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Good morning, Houston. Today, the world is a little less colorful: Political columnist and legendary wit Molly Ivins died Wednesday evening after a seven-year battle with breast cancer. She was 62. Ivins was a diehard liberal whose folksy charm and pointed wit won over people on both sides of the aisle — and, of course, where better to practice political punditry than Texas? "Naturally, when it comes to voting, we in Texas are accustomed...

Consolidation talks in the airline industry have reached Houston's Continental Airlines, The New York Times reports today: According to sources close to the companies, Continental and United Airlines are in preliminary merger talks because neither wants to be left at a disadvantage by a possible consolidation of US Airways and Delta Air Lines. The Times reports that Glenn Tilton and Larry Kellner, the CEOs of United and Continental, have met in person to talk about...