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Car bombs kill 24 in Baghdad

By Alyson Brodsy and Bassem Mroue · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Insurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs Monday near the symbol of U.S. authority in Iraq -- the Green Zone, where the U.S. Embassy and key government offices are located -- and hotels occupied by hundreds of foreigners. Three other explosions brought the day's bombing toll to at least 24 dead and more than 100 wounded.

Hazard level upped at Mount St. Helens

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 4,2004 12:57 a.m.

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. -- As scientists warned that an eruption of Mount St. Helens appeared imminent Sunday, eager tourists camped out along park roads, hoping to catch a glimpse of the seething volcano without being overcome by ash and smoke.

Rice defends intelligence on Saddam's nuclear capability

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 4,2004 12:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- National security adviser Condoleezza Rice defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion Sunday, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time. In the run-up to the March 2003 war, Rice said in a television interview in 2002 that the Iraqi president was trying to obtain high-strength aluminum tubes to rebuild his nuclear weapons program. The tubes, she said, were "only really suited for nuclear weapons programs."

Bush, Kerry square off

By Alyson Brodsy and Terence Hunt · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:28 a.m.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush Thursday night of a "colossal error in judgment" in ordering the invasion of Iraq. "The world is better off without Saddam Hussein," the president shot back in campaign debate, adding his rival once said so himself.

Reps of 3 major parties give views on GLBT rights

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:28 a.m.

Before the presidential debate began Thursday night, students piled into Woodburn Hall for a forum sponsored by OUT, a group supported by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Support Services, to hear representatives of the College Republicans, College Democrats and College Libertarians present their presidential candidate's perspectives on GLBT issues.

35 children dead in Iraq bombings

By Alyson Brodsy and Alexandra Zavis · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:23 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A string of bombs killed 35 children and wounded scores of others as U.S. troops handed out candy Thursday at a government-sponsored celebration to inaugurate a sewage plant. It was the largest death toll of children in any insurgent attack since the start of the Iraq conflict.

Bush, Kerry tackle abortion, economic development

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:06 a.m.

The following are President George W. Bush's and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry's responses to issue questions posed by The Associated Press. Abortion Q: Should girls be required to tell their parents before having an abortion?

SpaceShipOne leaves atmosphere again

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 1:33 a.m.

MOJAVE, Calif. -- Ignoring a warning to abort the flight, a test pilot took a stubby-looking rocket plane on a corkscrewing, white-knuckle ride past the edge of the atmosphere Wednesday, completing the first stage of a quest to win a $10 million prize.

Moderator has laid-back style

By Alyson Brodsy and Lynn Elber · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 12:26 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- If rhetorical fireworks light up Thursday's foreign policy debate between President Bush and John Kerry, don't expect moderator Jim Lehrer to ignite them. The longtime PBS anchor, making his 10th appearance as a presidential debate moderator, likely will toe the line he's drawn for himself before: Asking measured questions and avoiding provocative gotchas.

Judge sentences 2 for bombing

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 12:22 a.m.

SAN'A, Yemen -- A Yemeni judge sentenced two men to death and four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years Wednesday, the first convictions and sentences for the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, an attack blamed on Osama bin Laden's terror network. Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is in U.S. custody at an undisclosed location, and Jamal al-Badawi, a 35-year-old Yemeni, were both sentenced to death for plotting, preparing and involvement in the bombing, which killed 17 U.S. sailors as their destroyer refueled in the southern Yemeni port of Aden.

House intelligence bill subject of contention

By Alyson Brodsy and Jesse J. Holland · Thursday, Sept. 30,2004 12:21 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are using legislation implementing the Sept. 11 Commission's recommendations as a Christmas tree for unrelated partisan proposals, Democrats charged Wednesday as House committees began wading through the GOP bill. The disputed proposals would increase police powers and implement new anti-immigration measures such as denying immigrants certain court appeals and allowing more people to be arrested on accusations of supporting a terrorist group.

North Korea claims nuclear program

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 12:59 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea said it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons to serve as a deterrent against increasing U.S. nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia. Warning that the danger of war on the Korean peninsula "is snowballing," Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon provided details Monday of the nuclear deterrent that he said North Korea has developed for self-defense.

Earthquake strikes central California

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 12:57 a.m.

PARKFIELD, Calif. -- A strong earthquake struck central California, Tuesday, that was felt from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The quake, which struck at 10:15 a.m. PDT, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 7 miles southeast of Parkfield, the town known as California's earthquake capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Italy rejoices as hostages are released

By Alyson Brodsy and Alessandra Rizzo · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 12:55 a.m.

ROME -- A relieved Italy broke into celebrations Tuesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian women aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were handed over to the Red Cross along with two Iraqis who were abducted with them in Baghdad on Sept. 7. Four Egyptian workers abducted last week were also freed, according to their employer.

IU mourns legendary photographer

By Janice Neaveil and Janice Neaveill · Wednesday, Sept. 29,2004 12:53 a.m.

For IU alumna Jessica Stuart, photographer Eddie Adams was a teacher, a colleague and a friend. Adams, who died Sept. 19 of amyotropic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and educator. "He's the end of an era that can't be recaptured," Stuart said.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:51 a.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it would continue its work with IU environmental scientists Ronald Hites and Ilora Basu to study polychlorinated biphenyl circulation between the air and the Great Lakes. Data released last month by the EPA shows that elevated PCB levels have led to fish consumption advisories for all five of the Great Lakes, as well as surrounding rivers.

Cannon provides 'boom' to archeology laboratory

By Erika Biga Lee · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:50 a.m.

Sunday afternoon, with the help of a giant winch, Charles Beeker and his team of underwater archaeologists and students hoisted a corroded 19th century cannon out of its Rubbermaid tub home. They then gingerly placed it on an ancient Fairbanks scale to be weighed.

Aspiring astronauts launch Wednesday for first ever privatized space race: X-Prize

By Scott Shackelford · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:24 a.m.

At 7:52 a.m. May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh gunned the engine of the "Spirit of St. Louis" and took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, on a 3,610 mile journey to Paris and into history, in the process changing both aviation and the world forever. And at 6 a.m. Wednesday, an equally daring feat will be attempted with potentially similar results. This time, though, the object is not to be the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but to be the first private citizen to go a mere 62 miles -- straight up.

Israeli strikes leave 7 Palestinians dead; CNN producer kidnapped

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Lavie · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.

Conference panelists discuss job outsourcing

By Hina Alam · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:31 a.m.

A conference held last Friday attempted to place a fresh perspective on the subject of job outsourcing. The India Studies Program and the Kelley School of Business held a panel discussion titled "Outsourcing -- Losing Jobs, Saving Money?" in the business school.