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Group to hold vigil on 20th anniversary of Bhopal disaster

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:18 p.m.

The Bloomington chapter of the Association for India's Development will be sponsoring a vigil to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a deadly chemical disaster in Bhopal, India at 4 p.m. today in Dunn Meadow.

Frist: Abstinence-only programs should get review

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday that the government should review federally funded sexual abstinence programs, under fire from Democrats who say they contain false and misleading medical information.

Lawmakers block fraud vote in Ukraine

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:15 p.m.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko lost a round to their foes in parliament Saturday when pro-government lawmakers helped block legal changes intended to prevent fraud in the Dec. 26 repeat of the country's presidential runoff vote.

Holiday spirit found in 3.5 million lights

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:14 p.m.

Even without the use of a one-horse open sleigh, students can dash through the goose pimple-inducing winter air to a holiday season light display even a holiday Scrooge or Grinch might be flabbergasted by.

Bush nixes any notion of pushing back Iraqi elections set for Jan. 30

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush said Thursday that Iraq's elections must not be delayed from their scheduled date of Jan. 30, rejecting calls from more than a dozen political parties there to postpone them until security at the polls can be ensured.

Bush picks Nebraska governor for vacant secretary of agriculture post

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:02 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush on Thursday selected Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, a Republican attorney who grew up on an Iowa dairy farm, as secretary of agriculture to oversee the nation's farm and food programs.

Final arguments begin for Ukraine election dispute case

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:01 a.m.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Tens of thousands of opposition supporters partied in Kiev's main square Thursday, erecting a Christmas tree and waving orange flags, in a show of confidence as the supreme court heard final arguments on whether to overturn disputed election results.

Brokaw says farewell on final NBC newscast

By Alyson Brodsy and Frazier Moore · Thursday, Dec. 2,2004 11:49 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Tom Brokaw began with a report on U.S. troops in Iraq. He ended the broadcast by saying farewell. After nearly 23 years in the "NBC Nightly News" anchor chair, Brokaw reminded his viewers that "we've been through a lot together, through dark days and nights, and seasons of hope and joy.

Powell condemns violence in Haiti 1 year after ex-president's ouster

By Alyson Brodsy and Anne Gearan · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:27 p.m.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Heavy gunfire rang out near Haiti's presidential palace Wednesday as Secretary of State Colin Powell prepared to meet with the country's interim leaders. He denounced the violence as the work of thugs.

Iraq's president backs January elections despite opposition

By Alyson Brodsy and Mariam Fam · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:20 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's president, an influential Sunni Muslim, threw his support Wednesday behind holding the Jan. 30 election on time despite insurgent threats he said have paralyzed voter registration in some Sunni areas of the country.

Jailed uprising leader to seek presidency

By Alyson Brodsy and Mohammed Daraghmeh · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:19 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti declared his candidacy for president Wednesday, a stunning last-minute reversal that shook up Palestinian politics ahead of the Jan. 9 vote for Yasser Arafat's replacement.

Ukrainian opposition sees solution

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:16 p.m.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's opposition scored key victories Wednesday in its bid to scrap a disputed presidential election as parliament voted no confidence in the government and European-brokered talks provided momentum toward holding a new ballot.

Hoosier community honors AIDS awareness day

By Hina Alam · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 11:46 a.m.

Daniel O'Neill has seen first-hand the complacency that IU students have toward AIDS in his four years here. "Repeatedly it is couched as a disease that only affects those over in Africa, and sadly, some still deem it to be a gay disease," said the senior and coordinator of World AIDS Week on campus.

Win streak ends for Mr. Jeopardy

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 1:32 a.m.

Seventy-four "Jeopardy" wins later, the man who some may proclaim to be the greatest television gameshow contestant to live was sent packing Tuesday night with $2.5 million reasons to be jolly this holiday season.

Ridge gives up position

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 1:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, whose name became synonymous with color-coded terror alerts and tutorials about how to prepare for possible attacks, resigned Tuesday, saying he was confident the United States is significantly safer than before the 2001 terrorist strikes.

Suicide bomber hits U.S. convoy

By Alyson Brodsy and Mariam Fam · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:37 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives next to a U.S. convoy on Baghdad's dangerous airport road Tuesday, and several casualties were seen lying next to a damaged vehicle, witnesses and authorities said. The U.S. military also said its November death toll of at least 135 equaled the highest for any month of the war.

Ukraine's opposition pulls out of compromise talks

By Alyson Brodsy and Vladimir Isachenkov · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:36 a.m.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's shivering but determined political opposition dug in its heels in Kiev's frigid central square Tuesday, rejecting an offer of the prime minister's job from the declared winner of disputed presidential election and withdrawing from talks aimed at reaching a compromise.

Washington governor race decided by 42 votes

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:35 a.m.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Republican Dino Rossi was certified as the winner Tuesday of Washington's race for governor, but the closest gubernatorial contest in state history is far from over.

Bush, Canada try to better relations

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2004 12:30 a.m.

OTTAWA -- President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin sought Tuesday to mend fences after four years of strained relations between the two neighbors aggravated by the U.S.-led war on Iraq. "I made some decisions that some in Canada obviously didn't agree with," Bush said.

Supreme Court debates pot laws

By Alyson Brodsy and Gina Holland · Tuesday, Nov. 30,2004 12:36 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated Monday whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot on doctors' orders.

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