Ind. Republicans back down from shutdown comments

INDIANAPOLIS — Prominent Indiana Republicans had trouble this week deciding whether the federal government shutdown was necessary and what they wanted out of it, backing down from statements about Washington, including one that sparked ridicule from President Barack Obama.



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BP trial to focus on scientists’ spill estimates

NEW ORLEANS — When BP used a capping stack to seal its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, the device didn’t just shut the source of the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. Its pressure gauge also provided scientists with crucial data about the rate that crude was spewing from the well when engineers finally plugged the leak in July 2010.




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23 bands to perform on campus

Twenty-three bands from across the Midwest will perform in Muncie as part of Ball State’s first Bands of America Marching Band Regional Championships sponsored by Music For All.



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Haunted Forest to open in Muncie

An extended Haunted Forest will open at 8 p.m. tonight in Muncie. According to a press release, the event, at at 6490 Cornbread Rd., will include a route nearly twice as long as last year’s course, now spanning over one mile.







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