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Reporters debate press corps' role

By Jimm Phillips | October 29

White House correspondents David Gregory and Helen Thomas disagreed during an event Saturday night in Bender Arena on how much to blame the press for its coverage leading up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 The White House and Pentagon press corps faltered during the run-up to the Iraq invasion, said Thomas, a columnist for Hearst Newspapers.

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Prof praises student tolerance

By Ashley Wolos | October 29

AW: Where did you grow up/where are you from? WL: I grew up in Tallahassee, Fla. - the panhandle, north Florida.Well, we moved there from Tennessee when I was 3 years old, lived there until I went to graduate school. AW: What is your favorite way to relax after class? WL: After a long, strenuous day at the university, I either go to the gym or I go home and I sit on my deck or in my garden, and I watch the flowers.

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Group tries to draft Gore for '08 election

By Amanda Hamedany | October 29

In recent weeks, America for Gore, an online nonprofit organization, has intensified its efforts to add former Vice President and Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore to next year's Democratic presidential primary ballot in D.C. Although Gore has expressed no concrete interest in running for president, he has not confirmed that he will forego the race, according to the Al Gore 2008 Draft Campaign Web site.

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Towson U. student runs for mayor of Md. hometown

By Adam Dexter | October 29

Students at AU are known for their top-ranking political awareness and activism on and off campus, but few, if any, can say they've run for mayor. That's exactly what Nicole Burlew, 19, a student at Towson University, is doing right now. A resident of Aberdeen, Md.

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Campus brief

October 29

AU marked National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week last week through various on-campus activities, according to the Student Government Web site. AU sponsored 10 events related to alcohol awareness, including AU alumnus Ross Szabo's presentation on how alcohol use affects mental health.

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Republican women's club formed

By Allie Feras | October 29

The newly formed club Republican Women at AU offers an alternative to "radical feminism," according to Anna Loerch, the club's president and a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. "We wanted to expand the conservative voice on campus," Loerch said.

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Campus brief

October 25

The D.C. chapter of the International Television Association gave the Distinguished Achievement Award on Saturday to John Douglass, an associate professor and director of the film and media arts division of the School of Communication. The ceremony took place at the National Press Club during the 2007 Peer Awards ceremony, according to the press release.

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AU GOP brings Paul to fundraise

By Kim Selman | October 25

A libertarian-leaning Republican presidential candidate from Texas may turn out to be the College Republicans' best fundraiser of the fall term. It cost $10 per person to hear Rep. Ron Paul speak at one of the AU College Republicans' biggest fundraisers of the semester Wednesday evening.

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Security improved with troop increase, Iraqi spokesman says

By Christopher Cottrell | October 25

Iraq has seen security improvements, and President Bush's decision to increase the number of U.S. ground forces in the country was a major factor in this progress, said Ali al-Dabbagh, official government spokesman for Iraq, during a speech in the Katzen Arts Center Tuesday.

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Carter says Darfur not genocide

By Tony Romm | October 25

Although rebel militants have killed nearly 200,000 black Darfurians, the conflict in Sudan is by no means genocide, former President Jimmy Carter told the AU community Wednesday. "That's an atrocity that's only been demonstrated two times in my lifetime," Carter told approximately 200 audience members.

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Metro brief

October 25

U.S. Capitol Police Monday morning arrested dozens of protesters when they blocked the streets and entrances outside congressional buildings on Capitol Hill, CNN.com reported. Among those protesting and arrested were global warming demonstrators wearing polar bear costumes who danced in front of the Cannon House Building, The Washington Post reported.

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International brief

October 25

A Colombian artisan sewed his mouth shut, put on an iron mask and bound himself in chains last week in protest after he and his family were refused entry into their apartment by their landlord last month, according to Caracol Radio, a Colombian news station.

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Police blotter

October 25

Wednesday, Oct. 17 Two nonaffiliates were barred from the university for unauthorized filming in the tunnel area. A woman was screaming obscenities in the library at the Washington College of Law, a WCL security guard reported. A resident assistant reported a marijuana drug violation in Letts Hall.

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Campus calendar

October 25

Thursday, Oct. 25 Purple Thursday for Domestic Violence Awareness 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. WHERE: Main Quad INFO: Wear purple to support domestic violence awareness. The Clothesline Project will be sponsoring a shirt-making session, which will run from 3-5 p.m. CONTACT: For more information, visit www.

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AU Abroad: A closer look

By Kate Naseef | October 25

Emily Goldberg faced many of the expected cultural challenges while studying abroad in Israel. However, some of her other problems could have been avoided by better information and more responsive communication from AU Abroad, she said. One miscommunication involved a $650 housing payment that Goldberg, a senior in the School of International Service, found out she owed Hebrew University once she was already in Jerusalem.

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National brief

October 25

Televangelist Oral Roberts visited Monday for the first time in three years the university named for him in Tulsa, Okla., and responded to allegations against his son, the school president, by saying, "the devil is not going to steal ORU," TulsaWorld.com, the online version of a Tulsa newspaper, reported.

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D.C. taxis to switch to meter system

By Laraine Weschler | October 25

D.C. taxis will be switching from a zone system to a time-and-distance meter system to calculate fares, according to a press release from Mayor Adrian Fenty's office. Specifics of the switch, including rates and a date for the switch, have not yet been decided.

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