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Wednesday, April 29
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Jacob Kriese

Keeping Kruzan

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Volunteers recognized the arrival of newly re-elected Mayor Mark Kruzan at the Monroe County Democratic Party headquarters with screaming, clapping and kissing. Kruzan thanked his supporters – “the real Democrats” – Tuesday night before congratulating future city council members and mingling with the crowd.




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‘We did everything we could’

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Shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, David Sabbagh announced that he conceded the mayoral election to incumbent Mayor Mark Kruzan in a room full of Monroe County Republicans at their headquarters in the Fountain Square Mall ballroom.


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Bombs target Afghan lawmakers

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A bomb attack targeted a group of lawmakers in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 28 people, including five parliamentarians.







Jay Seawell

IU football prepares for Northwestern

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Last Saturday, the IU football team (6-4, 2-4) celebrated becoming bowl eligible, something it had not done in more than a decade. By Sunday morning, the celebration was a thing of the past, and preparing for this weekend’s game at Northwestern is now the only thing on the Hoosiers’ radar.




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Polling place changes: be informed before you vote

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Today’s elections will be anything but business as usual for some of Monroe County’s government workers involved in the voting process. “This is absolutely our busiest time of year,” said Jessica White, chief deputy clerk for Monroe County. “We’ve been finalizing all the details.” The basics of 2007’s municipal election differ little from past years – the polls will still be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and, as always, voters can find their precinct’s polling place by calling the Monroe County Clerk’s office. But some facets of this year’s municipal election are atypical.


Robbie Olson

FBI agent speaks on terrorist attacks

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FBI Special Agent Robert Springer spoke to a standing-room only crowd in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs atrium Tuesday night about the detrimental effects of domestic terrorism in the U.S.


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Kelley School experts optimistic about economy

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IU economists are being “cautiously optimistic” in their forecast for the national, state and local economy in 2008. The 2008 Business Outlook Panel forecast was released by faculty members from the Kelley School of Business on Friday.


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English professor wins top book award

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George Hutchinson, chair of the English department at IU, was awarded the prestigious Christian Gauss Award for literary scholarship and criticism for his book, “In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line.” The award, presented by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, is given to only one book each year and is the highest possible accolade in this field of study.