -- 25 and ties -- exclusive memberships ...

Experts: Marcellus Shale will impact entire state - Citizen's Voice

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:12:00 GMT

DALLAS TWP. ? The natural-gas producing Marcellus Shale will have a massive effect on nearly every county in Pennsylvania, becoming a vital contributor to the economy that will affect other industries, experts agree. ?Pennsylvania could become ...

Infant hurt in wreck dies - Amarillo Globe News

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:00 GMT

A 4-month-old injured in a crash Monday at the intersection of Washington Street and the Claude Highway died Tuesday morning. Police say Katherine Pulsifer was secured in a child safety seat that was ejected from a Ford Taurus driven by her mother ...

Buffs turn back Adams State, 74-66 - Amarillo Globe News

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:00 GMT

West Texas A&M lost the lead briefly late in the game but regained it for good on a pair of free shots by Bijan Dotson and pulled away to a season-opening 74-66 men's basketball victory against Adams State on Tuesday night at Alamosa, Colo. The loss ...

New Orleans awarded 2012 Final Four - Baton Rouge Advocate

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:14:00 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA has selected New Orleans, Atlanta, North Texas, Indianapolis and Houston to host the men's basketball Final Fours from 2012 through 2016. The five cities were announced Wednesday from among 10 finalists submitted in June ...

West Texas A & M holds off Grizzlies, 74-66 - Valley Courier Online

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:50:33 GMT

West Texas A & M holds off Grizzlies, 74-66
Valley Courier Online, CO - Nov 18, 2008
West Texas A&M, picked to finish second in the Lone Star Conference?s North Division by the conference?s preseason poll, got to that point with a 7-2 run ...

West Texas A & M holds off Grizzlies, 74-66 - Valley Courier Online

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:50:33 GMT

West Texas A & M holds off Grizzlies, 74-66
Valley Courier Online, CO - 4 hours ago
West Texas A&M, picked to finish second in the Lone Star Conference?s North Division by the conference?s preseason poll, got to that point with a 7-2 run ...

Teenager appointed to school board in West Texas - Houston Chronicle

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:37:42 GMT

Teenager appointed to school board in West Texas
Houston Chronicle, United States - 17 hours ago
School board members in the Socorro public school system in El Paso appointed Tanya Kayla Loya, 18, to the board Tuesday, choosing the University of Texas ...
Teenager Appointed to School Board in West Texas 11/19/08 KOSA
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:32:13 GMT

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Big Bend Ranch is about to grow by 7000 acres - San Antonio Express

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:33:21 GMT

Big Bend Ranch is about to grow by 7000 acres
San Antonio Express, TX - Nov 18, 2008
?Any kind of riverfront property in Texas is prime development property, and there have already been efforts in far West Texas to develop high-end resorts,? ...
Big Bend Ranch State Park to expand Austin American-Statesman
Big Bend Ranch State Park buys 7000 acres Houston Chronicle
Nature Conservancy buys 7000-acre Fresno Ranch in Big Bend Bizjournals.com
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OPINION: Drumming up a real All-American - Enterprise

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Anyone who can claim the phrase ?All American? for any feat he has accomplished has the right to bang his own drum. That?s especially true for Andrew Solem, a Stoughton High School senior who was named a drummer to the elite All-American ...

Gastar Exploration Announces East Texas Drilling Results - CNBC

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT

HOUSTON, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Alternext US: GST) and (TSX: YGA) today announced that it has successfully drilled the Belin #1 well, a deep Bossier test, to a total depth of 18,800 feet and has logged ...

Superior Well Services, Inc. Closes Acquisition of Oilfield Service ... - MSN MoneyCentral

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:02:00 GMT

INDIANA , Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Superior Well Services, Inc. (Superior or the Company) today announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of certain oilfield service assets from Diamondback Holdings, LLC ...

Trans-Pecos still memorable - San Angelo Standard Times

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:04:19 GMT

Trans-Pecos still memorable
San Angelo Standard Times, tx - 20 hours ago
FORT DAVIS - During a sojourn in the Trans-Pecos region of Far West Texas last week, I observed many parts of the ranch country still awaiting the first ...

Wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens proposes measures to ... - Dallas Morning News

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:51:23 GMT

USA Today

Wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens proposes measures to ...
Dallas Morning News, TX - 12 hours ago
That leaves little money to oversee the estimated 30000 that remain in the wild across the West. Wild horses and burros have few natural predators, ...
Tycoon?s Wife to Buy Land as a Refuge for Wild Horses New York Times
Pickens' wife proposes way to save wild horses The Associated Press
Pickens' wife steps up to shelter wild horses AZ Central.com
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