Craddick contacts with Texans for a Republican Majority scrutinized
The 2002 Texas speaker bid involved 92 Craddick phone calls with TAMPAC, including 32 in the six weeks before the election. A grand jury investigates possible improper contributions and outside influence, while Craddick's attorney calls the talks legal. TRMPAC denies wrongdoing and records stem from a defamation-related suit.
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Documentary on Friday Night Lights filming at Ratliff Stadium
New Wave Entertainment plans a half hour documentary for the Friday Night Lights DVD. Producers Jim Bacon and Michelle Sylvester taped interviews with Brian Chavez and James Miles at Ratliff Stadium, focusing on the people behind the story rather than controversy. A key moment may be the decade old reunion of Mike Winchell and Don Billingsley, with air time set about two weeks before the film’s October opening.
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Patrick Fries
John Larsen
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Tax-cut deadlock as Bush faces election-year clash
Washington AP Bush and a Republican Congress fail to agree on a two-year extension of expiring tax cuts for parents and workers while a White House concession revives a stalled highway bill. Bush seeks five-year tax relief. Frist signals possible fall vote. Highway bill faces cost gap between White House stance and Senate plan.
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Death toll reaches 900 in Iraq war toll rise
American forces in Iraq have averaged about two deaths per day since Iraqis took political control on June 28, reaching 900 military deaths and near 6,000 wounded. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said the timeline for a decline in casualties remains uncertain as U S troops face ongoing risk.
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