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Posted on March 13th, 2007 by TechDigger

Report: TXU manipulated Texas power market | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
ARLINGTON — TXU Corp. manipulated the Texas electric market in 2005, costing consumers $70 million and giving the utility $20 million in extra profits, according to an outside expert whose report was released by state regulators today.
TXU, the largest power generator in Texas, sold power […]

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Check your facts before you publish

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

Dallas Morning News | Officials: Texas cigarette tax revenue up 53.5M in ‘07
Slower sales and increased state revenue aside, not all forecasts about the tax hike are coming true so far. Earlier concerns that cigarette smuggling would spike dramatically once carton prices rose $12 appear largely unfounded, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
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