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Smokers butted out

By David A. Nosko · Friday, July 22,2005 2:49 p.m.

The City of Bloomington has instituted a smoking ban in most public facilities in an effort to help keep the community healthy and smoke-free. Some Monroe County businesses, as a result, fear their profits might be extinguished in smoke-free indoor air.

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Firefox offers IU alternative browsing

By Michael Zennie · Friday, July 22,2005 1:27 p.m.

Junior Rishi Verma thinks pop-ups are "annoying as hell." So, he was already looking for an alternative Web browser to Microsoft's traditional Internet Explorer when he found out about Mozilla Firefox. Firefox boasted increased security, a built-in pop-up blocker and new features -- all for free. Verma jumped at the chance to use it and has been a die-hard fan ever since.

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North Korea to resume nuclear disarmament talks

By Burt Herman · Thursday, July 21,2005 5:27 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea will resume nuclear disarmament talks on July 26 after a 13-month boycott, with diplomats from five nations stepping up pressure on Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear weapons program.

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Blair: We must stop extremist attacks

By Thomas Wagner · Thursday, July 21,2005 5:27 p.m.

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he was considering calling an international conference on how to eliminate Islamic extremism following the London suicide bombings, while Britain's Muslim leaders demanded a judicial inquiry into what motivated the four "homegrown" suicide bombers.

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Internet security remains a priority at IU

By Hannah Lodge · Thursday, July 21,2005 1:31 p.m.

IU's not the only university frequented by hackers. Officials at University of Southern California are contacting roughly 270,000 people with some bad news: a hacker may have had access to their files.

Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka is no Gene Wilder.

Right ingredients, wrong flavor

By Adam Aasen · Thursday, July 21,2005 12 a.m.

In Tim Burton's latest hyped-up summer blockbuster, he takes the daunting task of trying to follow in the footsteps of the nearly perfect 1971 film classic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

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'Baby' DVD a knockout

By C. Warner Sills and Rob O'Connor · Thursday, July 21,2005 12 a.m.

"Million Dollar Baby" won the 2005 Oscar for Best Picture and it won the old fashion way: by actually being the best picture the year that it was released. Wow, how refreshing.

Norwegian drops danceable debut

By Mike Ley · Thursday, July 21,2005 12 a.m.

In the past 20 years, pop music has given birth to many mega-stars. Its reigning blondes, Madonna and Britney Spears, may have met their match.

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Project helps IU workers 'Advance'

By Haley Beck · Wednesday, July 20,2005 10:49 p.m.

IU is constantly trying to find new ways to attract students from outside the University. Now a new program through the IU-Bloomington continuing studies office is aimed at potential students already involved in the IU community.

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More charges brought against hit-and-run suspect

Wednesday, July 20,2005 10:47 p.m.

When Detective Troy Thomas began investigating Bedford resident Kevin Moore on charges of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run, little did he know Senior State Trooper Charles Sorrell had been searching for Moore the night before on separate charges.

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IU professors weigh in on Court nominee

By Michael Zennie · Wednesday, July 20,2005 10:44 p.m.

While political partisans across the nation weigh in on President George W. Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, two IU law professors have a more personal view of John Roberts. Professor Joseph Hoffmann describes Roberts as "a good legal mind and a good person." Professor Craig Bradley has similar opinions.

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Kirkwood bank robbery investigated

Wednesday, July 20,2005 10:44 p.m.

Investigations are continuing in Monday afternoon's bank robbery on Kirkwood, though police have not arrested any suspects. Old National Bank on Kirkwood was robbed by an apparently unarmed white male, described to be in his mid 30s to early 40s with dark hair, a dark hat, and a dark jacket, approached a female teller and handed her a note, demanding money. At 2:31 p.m., a silent alarm alerted the Bloomington Police Department.

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