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Speaker threatens to disband Iraq’s parliament

By Abisalom Omolo · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11:49 p.m.

The speaker of Iraq’s fragmented parliament threatened Tuesday to disband the legislature, saying it is so riddled with distrust it appears unable to adopt the budget or agree on a law setting a date for provincial elections.

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Party poopers

By Tristan Reitz · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11:38 p.m.

The idea of the “electability” of certain presidential candidates has been discussed a lot recently. As I see it, electability as a reason to vote for someone is a somewhat shallow argument at best.

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A matter of faith

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11:38 p.m.

It seems Tom Cruise is still going crazy, or is just further along than we thought he was a few years ago. Many of you have probably already seen the video, prepared for a private Scientology award ceremony, in which Tom Cruise rants about Orgs, SPs and other nonsensical phrases.

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Guns blazin'

By Indira Dammu · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11:37 p.m.

There are some issues, such as illegal immigration, that Democrats won’t even touch with a 10-foot pole. No issue proves to be as divisive for the party, however, as gun control. Indeed, the last serious debate over gun violence occurred more than 15 years ago with the passage of the Brady Bill.

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Donation discrimination

Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11:33 p.m.

Do you have a history of intravenous drug abuse? Have you lived in countries where there have been outbreaks of Mad Cow Disease? Do you have syphilis? Are you a man who has had sex with a man at any time since 1977? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you cannot donate blood in the United States. Yet, answering “yes” to one of these questions doesn’t indicate the risk one might normally suspect.

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Lecture to discuss how to succeed

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:10 p.m.

Eric Thomas, a motivational speaker, will be speaking to students today in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center about academic, social and professional success.

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IU alumnus receives promotion in business

Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:09 p.m.

Garry Bridgeman is one of more than 500,000 living IU alumni throughout the world. Bridgeman learned about stocks at the Kelley School of Business. Now he’s president of the Investment Management Consultants Association at Merrill Lynch. The association currently has 7,000 members in the United States, Canada and Australia.

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New Voters Project targets students to vote in 2008 election

By Patrick McIntyre · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:08 p.m.

Most college students fit into the 18- to 24-year-old age group, which has the lowest voter registration and turnout rate of any age group, according to an Indiana Public Interest Research Group press release. In the 2004 election, 47 percent of 18 to 24 year olds voted, the highest total for the group in over a decade, according to the release.

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No Sweat! protests against Coke

By Sarah Hutchins · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:07 p.m.

After six years of marching, chalking and petitioning, members of No Sweat! are optimistic about their campaign to kick Coca-Cola off campus.

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Indiana State Police observe safe driving awareness week

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 9:54 p.m.

Indiana State Police officers are on special watch for distracted drivers this week. The Indiana State Police declared this week “Crashes are No Accident Week.” The idea of this project is to promote safer driving and to elaborate on the definition of “accident.”

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Students of war

Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11 a.m.

The lure of a debtless post-graduate life and the pride of serving Indiana convince dozens of IU students to join the National Guard. As the slogan went: “One weekend a month, two weeks a year.” But as combat missions in Iraq continue, a frat-boy medic, a wannabe tattoo artist, and a Jesus-loving piano player are among the 75 students now anticipating their desert deployment – with no guarantee of coming home.

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Hey, big spenders

By Staff · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11 a.m.

A bikini wax, lap dances, and Pizza Express are just a few of the things Bloomington residents purchase. For one week, we challenged a SRSC personal trainer, sorority sister, Yogi’s bartender, IU campus bus driver, and the deputy mayor of Bloomington to record everything they bought, where they bought it, and how much it cost. Some of the results were downright ridiculous.

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Violin virtuoso

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 1:02 a.m.

IU alumnus Joshua Bell and acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk performed together Sunday at the Musical Arts Center in a free, completely full show. For those who were unable to get tickets, the Jacobs School of Music streamed a live feed of the performance on its Web site. A native of Bloomington, Bell will join the IU Jacobs School of Music as a senior lecturer in the String Department.

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End in sight for writers strike

By Lynn Elber · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:52 a.m.

TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.

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An inconvenient truth

By David Weisburd · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:51 a.m.

There is a problem in this country. This problem is serious, time sensitive and can have a very negative impact in the coming century. That problem is a lack of savings.

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