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The Marshall MarshallNewsMessenger.com ma A VJILd i FRIDAY, JAfrtJARY 22, 2010 Marshall, TbcAS q) Mmts tap stoirm dw. i i 4 Vr- i--J I i COURTNEY CASENews Messenger VOLUNTEERS TALK INSIDE what is left of the McGuigan home on Ireland Williams Road Thursday near Waskom. Two tornados touched down in Harrison County one near Waskom and one in Harleton Wednesday evening, damaging homes, businesses, trees and power lines. Below: Construction workers patch up the roof of theT.C. Lindsey and Co.

General Store in Jonesville to prevent further damage. Heavy hail and high winds damaged the structure Wednesday evening. No major injuries reported from 0 50 Cents tornado strikes without power and all customers, except the ones with homes too damaged, had power restored by Thursday night. Marshall escaped the storms without injury and damage reported, said Capt. John Best.

"About five o'clock there was hail at Airport Park," said Best, who added more small hail was seen about 9:30 p.m. at the Police and Fire Complex. See RESIDENTS, Page 8A to increasingly boisterous campaigns featuring highly charged ads that drown out candidate voices. While the full consequences of the decision were hard to measure, politicians made'clear whom they believed benefited. Democrats, led by President Barack Obama, condemned the decision, while Republicans cheered it.

In U.S. politics, unions tend to support Democrats, business Republicans. Still, more labor and corporate money in the political system could dilute the role of both political parties. The decision also seeded the ground for further challenges to an already weakened system of campaign finance regulations. The justices weighed two fundamental political forces, the power of the central government and the concentration of corporate wealth, and tilted decidedly in fa-See COMPANIES, Page 6A ONLINE Find showtimes, descriptions, trailers and reviews of newly released movies online at MarshallNewsMessenger.com gj, Charles Iyoho CIV0H0M4RSHAlLNEWSMfSSCNGER.COM Waskom and Harleton residents began cleaning up the wreckage around their homes and businesses Thursday after heavy storms and two tornados flooded streets, downed trees and power lines and collapsed buildings Wednesday.

"There were no injuries that we know of, thankfully," said Jay Webb, an administrative deputy with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office. Power lines were brought across Interstate 20 about 4 p.m. Thursday as crews repaired the grid. "Right now in Waskom the power lines are being reconnected, and all of the roadways are clear," Webb said. "A lot of debris has just been pushed off to the side." SWEPCO spokesman Scott McCloud said there were 200 SWEPCO customers living in and near Waskom who experienced outages Wednesday night.

By Thursday morning, only 70 were ilJI SEE MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEO AT MARSHALLNEWSMESSENGER.COM Google: Pay sought is outside 'real world' norm Companies, unions freed to spend big on elections ter Bratic, a certified licensing professional and expert in patent damage, reiterated in his continued testimony Thursday. He said the alleged infringement began July 2007. i Bratic was asked to perform a damage analysis on behalf of Function Media. He is being paid $600 ah hour for his time. See GOOGLE.

Page 7A court processes Solomon, an attorney for 40 years and with whom he has been in private practice. 1 "He helped guide me in the practice of law in the beginning and taught me how to look at all facets of a case when determining the best way to handle it," said Solomon, who has handled criminal, civil and family law cases. "As district attorney, I believe that puts me in a great position to analyze what is before me. believe thSt seeing all the pieces of a puzzle is the best way to put together and by learning how See SOLOMON. Page 7A Stone, owners of Function Media, claim that Google's AdSense for Content Online and AdSense for Mobile Content products infringe their '025 and '059 patents.

The patents involve taking raw data and automatically formatting customized advertisements to be published on Web sites. "These products have generated over $5 billion in sales since infringement began," said Wal chance to speed up mon. Solomon feels being a just attorney, a strong leader, an efficient manager, and a responsible role model are all qualities he will bring to the office when elected. "As an attorney, I have taken an oath to seek justice, and I have worked hard to do just that in my practice," said Solomon. "I have strived to represent every client I have had to the best of my ability and plan to do just that when representing the citizens of Harrison County." Solomon's practice has been influenced by his father, former Harrison County DA Vernard I it Robin Y.

Richardson RYRICHARDS0NMARSHAILNEWSMESSENGER.COM Function Media, a Tyler-based company with no employees, product or facility, should not be awarded more than $600 million in royalty, Google's attorney Charles Verhoeven argued Thursday as the patent infringement case continued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Michael Dean and Lucinda Solomon seeking Term Hahn IHAHNMARSHALINEWSMESSENGER.COM Marshall Attorney Coke Solomon, Republican challenger for the Harrison County District Attorney seat, hopes to make court processes faster and more efficient. "I feel that the district attorney nwvlc tn Via mnro than just a prosecutor and has SOLOMON many more responsibilities than just prosecuting cases," said Solo- VOL.132 NO. 236 16 PAGES lis i bring fax WASHINGTON AP) The U.S.

Supreme Court vastly increased the powers of big business and unions to influence government decisions Thursday, recasting the U.S. political landscape in advance of crucial congressional elections in November. In a sweeping 5-4 ruling, the divided court freed business and unions to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress. The ruling overturned parts of a 63-year-old law that said companies and unions could be forbidden to use money from their general treasuries to produce and run campaign ads urging the election or defeat of particular candidates byname. The decision applies to independent spending that is not coordinated with candidates and threatens similar limits imposed by 24 of the 50 states.

The court thus set conditions for a wave of likely repercussions, from new pressures on lawmakers to heed special interest demands East Texas Baptist University faces Louisiana College. Page IB Hallsville volunteers open a new food pantry for needy residents within the school district. Page 3A INSIDE CORRECTIONS The Marshall News Messenger makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the Information we report, and it is our policy to correct errors promptly. Readers may mistakes to our attention by telephone at 903-927-5961 or by at 903-935-6242. A man is arrested after allegedly firing a gun outside the Texas Capitol.

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