Indiana House passes bill to expand vote centers

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana General Assembly has passed its first bill of the 2011 legislative session: a proposal to allow any Indiana county to use centralized vote centers instead of neighborhood polling precincts.



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Scholastic book fair held today

The Speech Pathology and Audiology Department at Ball State will hold a Scholastic book fair in Bracken Library Room 104.


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S. Sudan makes preparations for next world capital

JUBA, Sudan — The mud-hut town of Juba has earned a promotion to be world capital later this year. Only Southern Sudan needs far more than its own currency and a national anthem: Most of the roads there are dirt and even aid workers live in shipping containers.



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Groupon Super Bowl commercials raise ire

NEW YORK — Online coupon site Groupon Inc.'s first foray into Super Bowl advertising aimed for humor but instead struck a raw nerve with viewers and human-rights groups for mocking serious social issues.




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Dispute over girl may be factor in Ohio fatal shooting

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — While police still worked to piece together what led to a deadly fraternity house party, witnesses said Monday that an argument over a girl prompted two men to open fire on the crowd, sending party-goers into a panic, killing a student and injuring 11 other people.


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'Drumline Live' marches to Emens

The 38-person cast takes the audience back in time to the origins of the drum in Africa. It then ventures into the Big Band era of music, eventually reaching modern day radio hits.