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Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway look as excited as their audiences during “Get Smart.”

Get real, Steve Carell

By Jacob Levin · Wednesday, June 25,2008 1:38 p.m.

What’s surprising about the movie is how it manages to waste such an impressive array of potential strengths. At its core, it simply isn’t funny. Despite a cast of noteworthy actors, great scenery and all the gadgets one would expect from a spy movie, “Get Smart” isn’t likely illicit even the occasional chuckle.

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Comedian George Carlin dies at 71

Tuesday, June 24,2008 10:55 a.m.

George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

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A call from the mountaintops

By Erich Reinhard · Monday, June 23,2008 1:16 p.m.

Have you ever noticed how, in the humdrum of casual, college-kid conversation, the topic of politics is regarded with aversion and distaste? I fully understand the ominous feeling that overtakes you when you really aren’t ready to reveal some of your most personal convictions, especially to someone who gets a kick out of finding some superficial basis for argument.

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Malik Story commits to IU for 2008-09

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, June 23,2008 10:19 a.m.

Malik Story, a 6-foot-5 wing from Los Angeles, is the latest player to commit to IU, providing Hoosier fans with an 11th new face on the 2008-09 roster to remember.

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Floodwaters breach levees

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:49 a.m.

Floodwaters breached two levees in western Illinois on Wednesday and threatened more Mississippi River towns in Missouri after inundating much of Iowa for the past week.

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Abu Ghraib torture evidence found

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:48 a.m.

Medical examinations of former terrorism suspects held by the U.S. military at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, found evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious injuries and mental disorders, according to a human rights group.

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Forces kill 36 insurgents

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:47 a.m.

Afghan and Canadian forces moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday to root out Taliban militants, killing at least 36 insurgents, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiers, officials said.

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Local Speedway makes small-town racing a big deal

By Bryan Payton · Monday, June 23,2008 9:38 a.m.

Off of Fairfax Road on the south side of town sits a quarter mile dirt track where, in the summer, local history is made each week. Over one thousand people gathered Friday at the Bloomington Speedway, where for 85 years auto racing has been center stage.  SLIDESHOW:  Bloomington Speedway

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A local 'Taste'

By Risha Kohli · Sunday, June 22,2008 10:40 p.m.

Locally owned restaurants shined at this year’s Taste of Bloomington. More than 7,300 people came to Showers Common for the event, a record turnout, the event’s co-director Talisha Coppock, said. The event showcased Bloomington restaurants, wineries, breweries and live music.

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Farm flooding could cause increase in food, fuel prices

By Amanda Lowry · Sunday, June 22,2008 10:06 p.m.

With prices at the pump already topping $4 a gallon and the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating grocery prices will rise more than 5 percent this year, the flooding of much of America’s farmland will be causing those prices to soar even higher.

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