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Supreme Court to rule on Pledge of Allegiance in schools

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EVANSVILLE -- Susan Herring recites the Pledge of Allegiance with her kindergarten classes three times a day. "We have to teach them patriotism and how lucky they are to live in our country," said Herring, who has taught kindergarten for 27 years.


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Around The World

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Taiwan court orders ballot boxes sealed TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's High Court ordered all ballot boxes sealed Sunday as thousands of protesters demanded a recount of President Chen Shui-bian's re-election, saying it was marred by voting irregularities and an apparent assassination attempt wounding the incumbent.


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Insurgent attacks kill 2 U.S. soldiers

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Rebels killed two U.S. soldiers in a rocket attack in western Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, and two Iraqi civilians died and one American soldier was injured in a rocket attack on U.S.-led coalition headquarters in Baghdad.


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Malaysia ushers in new premier

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysians gave their secular prime minister a huge election victory Sunday, smashing a fundamentalist Muslim party that had wanted to impose an Islamic state in the Southeast Asian country.

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Fighting slows amid negotiations

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WANA, Pakistan -- Fighting between Pakistani troops and suspected al Qaeda militants ebbed Sunday as tribal elders said they would try to negotiate an end to the largest battle yet, against suspected terrorists along the Afghan frontier.


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Afghan aviation minister killed

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Soldiers loyal to a local commander shot and killed Afghanistan's aviation minister Sunday in the western city of Herat, Afghanistan, setting off a big gunbattle in which as many as 100 people died in vicious factional fighting, the commander told The Associated Press.


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OutKast wins twice to lead Soul Train awards

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LOS ANGELES -- OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" won two awards, including R&B/soul or rap album of the year, to lead the winners at Saturday's 18th-annual Soul Train Music Awards.


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'King of Torts' another predictable read

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As an author, John Grisham has had a great run. Almost any book with his name on the cover is guaranteed to reach the New York Times Bestseller List, and they are usually captivating, page turners. However, what works for Grisham has become quite apparent -- a small-time lawyer stumbles into a case beyond his or her scope and that case somehow changes his life. Did I mention nine times out of 10, this lawyer will be from a small town in the deep South?


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Breakfast for dinner?

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Living in the fast lane of college life has its ups and downs. One of these downs is studying all night and oversleeping to find yourself rushing out the door with no breakfast. Although this is something ill-advised by nutritionists, some of us just don't have the time to enjoy a healthy breakfast. Well, it's time to reclaim the lost time and have breakfast for dinner. Instead of running to Denny's or Waffle House, try these easy recipes you can make at home.


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Copperfield astounds audience

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Before any jokes or tricks, David Copperfield had the audience at the IU Auditorium March 11 close their eyes and picture the place they would most like to travel. He announced that for one audience member that night, the dream of traveling to that special place would come true.


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Bronzed after break

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As much as I'm going to miss spring break (and believe me, I am), it's always exciting to come back to IU for my favorite post-break game -- Spot the Fake Tan. It's the same every year. People leave town pale as ghosts or with a slight starter tan obtained from a tanning salon, but they come back looking as though they were shoved into an oven and browned like a batch of dinner rolls. Some of them left the country in search of warmer climate -- some of them are just trying to look like they did.


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Haiti's fight for democracy

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When we hear talk about democracy in Haiti, we often hear Jean-Bertrand Aristide won "flawed" elections in 2000. How exactly were these elections flawed? Aristide won by a landslide (92 percent of the vote) in which voter turnout at 65 percent of the population was greater than it was in the United States' 2000 presidential elections.


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Chomping at the bit

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According to a recent survey by the Center for Disease Control, 36 percent of Hoosiers over the age of 65 have lost all of their original teeth. This is 150 percent more than the national average, yet IU refuses to provide its graduate employees with a dental plan.


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Mother Nature, may we?

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As faithful readers know, few institutions are safe from the critical eye of the IDS editorial board: IU administrators, the state entomologist, the federal government, society as a whole -- we've attacked them all. But today, we're taking on a foe so powerful, so ubiquitous, it has never been battled in the media world. We're going to have a little talk with Mother Nature.


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Bloomington weather report

The current weather in Bloomington on Sunday, March 14 is 42 degrees with overcast skies and a heavy wind.


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Bloomington weather report

The current weather in Bloomington on Saturday, March 13 is 39 degrees with light rain.


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IU loses to Illinois, will not make NCAA or NIT

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The Hoosiers (14-15) dropped their ninth game in the past 12 Friday in a loss to Illinois 71-59 and posted their first losing season since 1969-70, when they went 7-17. They will not make a postseason tournament for the first time since the 1976-77 season. Mark Johnson led Indiana with 16 points --his second straight career high. A.J. Moye added 13 points and nine rebounds in his final college game, and the Hoosiers shot just 34.5 percent from the field.


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IU loses to Illinois, will not make NCAA or NIT

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The Hoosiers (14-15) dropped their ninth game in the past 12 Friday in a loss to Illinois 71-59 and posted their first losing season since 1969-70, when they went 7-17. They will not make a postseason tournament for the first time since the 1976-77 season.


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Hoosiers stay alive

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INDIANAPOLIS --With 8:15 to go in the second half and IU and Ohio State tied at 58, the Hoosiers took the lead with the unlikeliest of candidates. Junior Mark Johnson, a former walk-on, hit a three-pointer and helped lead the Hoosiers (14-14) to an 83-69 win over Ohio State (14-16) in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. "I'm just playing within the offense and seeing what happens," Johnson said. "I didn't realize what the score was. I got the pass. I was open, and I stroked it. It took a lot of pressure off of me and made me feel more comfortable out there."


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No Sweat! calls to 'open the books'

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"Open the books, you corporate crooks!" "Labor Rights are human rights!" "IU-wear ain't made fair!" Those were the shouts that echoed down Seventh Street Thursday afternoon from members of No Sweat! and others who joined their cause.