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Police target 'quality of life' offenders in downtown Dallas (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
By DAVE LEVINTHAL and ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News / The Dallas Morning News Sam Hodges contributed to this report. Diana Watson and her companion said they were rousted from their slumber and ticketed for sleeping in public before dawn Wednesday near the Urban Market grocery downtown.

12 Sent to Hospitals After Pileup on I-270 (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
Montgomery County authorities say 12 people were sent to three area hospitals after a multi-vehicle pileup before dawn on Interstate 270 in the Rockville area.

Roadside bombs kill six Iraqi soldiers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two roadside bombs ripped through an Iraqi army convoy in restive Diyala province before dawn on Thursday, killing six soldiers and wounding five, army and hospital officials said.

The power of people (Memorial Examiner)
Most Houstonians will remember 2008 as the year Hurricane Ike hit, causing widespread damage and long-term power outages in the U.S. from Galveston to Ohio.

Weston principal accused of domestic abuse cites sleep disorder (Miami Herald)
It was before dawn Sunday when Alyson Kaplan awoke to a burning sensation in her throat. When she opened her eyes, it was her husband over her, holding the strings of her hooded sweater wrapped around her neck, police said.