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• Terminally ill blues singer Etta James hospitalized for breathing trouble
• Vietnam store makes 15-foot Christmas tree from cellphones
• Nevada gambling regulators adopt rules for Internet poker licenses
• Check out these four personal finance technology trends for the new year
• Girl, 9, was feared missing after flight change
• Ohio 'pill mill' was corrupt drug den, according to documents
• Cuba says travel restrictions to remain in place
• Mexico makes huge seizure of methamphetamine precursor chemicals
• Kim's last gift to North Korea: loads of fish
• More Americans taking long holiday trips this year, according to AAA
• New type of radioactive waste arrives at WIPP near Carlsbad
• Heavy snow closes roads, delays flights in West
• Britain's 90-year-old Prince Philip taken to hospital with chest pains
• Tim Cole's father shows up and wants half of his late son's $1.1 million estate
• Fed court says Texas may have discriminated
• Taxi driver robbed at knife point

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• Movie review: 'War Horse' hammers home the emotions
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• Give the gift of music this holiday season

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• May your family celebrate the birth
• Annie: Reader concerned about friend's drinking problem
• Heloise: Hint helps remove residue from manufacturer's sticker

Local News

• Shoes collected for those in need
• Huffman's legacy went far beyond Tech family
• Shoes collected for those who need
• Spirit of giving has deep roots in Goodfellows
• Fireworks vendors hope for stout season
• Third payout coming for Judah Ponzi scheme victims
• Lubbock community donates time, materials for battered women's shelter
• Chick-fil-A joining U Can Share food drive
• Chance of snow Friday-Sunday for Lubbock
• Holiday hours for government offices, banks and colleges and universities
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• Former Slaton officer gets 70 months in child porn case

National News

• Cat travels 200 miles under car hood in Ohio
• Occupy protesters sue over free speech, excessive force
• Stranded Arizona student rescued from snowstorm
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• House leaders accept Senate tax terms
• Wal-Mart awaits tests on infant formula

Obituaries

• Maximina "Mina" Lopez Avalos
• Marguerite Marie Baldwin
• Barbara Lovett Besse
• Mercedes Garza
• Florencia Hernandez
• Ella Veach Moran
• Christine Patterson
• Barbara Ruth Ricketts
• Iva Smith

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• Top 25 Roundup: No. 4 Louisville beats W. Kentucky
• Fiddler sends Stars to 6-3 win over Predators
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• Cowboys' Felix Jones questionable for game
• Levine takes over at Houston
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• AP Interview: Fine accuser felt he 'owed' coach
• Some basketball coaches big into playing numbers game
• Tony Romo on quite a roll for playoff-hopeful Cowboys
• One more year: USC QB Barkley to return for senior season

Sports / Red Raiders / Mens Basketball

• Overcoming obstacles way of life for walk-on
• VIDEO/PHOTO GALLERY: Texas Tech basketball coach Billy Gillispie hands out 500 turkeys on Friday
• Tech coach Gillispie takes break from basketball, gives out 500 turkeys

Texas

• Estranged father of late exoneree Tim Cole seeks money
• Judge rules Stanford competent to stand trial
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• 63 school districts file fourth suit against Texas

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