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Ex-officers convicted in drug theft scheme

INDIANAPOLIS – Two former narcotics detectives could face 20 years in prison after a jury convicted them for their roles in a scheme to steal marijuana and money from drug dealers.


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Private school benefits troubled students

FORT WAYNE – An Allen County school district is turning to a private, faith-based school to help troubled students who have been incarcerated, expelled or dropped out of school.


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State executions at slowest pace in 15 years

SOUTH BEND – Indiana has gone two years without an execution for the first time since the mid-1990s, when it put five inmates to death, and prosecutors say the decline could be a sign of things to come.


Regulating tobacco

Tobacco will lose its privileged position as an atypical consumer good, free from common-sense regulation.



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A day for dads

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Father’s Day 2009 will be a holiday to remember in the Chernesky household.



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Study shows children shift their father’s political views

A recent study coming out of Britain, which uses research done by an Oregon State University professor, shows that fathers who have daughters are more likely to shift their political views to become more liberal.



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IU increases admission standards

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Both IU and Purdue University have raised admissions standards for the incoming class of 2011, giving current high school students a chance to fulfill these new requirements before they run out of time.


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Not your father's China

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BEIJING – Let me start by making it very clear that this was supposed to be a rant about how China has managed, being the nifty little go-getter it is, to conduct capitalism under the guise of a communist socialist state.


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Q&A: Stephen McBean

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You might be familiar with him as the front man for rock band Black Mountain, but these days Stephen McBean has hit the road with the softer sounds of The Pink Mountaintops. The IDS caught up with him before the band stopped in Bloomington.


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Weeds of globalization

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SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland – Americans surely notice they are living, working and playing in a globalizing world. From German cars to Chinese-made shirts and South American fruits, America’s economy is undoubtedly globalized. But in the relatively small city of Schaffhausen (population of about 30,000), globalization shows its inevitability in a different and much more intense way: language.





IU sophomore pitcher Joey O'Gara throws to a Eastern Michigan batter during a game on March 4th at Sembower Field. O'Gara was chosen by the Florida Marlins Wednesday in the 31st round (938th overall) of the MLB draft.

O'Gara weighs options for future

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O’Gara said a regional scout for the Marlins had been in touch with him the day before regarding where Florida might take him. So he wasn’t all that surprised when the call came in, making him the sixth of seven IU Hoosiers picked in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.


Protestors challenge Ahmadinejad’s re-election

TEHRAN, Iran – Protestors set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities. Anti-riot police lashed back and the regime blocked Internet sites used to rally the pro-reform campaign.