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 <title><![CDATA[Crabtree opens up about his plan at NFL combine ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Crabtree was quick on his feet Sunday, and if he does the same thing for NFL scouts next month the stress fracture in his left foot might soon be forgotten.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Sunday win makes it two in row for Kenseth ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[FONTANA, Calif. - Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Coach Knight: Red Raiders giving everything they've got to give ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Earlier this season, Pat Knight said he wished his team had his personality.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Winning Start ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[The Texas Tech baseball team still has a long way to go, but the start of the 2009 season couldn't have gone much better.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Lady Luck smiles on Raiders ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[LADY RAIDERS/Tech's defensive gamble against Oklahoma State pays off with win]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Oil hovers near $40 amid weak demand, OPEC cuts ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Oil prices hovered near $40 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors weighed a deepening U.S. recession against signs that OPEC production cuts are eroding supply.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Court strikes down California video game law   ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:33:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2005 law violates minors' rights under the Constitution's First and 14th amendments. The three-judge panel's unanimous ruling upholds an earlier ruling in U.S. District Court.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Gov't reportedly mulls taking larger stake in Citi   ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc. is reportedly negotiating with government officials to have the U.S. boost its stake in the troubled bank to as much as 40 percent, The Wall Street Journal said late Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Forecasters: Higher unemployment in 2009 ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Brace yourself: The recession is projected to worsen this year.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Professor to tell Congress about retirement issues facing baby boomers ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Federal lawmakers will soon hear from a Texas Tech faculty member about retirement issues facing baby boomers, one of her employees said.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Conference to show producers, consumers what's available locally, seasonally ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Food will be the focus of the 20th annual Southern Plains Conference scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday at the International Cultural Center on the Texas Tech campus.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[DAs: Good laws catch bad guys ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Some Lubbock prosecutors are splitting time between the courthouse and the statehouse.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[It's 'Ruff: Dogs and their owners converge in Lubbock to strut their stuff in South Plains Obedience Center's obedience and rally trials at Lubbock fairgrounds ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[Every move made by dogs like Diesel, a 2-year-old Australian shepherd with well-groomed black, white and brown fur, were closely examined Saturday and Sunday.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Things To Do ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[MONDAY]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Working On Roads ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[&#149; Glenna Goodacre Boulevard from Avenue R to Avenue U. Crews will be reconstructing streets, and the street may either be closed or under restricted access. The work is expected to take about nine months.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Electrical problem blamed for blaze ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[A fire Sunday morning caused extensive damage to Bigham's Smokehouse at 4302 19th St.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Flu season picking up around region ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Flu season picking up around region]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Police may rule death a homicide ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Police are investigating a suspicious death as a homicide after a Lubbock woman was found dead Sunday in her house at 3113 Emory St.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Charges filed in deaths of woman, baby ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[CHICAGO - A 36-year-old attorney fatally shot the former girlfriend and infant daughter of New York Knicks player Eddy Curry during a domestic-related dispute, according to police and published reports.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Shirley Mitsuko Hobbs ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Celebration of life services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2009.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Lena Respondek ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Rosary services for Lena Respondek, 91, of Slaton will be 7 p.m. Monday, February 23, 2009 in Englunds Chapel. Resurrection Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009 in Slaton's St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Englewood  Cemetery under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Elmer McCombs ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:09:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at First United  Methodist Church in Spur with Rev. Larry Burton officiating. Burial will be in Spur Memorial  Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Dr. John W. Hays ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Dr. John W. Hays, 78, died peacefully on February 20, 2009, after a year of declining health. Bettie Belle (BeBe) Smith Hays, his wife of 32 years, and Karen Rhyne Hays, wife of 21 years, both passed from this life before him. He was the father of four children: Laurie Hays Coffman of Durham, N.C., Charlotte Hays Rantz of Lubbock, J. Phillip Hays of Lubbock, and Paula Hays Ammons of Amarillo.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Death Notices ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Selia Alvarez, 85, of Ralls died Feb. 21, 2009, in Lubbock. Prayer service will be 6:30 p.m. today at Iglesia Bautista in Ralls. Services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Iglesia Bautista in Ralls. Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Donna Lyne Woods ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Donna Lyne Woods, age 46, of Bertram, passed away February 21, 2009. Private memorial services will be held under the direction of Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home of Burnet.  She was born in Mt. Clemens, Mich. on November 7, 1962 to Don Hill and Sylvia Hanson. She married Stewart Woods on September 12, 1998 and they had a baby girl, Audrey.
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 <title><![CDATA[L. C. Burton, Jr. ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:04:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, in Abilene. Burial will follow in Hawley  Cemetery. Services directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home of Abilene. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Letter of the Day ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Utility bills getting harder to pay]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Congress can't manage
 economic supermarket ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[The idea that even the brightest person or group of bright people, much less the U.S. Congress, can wisely manage an economy has to be the height of arrogance and conceit. Why? It is impossible for anyone to possess the knowledge that would be necessary for such an undertaking.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Keep Red Raider games in Lubbock]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Has your Medicare supplement rate increased? Call Ron Haley Insurance ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Nationally, one-third of all nursing home expenses are paid out-of-pocket by individuals and their families, and about half are paid by state Medicaid programs. Long-term care expenses are generally not paid for by Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, or the major medical health insurance provided by most employers.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Choose Overhead Door Co. of Lubbock for quality; special pricing now available ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[What qualities are you looking for in the products you buy?]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Moving? Visit Hurley Packaging of Texas for moving boxes, supplies ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[The moving process can be a headache for anyone. Whether you're moving across town or across the country, one thing has to be done before you can get going - packing your belongings!]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Don't spend all your life savings 
paying for nursing home costs ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[The greatest threat to the nest egg of our senior citizens is a long-term stay in a nursing home. With costs exceeding $40,000 per year, it does not take long to wipe out someone's life savings. Information contained within this article could be important to your long-term financial health.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Metal Mart sells metal building 
material to builders, do-it-yourselfers ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Since 1985 Metal Mart has been supplying contractors and do-it-yourselfers with metal building materials. Whatever project, whether it's big or small, come to Metal Mart at 4309 Idalou Road for the supplies and advice you need to get the job done right.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Green remodeling: explore beauty and benefits with Pella windows ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Today's homeowners look to remodeling as an attractive alternative to selling their home. Many practical home improvement projects may also include a "green" strategy. Green remodeling, the latest trend in enhancing living space, attempts to make a home look and work better for both the homeowner and the environment.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen satisfies savvy clients' kitchen remodeling project ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Homeowners Billy and Sue Daniel promised themselves that they would remodel their kitchen. But, like all of us, they got busy living their lives and it was two decades later before they returned to that promise. The retirees decided that 2008 would be the year they remodeled.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Senior living at its finest can be found at Raider Ranch ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Raider Ranch - endorsed by the Texas Tech Alumni Association - is West Texas' only resort-style gated community for those age 55-plus, featuring 24-hour security, maintenance-free living and unparalleled services and amenities. Everywhere you look on the 30-acre campus you will see the charm and detail of highly desirable Southwest-style Spanish Renaissance architecture.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Enjoy a sweet evening this Friday at
Grand Court's Chocolate Extravaganza ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[You're invited to join the residents and staff of Grand Court for a special event this week, and they're making it hard for you to say no - because sooner or later, we all give in to the temptation of chocolate!]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[It's time you visit The Clock Doc for repair, cleaning of clocks, watches ]]></title>
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