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U.S. fugitives hide in Cuba

Published September 4, 2002

;Nine and a half of his fingers are gone, blown to bits by a bomb he was making in New York in 1978, but he manages to open a packet of sugar and stir it into his coffee. On the lam for 23 years, he has...

Powell call for inspectors renews confusion over White House’s Iraq policy

Published September 3, 2002

WASHINGTON (The Los Angeles Times) — In a new sign of disarray within the Bush administration on Iraq policy, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on Sunday appeared to contradict Vice President Dick...

Harvard Law School to allow recruiting visits by military

Published September 3, 2002

The move, detailed to the school in a memo sent Friday by HLS Dean Robert C. Clark, came after the Air Force determined in May that the school's ban on employers who fail to adhere to a nondiscrimination...

Yudof’s compensation hinges on private funding

Published September 3, 2002

AUSTIN, Texas (U-WIRE) — University of Texas System Chancellor Mark Yudof's compensation package, the highest of any university administrator in the country, depends on the generosity of private...

Russia-Iraq Oil Ties Worry U.S.

Published September 3, 2002

MOSCOW (The Washington Post) — A convoy carrying Russian oil-drilling equipment arrived at the al-Waheed border crossing recently and passed from Syria into Iraq en route to the northern city of...

Texas lures Yudof; U search continues

by Brad Unangst
Published August 26, 2002

Following the financial, athletics and administrative predicaments that highlighted most of the past year, the University is now looking to replace the man who led it through everything, former University...

Gubernatorial candidates selected, close race expected

by Shira Kantor
Published August 26, 2002

Four years after Jesse Ventura's gubernatorial campaign made "third-party politics" a household phrase in Minnesota, Ventura's June 18 announcement that he will not seek re-election sent four major candidates...

The acts are great, so why is Cirque du Soleil so disappointing?

by Amy Danielson
Published August 26, 2002

In my mind, going to the circus should transcend the marvels of fantasy. The circus is at once an opportunity to be dazzled by the talents of circus performers and a chance to be inspired to refocus one's...

Not getting it done

by John R. Carter
Published August 26, 2002

Malai J. Turnbull wrote an interesting letter to the editor ("Fighting hard," Aug. 12). Making a Senate committee is not what I would call getting things done for Minnesotans. I would also suggest that...

Renters see tight housing market’s consequences

by Sean McGrath
Published August 26, 2002

A tight housing market and renters' rights ignorance could force some students to live in run-down apartments with inflated rent. "At the University area, it's Gouge City," said Charlie Warner of HOME...

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