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Mexico gives Richardson warm welcome, doubts NAFTA will be re-negotiated
Associated Press WriterCHOLULA, Mexico (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama's pick for commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, got a warm welcome Thursday during a visit to Mexico, where government officials said they doubted Obama would follow through on a campaign pledge to...Tags: Economic Policy, Heads of State, Agricultural Research and Technology, Treaties, Bill Richardson
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IU law school named for graduate after $35M gift
Indiana University has named the law school at its Bloomington campus for Indianapolis businessman Michael Maurer, who is giving $35 million to the school. IU officials said in announcing the honor on Thursday that Maurer's donation would be invested to...Tags: Indianapolis, Indiana University
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Penn State mascot suspended, will miss Rose Bowl following DUI charge
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Penn State senior who plays the Nittany Lion mascot will miss the Rose Bowl after being suspended for violating team rules. The school suspended James Sheep, of Chambersburg, Pa., on Thursday, a week and a half after...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Penn State mascot suspended after DUI
The Penn State senior who plays the Nittany Lion mascot will miss the Rose Bowl after being suspended for violating team rules. The school suspended James Sheep, of Chambersburg, Pa., on Thursday, a week and a half after being charged with DUI. The...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Illness of Thai king, a unifying force, sparks anxiety as nation reels from political crisis
Associated Press WriterBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — In six decades on the throne, Thailand's king has stepped in to defuse political crises and halt bloodshed. But not now: The revered 81-year-old monarch was too ill to deliver his annual birthday speech Thursday. King...Tags: Political Systems, Corruption, Coup d'Etat, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Illnesses
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Grin and share it: Study suggests happiness is contagious, even among strangers
AP Medical WriterLONDON (AP) — When you're smiling, the whole world really does smile with you. A paper being published Friday in a British medical journal concludes that happiness is contagious — and that people pass on their good cheer even to total...Tags: Facebook, MySpace, Society, Sociology, Indiana University
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CST
Payments from the state to Janesville and Kenosha have temporarily been blocked, and the two cities may have to pay back money they've received the past two years. The action came as the result of an anonymous tip left with a state lawmaker and the...Tags: Houston Texans, Law Enforcement, Carolina Panthers, Computer Crime, FedEx Corporation
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5 selected for Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame
Former NBC "Today" host Jane Pauley and Craig Klugman, editor of The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, are among five people who will be inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in April. The others selected are James Brown, who has led IUPUI's...Tags: Adolf Hitler, Pablo Picasso, James Brown, Indianapolis, Censorship
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Hokies to hold graduation ceremonies Dec. 19
757-247-4758About 2,500 Virginia Tech students will don caps and gowns Dec. 19 for the school's fall commencement ceremonies in Cassell Coliseum on the main campus in Blacksburg. Students earning associate's and bachelor's degrees will participate in the...Tags: Engineering, Technology, Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech
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Survey finds high rate of sex assault in UW System
Associated Press WriterOne University of Wisconsin System regent said Thursday she was "terribly disturbed" by a survey that found a high rate of sexual assault on and off campuses that mostly goes unreported. The voluntary survey conducted by Rankin & Associates asked more...Tags: Heads of State, Minority Groups, Sexual Assault, Government, Assault
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Young Somali doctors hold 1st graduation ceremony in 18 years amid chaos, violence
Associated Press WriterMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — They dodged firefights on their way to school, maneuvering through one of the world's most violent cities. Yet on Thursday, 20 men and women accomplished something that nobody in Somalia has done in nearly two decades: They...Tags: Building Material, United Nations, Metal and Mineral
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Martinez book sheds light on why he won't run
AP Political WriterWhen Sen. Mel Martinez published his autobiography earlier this year, the 240-page book said very little about his life in Washington. It briefly mentioned his excitement about his first meetings with President George W. Bush as he was picked to serve as...Tags: National Government, Parliament, Government, George Bush, Mel Martinez
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