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The United Way of Central Texas has raised $796,504 so far during the 2000 campaign, Roy Salazar, office administrator, said Tuesday.That figure is 90.5 percent of the $880,000 goal for the campaign, which lasts through the first months of the new year.Last year

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AUSTIN (AP) President-elect Bush plucked a Democrat from the Clinton administration to go with two conservative Republicans as he completed his Cabinet picks Tuesday, 2

WASHINGTON (AP)Clinging to slim hopes of a Mideast breakthrough before he leaves office, President Clinton sat down with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Oval Office twice Tuesday to clarify a U.S. outline for a negotiated settlement with Israel. The talks also focused on the prolonged violence in the region. P.J. Crowley, a White House spokesman, said Clinton and Arafat had discussed

With three nail-biting losses and two thumpings, this bowl season was a tough one for fans of Texas teams.Twelfth-ranked Texas, No. 13 Texas Christian, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Texas-El Paso all were postseason losers, with only the Longhorns falling to a ranked team.Playing between Dec. 20-31 in states ranging from California and Idaho to Alabama and Louisiana, and weather ranging from sunny skies to a blizzard, teams from the Lone Star State were outscored 184-142.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP)