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Speaker asks FBI to yield seizures

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert demanded Wednesday that the FBI surrender documents it seized and remove agents involved in the weekend raid of Rep. William Jefferson's office, under what lawmakers of both parties said were unconstitutional circumstances.


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First wave of Guard soldiers head to border

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WASHINGTON -- The first wave of about 800 National Guard soldiers will head to the U.S-Mexico border next week, including planners and leadership personnel who will stay longer than the planned 21-day missions, the National Guard chief told lawmakers Wednesday.


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The NBA draft puzzles again

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Tuesday night, the Toronto Raptors landed the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft after having only an 8.8 percent chance of doing so. With the shallowest draft pool since I can remember, Toronto's beating of the odds will likely go down as the biggest story of the 2006 NBA Draft.


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New Women's Basketball coach staying busy over summer

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New IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack is off and running. From hiring a new coaching staff to recruiting, the newly introduced coach's time at IU been packed with the responsibilities that come along with a new coaching job.



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Becoming a bike person

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Beyond being defined as a college town, a basketball town or a town in which people wear sunglasses the size of airplane windshields, Bloomington could be defined by its bikes. It's not just because of Little 500 -- bicycle commuters are everywhere you go in this town, on every road and in just about every type of weather.


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What I miss

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Being at home for part of this summer, the thing I miss most about Bloomington isn't friends, campus or my apartment. Hands down, I miss the food and drinks. Our beloved college town is an oasis of wondrous treats from around the world and the nation. Granger, Ind., where I live, is outside of South Bend.


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Articles of contention

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Who would have thought that academics might be opposed to the dissemination of information? A recently proposed congressional act, the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, would require certain government agencies to publish online any articles containing research funded by public grants. It has been met with some hostility among the management of scholarly journals whose income depends upon the selling power of these articles.


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BMV fights long waits at branches

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The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is fighting crime -- and long wait lines. Last Thursday Indiana BMV Commissioner Joel Silverman, along with Gov. Mitch Daniels and State Police Col. Larry Rollins announced a new customer service feature on the BMV Web site, as well as a campaign to fight fraud.


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Daniels explains 'Moves'

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The "Major Moves" legislation became even more famous -- or infamous, to some -- when Gov. Mitch Daniels gave a speech about the legislation at a U.S. Congress hearing regarding the future of highway funding


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Meeting considers ways to save fuel, money

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Short-term solutions to weaning America off its "addiction" to fossil fuels lies in the minds of some local Hoosiers choosing to play a small role toward the national goal of energy independence.


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IU voices concerns to new immigration reforms

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The IU community has recently voiced various levels of concern as President Bush announced last week a set of comprehensive immigration reform proposals that would include an expanded but restricted guest worker program while also adding extra security to the U.S. and Mexican border.






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Worst songs make for a good read

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There are plenty of books devoted to the greatest songs in history, but how about some of the worst? "I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard" is Tom Reynolds' hilarious tribute to some of the most dismal moments in pop music.