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House fire kills 4-year-old Lubbock child
A child was killed and three others were injured when a spark from a candle on a TV set caused a fire Tuesday morning, said Lubbock fire marshals. Lubbock Deputy Fire Marshall Garett Nelson said lead investigator Andy Lawson narrowed the fire's origin to burning candles, located on top of TV set, in the 4302 33rd St.
Toasted Truck: Electrical problem sparks fire
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An electrical malfunction under the hood of a white 1998 Ford F-150 ignited a fire at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot between the Administration building and the Student Union Building. "It had electrical problem under the hood," said Fire Marshal Walter James.
Going but not gone: DeLay's troubling legacy for the GOP
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom DeLay leaves a troubling legacy for Republicans as they face re-election. The Texan, once one of the most powerful and feared leaders of Congress, joined Newt Gingrich in helping to lead Republicans to power in 1994. But he became a symbol of the widening ethics scandal that now clouds GOP prospects for continued control.
Speaker suggests assimilation as solution to immigration debate
Could the answer be as easy as 10 simple steps? Roger Clegg thinks so
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Though it had been planned a year in advance, the speech given in the forum of the Texas Tech Law school Tuesday afternoon was coincidentally pertinent to current events. Roger Clegg, president and general counsel with the Center for Equal Opportunity, spoke on "Immigration and Assimilation.
On the road again
Contrary to students' beliefs, study shows car drivers cause majority of 18-wheeler truck crashes
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Big rigs often are called the kings of the highway and suffer the taboo of being the big bad wolf-type drivers on the road. A recent study however shows otherwise. A three-year study done by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concluded car drivers are at fault 56 percent of the time in automobile-truck collisions, while truckers took the heat 44 percent of the time, according to the study, at www.
Blackford wins friendly competition for '06-'07 La Ventana editor in chief
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The competition for editor of the yearbook was heated but among friends. The Student Media Committee selected the 2006-07 editor for the La Ventana Tuesday night, and although nerve-wracking for the candidates, they said they all are excited to work together again next year.
Texas Tech police blotter
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March 24 Texas Tech police documented information concerning an individual in the Business Administration building handing out a paper containing the answers to a test being administered to students. Tech police responded to a 911 medical call at the new addition of the Human Sciences building construction site.