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Body dragged 17 miles on NYC highways by van

Police say a person was hit by a car, then was caught under a van and dragged nearly 17 miles through New York City before the driver realized it.


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Students want say in veterans committee

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IU President Michael McRobbie started a committee to enact an upcoming law that would expand college-bound veterans’ benefits in January. The committee consists of IU officials from each campus who work with veterans. Student veterans, at least for the present, are missing from the committee.



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Exemptions added to smoking ban

During a hearing last week, bar owners and those who testified on behalf of casinos said the ban would hurt their businesses and prohibit adults from using a legal product in their venues, and that in turn would cost jobs.


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2 judges accused of jailing juveniles for money

In one of the most shocking cases of courtroom graft on record, two Pennsylvania judges have been charged with taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run youth detention centers.




Freshman guard Ashlee Mells splits the Illinois defense on her way to the hoop during the Hoosiers 66-59 loss to Illinois Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers hope to break streak

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Any losing streak is tough. The women’s basketball team is on a three-game one, having lost four of its last five games. IU hopes to break its longest losing streak tonight against Michigan State (17-7, 10-3) at Assembly Hall.



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Agreement announced in race for stimulus bill

Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced an agreement Wednesday on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days.





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Cleaning house and art in 2009

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Like all artists before us, it is time for us to gather our stuff, make a sensible idea of it all, and mold it into a solid form by which everyone will remember 2009.


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Love-You-Grams to wow recipients

The Bloomington Playwrights Project promises to strike love – or embarrassment – into the hearts of IU students and Bloomington residents with live, personalized performances anytime, anywhere Feb. 13 and 14.



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Public statements vs. private sentiments

The IU faculty council is set to vote next Tuesday on a resolution that would criticize the Kelley School of Business’s October decision to award General Peter Pace the school’s honorary Poling Chair.


CBS continues to dominate

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We’ve hit that time of the year when networks give their shows a little break to tune up before the final push. Audiences are looking at a two- to four-week window without all of their favorites airing new episodes. Slim pickings this week, folks.