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Sodrel says he asked for FBI to investigate Foley

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:13 a.m.

Even among the party faithful, the topic that came up again and again was Mark Foley. The six-term Florida congressman, a Republican, resigned last week amid allegations he sent sexually explicit Internet messages to underage male pages.

MySpace will host 20 concerts to raise awareness for Darfur

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:13 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The online hangout MySpace.com will organize 20 concerts featuring bands promoted on its site as part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in Sudan.

Man burned in Wal-Mart accident sues

By Sarah Core · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:13 a.m.

One of the workers critically injured in an electrical accident at the new Wal-Mart Supercenter is suing the multi-national corporation, along with the general contractor, LaSalle Group, Inc., and Duke Energy.

IU picks up long-awaited road win against Illinois

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:13 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Down by just a point and one second away from its 18th straight Big Ten road loss, the IU football team turned to its own No. 18.

Cuba's Fidel Castro 'is not dying' brother says

By Alyson Brodsy and Vanessa Arrington · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:12 a.m.

HAVANA -- The ailing Fidel Castro is not dying but is recovering from an illness, his younger brother and Cuba's acting president said Sunday in response to rumors that the leader was on his deathbed.

N. Korea says test of nuke was successful

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:12 a.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Monday it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully, and there was no radioactive leakage from the site.

'Invisible Man' to offer support to gay men at IU

By Whitney Mitchell · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12 a.m.

A new group might provide the answer to the problems of gay men on campus who don't identify with any existing student support networks. Invisible Man, a discussion group created by IU graduate student Matt Baber and supported by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services office, plans to be an outlet for gay men who don't necessarily feel they fit into the traditional gay stereotypes.

World artists rock downtown

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:59 p.m.

Downtown Bloomington turned into a real life "It's a Small World" this weekend. Instead of an obnoxious repeating theme song, festival-goers were treated to everything from Tuvan throat singers to Balkan beats, DJs and music from all over the world.

Diversity Day at 'The Office'

By Alyson Brodsy and Zack Teibloom · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:57 p.m.

Saturday night, Lindsey and I bet on what time Tamir of Balkan Beat Box would remove his shirt. We argued whether his wearing a sweater would make him de-robe sooner or later. I guessed that he would be shirtless by 11 at the 10:30 p.m. show. By 10:59 we had a shirtless Tamir rapping and ending the show an hour later by climbing on the speaker and proclaiming, "I'm on the speaker because I have something to say."

Are IDS reporters allowed to dance on the job?

By Alyson Brodsy and Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:56 p.m.

Well, I sure did. I was on my way to the Union Board tent to see the DJ show when I heard the bass from Balkan Beat Box -- from three blocks away. I had promised myself that I would save them until tomorrow, but I just couldn't do it.

13th annual Lotus Fest blooms again

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:55 p.m.

Bloomington resident Jitka Horne said she lost count of all the faces she painted Saturday at Lotus in the Park. Horne specializes in animal pictures, mainly "kitties." When asked about the strangest thing she has painted, Horne said she painted six or seven dragons and one boy wanted flames up both his arms.

Colts rally in 2nd half to overcome Titans for win

By Brian Janosch · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:25 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- There is a fine line between frustration and panic, but that's exactly where the Colts stood at halftime, trailing the Tennessee Titans 10-0. Peyton Manning described the team as being disappointed with its offensive goose egg in the first half, but they proved they weren't frazzled by scoring two touchdowns and only allowing a field goal in the second half to win 14-13.

Louisville ends IU's streak

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:23 p.m.

The No. 11 Hoosiers lost for the first time since Aug. 26 to the University of Louisville 2-0 Friday, snapping their 11-game win streak.

SERVED

By Alyson Brodsy and Karly Tearney · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:21 p.m.

SERVED -- Sophomore Sigrid Fischer serves the ball at the Hoosier Classic Sunday morning. Fischer and senior Cecile Perton closed out the Classic with two doubles victories at the Varsity Tennis Center.

Goalkeeper records 2nd shutout

By Michael Sanserino · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:17 p.m.

Chay Cain kisses each of his goalposts before the start of every game.

Hoosiers extend unbeaten streak to 6 straight games

By Chris Engel · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:16 p.m.

A 1-0 victory against Northwestern Saturday night vaulted the IU men's soccer team into first place in the Big Ten.

Monroe County candidates face off in debate

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:58 p.m.

Candidates for Monroe County public offices faced off on local issues like jail overcrowding and night court Thursday night.

Safety in numbers?

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:53 p.m.

"Men can be feminists." "Cultural conceptions that blame women for their own sexual assault are devastatingly inaccurate and must be erased from society's thinking." "Raising awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault -- especially imposing that knowledge upon men -- is essential to make occurrences diminish."

Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:52 p.m.

See what's going on around the world.

Redeployment indeed

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:52 p.m.

The Republicans are not doing any favors to help themselves remain in power, but allow me to make a few swift points about the opposition party, if I may. The latest crowd-pleasing Democratic talking point is that America should "redeploy" out of Iraq. The adjectives often placed before this euphemism are "responsible" or even "strategic." This can usually be diluted for what it is: a wholesale retreat.

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