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Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl.ʊs]) is the third-largest city in the state of Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The city covers 385 square miles (997 km²) and is the county seat of Dallas County. As of 2005, U.S. Census estimates put Dallas at a population of 1.2 million. The city is the main cultural and economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area—at over 5.8 million people, it is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Dallas is one of 11 U.S. world-class cities, as ranked by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.

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Dan Shaughnessy: Once America's darling, Nancy Kerrigan hit with tragedy again
— Feb 08 2010 3:12 PM from Sports Illustrated
Prosperity Bank(R) to Acquire Texas Branches of First Bank
— Feb 08 2010 3:09 PM from PR Newswire
Xerox closes on its acquisition of ACS
— Feb 08 2010 3:08 PM from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Dallas officer accused of pulling gun at bar
— Feb 08 2010 3:07 PM from Boston Herald
Prosperity Bancshares (PRSP) To Get $500M in Deposits and $100M in Loans from 19 First Bank Texas Location Acquisitions
— Feb 08 2010 2:42 PM from Street Insider

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Reed Hogan of Dallas, left, and Gate Hogan of Jackson, Miss. show their support for the New Orleans Saints before the team's NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Reed Hogan of Dallas shows his support for the New Orleans Saints before the team's NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Bryan and Mikki Lutz received a $10,000 economic development grant through Liberty Bank of Arkansas and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to assist with opening a Sport Clips haircut salon in Jonesboro, AR.

Globe Newswire

Bryan and Mikki Lutz received a $10,000 economic development grant through Liberty Bank of Arkansas and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to assist with opening a Sport Clips haircut salon in Jonesboro, AR.

Globe Newswire

Texas candidate for governor U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison speaks to reporters after addressing the Dallas County Republican Women's monthly meeting in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.

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Texas candidate for governor U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, center, places her hand on her heart during the plead of allegiance at the Dallas County Republican Women's monthly meeting in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.

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Ohio State's Dallas Lauderdale, left, drives the baseline against Minnesota's Ralph Sampson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio.

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Trail Blazer's Andre Miller, center, splits the defense of Dallas Maverick's Dirk Nowitzki, left, of Germany and Shawn Marion, right, in the overtime period of the NBA basketball game, Saturday Jan. 30, 2010, in Dallas. The Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks 114-112 in overtime.

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Portland Trail Blazer's Andre Miller drives around Dallas Maverick's Drew Gooden, left, in the fourth period of the NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Dallas. The Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks 114-112 in overtime.

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Dallas Maverick's Jason Terry (31) steals the ball from Portland Trail Blazer's LaMarcus Aldridge in the second half of the NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2009, in Dallas. The Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks 114-112 in overtime.

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Portland Trail Blazer's LaMarcus Aldridge, left, defends as Dallas Maverick's Dirk Nowitzki , right of Germany shoots in the second half of the NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Dallas. The Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks 114- 112 in overtime.

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Florida State's Xavier Gibson (1) shoots against Boston College's Dallas Elmore, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Boston.

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Dallas Maverick' Jason Kidd (2) drives past Phoenix Suns' Jason Richardson during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 in Phoenix.

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Dallas Cowboy's Tony Romo looks on during NFC NFL football practice at the Pro Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Detroit Pistons' Jonas Jerebko (33), of Sweden, battles Memphis Grizzlies' Mike Conley for a rebound in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Jerebko has been selected to play in the 2010 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam at the NBA All-Star game in Dallas.

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Detroit Pistons' Jonas Jerebko, of Sweden, enter the court against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Jerebko has been selected to play in the 2010 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam at the NBA All-Star game in Dallas.

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Ohio State's Dallas Lauderdale dunks on Iowa's Matt Gatens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Five-year-old Landen Gunn has his hair cut by his mother Meagan Gunn on the front porch of a home Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010 in Waco, Texas. The Gunns, from Dallas, were visiting family in Waco.

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Clemson's Andre Young, right, and Boston College's Dallas Elmore vie for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boston on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Boston College won 75-69.

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Nyomi Morin Rendon received a HELP grant from FHLB Dallas and Broadway Bank that assisted with closing costs and the down payment on her home.

Globe Newswire

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"You just don’t know exactly how you will feel until that moment"

Emmitt Smith Feb 08 2010 1:58 PM from Bossip

"the question you've got to figure out is, 'How fast am I going to start making money?'"

Feb 08 2010 1:25 PM from Belleville News-Democrat

"If you have been making a salary and you wind up self-employed"

Feb 08 2010 1:25 PM from Belleville News-Democrat

"The IRS has the right to come into your home to verify the existence of the office and the expenses you're claiming ... I have actually had the IRS audit clients and insist on physically examining the (home) office."

Feb 08 2010 1:25 PM from Belleville News-Democrat

"Nobody could have written a script like this"

Emmitt Smith Feb 08 2010 11:50 AM from The Post Chronicle

"And we're going to win Sunday -- I guarantee it."

Joe Namath Feb 08 2010 8:53 AM from Detroit Free Press

"First and foremost, it's the music ... The other part is, I'm hosting something that hopefully is really important to people. I'm going to turn them on to different stuff, whether it's new musicians, accomplished musicians,..."

Nikki Sixx Feb 08 2010 5:43 AM from Albany Times-Union

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Dan Shaughnessy: Once America's darling, Nancy Kerrigan hit with tragedy again
— Feb 08 2010 3:12 PM from Sports Illustrated
Prosperity Bank(R) to Acquire Texas Branches of First Bank
— Feb 08 2010 3:09 PM from PR Newswire
Xerox closes on its acquisition of ACS
— Feb 08 2010 3:08 PM from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Dallas officer accused of pulling gun at bar
— Feb 08 2010 3:07 PM from Boston Herald
Prosperity Bancshares (PRSP) To Get $500M in Deposits and $100M in Loans from 19 First Bank Texas Location Acquisitions
— Feb 08 2010 2:42 PM from Street Insider

Reed Hogan of Dallas, left, and Gate Hogan of Jackson, Miss. show their support for the New Orleans Saints before the team's NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

AP

Reed Hogan of Dallas shows his support for the New Orleans Saints before the team's NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

AP

Bryan and Mikki Lutz received a $10,000 economic development grant through Liberty Bank of Arkansas and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to assist with opening a Sport Clips haircut salon in Jonesboro, AR.

Globe Newswire

Bryan and Mikki Lutz received a $10,000 economic development grant through Liberty Bank of Arkansas and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to assist with opening a Sport Clips haircut salon in Jonesboro, AR.

Globe Newswire

Texas candidate for governor U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison speaks to reporters after addressing the Dallas County Republican Women's monthly meeting in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010.

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