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Online only: 300 (R) Movie: B Extras: B+

By John Barnett · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 12 a.m.

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, "300" works beautifully. When pesky things like expository dialogue, political intrigue and spurned hunchbacks get in the way, you may find yourself begging for the Persians to unleash a whole new level of hell on our heroes.

Superbad (R) Grade: C

By Jacob Stewart and Shannon McEnerney · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 12 a.m.

"Superbad" is worth seeing for a few cheap laughs, foul language and the emergence of some very young and talented actors. However, if you're a fan of the classic films that tell the same story, anticipate interpreting the movie as a rip-off. And by all means, avoid seeing it with your mother.

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FOIA challenged by White House administration office

By Pete Yost · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Opening a new front in the Bush administration’s battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

BP Refinery Permit

Environmental director grilled on BP chemical dumping

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:36 p.m.

Indiana’s top environmental official told a legislative panel Wednesday that he wishes his agency had heard months ago the concerns now being raised about the permit allowing a BP PLC oil refinery to dump more pollutants into Lake Michigan.

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Intelligence Report

Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:31 p.m.

[ THE FACTS ] The North American Free Trade Agreement has lasted over a decade now, and its three members – Canada, Mexico, and the United States – began discussing the treaty in Quebec on Monday. Trade between them has jumped 10 percent every year since the treaty’s ratification. The countries have addressed criticisms of NAFTA, including unenforced labor laws and environmental destruction.

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ROTC ranks 4th in nationwide program

By Lindsey Alexander · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11 p.m.

IU’s ROTC showed a complete about-face from past years when it placed fourth out of more than 272 programs from across the country at this year’s Leadership Development and Assessment Course.

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Va. Tech stepping up campus safety

By Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 10:58 p.m.

Virginia Tech recommended monitoring troubled students and increasing security Wednesday in an internal report that didn’t address one of the most troubling questions about the massacre: Should administrators have locked down the campus after the first two deaths?

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