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With a couple of exceptions, GOP holds little hope of unseating House Democrats nationwide
Associated Press WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ By all rights, Asheville city councilman Carl Mumpower should be a rare political specimen this year, a Republican with a plausible shot at ousting a Democrat from Congress, Rep. Heath Shuler. Turns out he is something far more...Tags: Washington Redskins, National Football League, The Office, Illegal Immigrants, Colleges and Universities
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The Big 10 college towns for tourists
Special to the Chicago TribuneDon't fall into the college travel trap. Nowhere on the sheepskin is it written that when visiting offspring already on campus or traveling with them to choose a college, the folks who pay for the college years must be tied to a dingy motel or dine on...Tags: Indiana University, Popular Music, Libraries and Museums, Physical Fitness, Gardens and Parks
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Doughnuts as a symbol of consumer culture
Dining@LargeMy earlier post on Krispy Kreme's woes reminded me of a press release I got on a new book, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut by Paul R. Mullins, associate professor and chair of anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis:...Tags: Indiana University, Cultural Development, Consumers, Commuting, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
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UCLA basketball team to open tournament against Prairie View A & M
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUCLA will play Prairie View A&M about 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Pauley Pavilion in the first round of the 2K Sports Classic basketball tournament, just after Miami of Ohio plays Weber State at 4:15 p.m at Pauley. The winners will play at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 for the...Tags: Indiana University, Boston Bruins, Madison Square Garden, Multi-Sport Events
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UConn Drops Two Places In National Rankings
University of Connecticut leaders are playing down the university's recent drop in the national rankings as a blip in the school's upward trajectory, but nonetheless they're taking steps to bolster graduate programs to help enhance the school's overall...Tags: Further Education, University of Connecticut, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress, University of Iowa
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IF YOU GO
Special to the TribuneIndiana University Bloomington: Century Suites, East 3rd Street and State Road 446, 800-766-5446; Grant Street Inn B&B, 310 N. Grant St., 800-328-4350; Lilly Library, 1200 E. 7th St., 812-855-2452; Oliver Winery, 8024 N. State Road 37, 800-258-2783;...Tags: Lake Shore Drive, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Indiana University, Libraries and Museums, Gardens and Parks
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Indiana highway crash kills 1
Chicago Tribune reporterA Purdue University freshman from Glen Ellyn was riding the motorcycle he bought for his 19th birthday Tuesday when he was run over and killed by a semitrailer truck in Lafayette, Ind. Bradley Trifone, who was on a full ROTC scholarship, was stopped at a...Tags: Game Playing, Road Accidents, Air and Aviation Sports, Vehicles, Motorcycling
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Military news
*Brien Brown, a 2002 graduate of South Lake High School in Groveland, received a commission as a lieutenant in the Army on July 31. He completed Officer Candidate School with the 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment in Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. Brown...Tags: Rollins College, Colleges and Universities, Armed Forces, Florida State University, Clermont
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Lead levels in dirt may be a health hazard in cities
Lead levels in dirt are a public health hazard in cities, a researcher warns. Gabriel Filippelli of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis reviewed data on urban soils as a persistent source of lead poisoning, published in a recent issue of the...Tags: Indiana University, Health and Safety at School
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Attack in California revives interest in 1993 killing of girl near Glenview
Chicago Tribune reporterA man once questioned in the 1993 stabbing death of a suburban Cook County teen has been charged with attempting to kill a California woman, and is a suspect in at least one other killing there. The development brings new attention to the killing of...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Santa Monica, Murder, Prosecution, Juvenile Delinquency
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Keyes had 'eighth sense'
| 247-4636Leroy Keyes is parked outside his oncologist's office. Eight months ago, doctors diagnosed this Peninsula sports legend with Stage 2 prostate cancer. Keyes had ignored warning signs, and surgery was necessary. "My doctors are optimistic," Keyes says via...Tags: Cancer, National Football League, Diseases, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Colleges and Universities
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Purdue University reprimands professor who made false fusion claims
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist who has been accused of falsifying assertions that he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. Rusi Taleyarkhan made headlines in 2002 when he published a paper...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Values, Ethics
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