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  Suspected serial killer in Ohio denied bail. In case you hadn't heard, the Yankees have won the 2009 World Series. Conservatives mock the 72-hour window that they requested to review health care legislation. Moneybags Murdoch's "pay walls" plan for his online news sites is having some glitches. Ted Haggard leading a church once again. Someone in Burleson is kicking themselves in the ass for losing a $7M lottery ticket. Sheldon Dorf, founder of Comic-Con,...
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  Mayor Leffingwell announces his downtown plan. (PS - No mention of condos!) Five arrested in alleged gang rape at homecoming dance in California. Get ready for ski season! You thought your office holiday parties were lame BEFORE the recession, huh? Creative new way to purchase World Series tickets. Permanent marker bandits: next time, use a pair of nylons. Just in time for Halloween, Walmart begins selling caskets....
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  This may explain why the Fail Whale keeps appearing this week. Al Franken schools Right-Wing Health Care Analyst. About time: Treasury to order bailed-out banks to cut executive pay in half. New Age Guru's Sweat Lodge Retreat ends with three people dead. Artists demand Guantanamo "Torture Tracks." (The Bee Gees quiver with fear.) Mandatory composting in San Francisco kicking major banana peel. Bless Glenn Beck's heart....
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  New Zealand athlete finds a profitable way to pay for his Olympic debt. Now, even the camels are dying from drought. Perry complicates investigation into whether Texas executed an innocent man. Airlines charge more, work less. Oklahoma scare tactics. Even rappers are feeling the recession. Adam Yauch feeling "healthy, strong and hopeful" after undergoing cancer treatment....
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  Sumatra aftershocks begin. Ken Lay Lewis steps down from Bank of America. No tears were shed. GOP leader doesn't like math or statistics. We're totes on this Forbes list. This could complicate things a bit for Polanski's defense. CapMetro's CEO taking early retirement. Maybe now the light rail will actually run? Think your cell phone will work this weekend at ACL? We've heard it all before....