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		TODAY'S METROPOLITAN STORIES
		from the pages of the Houston Chronicle
		
		A Santa celebrates turnaround 
		When Danny Grant peers into the mirror at the Salvation Army family shelter 
Christmas Eve, he'll see the face of a man serene in self-knowledge. But for 
the Salvation Army Santa, the jollity will be tempered by the memory of a 
Christmas Day when he saw the visage of a man who had spent nearly a decade 
on the streets. 
		Admissions issue may go to high court 
		 A recent federal appellate court ruling in California has increased the 
chances that the U.S. Supreme Court eventually will decide whether race can 
be used as a factor in college admissions, legal experts said.  
		Two Houstonians win Rhodes scholarships 
		 Two college seniors from Houston -- one who is majoring in philosophy but 
wants to be a law professor and another who is majoring in architecture but 
wants to study archaeology -- have been named Rhodes scholars. 
		Texans may be the youngest to fly around world 
		A Rice University student and his friend made history Sunday when they landed 
at West Houston Airport, becoming possibly the youngest pilots ever to fly 
around the world.  
		Tiger cub dies after bypass at Texas A? 
		 Karma, dubbed America's Tiger Cub by well-wishers, died about seven hours 
after an unprecedented heart bypass, Texas A? University officials said 
Sunday.  
		Shooting death shatters storekeeper family 
		Hala Baba knew something terrible had happened to her husband the instant she 
saw the yellow crime tape.  Five years ago, she walked into the same shopping 
center and found her brother dead on the floor of the doughnut shop where he 
worked.  
		INS ploy suspected in 5 rapes 
		Partially clad man killed at apartments 
		Gas leak closes stretch of road near Lubbock 
		Plan for drug crackdown gets rave reviews 
		Area briefs 
		Crimestoppers 
		
		
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