Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:11 PM EST
Teams from Wiley College and the University of Southern California will have a rematch Friday of the memorable 1935 debate that saw the small, historically black school prevail over the nationally known, mostly white powerhouse.
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Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:45 PM EST
A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cell phone or just talking to himself? If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring that out.
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Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:11 PM EST
J.R. Ewing has returned to Dallas.
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Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:07 AM EST
Former President George W. Bush will travel to Africa next month to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer, an effort he calls a "natural extension" of a program launched during his presidency that helps fight AIDS on the continent.
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Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:48 PM EST
As the Dallas Museum of Art prepares to open an exhibit of Jean Paul Gaultier's sometimes outrageous, always head-turning fashion designs, the city's well-heeled residents are mobilizing.
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Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:03 PM EDT
A Dallas-area rapist appears to be preying on members of a national black sorority, leading the organization to urge alumnae to remove any trace of their affiliation from cars, clothing and even their key chains.
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:54 PM EDT
Pockets of brown, sickly trees mar the traditionally majestic pine woods in East Texas. Leafless oaks can be seen across the state. Even native drought-resistant cedars are dying off in some areas after proliferating during the last century.
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Sat Oct 8, 2011 1:09 PM EDT
George W. Bush says that after eight years in the White House, he's happy to be back home in Texas and out of the spotlight.
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Mon Oct 3, 2011 3:07 AM EDT
Former President George W. Bush said Monday that his presidential center will be a venue for learning and action, and that it already exceeds his expectations.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:52 PM EDT
An appeals court on Monday ordered a lower court to recalculate how much a former Texas high school cheerleader should pay in legal fees to the school district that punished for refusing to root for an athlete she said raped her.
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Thu Sep 8, 2011 3:02 AM EDT
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes the $400 billion in cuts that the Pentagon will face over the next 10 years should be manageable but anything beyond that would pose a threat to national security.
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Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:44 PM EDT
Ultimately, it was the keen eye of a Texas gun shop clerk that helped authorities find an AWOL soldier who'd stashed bomb-making material in his nearby motel room for a planned attack on Fort Hood soldiers.
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Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:27 PM EDT
Coolly defiant, Pfc. Naser Abdo shouted "Nidal Hasan Fort Hood 2009!" as he was led out of the courtroom Friday, an apparent homage to the suspect in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation. He condemned the attack less than a year ago, but is now accused of trying to repeat it.
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Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:01 PM EDT
An AWOL soldier accused of plotting to launch an attack on Fort Hood was defiant during his first court appearance on Friday, yelling out the name of the Army psychiatrist blamed in the 2009 deadly shooting rampage at the same Texas base.
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Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:45 PM EDT
An AWOL soldier accused of plotting an attack on Fort Hood with a bomb in backpack was defiant during his first court appearance on Friday, yelling out the name of the Army psychiatrist blamed in the 2009 deadly shooting rampage at the same Texas base.
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Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:04 AM EDT
As Pfc. Naser Abdo beseeched officials to grant him conscientious objector status and release him from the military, he condemned a fellow Muslim soldier accused of shooting 13 people to death at Fort Hood. Such acts, he wrote, "run counter to what I believe in as a Muslim."
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Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:33 AM EDT
Sure, they still learn to take a graceful bow while wearing elegant white dresses and tiaras, but some debutantes are also taking in the finer points of car repair, nutrition and self-defense.
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Thu May 26, 2011 4:03 PM EDT
Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that he wasn't surprised by the recent uprisings in the Middle East, but warned that patience will be needed as it takes time for freedom to "take root."
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Thu May 19, 2011 3:27 AM EDT
George Washington's compass and an assortment of other personal items, including pieces of his coffin, sold at auction Saturday for more than $167,000.
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Thu May 12, 2011 3:48 PM EDT
The twin daughters of former President George W. Bush say they're enjoying their careers in New York City.
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Thu May 5, 2011 5:31 PM EDT
In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush famously grabbed a bullhorn while speaking to those gathered at ground zero, telling them: "I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."
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Thu May 5, 2011 12:44 PM EDT
Former President George W. Bush's decision not to appear at ground zero with President Barack Obama after the death of Osama bin Laden is consistent with his desire to keep a low public profile, former first lady Laura Bush said Thursday.
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Mon May 2, 2011 5:04 PM EDT
Officials in George W. Bush's administration joined the former president Monday in expressing gratitude that with the death of Osama bin Laden, justice had finally been served.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:55 PM EDT
Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he is optimistic the United States can achieve 4 percent gross domestic product growth.
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Fri Apr 1, 2011 4:29 AM EDT
As commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower explicitly ordered his troops to safeguard objects of cultural and historical importance whenever possible — even while fighting a war of devastating destructiveness. Now, historians can hear the reasoning behind Eisenhower's order, in his own words, thanks to the recent recovery of a recording of a speech he gave on April 2, 1946, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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