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Bush's ranch diplomacy's second home

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2005 8:58 p.m.

CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush has turned his remote ranch into a stage for down-home diplomacy, where a barbecue grill and a pickup truck have become his favorite tools for dealing with world leaders.

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Korean nuclear talks in China nearing end

By Audra Ang · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2005 8:57 p.m.

BEIJING -- Delegates to North Korean disarmament talks said Wednesday they were approaching the final stages of discussions, but a resolution to the dispute over the communist nation's nuclear weapons program ultimately lay in its own hands.

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American journalist shot dead in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2005 8:57 p.m.

BASRA, Iraq -- An American freelance journalist, who accused Basra's police of being infiltrated by Shiite militiamen in a recent New York Times column and his Internet blog, was found shot to death in the southern city after being abducted by armed men driving a police car.

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Pope hails IRA disarmament decision

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 1,2005 11:14 a.m.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday hailed the Irish Republican Army disarmament decision as "beautiful news" and urged all to work for a lasting peace after decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland.

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Shuttle dilemma has NASA scrambling

By Marcia Dunn · Monday, Aug. 1,2005 11:12 a.m.

SPACE CENTER, Houston -- A couple of short strips of filler material dangling from Discovery's belly had NASA scrambling Sunday to determine whether the protrusions might endanger the space shuttle during re-entry and whether the astronauts might need to attempt a repair.

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Discovery launch renews hope for NASA

By Matt McMullan · Thursday, July 28,2005 2 a.m.

The space shuttle Discovery soared into orbit Tuesday, and with it rode the renewed hopes, aspirations and confidence of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Police arrest suspected July 21 bomber

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Wednesday, July 27,2005 11:30 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Police pursuing suspects in the failed July 21 terror bombings in London raided four homes across Britain on Wednesday and detained four people, including a Somali man believed to be one of the fugitive bombers, media reports and a witness said.

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200 killed in record monsoon rains in India

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, July 27,2005 11 p.m.

BOMBAY, India -- Authorities said Wednesday they had recovered at least 200 bodies in western India after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the country shut down the financial hub of Bombay, snapped communication lines and marooned thousands of people in the past two days.

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Angry Afghans hurl stones at U.S. base, scream 'die America'

By Alyson Brodsy and Amir Shah · Wednesday, July 27,2005 10:58 p.m.

BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- More than 1,000 stone--throwing Afghans tried to break down an outer gate at the main U.S. base in Bagram, Afghanistan Tuesday while demanding the release of eight detained villagers, and Afghan troops fired warning shots and used clubs to beat the mob back. U.S. troops also fired into the air.

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IU Angles

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 24,2005 10:26 p.m.

Most informed pundits believed that President Bush would select a well-qualified -- albeit conservative -- woman to succeed retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. But the president surprised nearly everyone with his nomination of federal Judge John Roberts Jr. This was a brilliant move on Bush's part, which justly deserves the admiration of political professionals, regardless of their partisan leanings.

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Congressman proposes textbook bill to cut costs

By Carrie Ritchie · Sunday, July 24,2005 9:11 p.m.

Buying textbooks is usually the bane of back-to-school shopping for college students. Every year, students spend hundreds of dollars on books that they may hardly ever use, only to get paid back half of the cost of their books upon returning them.

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White House unwilling to release Roberts docs

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 24,2005 9:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration does not intend to release all memos and others documents written by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts during his tenure with two Republican administrations, a White House representative said Sunday.

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North Korea to resume nuclear disarmament talks

By Burt Herman · Thursday, July 21,2005 5:27 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea will resume nuclear disarmament talks on July 26 after a 13-month boycott, with diplomats from five nations stepping up pressure on Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear weapons program.

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Blair: We must stop extremist attacks

By Thomas Wagner · Thursday, July 21,2005 5:27 p.m.

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he was considering calling an international conference on how to eliminate Islamic extremism following the London suicide bombings, while Britain's Muslim leaders demanded a judicial inquiry into what motivated the four "homegrown" suicide bombers.

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IU professors weigh in on Court nominee

By Michael Zennie · Wednesday, July 20,2005 10:44 p.m.

While political partisans across the nation weigh in on President George W. Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, two IU law professors have a more personal view of John Roberts. Professor Joseph Hoffmann describes Roberts as "a good legal mind and a good person." Professor Craig Bradley has similar opinions.

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IU Angles

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, July 20,2005 9:14 p.m.

There is a little more hope for success in these talks than before because of the undertakings of the South Korean government to help the North Korean government deal with its energy supply problems. The Bush administration has not devoted enough of its time and energy to these talks, which is why Roh Moo-hyun said that the U.S. "has the final key." Hopefully, this will change now that the North Koreans have decided to return to the bargaining table.

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Roberts grew up in Indiana; nominee awaits Senate

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Wednesday, July 20,2005 11:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush named federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to a seat on the Supreme Court Tuesday, delighting Republicans while unsettling some Democrats with the selection of a young jurist with impeccable conservative credentials. "John Roberts has devoted his entire professional life to the cause of justice," Bush said in a prime-time announcement at the White House, "and is widely admired for his intellect his sound judgment and his personal decency."

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Tourists evacuate before Hurricane Emily

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:24 p.m.

CANCUN, Mexico -- Jittery tourists clutching pillows streamed out of beachside hotels and headed inland Sunday as Hurricane Emily took aim at the Yucatan peninsula with 145 mph winds after sideswiping Jamaica, where four people were swept away in a car. Two people also were killed in a helicopter crash on the Gulf of Mexico as more than 15,500 workers were evacuated from offshore oil platforms.

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