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Which gubernatorial candidate will not seek newspaper endorsements for the 2010 primary election? A. Rick Perry B. Kay Bailey Hutchison C. Debra Medina D. Farouk Shami Need a hint? Read this article: http://bit.ly/85F7Ox. Answer: A. Rick Perry.
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Which gubernatorial candidate will not seek newspaper endorsements for the 2010 primary election?A. Rick PerryB. Kay Bailey HutchisonC. Debra MedinaD. Farouk ShamiNeed a hint? Read this article: http://bit.ly/85F7Ox Answer: A. Rick Perry
Austin’s unemployment rate was the same in both December and November 2009. What was the rate?A. 5.2 percentB. 5.9 percentC. 6.9 percentD. 7.1 percentNeed a hint? Read this article: http://bit.ly/4s3kyJ Answer: C. 6.9 percent
Capital Metro, in a letter Thursday to the Federal Railroad Administration, said it will make simulated runs on its MetroRail passenger line in early March and “open the line later in March.”The agency, during the runup to a November 2004 referendum authorizing it to build the line from Leander to downtown Austin, had said service would begin when?A. Early 2008B. Summer 2008C. Fall 2008D. March 30, 2009Need a hint? Read this article: http://bit.ly/5hF3sZ Answer: A. Early 2008
"Help Austin Help Haiti," a star-studded benefit concert, was held Sunday at the Austin Music Hall to raise money for Oxfam America and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, two charities helping the beleaguered country.Joe Ely, the Gourds, Robert Earl Keen and Asleep at the Wheel were just some of the acts that performed.How many people attended?A. more than 2,000B. more than 2,200C. more than 3,000D. more than 3,300Need a hint? Read this article: http://bit.ly/5Z9bPd Answer: B. more than 2,200
University of Texas library and museum has acquired 50 letters written by a former first lady to a colleague in the book publishing business.The acquisition from Ray Roberts – the colleague in the publishing business – was announced Friday by UT's Harry Ransom Center.The letters, dated from 1978 to 1992, were written when Roberts worked with the former first lady at Doubleday & Co. in New York, and when he was with Little, Brown and Company in Boston.A. Lady Bird JohnsonB. Jackie Kennedy OnassisC. Mamie EisenhowerD. Nancy ReaganNeed a hint? Read this article: http://bit.ly/7p8wEN Answer: B. Jackie Kennedy Onassis