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Bernanke: lower interest rates are 'feasible'
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that further interest-rate cuts are "certainly feasible," but he warned there are limits to how much such action would revive an economy likely to stay weak ...
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Southern discomfort: Longhorn fans cope with BCS blues
The Pittsburgh Steelers played on the TV screens Sunday afternoon but at Scholz Bier Garten in downtown Austin, the majority of the crowd both young and old could only think Longhorns.
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Car towing at UT-A&M game upsets Austin man
An Austin man is taking action after he says a group of football fans were ripped-off Thursday night.
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Backyard burning sparks Mustang Ridge brush fire
Travis and Caldwell County firefighters battled a 30-acre brush fire early Wednesday afternoon.
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Austin on Broadway: More Shooting Stars Than Ever
Austin's Nicole Lowrance , with Jenny Dare Paulin, Hallie Foote, and James DeMarse in Dividing the Estate It isn't as if an Austin actor has never made it to Broadway.
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Austin girl's a neighborhood 'dog whisperer'
Riley Winebarger, 12, lay on the grass in her South Austin front yard while a pug tore around her in circles.
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Photo released in North Austin bank robbery
Austin police released a photo Monday of a suspect in a North Austin bank robbery.
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Texas news briefsCase considers exclusions in auto insurance policy
Richard Gibbons was evading San Marcos police in 1999 when his pickup truck smashed into Greg and Maribel Tanner's car at an intersection.
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Drought ongoing in San Antonio-Austin area
San Antonio-area rancher Debbie Davis usually sees green clover and winter grasses this time of year across her pastures.
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Texas death row yields more cell phone gear
Another cell phone charger and SIM card have been recovered in the cell of a Texas death row inmate -- the latest in a series of similar discoveries.
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Texas to test wireless call blocking in Travis County prison
Texas officials plan to test cell phone jamming technology after a prison system lockdown and search turned up hundreds of smuggled mobile devices.
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Lieberman praises Obama
Hartford, Conn. -- Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman took another step Tuesday toward mending his relationship with Democrats, saying that Barack Obama's actions since winning the presidency have been 'just about ...
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Thousands expected for Feast of Sharing
Thousands will be downtown Tuesday to celebrate the season by sharing a Thanksgiving meal together.
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Abilenian is made bishop
The Rev. J. Scott Mayer, bishop elect to the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas.
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Live Music Task Force findings presented to Austin council
The live music industry in Austin is asking for some help from the Austin City Council -- and Mayor Will Wynn says he wants to get to work on the issue sooner rather than later.
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Eastward toward Prozac
The entry titled "Eastward toward Prozac." Categories Archives Eastward toward Prozac Monday, November 24, 2008, 09:00 AM Maybe it was the East Austin Studio Tour earlier in the day.
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Regal Arbor Cinema in N. Austin robbed
Police are looking for a man who robbed the Regal Arbor Cinema in Northwest Austin this morning, said Veneza Aguinaga, an Austin Police Department senior police officer.
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OpenCL Specification Completed in Record Time for Snow Leopard
Macworld reports from the SuperComputing 08 conference which is taking place in Austin, Texas this week.
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New tobacco product alarms some health officials
They're discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like "frost" and "spice." And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced ...
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Airline passenger charged with making threats
An Austin man faces felony charges after he was arrested for making a terroristic threat during a recent Southwest Airlines flight.
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