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Rush Limbaugh says that while liberals continue to demonize Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, his true character can be seen in a story in Sen. Ted Cruz's new book. Cruz once was a clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court, and told the story about Thomas Tuesday night on Fox News Channel's "The Kelly File." In his book, "A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America," GOP presidential hopeful Cruz tells of a young teenage boy who had gotten a chance to visit the court's offices. Thomas spent two hours talking to the junior high student named Carlos, who, like...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2005) -- Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career rushing leader, is retiring after 15 years, according to two sources within the NFL. Smith, who starred for the Dallas Cowboys for 13 seasons and spent the last two years with Arizona, will make the announcement at 4 p.m. in Jacksonville. He is expected to sign a one-day contract with Dallas so he can retire as a Cowboy. Dallas owner Jerry Jones will be present at the ceremony. The 35-year-old Smith ran for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns in his career, both NFL records. He rushed for 937 yards...

No star treatment for Cowboys on the way out Being pushed out is almost a tradition 02/28/2003 By BRAD TOWNSEND / The Dallas Morning News Contrary to folklore and movies, not all Cowboys get to ride nobly, contentedly, into the sunset. Not even legendary Cowboys like Emmitt Smith. In fact, Mr. Smith on Thursday joined a long and notable list of Cowboys who have departed under less-than-graceful circumstances - pushed, nudged or kindly escorted from the premises by someone or something other than their own volition. It happened to Mr. Smith's fellow 1990s Triplets, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin....

Smith becomes NFL's all-time leading rusher IRVING, Texas -- Emmitt Smith cut left, saw a hole and plunged ahead. When an arm smacked his legs and sent him stumbling, Smith put down his right hand to keep his balance and rumbled for an 11-yard gain. Emmitt Smith stretches out for the record-breaking yardage during Sunday's game. And the NFL career rushing record. With that fourth-quarter run Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys running back reached 16,728 yards, passing the late Walter Payton to become No. 1 on the all-time list and accomplishing a goal he set for himself before his rookie season....