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Shop smart during a recession

By Bryan Payton · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:50 p.m.

With our country in a recession and the economy in shambles these days, it’s important to bargain shop. After all, not all of us can afford to buy $150,000 worth of clothes from Saks and Neiman Marcus like Sarah Palin.

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Gay marriage ban is civil rights issue, activists say

By Jessica Hullinger · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:47 p.m.

On Tuesday, while many people tuned in to the battle between Barack Obama and John McCain, a battle was fought in California to ban same-sex marriage – a battle that left gays across the country feeling defeated when the state passed Proposition 8 and banned gay marriage.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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Flu shots now available at IU Health Center

By Nicole Vargas · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:43 p.m.

Choosing to get an injection is never enjoyable, but when a single shot can prevent days of coughing, sneezing and runny noses, some students decide to reconsider. The IU Health Center is currently offering flu shots to IU students for a low price.

Members of the Indonesian Student Association perform a traditional dance at the IU World's Fare on Thursday night in the IMU Alumni Hall. The World's Fare included several performances and a variety of stations with free food prepared by different student organizations.

IU World’s Fare exposes attendees to many cultures

By Sam Leffers · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:40 p.m.

It was a shot of cultural adrenaline. A taste of international identity. A sampling of more countries than you can shake a maraca at.It was the 2008 IU World’s Fare, and it attracted students of all nationalities and backgrounds. Within minutes, the place was packed.

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China envoy’s Taiwan trip highlights differences

Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 10:16 p.m.

Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin made history this week when he became the most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan. But his five-day visit, which ends Friday, also highlighted how – socially and politically – Taiwan and China are not merely like two separate countries. They are more like different planets.

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U.S. responds to Iraqi changes in proposals on American troops

Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 10:15 p.m.

The U.S. responded Thursday to Iraqi proposals for changes in the draft security pact that would keep American troops here for three more years, saying it now considers the text final and it is up to Iraq’s government to push the process to approval.

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Ill. congressman accepts job as White House chief of staff

Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 10:13 p.m.

President-elect Barack Obama’s fellow Chicagoan Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging No. 4 Democrat in the House, has accepted the job of White House chief of staff, Democratic officials said Thursday.

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Calm down, conservatives

By Mitchell Blatt · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 9:09 p.m.

Through our nation’s 232 years of existence, America has survived wars, depression, overthrow attempts, Nazism, communism, fascism and threats of nuclear annihilation. I think we can survive Obama. I am conservative, and I am against Obama’s policies, but I think we need to put Obama’s election into perspective and look beyond his image. His policies on many issues are not as extreme as they are made out to be. There is no doubt that his health care, energy and tax policies are bad and that they will hurt America, but Obama has always been able to project a much more radical image than his policies suggest. It’s not his policies that cause so many people to hate Obama. His policies cause people to dislike him, but it’s his image that causes outright disdain.

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‘Blue’ didn’t always mean ‘Democrat’

Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 9:07 p.m.

While your Nov. 6 “Back to Blue” article is entirely correct in pointing out that Indiana has gone Democratic for the first time since 1964, it’s not entirely accurate to say that it’s the first time in that span that Indiana has “gone blue.” The practice of labeling states red or blue didn’t come about until NBC News introduced it in 1976. States that Jimmy Carter won would light up in red, while states that Gerald Ford won would light up in blue – backwards from what the color scheme is today. It wasn’t until the 2000 presidential election and the drama with Florida that the colors began to stick (before that they would alternate), leaving the Republicans with red and the Democrats with blue. Tim Street IU graduate student

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Great election coverage

Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 9:06 p.m.

Congratulations on the tremendous coverage of the 2008 election. In particular I was impressed with the front page design. As a former IDS designer and editor, I am sure the night was both fun and stressful, but not all rise so high in such an atmosphere. Pulling off such a piece should not go unnoticed, and I hope the paper wins awards for it. I browsed Newseum’s compendium of front pages in search of an iconic image to remember the historic night by and found the IDS outperformed the world Nov. 5. So again, well done. Sam Nissen IU alumnus

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Breaking the race barrier

By Bertrand Teo · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 9:06 p.m.

On Tuesday, Barack Obama’s election victory sent a potent message about breaking the race barrier in the United States of America. However, as much as Obama is a symbol of progressiveness, the reality is that much still has to be done to improve race relations in the country.   Coming from the ultra-modern, slumless, multicultural city-state known as Singapore and being in the racial majority, I had never experienced being stereotyped and discriminated based on my skin color. While in Singapore, I am perceived positively due to my understanding of the proper social mannerisms and my English fluency; in the United States, I am seen through the lens of minority ethnic and racial stereotypes.

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