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Opposition lawmaker killed in Kenya

By Abisalom Omolo and Tom Maliti · Wednesday, Jan. 30,2008 12:10 a.m.

Gunmen killed an opposition lawmaker in Nairobi and government helicopters fired on crowds in the Rift Valley on Tuesday, the latest flare-up of the ethnic fighting that has gripped Kenya since its disputed presidential election.

Number of US homes in some stage of foreclosure rose 79 percent in 2007

By Abisalom Omolo and Alex Veiga · Wednesday, Jan. 30,2008 12:09 a.m.

The number of U.S. homes that slipped into some stage of foreclosure in 2007 was 79 percent higher than in the previous year, a real estate tracking company said Tuesday.

Hamas working to reimpose control at Gaza border

By Abisalom Omolo and Omar Sinan · Wednesday, Jan. 30,2008 12:08 a.m.

Hamas militants joined Egyptian forces for a second day Monday in trying to restore control at three breaches in the Gaza border, building a chain-link fence to seal off one opening and directing traffic at two others.

Israel invites Beatles

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:46 p.m.

LONDON – More than 40 years after it barred the iconic British band from playing there, Israel said it wants the surviving members of the Beatles to participate in a concert celebrating the country’s 60th birthday.

You’re Not Invited to My Party

By Teri Rosenbaum · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:39 p.m.

Remember that time on the playground when you were little, when your best friend pushed you too hard on the swings and you fell tragically to the ground, skinning your knee and bruising your rock-solid ego? And remember what you said once you finished screaming all those obscenities? “You’re not invited to my party.”

Student play morphs from idea to ideal

By Katherine Hagan · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:28 p.m.

From creative use of fabric to provocative body movement, the student theater’s version of Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” promises an experience reminiscent of a Cirque du Soleil performance.

The show will go on

By Lynn Elber · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:27 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Life just got a lot easier for the head of the Recording Academy. Last month, Neil Portnow vowed to stage a full-scale Grammy Awards show with or without support from the striking writers guild. He should have little trouble delivering on that pledge after the Writers Guild of America agreed Monday to let its members work on the show set for Feb. 10.

WIUX hosts Sigur Ros film screening

By Danielle Patras · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:20 p.m.

Student radio station WIUX will show the documentary “Heima” at 8:30 p.m. today in the theater building attached to the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Room A201.

Safety Escort offers late-night rides, helps protect students

By Regan McCarthy · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:45 p.m.

A white 2004 Ford Freestar pulls up to the curb as a young man in a dark jacket checks the time on his cell phone and climbs in the back. IU student Rohit Thakwani has just been picked by the IU Safety Escort.

Students discuss discrimination at monthly meeting

By Elvia Malagon · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:44 p.m.

A group of about eight people sat around in the Asian Culture Center and ate dinner last Thursday night while they discussed discrimination students have faced. The meeting was the first of the year for the group Responding to Incidents of Casual and Everyday Racism.

Students flock to spring No Sweat! call-out meeting

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:42 p.m.

About 50 students were told Monday to “check your shirt tags, tell us where it is from and cut it off.” These students cut their tags at the spring call-out meeting for the student organization No Sweat!, a group working on a national campaign to stop the use of sweatshops.

Professor teaches service learning through project to send books to Costa Rica

By Meredith Brown · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:41 p.m.

Two skinny and rugged dark brown bookcases containing a thinning number of books constitute a Costa Rican elementary school’s library. A book, for many children around the world, is taken for granted. The students at Atenas Elementary School in Costa Rica seldom have the chance to embrace what could be a thrilling adventure – the tale within a book.

‘Conversations’ on cooking

Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:14 p.m.

For world-famous chef Daniel Orr, opening FARMbloomington, one of Bloomington’s newest and most anticipated restaurants, is a sweet return to his culinary roots.

Nurses allege whistleblowing firing

Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:12 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Six black nurses sued a private company operating a Marion County jail Monday, alleging they were fired or forced to leave their jobs because of racism or exposing medical practices that put inmates at risk.

County joins preservation initiative

By Heather Bougher · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:11 p.m.

Monroe County has become part of the Preserve America initiative in order to preserve its historical heritage.

‘Three Doctors’ speak on courage, fulfilling dreams

By Sara Ko · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 10:10 p.m.

More than 3,000 people filled Butler University’s Clowes Memorial Hall Thursday night to listen to doctors-turned-authors who are living their dreams.

Ellis Island reformed

By Tristan Reitz · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 7:39 p.m.

The subject of illegal immigration is one of the most divisive political issues this election year, especially among Republicans.

Clinton’s delegates

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 7:36 p.m.

When it comes to primary season, earlier is better. The states with the first primaries (or caucuses, for states that don’t like efficiency) get all the press and attention that comes from the start of the campaigns, and whatever financial boost can come from that.

Obama isn’t ready

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 7:33 p.m.

This certainly isn’t how I expected to feel about the Democratic presidential primary. I remember the good old days, back in high school, when I would carry around my autographed copy of “The Audacity of Hope,” when I volunteered with Barack Obama’s campaign over the summer. After Obama finally announced he was going to run for president, I really felt like everything was going to be OK after all.

Shades of green

By Abra Oliver · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 7:31 p.m.

Besides being a former vice president, Al Gore is recognized as one of this country’s most outspoken environmentalists. His movie, “An Inconvenient Truth,” highlighted the need for citizens and governments to take measures toward reducing energy use and the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Whether you agree with the findings advocated by Gore, or with the larger and issues surrounding global warming, there’s no denying the fact that being more environmentally friendly, or “green,” has become the norm lately, not the exception.