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Officials review military gay ban

Defense Secretary Robert Gates took the first real steps Tuesday toward lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military, announcing a yearlong review aimed at answering practical and emotional questions about the effect of lifting the ban and imposing looser standards for enforcing the ban in the meantime.



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Purdue, IU rank among top 15 school endowments

WEST LAFAYETTE — A new study ranks Purdue University and Indiana University among the nation’s top 15 public universities in terms of the value of their endowments.



Oscar nominees announced

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Brian Welk reviews the nominees for the Academy Awards announced today.







Comedy

Laughs mark Bear’s comedy anniversary

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Bloomington residents celebrated Comedy Caravan’s 27th anniversary by laughing over political correctness, everyday life and relationships. The stand-up comedy show ended its anniversary weekend with performances by comedians Mark Klein and Josh Copen. There were about 30 people Monday in Bear’s Place.


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The way to anyone's heart is through their stomach

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Valentine’s Day – a daunting holiday for many men and one of the roughest to get through. If you’re single, you’re not exactly pleased to see all the couples flaunting their relationship. And if you’re taken or going after someone, you need to get the right gift or have reservations at the perfect restaurant, right?Well, not necessarily.


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Latin music competition finals announce winner

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As the full, luscious melodies of the violin, guitar, cello and piano echoed through Auer Hall, the audience enjoyed the talent and skill of the finalists in the 13th Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America.


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Ind. man denied change of venue

COVINGTON, Ind. – A Fountain County judge has denied a change of venue request from a western Indiana man accused of videotaping himself having sex acts with children as young as two months old.



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Grissom Air Museum loses funds

PERU, Ind. – The museum at Grissom Air Reserve Base in northern Indiana is losing the last of what had been $75,000 a year in state funding.Grissom Air Museum leaders said it will open as scheduled for the season on March 2. The museum’s state funding was cut by 10 percent in 2008 and has been eliminated for this year.Museum board chairman Ron Myers says the funding loss is a serious blow. He said museum leaders expected a reduction in state funding but not a total cutoff.Myers said the museum will have to rely more on admissions and support from members and sponsors to continue operations.The 26-year-old museum has some two dozen aircraft on display at its site along U.S. 31 about midway between South Bend and Indianapolis.


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Wanted man asks officer for ride

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A 21-year-old male is being charged with public intoxication after placing himself inside a parked Bloomington Police squad car over the weekend.




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Inspection budget is cut by half

INDIANAPOLIS – The administration of Gov. Mitch Daniels is backing away from a plan to cut half the budget for state inspections of meat processors after complaints that it would drive some plants out of business and hurt small farmers.