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Thursday, March 07, 2013  Kentucky senator uses rare filibuster to block vote on President Obama's nominee to lead CIA

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A year ago the City of Amarillo sped up the process whereby substandard structures are considered. Now they would like to see at least one such structure a week being moved through the City Commission. In the past the process could easily get bogged down.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Cargill officials have announced that they will idle the Plainview beef processing facility at the close of business on Feb.1, 2013. They are making the plant idle due to the tight cattle supply from years of drought that have affected the area.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Sherman County residents have been waiting since they first turned into a wet county in November of last year for alcohol to be sold within their towns.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  The legislation, which the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to consider Thursday, would update a 26-year-old law by requiring police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before accessing the content of all emails and other private information.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The list of peanut butter recalls out of Sunland, Inc., in New Mexico is once again expanding.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A peanut processing plant in Portales has been shut down since Saturday after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to peanut butter made at the facility.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Adding a child to your family through adoption can be a rewarding process, one that enriches a parents life, and that childs.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Amarillo's building condemnation process could speed up significantly soon and keep owners from avoiding making improvements to their damaged structures.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  For 40 years, Iowa's precinct caucuses have begun the presidential nomination process

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  Tourism industry pushes for US to allow more foreign visitors, move could help economy

Friday, November 18, 2011  House to vote on constitutional amendment to force Congress to balance its books

Friday, April 01, 2011  Wisconsin judge to take up issue of how union bargaining law made its way through state Senate

Friday, November 26, 2010  The conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay doesn't mean the case against him is ending.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010  Tests by federal health authorities have found listeria bacteria at a Texas food processing plant after state health officials linked four deaths to contaminated celery from the facility.