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         <description><![CDATA[Let's hear it for the bench.&#8203;In my season preview for the Houston Rockets, I cited the current portion of the season as the "make or break stretch" for the team -- a six-game road trip against a]]></description>
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         <title>5th-Grader Abducted, Sexually &quot;Touched&quot; &amp; Returned to HISD School</title>
         <description><![CDATA[HISD says patrols will be stepped up.&#8203;A fifth-grade girl from White Elementary was abducted this morning on her way to school by a man who drove her to an apartment "where he touched her in an i]]></description>
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         <title>Alicia Martinez, 40, Shot by Jealous Husband, Bayou Body Count No. 14</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Photo by HPDDiego Martinez is on the run.&#8203;Diego Martinez came home from work about 7 a.m. today and found his wife with another man, police say.

He got a semiautomatic pistol and began firing, ]]></description>
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         <title>Constable May Walker Escapes an Indictment</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Constable May Walker, unindicted.&#8203;Precinct 7 Constable May Walker, who has been the subject of investigations by both Wayne Dolcefino and a grand jury over campaign finances, will not be indicte]]></description>
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         <title>HISD&apos;s Grier Scores a Semi-Win in Contract Extension, Three Trustees Search for Their Cojones</title>
         <description><![CDATA[No need to express an opinion.&#8203;Three abstentions? Really? You're voting on extending the contract of the man who works for you and you opt out? Decide not to have an opinion? Decide not to share]]></description>
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         <title>Sheyla Hershey&apos;s Gigantic Boobs Save Her in Car Crash, She Claims</title>
         <description><![CDATA[They're life-savers, we're tellin' ya.&#8203;Everyone's favorite giant-tittay woman, Humble's Sheyla Hershey, is back in the news again, somehow.

It's been awhile since she's garnered publicity about]]></description>
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         <title>Comment of the Day: Offensive Courthouse Paintings?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them.

So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. M]]></description>
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         <title>Owls Stage the Comeback and Stun the Coogs in Game That Epitomized Both Teams</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Owls pulled off quite the comeback in defeating UH on Wednesday night.&#8203;The Houston Cougars dashed off to a 13-0 lead against the Rice Owls on Wednesday night. The offense worked to perfectio]]></description>
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         <title>Week in Photos: Tuna Poke</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Each week, we take a dip into the Houston Press Flickr pool and see what our talented photographers have been up to. We're looking for pictures that represent the best of Houston, from food to art to ]]></description>
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         <title>11 Vintage Valentine&apos;s Day Cards and Why They Are Really Creepy</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Love is in the air. Kids everywhere -- or, more likely, their moms -- are buying boxes of cheap Valentine's Day cards to hand out in the classroom.

It's a tradition that's been going on for years, an]]></description>
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         <title>Last-Minute Valentine&apos;s Gifts (From Convenience Stores) She&apos;s Sure to Love</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Let's face it, almost every dude has been there: It's February 13, and you're just coming out of a K2-induced fugue state. Rubbing your bloodshot eyes and picking yourself off the floor of the abandon]]></description>
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         <title>Mike Wiggins: Guadalupe County Judge, Former DPS Officer, Caught with Weed in Hotel</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mike Wiggins denies nothing.&#8203;Mike Wiggins, Guadalupe County Judge and a former DPS sergeant, has been arrested for having weed in a College Station hotel room.

Wiggins, a Republican first elect]]></description>
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         <title>Bill Belichick in Super Bowl XLVI: &quot;Make Him Go to Manningham&quot; (w/ Sound FX VIDEO)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The play worked as designed, on both sides.&#8203;I got home from my show this afternoon and, having just finished up talking about sports for five hours, I did what I normally do -- turn on one of th]]></description>
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         <title>Midtown to Get 192-Unit Housing Unit for Homeless Vets</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Groundbreaking is scheduled for tomorrow on an $18 million Midtown project that will include 192 housing units for homeless vets.

Near the old Days Inn on Travis next to the 59 underpass, the ]]></description>
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         <title>Kaleem Stephens: Tells Undercover Cop of Plans to Rob Armored Car with &quot;Bin Laden-Style Gun&quot;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[I'm gonna use a Bin Laden gun!&#8203;Kaleem Stephens and his colleagues had big plans.

They were going to knock over an armored car, with the help of some employees on the inside. The take would be a]]></description>
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