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Perry picks up
builders' backing
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Gov. Rick Perry today will pick up the endorsement of the Texas Association of Builders. Then he will speak to the group. He will also hold fundraisers today with
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association — a job that Perry used to hold. Barbour will appear with Perry at an event in Fredericksburg, Va., and two in the Dallas area. MORE 
Breaking news: Cheney to endorse Hutchison
The Associated Press via
The Dallas Morning News Trail Blazers Blog
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney will throw his support behind U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign for governor. The Hutchison campaign confirmed that Cheney will endorse the Texas Republican's March primary challenge of Gov. Rick Perry at a fundraiser next month.
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Perry on Palin vs. Cheney
The Austin American Statesman Postcards Blog
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When Gov. Perry was asked whether he'd rather have Sarah Palin or Dick Cheney endorsing him (Cheney is supporting his GOP primary opponent Kay Bailey Hutchison; Palin's backing Perry), the governor responded: "I think I'd stick with Sarah."
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New home sales fall a surprising 3.6 percent
The Associated Press via The Dallas Morning News
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Sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a temporary tax credit for first-time
owners started to wane. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales fell 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000 from a downwardly revised 417,000 in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a pace of 440,000.
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Senators eye extending home credit to end of April
Reuters
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The U.S. Senate's top Democrat and top Republican each voiced support on Wednesday for extension of a soon-to-expire $8,000 tax credit for home buyers, but left unclear when the chamber would act. "There has been general agreement by a significant number of senators, Democrats and Republicans, to get this done," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat,
said on the Senate floor.
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Economy grows in third quarter, signals end of recession
The Associated Press via The Fort Worth Star Telegram
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The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes. The Commerce Department's report Thursday delivered the strongest signal yet that the economy entered a new, though fragile, phase of recovery and that the worst recession since the 1930s has
ended.
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More jobless benefits kicking in
The San Antonio Express News Texas Politics Blog
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About 45,000 Texans who have exhausted their unemployment benefits - or will soon be doing so - may be eligible for up to an additional seven weeks of payments. The extra benefits
are triggered because Texas has had an average unemployment rate of 8 percent over three months.
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Nolan Ryan endorses Williams for Senate
The Fort Worth Star Telegram Politex Blog
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Weatherford auto dealer Roger Williams added Rangers President Nolan Ryan to the roster of sports figures backing him for US Senate today. Williams, a former Texas secretary of state and professional baseball player, is one of several Republicans hoping to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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Eco-construction of Lewisville home offers green lessons
The Dallas Morning News
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Instead of spending money on extensive repairs, Amanda Ferguson decided to demolish her childhood home and
replace it with one that would be environmentally friendly and energy-efficient from the ground up. The result is the TimberCreek Zero Energy House, a demonstration project for the Department of Energy's "Building American" program. The house is open to the public for the next four weekends.
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Thompson campaign on hold, may drop out of governor's race
The Fort
Worth Star Telegram Politex Blog
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Garland therapist Mark Thompson has put his campaign for governor on hold and may drop out of the race. He plans to announce his decision next week, he said. Thompson said the race for the Democratic nomination is getting too crowded.
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Health officials: Prisoners won't get H1N1 vaccine before the general public
The Austin American Statesman
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Facing public criticism over plans that some convicts might get swine flu shots before law-abiding citizens, state health officials clarified Wednesday that no widespread inoculations are expected to take place in Texas prisons any time soon. At the same time, they said that pregnant women who are incarcerated could get shots "to help protect their unborn children."
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