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Sanctions against Myanmar imposed

By Abisalom Omolo and Martin Crutsinger · Wednesday, Feb. 6,2008 12:04 a.m.

The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced it was imposing financial sanctions against family members of the military-run government of Myanmar and individuals it identified as key members of the financial empire of Tay Za, an influential businessman in the country.

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Top U.S. intelligence chief says al-Qaida hides in Pakistan

By Abisalom Omolo and Pamela Hess · Wednesday, Feb. 6,2008 12:03 a.m.

Al-Qaida, increasingly shut down in Iraq, is establishing cells in other countries as Osama bin Laden’s organization uses a “safe haven” in Pakistan’s tribal region to train for attacks in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday.

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Southern Indiana limestone shipped to New York for new Yankee Stadium

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 11:59 p.m.

Hundreds of panels of southern Indiana limestone have been making their way to New York, where they are forming the new Yankee Stadium’s outer facade. Indiana Limestone Fabricators has already shipped more than 600 stone panels, each 5 feet-by-3 feet, to the Bronx for the new $800 million stadium, set to open for the 2009 season.

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IUPD moves into 17th St. location

Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 11:56 p.m.

After a week of moving, months of planning and years of searching for a new house, the IU Police Department officially began work out of their new station Monday afternoon.

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Students prepare for ‘Vagina Monologues’ with upcoming events

By Beth Evanson · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 11:55 p.m.

In 1996, Eve Ensler produced the first draft of “The Vagina Monologues.” In 1999, the former Broadway production became a student-run production. Now, every year, a V-Day Campaign shines the spotlight on a special group of women who have withstood hardships, including rape and domestic violence.

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‘We are ready to take this campus by storm’

By Ashlyn McNeal · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 11:50 p.m.

After a six-year absence from their house, the brothers of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Beta chapter will be returning home for the fall 2008 semester. The house, located at 815 N. Jordan Ave., is currently going through a seven-figure renovation to update the facility, said Tyler Coward, public relations chairman for Sigma Phi Epsilon.

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Writers strike could be resolved in time for Oscars

By Lynn Elber · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 11:47 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – An agreement to end the three-month-old Hollywood writers strike could be ready in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars, but studios and the union are still haggling over the precise language, two people familiar with the talks said.

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Upcoming documentary to explore human trafficking in two nations

By Chelsie Hopkins · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 11:45 p.m.

Human trafficking and exploitation will become a reality Thursday at the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium. Amy Serrano explores these issues in her documentary, “The Sugar Babies: The Plight of the Children of Agricultural Workers in the Sugar Industry of the Dominican Republic,” which will begin at 2 p.m.

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Woman reports sexual assault

By Ben Phelps · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 9:04 p.m.

A woman reported being sexually assaulted when a man grabbed her breast around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Highland Lounge.

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Hoosiers react to Knight’s resignation

Tuesday, Feb. 5,2008 2:42 a.m.

It has been nearly eight years since Bob Knight left the sidelines of Assembly Hall to coach at Texas Tech. But the former IU coach’s name still draws strong emotions in Bloomington. And when news came Monday that Knight was resigning immediately, former IU basketball star Scott May, who played under Knight, said he was “happy” to hear Knight was leaving basketball.

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