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Actors likely won’t cross picket lines

By Lynn Elber · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 11:25 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Golden Globe-nominated actors are expected to snub the awards in support of striking Hollywood writers, the actors union said Friday, jeopardizing one of the entertainment industry’s signature showcases.

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Toy safety key issue in new bill

Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 11:21 p.m.

U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee reviewed toy safety measures and standards due to massive recalls.

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Arrests drop during holidays

By Ben Phelps · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 11:18 p.m.

Indiana State Police discussed law enforcement operations between Christmas and New Year's Eve, and the reasons for the decrease in crime during break.

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Around the world

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 11:02 p.m.

A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden truck filled with sand struck a police station north of Baghdad on Saturday, the latest in a week of bombings that have killed nearly 80 people.

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Around the World

By AP Reports and Arthur H. Rotstein · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 10:59 p.m.

President Mikhail Saakashvili headed for victory in Saturday’s Georgian election, according to an exit poll in the former Soviet republic, where he is fighting accusations of authoritarian tendencies four years after coming to power as a champion of democracy. Saakashvili’s supporters waved flags and tooted car horns in the capital after the exit poll showed him winning 53.8 percent of the vote. But the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points — casting doubt on whether the president would hang onto the absolute majority needed to avoid a runoff.

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Atheism for Kids?

By Anna Piontek · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 10:14 p.m.

Whether it’s evangelical Christians banning their children from reading Harry Potter’s magical adventures or extremist Muslims burning Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses,” religious fanatics the world over are hostile toward books that go against their holy books.

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The New Year nanny

Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 9:41 p.m.

What was your New Year’s resolution? Was it to reduce your carbon footprint? To eat healthier? To quit smoking? If you lived in Europe, you might have resolved all these and more.

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Needless negativity

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 9:38 p.m.

On its Web site, Polsteins Home and Beyond offers its rendition of one of the most traditional symbols of the holiday season: a Hillary Clinton nutcracker that will doom any walnut in its vicinity with the stainless steel teeth secured inside its legs.

Web of corruption

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 9:36 p.m.

On Friday, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), reported that the United Nations and Marvel Comics are working together to produce and distribute a comic in which Spider-Man supports UN personnel on aid and peacekeeping missions.

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Go, Eddy

By Cheryl Thomas · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 9:34 p.m.

The New Year just rang in, and with it came millions of resolutions that, let’s face it, probably won’t be accomplished. The Democratic presidential candidates recently shared their resolutions for 2008, all of them staying true to the evasive politician way.

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Hardy declares himself eligible for draft

By Aaron Beard · Sunday, Jan. 6,2008 6:42 p.m.

James Hardy - IU's all-time and single-season record holder in both receptions and touchdown catches - declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft on Friday, forgoing his final year of eligibility.

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