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Heli crash kills 7 U.S. soldiers

Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 9:28 p.m.

Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it flew into Iraq from Kuwait. Military officials said they suspect a mechanical problem was to blame after ruling out hostile fire.

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4 dead after formula scandal

Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 9:25 p.m.

Thousands of parents anxious about tainted baby milk powder rushed their infants to hospitals for health checks on Thursday as the government said that a fourth child had died in the scandal that has engulfed one-fifth of the nation’s formula makers.

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Gates: U.S. reviewing its Afghanistan war strategy

Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 9:24 p.m.

In an echo of a time when things were going from bad to worse in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the Bush administration is reviewing its war strategy in Afghanistan amid spreading insurgent violence, rising U.S. and allied military deaths and doubts about winning.

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We’re all journalists

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:38 p.m.

“Entertainment.” “Oh, so you mean like celebrities, Britney Spears and Hollywood stuff?” That’s basically the gist of many conversations I’ve had throughout the past year since I began writing as a columnist here at the Indiana Daily Student. It really takes too much time for me to explain to people that when I say I cover “entertainment” stories, I don’t mean celebrities. And thus, my problem.

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Don’t lie, you know you love it too

By Claire Burke · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:29 a.m.

To some, it’s a guilty pleasure. To others, it’s simply trash. But for those drama-loving, fashion-coveting TV fans out there, it’s the best hour we have all week. All right, maybe not the best, but it’s up there.

Joshua Bell performs a piece from "The Red Violin" with the IU Philharmonic Orchestra Wednesday evening at the IU Auditorium. This was the first performance of Bell as an IU faculty member.

Slatkin, Bell perform for sold-out crowd

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:22 a.m.

Wednesday night, the IU Philharmonic Orchestra performed for a sold-out crowd at the IU Auditorium. Renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin led the orchestra, joined by one of the Jacobs School of Music’s most famous almunus and faculty members, violinist Joshua Bell.

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How To Understand Shakespeare

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:21 a.m.

From “Othello” to “Romeo and Juliet,” everyone has heard of Shakespeare’s plays, but many students would rather be inside Hamlet’s skull than sitting in the audience. Never fear – experts from the IU Department of Theatre and Drama have advice for not only understanding, but even enjoying, the Bard’s dramas.

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Biffle joins list of Chase favorites

By Geoff Miller · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:07 a.m.

In the Rear Window: New Hampshire New Hampshire treated Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a track-side guest, to a 2008 first-time winner and a shocking finish for one of the presumptive championship favorites as the first race of 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup got underway Sunday afternoon.

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Gates expresses regret for civilian death, airstrike inaccuracy

Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:06 a.m.

The Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered the people of Afghanistan his “personal regrets” Wednesday for U.S. airstrikes that have killed civilians and said he would try to improve the accuracy of air warfare, the imperfect fallback for U.S. commanders who say they don’t have enough ground forces for the deepening Afghanistan war.

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HPER and Navy partner to improve soldier fitness

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:06 a.m.

Six IU graduates reported for duty at naval bases last week, but instead of combating troops from foreign countries, they will combat the effects of aging. The U.S. Navy and the IU school of Health, Physical Education and Recreation have entered into a partnership to create a new program to help raise the fitness level of active-duty service members. The target age for the group is 40 to 60 years old.

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Hoosiers open in New Mexico

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:05 a.m.

In 2002, IU coach Clint Wallman returns to where he served as an assistant coach with his current team for the 29th annual Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational.

Traders work on the floor of the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. World stock markets plunged again Tuesday on fears of a global financial meltdown. In Brazil, the main index of Sao Paulo's Bovespa exchange plunged 1.7 percent to 47,586 in midday trading after falling 7.6 percent a day earlier.

Students stay positive despite crashing market

By Nick Cusack · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:04 a.m.

A mortgage crisis, the demise of some historic financial institutions and a recent stock market tumble have forced some in the Kelley School of Business to reevaluate their internship and job prospects.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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I put a spell on you

By Mike Abrams · Thursday, Sept. 18,2008 12:03 a.m.

Expelliarmus. Wingardium Leviosa. Expecto Patronum. Lumos. Well, crap. I’m still in the dark, my computer is not levitating, I don’t have an extremely bright blue streak coming out of my pencil and my roommate is still holding the butter knife I tried to disarm him of. I guess my Harry Potter spells didn’t work. Now stay with me here.

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