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Miers withdraws bid to Court amid controversy

By Jimm Phillips | October 31

White House Counsel Harriet Miers ended her bid to become the next associate justice of the Supreme Court on Oct. 27, following several weeks of escalating criticism of the nominee's experience and judicial philosophy. Miers sent a letter to President George W.

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Colleges fight new Web law

By Rebecca Kern | October 31

The Federal Communications Commission recently extended an 11-year law that requires universities to upgrade their Internet networks for easier for federal security surveillance, an upgrade that could cost up to $7 billion. The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act extends to "all broadband Internet access providers," which includes universities and libraries, and requires providers to overhaul their Internet computer networks to make it easier for law enforcement to survey e-mails and other online communications, according to the first report and order before the FCC in September.

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Civil rights icon remembered by AU

By KEOSHA JOHNSON | October 31

One week after Rosa Parks' death, students and professors continue to reflect on the life and legacy of one of the leaders of the U.S. civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s. Parks, famous for her refusal 50 years ago to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man during the time of segregation, died last Monday in her Detroit home of natural causes.

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Letts RHA treats kids to Halloween

By John Riley | October 31

Despite a major transportation mishap, about 20 children from the D.C. metro area came to AU to celebrate Halloween with Letts Hall resident assistants and student volunteers. The three-hour event was held in the Letts Game and Recreation Center and nine different lounges throughout the building.

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Vice pres. chief of staff indicted

By Greg Wasserstrom | October 31

Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby scooted out of the White House permanently on Friday after being indicted on five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Valerie Plame leak case. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald also extended the term of the Grand Jury and will continue his investigation.

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Metro brief: Former D.C. mayor faces possible jail time

By Lauren Gardner | October 31

D.C. Council Member and former mayor Marion Barry, Jr. faces possible jail time after pleading guilty Friday to two misdemeanor charges of failing to file tax returns, according to the Washington Examiner. Barry acknowledged he did not file or pay taxes to the Internal Revenue Service or the District on roughly $534,000 in salary between 1999 and 2004.

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New SG Senate elects speaker

By Jess Reamy | October 31

The year-long transition from the old Student Confederation to the new Student Government is now complete after the General Assembly was gaveled into extinction last night by now-former Speaker Richard Bradbury, and the Undergraduate Senate took off running with the election of a new speaker, Chris Sgro, a senior in the School of Public Affairs.

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U.S. Senate investigates board of trustees

By Megan Slack | October 31

The U.S. Senate has requested all documents related to the investigation into former President Benjamin Ladner's expenses, as well as information about the $3.75 million severance package the AU board of trustees awarded Ladner following his resignation. Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Charles E.

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AU celebrates Halloween with creative costume choices

By Kate Oczypok | October 31

On Monday many AU students will dress up for Halloween while others have chosen to celebrate the unofficial holiday in other ways. "I am planning on dressing up," said Courtney Haran, a junior in the School of Communication. "I have koala ears that I bought.

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Campus calendar

By Kelly Kerr | October 31

Monday, Oct. 31, 2005 Capital Hauntings Walking Tour 7:30 p.m. McPherson Square Metro stop, 1400 I St. NW Metro: McPherson Square 202-637-7000 Admission: $10 Come join the Washington Walks guides for a tour of Lafayette Square and hear of its many ghosts and mysteries.

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National briefs

By Kelly Kerr | October 27

Rosa Parks dies at age 92 Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist who helped ignite the fight against segregation laws died at age 92 Monday of natural causes, according to The Washington Post. In 1955, when Parks was 42 years old, she refused to give up her seat to a white man in the whites-only section of a Montgomery, Ala.

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Board of trustees under Senate investigation

By Megan Slack | October 27

The U.S. Senate is requesting all documents related to the investigation into former President Benjamin Ladner's expenses, as well as information about the $3.75 million severance package the board awarded Ladner following his resignation.

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Universities nationwide face presidential scandals

By Brian Kalish | October 27

Following the removal of Benjamin Ladner as AU's president, students, faculty and administrators have been wrapped up in news reports and student protests, but AU isn't the only school that's faced a change in leadership after a presidential scandal in recent years.

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Drag queens race to reign Dupont

By Kyra Smerkanich and Alexis Fabbri | October 27

The rain and cold did not stop hundreds of people from watching the 19th annual High Heel Race, a D.C. Halloween tradition where men dressed in elaborate drag costumes run down 17th Street near Dupont Circle. Volunteers remarked that numbers were down for the event due to the rainy weather, but the streets were filled nonetheless.

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Ladner takes $3.7 million to sever all ties with AU

By Sean Miller | October 27

Former AU president Benjamin Ladner accepted a severance deal this week that will cost the university almost $3.8 million but will avoid a potential legal battle, university officials said. On Oct. 24, Ladner accepted an offer from the board of trustees that gives him a $950,000 severance payment, $1.

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Campus calendar

By Kate Oczypok | October 27

Thursday, Oct. 27 Third Annual Practitioner's Perspective on Trafficking in Persons 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m., WCL room 603. During this conference, sponsored by the Immigrant Rights Coalition and the Women and International Law Program, panelists will discuss legal remedies available to trafficked persons in the U.

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Metro brief: Rapper shot after leaving D.C. nightclub

By Kelly Kerr | October 27

Rapper Cameron "Cam'ron" Giles was shot in both arms shortly after midnight on Sunday in Northwest D.C as his car waited at a traffic light, according to The Washington Post. Giles was treated at Howard University Hospital and released on Sunday. He was in the city for Howard University's Homecoming over the weekend and had just left H20, a Southwest D.

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