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		TODAY'S METROPOLITAN STORIES
		from the pages of the Houston Chronicle
		
		Marshall: Drug war is much like Prohibition 
		   
		Highway official envisions merger of I-69, parkway 
		The head of the Texas Transportation Commission said Tuesday that Interstate 
69, the proposed NAFTA Highway, is likely to pass north and west of Houston 
along a route also envisioned for the controversial Grand Parkway.  
		Children's agencies in tug of war over funds 
		Two agencies that help abused children are at odds over who should get a 
bigger cut of court-ordered fees paid by probationers.  
		Keller rallies against drunken driving 
		Facing jail time for drinking and driving himself, City Councilman Bert 
Keller became a spokesman Tuesday for an anti-drunken-driving campaign. 
Keller discussed not only the moral and public-safety implications but the 
inconvenience of getting caught.  
		Congressman backs agencies eyeing Hurwitz 
		While many people on Capitol Hill focused their attention Tuesday on the 
Supreme Court building awaiting a decision on the presidential election, a 
California congressman blasted his colleagues for "doing the bidding" of 
Houston financier Charles Hurwitz.  
		Early start for schools called costly 
		Starting public schools before Aug. 21 is costing millions of dollars in lost 
tourism and migrant-labor revenues, according to a report released Tuesday by 
state Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander.  
		Longtime journalist Charlotte Phelan dies 
		Houston man charged with threatening Gore relative 
		Public comment sought on ambulance cutbacks 
		Fourth suspect caught in '97 killing 
		Stepson is first to back Smith's claim 
		Firefighters to take staffing issues to state Legislature 
		Man charged in shooting that left 1 dead, 1 wounded 
		Minority firms chosen to oversee work on basketball arena 
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