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Taking over the reins

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Indiana Daily Student Editor in Chief Rick Newkirk has had a good run. He has overseen some big news -- a restructuring of the University and a men's basketball coaching shakeup come to mind. But with the semester drawing to a close, Newkirk and his management staff are leaving us for the brave world of professional journalism -- I wish them well.



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Israel blames Palestinian Authority for bombing

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's leaders held the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority responsible for the deadliest suicide bombing in 20 months but stopped short Tuesday of branding it an "enemy entity" or ordering a large-scale military operation.


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Greg Buhay

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Greg Buhay, a senior majoring in business, is better known for what he does outside of the classroom. Buhay is the "business man" of the Cutters cycling team because he keeps the team's organization under control, but also has the crazy jokes and sense of humor to keep his teammates going on their six-to seven-hour rides. So when he's training hours upon hours a week and spending 75 percent of his college days with his team, here is why Team Cutters has had such an impact on this Pittsburgh native's life:



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Love thy neighbor

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Everyone wants nice neighbors, but one community in Orange County, Calif., is taking things too far. The developers of Ladera Ranch are part of a dangerous trend of developers trying to build communities that divide people based on demographic research. In an attempt to build a better community, the developers of Ladera Ranch have actually created dangerously insular micro-communities that threaten to further polarize America.


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Rude and crude

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There are few things in everyday life more irritating than a chatty person sitting behind you in the dark movie theater. Or how about the driver who flicks you off for inconveniently driving the speed limit?




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Meet Your Match It's little 500 time!

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It's important to be responsible when you drink, so take heed of warnings about alcohol. Don't drive drunk -- that's just common sense and it doesn't mean everyone won't be having one kick-ass time. But as you're sifting through all those different kinds of alcohol, it can be hard to determine which is right for you. So I've put together a profile of just what kind of beverage best suits your personality. Enjoy Little 500, 2006.



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Bush says more staff changes to come

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WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday nominated Trade Representative Rob Portman as the White House budget director, turning to a Washington insider and longtime friend as part of an effort to re-energize the administration and boost the president's record-low approval ratings. Bush also selected Susan Schwab, the deputy trade representative, to move up to the top trade job, replacing Portman. Bush said more changes are in the works under his new chief of staff, Joshua Bolten.



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Candlelight vigil will honor children

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About 300 children a year are abused in Monroe County, while 3 million are abused nationally, according to the Prevent Child Abuse organization. In observance of National Child Abuse Month, PCA Monroe County will hold a candlelight vigil to raise awareness in front of the Sample Gates today. The event is co-sponsored by Monroe County's Court Appointed Special Advocate organization.


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Breast cancer indication could bump Evista sales

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Co.'s osteoporosis medication Evista could get a significant boost if the Food and Drug Administration approves it for use as a breast-cancer preventative. A federal study of nearly 20,000 women released this week showed Evista is safer, but as effective, as the typically prescribed breast cancer preventer, tamoxifen.



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Truman Capote's personal letters on Harper Lee, butter beans on display

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MONROEVILLE, Ala. -- Some rare family photos and a collection of Truman Capote's letters to his favorite aunt in Alabama -- on topics ranging from Harper Lee to Tallulah Bankhead to his longing for down-home butter beans -- are going on permanent display in the state's literary capital, where the writer spent some of his boyhood.



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Movie, music instant success

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LOS ANGELES -- The most he and his colleagues were expecting to do with "High School Musical," a song-and-dance romance that Disney executive Gary Marsh described as "'Grease' meets 'Romeo and Juliet,'" was create a hit movie for kids.