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      <title>New Candidates Stir Up Senate Race</title>
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      <title>Commentary: Holiday Incense And Sensibilities</title>
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      <title>Dallas Hairsylists' Death Ruled Accidental</title>
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      <description>The Dallas County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a hairstylist found in her burning car &quot;accidental&quot;. But police say that does NOT close the investigation.</description>
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      <title>Perry Campaigns For Support In Iowa</title>
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      <title>North Texas Hospitals To Tackle Infection Control</title>
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      <title>KERA Health Checkup: Holiday Depression</title>
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      <description>In a KERA Health Checkup, Sam Baker discusses holiday depression with Dr. Randy Basham, a U.T. Arlington Associate Professor of Social Work.</description>
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      <itunes:summary>A federal judge has signed off on an agreement to delay Texas&apos; March primary election until April 3.   That will give candidates time to adjust to final redistricting maps. But KERA&apos;s Shelley Kofler reports Texas may lose some of its influence in choosing a republican presidential nominee.</itunes:summary>
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