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Muncie, Ball State celebrate Chinese New Year

A Chinese New Year celebration put on by various groups on Friday brought together 169 Chinese students, their American friends and Ball State faculty in recognition of the new Chinese Year of the Dragon.



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Obama and GOP candidates offer a campaign preview

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — On a day that combined two campaigns into one, President Barack Obama on Wednesday challenged Republicans to raise taxes on the rich as GOP rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich swiped at him on the economy and criticized each other over immigration.


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Ind. House OKs right-to-work

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is poised to become the first right-to-work state in more than a decade after the Republican-controlled House passed legislation on Wednesday banning unions from collecting mandatory fees from workers.




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Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week

WASHINGTON — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago that shook the country.


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Paterno's death met with grief in State College

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Stunned by the rapid advance of his lung cancer and still reeling from the child-sex scandal that rocked the campus, Penn State students, professors and alumni mourned Joe Paterno on Sunday and expressed hope that he would be remembered more for the good he did than for his downfall.


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Friendship has inescapable bonds

While working on a documentary, two Ball State students were voluntarily handcuffed together for 10 consecutive days as they traveled from Muncie, Ind., to Ottawa, Ontario.


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NZ police raid Megaupload founder's mansion

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand police raided several homes and businesses linked to the founder of Megaupload.com, a giant Internet file-sharing site shut down by U.S. authorities, on Friday and seized guns, millions of dollars, and nearly $5 million in luxury cars, officials said.


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Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in California

LOS ANGELES — Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.






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