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Don't waste MLK day

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 1:12 p.m.

A Day On! Not A Day Off" is the important, recurrent theme of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations throughout America.

Wracking winter

By Jeff Alstott · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 1:10 p.m.

It's chronologically impossible to do anything of actual importance during winter break.

Iraqi gunmen kill 6, capture 1

By Abdullah AlShihri and Sinan Salaheddin · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:57 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen killed a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric, along with the aide's son and four bodyguards in a town south of Baghdad, an official in the cleric's office said Thursday.

Malaria threatens to increase tsunami deaths

By Abdullah AlShihri and Jim Gomez · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:53 a.m.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Indonesia on Thursday ordered foreign aid workers in tsunami-devastated Aceh province to have military escorts in areas facing violence by insurgents, even as the vice president welcomed a cease-fire offer by the rebels.

Some Muncie residents unsatisfied with power restorations

Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:47 a.m.

MUNCIE -- Indiana Michigan Power said it was trying to restore electricity to all of its customers who lost electricity because of an ice storm, but some residents said they were not satisfied with the efforts.

False alarm empties Woodburn

By -Kehla West · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:44 a.m.

Seventh Street was lined with emergency response vehicles for the better part of an hour Thursday afternoon

George W. Ahab's crusade

By Brett Warnke · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:40 a.m.

Some look for love their entire lives and never find it.

Rats! Viewer has reflux

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:38 a.m.

Forget the violence, sex, cursing and straight-up stupidity on your TV screen -- the genuine travesty on the boob tube these days is food. And no, it's not French delicacies on the Food Network.

Theatre, dance hold hands

By Stacey Laskin · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:36 a.m.

For the first time, two performance giants of this campus have "joined forces."

Suicide bombing in Gaza Strip leaves at least 5 Israelis dead

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ibrahim Barzak · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:36 a.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian militants set off a large truck bomb as gunmen stormed an Israeli base at a vital Gaza crossing Thursday, killing five Israelis and wounding five others in an attack that defied peace efforts by new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Senate investigates PR contract

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ben Feller · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:35 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a Senate committee have asked the Education Department to turn over records of recent years' public relations contracts, while reminding the education secretary of a federal ban on "propaganda."

Sloppy surface could slow Colts' receivers in Foxboro

By Aaron Beard and Howard Ulman · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:32 a.m.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are preparing what might be the best defense against Peyton Manning and his speedy receivers: a slippery field.

Players, owners forge new steroid policy with penalty for first-time offenders

By Aaron Beard and Bob Baum · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:29 a.m.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With some of its biggest stars under suspicion and lawmakers demanding action, Major League Baseball adopted a tougher steroid-testing program that will suspend first-time offenders for 10 days and randomly test players year-round.

IU prepares for Big Ten foes in Saturday's Hoosier Open

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:25 a.m.

The Web site www.trackwire.com recently placed the Hoosiers fourth in the nation, but this weekend's Hoosier Open will measure the fitness of IU's athletes after the long semester break and if they can live up to that ranking.

Pretrial conference rescheduled due to changes within court system

By Alexandra R. Moses · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:25 a.m.

A courtroom of people awaited the presence of Bryan M. Gooldy Thursday afternoon before Judge Marc Kellams suggested his pretrial conference be scheduled at a later date because of reshuffling within the court system.

Colleges seek more money, urge incentives for graduation

By Deanna Wrenn · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:24 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Commission on Higher Education is recommending that the state increase funding for colleges and universities by nearly 10 percent next year and implement a system that would reward those with the best graduation rates.

Hoosiers capture 1st conference victory over Northwestern

By Dan Click · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:15 a.m.

When the second half began, the IU crowd stood on their feet in hopes of turning around a lackluster first half performance.

Emerging artists find voice in TV dramas

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:14 a.m.

NEW YORK -- When Casey Stratton was a struggling singer-songwriter a few years ago, he had idealistic notions about artistic integrity.

Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt opens up about his songwriting

By Claudia La Rocco · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:13 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Stephin Merritt usually has a song cycling through his head

In-Vaden Purdue

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Jan. 14,2005 9:12 a.m.

Six hundred and 19 days ago, Purdue fans suffered another defeat to in-state rival IU. On May 6, 2003, then-Indianapolis Pike High School superstar Robert Vaden reneged on his oral commitment to play for Gene Keady and the Boilermakers, only to choose their neighbors two hours south. Saturday will be the first time Vaden faces the West Lafayette crowd -- a group that once hailed him -- as the Hoosiers face Purdue at noon in Mackey Arena.

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