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Independent store celebrates one year

By Joelle Petrus · Monday, Feb. 3,2003 12:10 a.m.

A year after Boxcar books opened its doors to the Bloomington public, the independent and non profit bookstore celebra-ted its Feb. 1 birthday with a sale on books, readings by local artists, food, a raffle, as well as two separate auctions.

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A legacy or a dream deferred?

By B. Abena Cobham · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:59 p.m.

I was not surprised to find that the least quoted portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech during the 1963 March on Washington was the following passage: "When the architects of our republic wrote the magniaficent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned … America has given the Negro people a bad check, which has come back marked 'insufficient funds …"

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The Patriot … Newdow

By Scott Dillon · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:57 p.m.

As the son of two Bronx-raised parents, naturally, I've always loved baseball -- especially my favorite "evil empire," the Yankees. Of all the thrilling moments -- World Championships, high-profile off-season acquisitions, and the merciless taunts of blue-collar road-warrior Bronx Bomber fans showered upon traumatized Jacobs Field patrons -- the two most memorable had little to do with baseball.

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Sleeping in, cashing in

By George Lyle IV · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:55 p.m.

Do you remember Charles Moose? He's the chief of the Montgomery county Maryland Police department, and the lead public information officer during the D.C. sniper manhunt. He is also the latest example of the dishonest, opportunistic slackerdom in this country.

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The cost of exploration

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:50 p.m.

Saturday, when we turned our TVs to CBS to watch the basketball game, we saw footage of what appreared to be a falling star. We were to find out that not one, but seven had fallen that day at nine o'clock, and there would be no basketball as a result.

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Mortgage fraud threatens Indiana homeowners

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:45 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Faced with the unexpected loss of her sales job last winter, Judy Helminger sought a second home mortgage. She has kept her house so far, but the mortgage's undisclosed rates and fees might cause her to lose it in the end.

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Iraq says it will comply with UN inspectors

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles J. Hanley · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:39 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Just days before a crucial round of talks with chief inspectors, a senior Iraqi official said Sunday that Baghdad is "keen to resolve any pending issues" in the U.N. search for banned weapons, but didn't immediately offer new concessions.

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Russian ship launched

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Gutterman · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:37 p.m.

MOSCOW -- Russia launched an unmanned cargo ship to the international space station Sunday, a day after the loss of the space shuttle Columbia threw into doubt future missions to the orbiting complex.

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Briton interviews Hussein

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:34 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- President Saddam Hussein met with a retired British legislator Sunday and their conversation will be broadcast within the next day or two, the former legislator said.

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Train wreck kills 46

By Alyson Brodsy and Angus Shaw · Sunday, Feb. 2,2003 11:33 p.m.

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The death toll in the head-on collision between a packed passenger train and a freight train in northwestern Zimbabwe rose to 46, police said Sunday.

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NASA loses contact with shuttle

By Adrian Sainz and Marcia Dunn · Saturday, Feb. 1,2003 11:13 a.m.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Columbia apparently disintegrated in flames over Texas minutes before it was to land Saturday in Florida. TV video showed what appeared to be falling debris, as NASA declared an emergency and sent search teams to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In north Texas, several residents reported hearing "a big bang" at about 9 a.m., the same time all radio and data communication with the shuttle and its crew of seven was lost.

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Miami police surround mail truck after 90-minute chase through city streets

Saturday, Feb. 1,2003 10:53 a.m.

MIAMI -- Dozens of heavily armed police officers surrounded what appeared to be a hijacked mail truck after a 90-minute slow-speed chase through the city's streets Friday. Television station WFOR-TV reported that an armed man was holding a female mail carrier during the pursuit, but police refused to confirm the report. A television helicopter shot showed two guns in a mail bin on the passenger's seat.

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Modern dance minor premieres with concert tonight

By Annie Gill · Saturday, Feb. 1,2003 10:01 a.m.

Tonight Bloomington will have a chance to enjoy the products of IU's newest addition to the Kinesiology Department -- the dance minor program. IU began this program last year, and already there are 85 students minoring in it.

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Equity law under scrutiny

Friday, Jan. 31,2003 11:05 a.m.

Title IX experts said recommendations made Thursday by President Bush's advisory commission could significantly weaken the federal law that determines gender equity at IU and other schools.

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Recovering from injustice

By Amy Oringer and Amy Orringer · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 10:56 a.m.

The evening started off with a simple question. "Does America owe African-Americans reparations for the slavery of their ancestors?" Delta Sigma Theta chapter member Cheneel McNutt asked. By the end of the night, there was no simple answer.

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IU faces peak time for flu bug

By Laura Lacci · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 10:56 a.m.

Flu season is in full swing around the country, and IU is no exception. Many students and faculty have suffered through days or even weeks of sore throats, headaches, fevers and horrible coughing.

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Korean students used to conflict

By Laura Beranek · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 10:56 a.m.

While the nuclear crisis in North Korea is currently flooding American media and scaring the government into deeming the country an "axis of evil," the threat does not seem so great for international Korean students at IU.

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Wrestling loses to OSU

By Charlie Gillingham · Friday, Jan. 31,2003 12:58 a.m.

One of the tougher road trips facing the IU wrestling team this season will come to an end tonight in Ann Arbor, Mich. when the Hoosiers face the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines at 7 p.m. at Michigan's Cliff Keen Arena.

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