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Crude oil futures reach record high

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael McDonough · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:11 p.m.

LONDON -- Crude oil futures Wednesday jumped to a new record high, riding upward on continuing concern about threats to supplies from Iraq and Russia. U.S. light crude for September delivery briefly hit an intraday high of $44.30 a barrel in electronic pre-session trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That price was the highest on record since oil futures began trading on the Nymex 21 years ago.

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Hug your car

By Alyson Brodsy and Jordan DeLong · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:11 p.m.

It's a random weeknight in Bloomington, and the '84 Buick Skylark I'm riding in sputters and dies before it's even out of my driveway. My friend, the driver, explains that "Bob Dole" (named because of an impotent horn) has problems starting when it's humid. I'm not surprised. Bob is a terrible heap of parts that should have been scrapped years ago. The problems with the car are far too numerous to count, so much so that it may be easier to just list its functioning parts.

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British police arrest 13 suspects in anti-terror operation

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

LONDON -- Police conducted anti-terrorism raids in London and several towns Tuesday, arresting 13 people believed involved in preparing terrorist acts. London's Metropolitan Police said the afternoon and evening arrests were "part of a pre-planned, ongoing intelligence-led operation." The men were detained "on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism," the police statement said, without elaborating.

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Sudanese warn against foreign intervention in Darfur

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

KHARTOUM, Sudan - More than 100,000 people staged a state-organized protest Wednesday against a U.N. Security Council resolution giving Sudan 30 days to stop Arab militia violence in the western region of Darfur or face economic and diplomatic penalties. Protesters also warned that Sudan could become a battlefield like Afghanistan or Iraq if foreign military forces enter this African country to try to end the 17-month Darfur conflict, which has killed 30,000 people, forced a million from their homes and left an estimated 2.2 million in urgent need of food, medicine and other basics.

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FAA seeks to curb flight delays at O'Hare

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told airline executives Wednesday that if they won't voluntarily reduce flight schedules at Chicago's congested O'Hare International Airport, the government will do it for them. "We cannot let schedules at O'Hare hold the whole system hostage," FAA Administrator Marion Blakey told the executives. "You can't control the weather, but you can control your schedule."

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Investigators say soliders acted independently at Abu Ghraib

By Alyson Brodsy and Estes Thompson · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:08 p.m.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Pfc. Lynndie England was "having some fun," not following orders, when she posed in photos pointing, smiling and giving the thumbs-up to naked Iraqi detainees, investigators told a military court. The testimony in a pretrial hearing Tuesday was part of a government strategy to portray England as one of a handful of rogue Army reservists who took it upon themselves to abuse detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.

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Trust employers, not the state

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:08 p.m.

Kennedy-Western University in Wyoming offers various degrees but has no centralized campus. The university is challenging in federal court an Oregon law that says listing an unaccredited degree on a résumé is unconstitutional on grounds that it interferes with free speech, interstate commerce and due process. Oregon has one of the strictest résumé laws in the country; North Dakota and New Jersey also disallow use of unaccredited degrees. It is also illegal in Indiana to use an unaccredited doctorate.

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Kobe Bryant accuser reconsiders rape lawsuit with lawyers

By Alyson Brodsy and Colleen Slevin · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:07 p.m.

DENVER -- The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape will have to discuss with prosecutors whether she will go ahead with the criminal case because she fears the release of court documents about her sex life threatens her chance of getting a fair hearing, one of her lawyers said Wednesday. John Clune said his 20-year-old client will have to talk to prosecutors soon about that and will also consider whether to file a civil suit against the NBA star.

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Bush, Kerry campaigns converge in same Iowa city

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:07 p.m.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- President Bush and rival John Kerry campaigned Wednesday in the same crucially important Iowa town, with the president predicting he will win in November because his administration has improved the economy and bolstered national security. "The other folks talk a good game. We deliver," the president told thousands of cheering supporters on the banks of the Mississippi River in a state he narrowly lost four years ago. "This time we're going to carry it," Bush said.

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Stop, Rewind, 'Rerun'

By Karen Yancey · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 7:42 p.m.

Rerun, a jazz band from New Jersey, takes its genre into the realm of wacky funk and electronic rock.

Stop, Rewind, 'Rerun'

By Karen Yancey · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 12 a.m.

Rerun, a jazz band from New Jersey, takes its genre into the realm of wacky funk and electronic rock.

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Kerry, Edwards hit the road

By Tony Sams · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 10:11 p.m.

BOSTON -- Presidential candidate John Kerry and vice presidential candidate John Edwards left Boston Friday to hit the road campaigning after the conclusion of the four-day Democratic National Convention, where Kerry told an overflowing crowd that "there is nothing more pessimistic than saying America can't do better." The Democratic duo left for Scranton, Pa., Friday and was scheduled to end in Flint, Mich., Sunday in a three-day tour through four Rust Belt swing states.

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New dean of faculties named

By Dan Patrick · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 10:07 p.m.

Department of Anthropology Chairperson Jeanne Sept was named as the dean of faculties Sunday. Pending approval from the IU board of trustees, Sept will replace Moya Andrews who has served in the position since 1999. Andrews retired, effective Sunday.

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Bostonians get their 'Daily' dose of politics, laughter

By Tony Sams · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 10:07 p.m.

BOSTON -- Jon Stewart wants everyone to sit down. The 42-year-old walks onto the stage at the Tsai Performance Center on the campus of Boston University for the third night of "The Daily Show's" coverage of the Democratic National Convention, and the crowd is giving him a standing ovation. Stewart, though, demurs to their applause.

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Blasts target Iraq's Christian churches

By Alyson Brodsy and Omar Sinan · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 9:57 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during Sunday evening services, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50 in the first major assault on Iraq's Christian minority since the 15-month-old insurgency began. Two explosions, just minutes apart, shook separate Baghdad churches in a largely Christian neighborhood during Sunday evening services, followed shortly by two more explosions at churches in other areas of the capital.

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Afghanistan nears first-ever direct vote elections

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 9:45 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Nine out of 10 eligible Afghans have signed up for landmark October elections, the United Nations said Sunday, a resounding endorsement of a democratic experiment supposed to help Afghanistan turn its back on years of debilitating war. Women and ethnic minorities are strongly represented among those registered for the first-ever direct vote for president. But parts of the south risk being left behind because of stepped-up attacks on election workers and Afghan and U.S. security forces.

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Park and Ride system may encounter changes

By Amanda Elliott · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 9:44 p.m.

A public meeting will be held Tuesday night at the Bloomington Transit office to discuss optional changes for the Bryan Park "Park and Ride" bus system. After hearing public opinion on possible changes, the policy board will meet to make a decision. Three possible service changes are being considered at this point. "In lieu of the Park and Ride service at Bryan Park, they are considering replacing it with an express bus service," Bloomington Transit General Manager Lewis May said.

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