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Iraqi police brigade linked to death squads

Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:45 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi authorities have taken a brigade of up to 700 policemen out of service and put members under investigation for "possible complicity" with death squads following a mass kidnapping earlier this week, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Congress sets aside $20M to celebrate end of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan in '07

By Anne Plummer Flaherty · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The military's top generals have warned Iraq is on the cusp of a civil war and that U.S. troops must remain in large numbers until at least next spring. But if the winds suddenly blow a different direction, Congress is ready to celebrate with a $20 million victory party.

Bush raises volume on charge that Dems are soft on terror

By Deb Riechmann · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:44 p.m.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- President Gorge W. Bush on Wednesday claimed Democrats can't be trusted to protect the nation from terrorist attacks. "Vote Republican for the safety of the United States," he said.

Mosquito-borne diseases hit India

By Nirmala George · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:42 p.m.

NEW DELHI -- Health officials struggled Wednesday to cope with outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in northern and southern India that have killed at least 87 people and overwhelmed hospitals and clinics.

IUSA congress votes to support sustainability

By Julie Mahomed · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:39 p.m.

The IU Student Association will support an initiative to make IU an environmentally healthy and sustainable institution.

Communicator: It's OK to brag

By Ari Shifron · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:39 p.m.

Bragging doesn't always have to be a bad thing.

No Sweat! protests IU's contract with Coke

By Paul Coover · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:37 p.m.

In a march Wednesday from the Indiana Memorial Union to Ballantine Hall, a group of 14 students protested IU's contract to sell Coca-Cola products. The students were members of No Sweat!, a student organization opposed to labor abuses and corporate globalization, according to the group's Web site.

Religious groups hope auction of Center for University Ministry will breathe new life into site

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 10:32 p.m.

A building that has served several Christian denominations during the past few decades will be auctioned off to the highest bidder this November. The Center for University Ministry, located at 1415 E. Third St., will be sold after ceasing its operations late last year because of a decline in student interest.

ONLINE ONLY: Author tells students: Bragging doesn't have to be a bad thing

By Ari Shifron · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:31 p.m.

Bragging does not have always have to be a bad thing. That was the topic of a talk given Tuesday Night by author and communications specialist Peggy Klaus at Whittenberger Auditorium.

All-white jury will judge accused killer in Jill Behrman case

By Sarah Core · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:42 a.m.

The three jury alternates selected Monday morning for the murder trial of John R. Myers II will not be named until the jury begins deliberations, the Morgan County Superior Court said Tuesday.

IUPD 'expects the unexpected'

By Kristi Oloffson · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:42 a.m.

Freshman tosses pet guinea pig out window. Student gets into police squad car thinking he hailed a cab. Juveniles make fake 911 call to try and catch police eating doughnuts on the job.

Magazine prints names of women who had abortions

By Alyson Brodsy and David Crary · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:41 a.m.

NEW YORK -- At a pivotal time in the abortion debate, Ms. magazine is releasing its fall issue next week with a cover story titled "We Had Abortions," accompanied by the names of thousands of women nationwide who signed a petition making that declaration.

Bloomington officials break ground on training center for fighting cancer

By Kasey Hawrysz · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:40 a.m.

In an event Tuesday that was both literally and figuratively groundbreaking, officials ceremoniously dug shovels into the future site of the nation's first proton therapy training center.

Poynter fellows to look at ethics

By Whitney Mitchell · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:20 a.m.

Eight IU professors from a diverse range of academic departments were recently named Poynter Center fellows and will be meeting throughout the year to discuss "Memory, Ethics, Politics and Aesthetics" at the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions in Bloomington.

Around the Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:19 a.m.

See what's going on around the IU campus.

Study: Abortion clinic violence still prevalent

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:18 a.m.

A new study co-authored by an IU professor reports crime directed toward abortion clinics in the United States has not dwindled.

Relay for Life looking for volunteers, teams

By Ryan McLaughlin · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:17 a.m.

IU's Relay For Life is looking for volunteers and team members to participate in its annual walk against cancer this spring.

Professor uses records to chronicle late IU president

By Nick O'Neill · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:16 a.m.

To kick off the first event of Archives and Special Collections Month, students and faculty gathered to hear how an IU professor used the University's records to chronicle the life of former IU president Herman B Wells in a book he is writing.

Bloomington mayor, IU celebrate archives month

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2006 12:13 a.m.

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan proclaimed October Archives and Special Collections Month at an event held at the Herman B Wells Library Tuesday evening.

Union Board wants you!

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 3,2006 11:42 p.m.

As the Indiana Memorial Union prepares to open newly renovated facilities -- the Whittenberger Auditorium and a Starbucks on the first floor near the Student Activities Tower -- the Union Board continues its storied history as the governing body of the IMU and one of the strongest student organizations on campus. Sixteen student directors, three nonstudent directors and some 300 student committee members and assistant directors make up the board.

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