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Kerry proposes program to help working parents

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Wednesday, June 16,2004 9:42 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Wednesday he would create a federal program that would pay to keep schools open until early evening to help working parents.

Center researches Congress

By Thomas Bender · Wednesday, June 16,2004 9:41 p.m.

An e-learning activity on the Center of Congress' Web site at IU is now allowing students to be in charge of allocating the United States' annual budget -- but only in virtual reality at http://congress.indiana.edu/. In the Federal Budget Allocation Activity, the general public, high school or college students can engage in the allocation of money to different agencies and learn the implications of their decisions for the entire budget.

Reagan funeral draws Hoosiers

By Adam Aasen · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Several IU students drove over 10 hours and waited in line for another four to pay their last respects to former President Ronald Reagan this week in the nation's capital.

Memorial site, library to open to visitors Monday in California

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Pearson · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:56 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Ronald Reagan's body was sealed inside a tomb Saturday at his hilltop presidential library following a week of mourning and remembrance by world leaders and regular Americans. Workers closed the underground crypt shortly before 3 a.m. while a handful of Secret Service agents, library personnel and mortuary representatives watched, said Duke Blackwood, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.

Authorities search for abducted American

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:26 p.m.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- With the kidnapping of an American and threats to inflict on him the same degrading punishments seen at Iraq's U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison, suspected al-Qaida terrorists appear to have unleashed a new tactic in their violent drive against Saudi Arabia's rulers. Saudi authorities searched Sunday for Paul M. Johnson, an American who was apparently abducted by militants who also claimed responsibility for gunning down another American in Riyadh the day before.

Europeans vote in final days of election

By Alyson Brodsy and Angela Doland · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:25 p.m.

PARIS -- From Sweden to Slovakia, Europeans in 19 countries chose from candidates for the EU parliament Sunday, wrapping up the bloc's first election since its historic expansion eastward in May. Six other countries, including Britain, had already cast ballots in the four-day election, seen as a report card for governments at home.

Edwards favored as running mate

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Sunday, June 13,2004 9:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Edwards, the smooth-talking populist who emerged from the nominating campaign as John Kerry's chief rival, is favored among registered voters to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate, according to an Associated Press poll. But his name on the ticket does not automatically boost Democratic prospects.

Reagan's body arrives in Capitol

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 9,2004 10:06 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- With the storied riderless horse symbolizing the fallen president, Ronald Reagan's casket rolled on a century-old caisson Wednesday to the Capitol past a crowd of thousands standing quiet witness to the high pageantry of America's first presidential state funeral in three decades.

Security topic of pre-G8 summit conference

By Rami Chami · Wednesday, June 9,2004 10:06 p.m.

In preparation for the G8 summit that began Tuesday in Sea Island, Ga. several academics, think tank groups and public officials participated in a two-day conference held at IU last weekend. The conference examined issues the Group of 8 summit members were likely to discuss and focused predominately on international security and terrorism.

Bush seeks wider NATO involvement in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Martin Crutsinger · Wednesday, June 9,2004 9:37 p.m.

SEA ISLAND, Ga. -- President Bush, hoping to build on momentum from a U.N. victory on Iraq, said Wednesday he hopes for a wider role for NATO in post-occupation Iraq. But the French immediately voiced reservations.

Israeli officials begin planning Gaza withdrawal

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Lavie · Wednesday, June 9,2004 9:23 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- The governmental committee in charge of overseeing Israel's withdrawal from Gaza held its first meeting Wednesday, despite new turmoil in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruling coalition over the plan.

U.S. military to pull out from Korean border

By Alyson Brodsy and Hans Greimel · Wednesday, June 9,2004 9:15 p.m.

PANMUNJOM, Korea -- The U.S. military is on track to pull almost all its troops from their last outpost on the tense border with North Korea by October, a U.S. Army officer said Wednesday, amid discord over relocation plans. The two allies were also eyeing more negotiations over a U.S. troop withdrawal proposal that would be the largest reduction of American forces on the divided Korean Peninsula in three decades.

Bush, Chirac use ceremonies to revive declining relations

By Alyson Brodsy and Jamey Keaten · Sunday, June 6,2004 10:13 p.m.

ARROMANCHES, France -- Near the five beaches where waves of Allied soldiers stormed ashore 60 years ago, world leaders put aside their differences Sunday to commemorate the D-Day invasion that broke Nazi Germany's grip on continental Europe. President Bush and French President Jacques Chirac used the opportunity to reinvigorate the flagging U.S.-European bond cemented during World War II.

Ronald Reagan dies at age 93

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeff Wilson · Sunday, June 6,2004 10:11 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Ronald Reagan's enemies and friends agreed he changed the world. The popular, infectiously optimistic president reshaped the Republican Party in his conservative image and devoted most of his energy to the destruction of Soviet communism abroad.

'Harry Potter' repeats box-office magic

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Sunday, June 6,2004 9:56 p.m.

LOS ANGELES - The boy wizard has worked his biggest box-office spell to date. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" charmed audiences to the tune of $92.65 million in its debut weekend, the best results yet for the franchise, according to studio estimates released Sunday.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 6,2004 9:33 p.m.

Israeli Cabinet approves withdrawal from Gaza Strip JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government Sunday approved an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in principle, but a last-minute compromise with Cabinet hard-liners diluted the historic decision, leaving uncertain the future of 21 Israeli settlements.

Students work to create new organization

By Alison hamm · Sunday, June 6,2004 9:15 p.m.

Student organizations and faculty are working on a collaborative effort to aid several communities in Nicaragua. The initiative, Outreach Nicaragua, aims to bring together aspects of third-world development, including health care, education, human rights and economic growth, and focus them into one specific area.

Suspected militants killed by Saudi security forces

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 2,2004 10:27 p.m.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi security forces Wednesday killed two suspected militants linked to a weekend shooting and hostage-taking in the kingdom's oil production heartland where 22 people were slain, the Interior Ministry said.

Kerry challenges Bush on security

By Alyson Brodsy and Darlene Superville · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:17 p.m.

TAMPA, Florida -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Wednesday that in spite of deadly anthrax attacks and warnings of further biological assaults on the United States, significant gaps remain in the nation's preparations for bioterrorism. "You need to prepare your public health facilities. You need to prepare your hospitals and all the immediate first responders. Many of them will tell you right now that despite the talk over the course of the last years, there has not been that kind of preparation," Kerry said in an interview with Associated Press Radio.

Report: Africans account for half of world's poor

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:12 p.m.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A report released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum called Africa's stagnating growth the worst economic tragedy of the 20th century. The report said in 1970 Africa accounted for one in 10 of the world's poor, but by 2000, nearly half the world's poor were African. Economic growth has been so dismal that most sub-Saharan countries are worse off than they were at independence.