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Loveable ogres return in sequel

By Monica Dix · Thursday, Nov. 18,2004 12 a.m.

I'll be the first to admit I am not one for sequels. So perhaps it was my low expectations for the film that led me to absolutely love "Shrek 2."

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Animated Tom Hanks flick wrecks, burns

By Laurinda Lee · Thursday, Nov. 18,2004 12 a.m.

Boys and girls, please welcome "The Polar Express," Hollywood's 21st century, $140 million dollar, computer generated picture book you can now read on the big screen.

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A 'Step' in the wrong direction

By Robert O'Connor · Thursday, Nov. 18,2004 12 a.m.

Frank Oz first gained notoriety as a Muppeteer for famous felt legends like Fozzie Bear, Cookie Monster and even Yoda. But lately he has shifted his focus and become the director of some of the best ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels") and worst ("Bowfinger") comedies of the past two decades.

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Chucky's seed withers, dies

By Rhett Umphress · Thursday, Nov. 18,2004 12 a.m.

"Seed of Chucky" is the fifth film in the "Child's Play" series. The film takes a large step away from the four previous films in terms of style, however.

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Why are you famous?

By Karen Green · Thursday, Nov. 18,2004 12 a.m.

Celebrities have always been at the top of the American social structure. Since the advent of the entertainment industry, people with the ability to entertain have been rewarded with fame and fortune.

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Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:58 p.m.

Prison guards face more battery charges CARLISLE, Ind. -- Two prison guards who were charged with beating a handcuffed prisoner have now been charged with attacking a second inmate. Wabash Valley Correctional Facility guards Johnnie Murphy, 42, of Sullivan, Ind., and Thomas Troy Matney, 33, of Jasonville, Ind.,, were charged in October with misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury for a June 24 attack against Jermarcus Grandberry, authorities said.

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Lowly Iowa visits Hoosiers

By Kevin Dwire · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:58 p.m.

The IU women's volleyball team looks to finish up its season on a high note -- starting with a road match-up against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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A Latin Dance Explosion

By Claire Bl and Claire Bletz · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:56 p.m.

They might not be Ricky Martins and Celia Cruzes or Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaires, but they can dance. Students at IU have developed a great interest in all forms of social dance.

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Business Briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:56 p.m.

Home Depot reports sales increases in third quarter ATLANTA -- The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement store chain, reported a nearly 15 percent jump in third-quarter earnings on strong sales, particularly at stores open at least a year.

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Charges filed in shooting battle near Gary

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:54 p.m.

GARY -- Prosecutors filed criminal charges against two men Wednesday for their part in a gun battle that wounded a woman outside an elementary school. Eugene E. Anderson, 28, of Merrillville, Ind., and Charles B. Kidd, 22, of Gary, were charged with attempted murder, battery, attempted battery and criminal recklessness, the Lake County Prosecutor's office said. Anderson was being held without bond Wednesday in the Gary lockup.

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Abercrombie to pay $50M to settle discrimination suit

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:54 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Abercrombie & Fitch has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the clothing-store chain of promoting whites over minorities and cultivating a virtually all-white image in its catalogs and elsewhere.

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Kmart takes a gamble on pricey Sears chain takeover

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:53 p.m.

NEW YORK -- A resurgent Kmart, home of the blue light special, is buying the once-dominant Sears department store chain in a surprising $11 billion gamble it is counting on to help both better compete with Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers.

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Bouncing into Business

By Rod Neroda and Ron Neroda · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:51 p.m.

There is a new business in Bloomington and it might be coming to bars or house parties across town soon. Seniors Dave Johnson and Pablo Svirsky, and junior Zach Martin are the founders and employees of Three Rivers Jackson, Bloomington's only student-run, custom beer pong table company.

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Jumping off the ship

By George Lyle IV · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:33 p.m.

So I'm sure you all know that Colin Powell has resigned from his secretary of state post, and President Bush's biggest fan, Condoleezza Rice, will replace him.

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A great conversion

By Matt Peyton · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:32 p.m.

I've been lied to all my life. I don't really remember when it started. I mean, I guess the first time I received a Purdue T-shirt for a holiday, I should have known something was wrong.

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From a privileged white girl

By -Kehla West · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:30 p.m.

You know what they always say -- it doesn't matter where you come from, it matters where you're going. That's not always true. In a recent encounter I had with a bulletin board, I discovered that it matters very much where I came from.

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Group kidnaps 31 Iraqi police officers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 17,2004 11:13 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An armed group kidnapped 31 Iraqi policemen who were returning from training in Jordan, authorities said Wednesday, and a suicide car bomber rammed a U.S. convoy north of Baghdad, killing 10 people, hospital officials said.

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