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IU professor Maultsby served as adviser to Carnegie Hall festival

By Anna Batcheller · Monday, March 23,2009 11:20 p.m.

The Honor! Festival, a celebration of the African-American cultural legacy, has drawn full audiences at Carnegie Hall this month. A three-week comprehensive survey of African-American expressive arts curated by singer Jessye Norman, the festival drew extensively from the knowledge and resources of IU professor Portia Maultsby.

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Sudan leader visits Eritrea despite arrest warrant

Monday, March 23,2009 10:38 p.m.

Sudan’s president traveled to Eritrea on Monday, choosing one of Africa’s most politically isolated nations for his first trip abroad since an international court sought his arrest on charges of war crimes in Darfur.

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South Africa bars Dalai Lama from peace conference

Monday, March 23,2009 10:37 p.m.

South Africa barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference in Johannesburg this week, hoping to keep good relations with trading partner China but instead generating a storm of criticism.

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British court: US asked detainee to drop torture claim

Monday, March 23,2009 10:36 p.m.

 U.S. authorities asked a Guantanamo Bay detainee to drop allegations of torture and agree not to speak publicly about his ordeal in exchange for his freedom, according to British court documents.

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Grant deadline approaches

Monday, March 23,2009 9:53 p.m.

Artists looking to advance their careers have the chance to win a scholarship sponsored by the Bloomington Area Arts Council.

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IU play to spotlight in Ireland

By Alexandra Brown · Monday, March 23,2009 9:52 p.m.

In a single production, actors sing Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” walk on chairs and do somersaults without a single costume change or blackout.But that is just a small aspect of what makes IU independent theater project “A Picture (of Dorian Gray),” based on Oscar Wilde’s novel, a unique production. The play recently was accepted into the International Gay Theatre Festival in Dublin, which will take place May 11 to 17.

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US foreign policy still requires change

Monday, March 23,2009 9:24 p.m.

As a veteran of the anti-war movement, I have closely followed the tragic sequence of events resulting from the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Arrogance, incompetence

By John Hill · Monday, March 23,2009 9:22 p.m.

The House of Representatives voted 328-93 on Thursday to levy a 90 percent tax on all bonuses paid to employees making in excess of $250,000 at firms receiving $5 billion or more in government funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, known as TARP. A similar bill is likely to pass through the Senate.

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Pearls and politics

By Indira Dammu · Monday, March 23,2009 9:20 p.m.

First lady Michelle Obama gathered with a group of fifth graders in Washington to plant a vegetable garden, the first at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt’s famed victory gardens during World War II.

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A farewell to arms smuggling

Monday, March 23,2009 9:19 p.m.

The recent dismissal of charges against an Arizona gun dealer accused of knowingly furbishing firearms for Mexico’s Beltrán Leyva cartel has frustrated authorities.

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Going green in the home of Willis Tower

By Chris Nelson · Monday, March 23,2009 9:13 p.m.

Someone needs to tell Chicago Mayor Richard Daley that even though he dyed his city’s river green for St. Patrick’s Day, it doesn’t mean Chicago is going “green.”

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