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A German textbook with images of naked women is creating a stir at an Allen High School, and the state is considering pulling the study guide. Student Joshua Sabik said classmates discovered revealing adult magazine images that can be seen in a photo of a newsstand in their textbook, Deutsch Aktuell. The magazine images are large enough for the reader to see the titles.

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Hewlett-Packard Co. is buying Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $12.6 billion in a deal that will create the second largest technology services provider behind IBM. Under the terms announced today, Palo Alto-based HP will pay $25 per share in cash for EDS, which pioneered the concept of running computer systems and providing other high-tech help for large companies and government agencies.

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Two members of the Texas Syndicate gang who faced trial today on federal racketeering charges involving murder and drug dealing have reached plea deals with the government. via WFAA-TV Dallas

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Look for the fight against illegal immigration to intensify in Dallas' northwest suburbs. Carrollton's next mayor, Ron Branson, said Sunday that he'll begin working immediately to rid the city of illegal immigrants. His come-from-behind election victory Saturday night coincided with the expected mayoral win in neighboring Farmers Branch by a better-known activist on the same issue: Tim O'Hare.

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The air tastes like pennies at the gritty port of Brownsville at the southern tip of Texas. via KLTV Tyler

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Jon Edwards, who often manages what appears impossible, recovering precious data from computers wrecked by floods and fires, has found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space ... via KWTX

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A member of an embattled polygamous church likened a raid by Texas authorities to an act of terrorism in a letter to President Bush. via Houston Chronicle

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“Don't say my party! It's our party.”

In 2002, the Texas Democratic Party ran a "dream ticket" - a Latino for governor, an African-American for the U.S. Senate, and an Anglo for lieutenant governor. via Press-Telegram

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“Their actions have inspired our nation and our world for more than 60 years. And thanks to this museum, that story will endure and inspire generations for many more.”

The weather was brutally hot, but to the veterans and supporters of The National Museum of the Pacific War, that didn't matter. via Kerrville Daily Times

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“I'm here to tell you I lost everything. I am still hurting. I am still broken”

By JEFF CARLTON One by one, nine wrongly convicted men stood up on the floor of the Texas Senate on Thursday to explain how innocent men ended up in prison and how to prevent it from happening again.'I'm here ... via Star-telegram.com

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