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Dallas Mavericks trade down with Blazers, add 2nd-round choice Dallas Mavericks trade down with Blazers, add 2nd-round choice MELANIE BURFORD / DMN Donnie Nelson (left) and Rick Carlisle have another pick to work with Thursday. The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to trade the 22nd pick in tomorrow's NBA draft to Portland in exchange for the first- and second-round picks this year (24th and 56th overall) and the worse of the Blazers' 2010 second-round picks. Blog: Mavericks Most NBA presidents and general managers expect the proverbial lump of coal when draft time comes. So, the Dallas Mavericks traded down Wednesday, sending their 22nd pick overall to Portland for the Trail Blazers' pick (24th overall), a second-round pick (56th) and a second-round pick in 2010. Link: Draft coverage (from nba.com)	Ennis football coach Harrell reveals he has MS Texan Dempsey helps U.S. stun world No. 1 Spain, 2-0 Dallas Cowboys banking on value from their money players Texas Rangers blog: Hard not to panic Colleges blog: LSU 9, Texas 4, seventh inning

Dallas Cowboys Get feed Dallas Cowboys banking on value from their money players Cowboys Blog: Cowboys taking Texas Stadium roots to JerryWorld Carson Palmer: If Tony Romo listens to Jon Kitna, he'll have a huge year Newsletters: Inside the Dallas Cowboys \| Cowboys Daily Update \| Subscribe Video \| Desktop widget \| NFL Blog

Local Get feed Rowlett retiree gets the rose-covered cottage of her dreams Triple-digit temperatures stifle North Texas for a second day City Hall blog: Dallas city employees protest planned layoffs

Business Get feed TV remotes to undergo big change Fed says recession easing, inflation not a threat TPG sells Midwest Airlines to Republic Airways Union: Shreveport GM plant to shut by 2012

From the DMN Opinion Pages Get feed Editorial: Texas needs way to close failing charters Editorial: Shopping for presidential choppers OP-ED: Mark Davis: This is the stupidest man in America

Texas Legislature Get feed Poll debunks Texas' conservative image Democrat Tom Schieffer announces candidacy for Texas governor Tyler Rep. Leo Berman expects to bow out of Texas governor's race

Education Get feed Texas rejects plan to adopt national school standards Frisco blog: School district employees to get salary increase Dallas schools to get 75 new teachers via Teach for America

State Get feed Suspects ordered freed in Texas yogurt shop case Democrat Tom Schieffer announces candidacy for Texas governor AARP blasts Texas Gov. Rick Perry's veto of new safeguards on annuity sales	Technology Get feed TV remotes to undergo big change Apple: More than 1M new-model iPhones sold Organic light-emitting diode screens ready to go mainstream

Nation Get feed Fed says recession easing, inflation not a threat South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's had an affair Obama condemns Iran's crackdown on election protesters	World Get feed Obama condemns Iran's crackdown on election protesters Qari Zainuddin, Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud's challenger, killed by own guard Analysis: Obama aims to straddle fence as critic, bystander on Iran

Real Estate Get feed Forecast: Dallas will be one of country's most stable home markets Dallas area ranks high in home price performance report Harvard study finds Dallas-Fort Worth home prices at 1990s levels	Autos Get feed Toyota still tops in J.D. Power vehicle quality survey Americans wary of government in auto industry, survey finds Dealers facing tight supply of SUVs, trucks