Pin Lim/The Daily Cougar

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Houston Texans #1: A fan waves a Houston Texans flag in anticipation of a scrimmage between Houston's new NFL franchise and intrastate rival Dallas on Friday at Robertson Stadium. The Texans will take the field for their first game at the Hall of Fame Game against the New York Giants at 7 p.m. tonight in Canton, Ohio.

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The layoffs were made in the production, promotions and communication departments.

Terrorists are not to blame for the current state of the American economy ... nor is the Bush Tax Cut of 2001, or even the relative weakness of the dollar on foreign exchange markets. It's reasonably safe to say that the economy has taken a downturn in recent months thanks to the greed of a few wealthy businessmen.

Whether Steven Soderbergh threw three (or four) films into one is sure to spark conversation followed by a lengthy explanation of just how many films are within this film. 

Bill Solberg should be proud. The Houston women's soccer head coach just hauled in the best recruiting class in the school's short history, a group of eight young women.