Texas District 10 race becomes nation’s costliest House contest
In Texas District 10, Ben Streisand and Michael McCaul lead the field in spending as the runoff approaches on April 13. The no-Democrat seat spans Austin to Houston, with two major markets driving TV ad costs. Streisand has invested over $1.3 million of his own money and raised about $55,000 from a small group of financiers and professionals.
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Houston
Ben Streisand
Michael McCaul
Austin
Bob Stein
School of Social Sciences
Rice University
Texas
Lloyd Doggett
Streisand
McCaul
Stein
Robert Lanham
Williams Brothers Construction Co
FCC expands indecency crackdown on over the air broadcasts
Federal regulators said nearly any use of the Favord on air would be indecent. The FCC overruled staff and ruled Borio’s expletive on NBC as indecent and profane, marking the first time a four letter word was deemed profane. Proposals target Howard Stern shows and a Clear Channel Florida program. Bio-Rad touts fast cow test to speed livestock screening nationwide and in USDA labs.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Borio
NBC
FCC
Commission
Howard Stern
Florida
Clear Channel Communications
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Hercules
Calif
Agriculture Department
Two U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghanistan Clash
Two American soldiers were killed and two wounded in central Afghanistan near Tarin Kowt as Afghan National Army troops fought anti-coalition forces. At least five attackers were killed in the battle. identities of the soldiers were not released.
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Washington
Afghanistan
U.S
U.S. Central Command
Tarin Kowt
Scalia refuses request to step aside from Cheney case
Justice Antonin Scalia rejected a bid to disqualify himself from a suit led by the Sierra Club seeking records of Cheney energy task force meetings. He warned that a cheap avoidance would threaten national judgment and emphasized his independence.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
Dick Cheney
Scalia
Sierra Club
Environmental Organization
Bush Administration
Cheney
Energy Task Force
The
Associated Press
Habitat project honors St Louis volunteers in Baytown dedication
A Baytown Habitat for Humanity ceremony marked the completion of The Grace-St Louis House with naming walls and a plaque. Grace United Methodist Church donated land while local hardware stores supplied materials. St Louis students and Baytown volunteers traveled to help, presenting fundraising checks from the school.
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Baytown
St. Louis
Area Habitat
Dwight Lohkamp
Habitat
YMCA
Barbara Trachte
Grace United Methodist
First Presbyterian Youth Group
Witness Committee
The
Presbyterian Woman’s Group
Grace Methodist
St. Mark’s Methodist
Methodist Women United
Echolechem
the Dawg House Cafe
Cedar Bayou Baptist
Cedar Bayou Methodist
San Jacinto Elementary
Anchor Bible Bookstore
Lilly Morrow
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Dean of Social Sciences
Nation Briefs
Bono
Stee
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