China to meet with aide to Dahli Lama
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press Writer
      BEIJING (AP) _ China's government agreed Friday to a meeting with an envoy of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, a step that follows weeks of calls from world leaders for dialogue in the wake of anti-government protests in Tibet.
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Gas prices set new record highs statewide
      HOUSTON (AP) - No region of Texas failed to reach record-high retail gasoline price levels this week, according to a weekly survey released Friday. The AAA Texas survey showed regular self-serve averaged a record-high $3.47 per gallon in the 11 regions surveyed, 13 cents higher than last week. N...
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Southern Baptist membership, baptisms decline in 2007
By ROSE FRENCH Associated Press Writer
      NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The number of people baptized in Southern Baptist churches fell for the third straight year in 2007 to the denomination's lowest level since 1987, and membership dipped slightly as well. The president of the Southern Baptist Convention blamed the decline in part on a perc...
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