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	?	Thu. Dec. 14, 2000 
		
		
		
		TODAY'S METROPOLITAN STORIES
		from the pages of the Houston Chronicle
		
		Hale: This will giveth and taketh away 
		  
		Houston makes race for gold official 
		 Buoyed by a strong public mandate after 75 percent of voters blessed its 
plan, the group working to bring the 2012 Summer Olympics to Houston formally 
submitted its bid for the mega-event Wednesday. 
		Race-based admissions upheld in Michigan 
		 A federal judge in Detroit on Wednesday upheld a race-based admissions 
policy at the University of Michigan, increasing the chances that the U.S. 
Supreme Court will decide whether universities can use race as an admissions 
factor. 
		City's tree canopy is getting thinner 
		Houston's urban forest declined significantly from 1972 to 1999, depriving 
the area of $55 million annually in benefits such as reduced air pollution 
and enhanced flood control. The findings are part of a study released today 
that recommends adopting policies to reverse the deforestation trend. 
		City Council members battle over street-cutting 
		 Tempers flared Wednesday as Houston City Council grappled with how to 
regulate companies that cut up city streets. 
		Jury told of Phillips cover-up in closing 
		 Phillips Petroleum Co. is engaged in a cover-up and needs to change the way 
it does business, said the attorney representing a family in a wrongful-death 
case against the company. 
		Power knocked out for 288,500 customers 
		Humble man looks to sell 'ultimate gift' 
		63 roosters seized at suspected site of cockfights 
		Katy couple may settle claims from DWI case 
		Routine land deal ignites tempers in Waller CourtyCounty 
		Seven flee San Antonio prison unit 
		Houston man to be tried in Tennessee 
		Smith set to reveal marriage details 
		Audit finds flaws in contracts for low-income housing 
		Lawyer appointed in slain-deputy case 
		Fatal wreck on bad road nets $19.2 million ruling 
		Area briefs 
		
		
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