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  <title>Bank Robbery Suspect Being Sought</title>
  <description>Austin police are on the scene of a bank robbery in Northwest Austin. The robbery happened around 2 p.m. at the Wachovia Bank in the 8400 block of Mesa Drive.</description>
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  <title>Officials To Ticket Smokers In Public Places</title>
  <description>Wednesday, the Austin-Travis County Health Department plans to start coming down hard on smokers. A letter from the department says they plan to write tickets to smokers who violate the city's smoking ban. That's a fine of up to $500.</description>
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  <title>Feedback Forum: Have You Used The Toll Roads Yet?</title>
  <description>The first toll road in Austin is now open. Have you used it yet? Share your views below.</description>
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  <title>Halloween On Sixth Street 2006</title>
  <description>Thousands turned out to celebrate Halloween on Sixth Street Tuesday night, and there were some pretty creative costumes out there. But despite the big crowds, police say only 11 people were arrested, and people were well-behaved for the most part.</description>
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  <title>Part Of Toll Roads Now Open</title>
  <description>But in this time of trial and error, whether the roads are a quicker option is up for debate. Many Austin-area drivers were a part of history, but during rush hour at the Loop One extension, record speeds were not reached.</description>
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  <title>Blanco High Repairing Damages From Vandals</title>
  <description>Vandals trashed a high school in the Hill Country, causing nearly a half million dollars in damage. Vandals caused extensive damage to the relatively new campus in Blanco.</description>
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  <title>Georgetown Council To Discuss Smoking, Scooters</title>
  <description>Georgetown city leaders are looking to change the rules about smoking in public places. The city manager revised the city's smoking ordinance. Council members will look over the draft at Tuesday night's meeting.</description>
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  <title>Money-Saving Tips For Halloween</title>
  <description>Halloween is a week away, and if you're still trying to figure out what your kids will wear or what you might wear for a costume party, KXAN has some money-saving ideas for you.</description>
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  <title>Austinites Have Roles On 'Friday Night Lights'</title>
  <description>By now, you know the NBC series "Friday Night Lights" is being shot on location in and around Austin. And plenty of Central Texans have had fun playing extras and bit parts.</description>
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  <title>I-35 Open Again After Overnight Wreck</title>
  <description>Emergency crews shut down part of Interstate 35, south of Austin, after a wreck and fuel spill. It happened at around 11:30 p.m. Monday, just south of the Cabela's in Buda.</description>
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  <title>GOP Candidate Catches Grief For Steamy Romance Novel</title>
  <description>Texas agriculture commissioner Susan Combs says a romance novel she wrote is lighthearted and entertaining. But critics say Republican Combs, who's running for state comptroller, think otherwise.</description>
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  <title>Getting Kids To Exercise More</title>
  <description>Is your child getting enough exercise? A new study done by the Travis County and AISD says probably not. Roughly 25 percent or one fourth of Travis County fourth graders are obese, but some argue this doesn't just impact those families with obese children. It impacts all families.</description>
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  <title>Austin WorkSource Job Fair</title>
  <description>Some 900 job seekers got one-stop shopping in Austin Tuesday. Austin WorkForce held a job fair at their career center on Airport Boulevard. More than 70 different potential employers showed up including AISD, Austin Fire Department and UT.</description>
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  <title>Hitch50: 50 State Capitols In 50 Days</title>
  <description>Hitch50 is the project of two guys, Fiddy and Scotty, who are attempting to hitchhike to all 50 state capitols in 50 days. They started from New York's Times Square and made their way to Albany.</description>
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  <title>Sewage Truck Overturns In Manor</title>
  <description>A messy traffic accident near Manor is keeping emergency crews busy Wednesday morning. Travis County officials tell KXAN that a sewage truck lost control and overturned at the intersection of FM 969 and Burleson-Manor Road.</description>
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  <title>2 Bats Found With Rabies In Central Texas</title>
  <description>A dead bat found at a North Austin school has tested positive for rabies . That's after a rabid, disoriented bat was found outside a Texas State University dorm in San Marcos just two days earlier.</description>
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  <title>Arrest Made In 2005 Murder Case</title>
  <description>It's a murder investigation with more twists and turns than a crime drama. Tuesday, KXAN NBC Austin uncovered the latest chapter of a Central Texas murder cover-up.</description>
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  <title>Texan Convicted Of Possessing Memorabilia From Canadian Library</title>
  <description>New York -- A New York jury has convicted an Austin Community College professor of criminal possession of music memorabilia from Canada. Barbara Moore was convicted Tuesday on two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of stolen property.</description>
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  <title>Austin-Area Briefs -- 10/25/06</title>
  <description>In Wednesday's Austin-area briefs, police investigate an unusual wreck in East Austin, construction begins Wednesday on what some call a free alternative to one toll road and more.</description>
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  <title>October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month</title>
  <description>And the older you get, the more likely you are to get it. Your first line of defense is to get a yearly mammogram. Women who are 40 or older should get one every single year.</description>
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Dems have 60 for health care; Lincoln a 'yes' (AP) 11/21/2009 1:44 PM

President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in remaking the US health care system. Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, pictured here in October, said he would vote with his party this time but warned he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AP - Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation.


Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang (AP) 11/21/2009 1:06 PM

In this photo released by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, scientists react in the CERN Control Center after successfully restarting the Large Hadron Collider, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. (AP Photo/Keystone, Brice, CERN)AP - Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.


Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations (AP) 11/21/2009 1:29 PM

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, left, meets with the archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO)AP - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.


Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy (AP) 11/21/2009 10:48 AM

President Barack Obama exits Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.


GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP) 11/21/2009 8:24 AM

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, shows copy of the Democratic health care reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Sen. Lisa  Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.


More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP) 11/21/2009 12:39 PM

Angele Ryan, right carries her baby Ava as she prepares to travel to Costa Rica with her daughters Samantha 10, left, Chase 13, and the twin sister Elizabeth at American Airlines counter at Reagan National airport on Saturday,  Nov. 21, 2009, in Washington. The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year than in 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.


Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission (AP) 11/21/2009 1:26 PM

In this video frame grab taken from NASA television, space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik works during the the second spacewalk of the STS-129 mission at the International Space Staion, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/NASA)AP - A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.


Coal mine blast kills 42 in China, 66 trapped (AP) 11/21/2009 10:38 AM

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from the entrance of the exploded coal mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through the state-run mine early Saturday, killing tens of people and leaving dozens of others trapped underground. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Song)AP - Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people.


Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP) 11/21/2009 12:44 PM

FILE - In this  Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry Gordy arrives to the premiere of 'Michael Jackson's This Is It,' in Los Angeles. Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.


Bush, Ellis, not making trip to Tampa (AP) 11/21/2009 11:40 AM

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, top, leaps over St. Louis Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe for a three-yard touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)AP - Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis are not traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.


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