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CEO answers questions on U.S., EU financial crises

Samuel Liebl February 16, 2012

The McCombs School of Business brought a major figure in global banking to campus Wednesday to address recent financial crises and their affects on his bank. BBVA Compass CEO Manuel Sanchez spoke to students...

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Teaching English abroad after graduation may open doors

Samuel Liebl February 16, 2012

Facing a tough job market and unclear career choices, college graduates may look to teaching English abroad for an opportunity to support themselves and broaden their horizons. The demand for English...

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Beloved Wendy’s guy goes home to New York

Andrew Messamore February 16, 2012

After more than 13 years at the Texas Union, Junior, “The Wendy’s Guy,” has gone home. In January he transferred to the Wendy’s at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Guadalupe...

Texas recovers from recession with jobs, revenue growth

Rachel Thompson February 16, 2012

Texas sales tax revenue reached the $2 billion mark last month for the second time since November, indicating that the economy is gradually recovering and people are spending more on luxury goods. A letter...

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Organization uses web to improve cities

Alexandra Klima February 16, 2012

City officials welcomed Code for America to Austin yesterday, an organization that helps make government work better for everyone with the efforts of people and the power of the Web. Austin mayor Lee...

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Four TCU football players arrested as part of campus drug bust

Nick Cremona February 16, 2012

Just a day after the TCU basketball program recorded a stunning overtime win over No. 11 UNLV, the school was rocked by the news of a campus-wide drug bust. Seventeen students, including four members...

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Deep in the Heart chronicles one man’s journey from alcoholism to success

Rachel Thompson February 16, 2012

When Dan Wallrath heard a movie was being made chronicling his father Dick Wallrath’s alcoholism and later rise to success, he didn’t quite believe it would happen. “I thought they were...

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Regulations for Austin secondhand stores may help lower property crime

Sarah White February 16, 2012

Austin City Council is considering an ordinance that would require secondhand stores in Austin to file their transactions with the Austin Police Department in an attempt to reduce property crime. Barksdale...

Cisco challenges Microsoft, Skype merger in EU

The Associated Press February 16, 2012

BRUSSELS — Cisco says it is challenging Microsoft’s $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the EU’s top court to ensure Microsoft won’t block other video conferencing services. In a...

Gingrich declines to release ethics documents

The Associated Press February 16, 2012

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is refusing to ask the Justice Department to release thousands of records from the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into his...

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No cussing in class for teachers, lawmaker says

The Associated Press February 16, 2012

PHOENIX — A teacher’s role may be to expand a student’s vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn’t include four-letter words. A state legislator has introduced...

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Defiant Iran claims major steps in nuclear fuel

The Associated Press February 16, 2012

TEHRAN, Iran — In defiant swipes at its foes, Iran said Wednesday it is dramatically closer to mastering the production of nuclear fuel even as the U.S. weighs tougher pressures and Tehran’s...

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