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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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Johns Hopkins players celebrate with the trophy after they beat Duke 12-11 to win the NCAA Division I Championship lacrosse game, Monday, May 28, 2007, in Baltimore.( The Associated Press

[Photo] Johns Hopkins ends Duke’s storied run in lacrosse championships

By The Associated Press • May 28, 2007
Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks with Dr. Mark Anderson while touring a cardiology research lab before speaking about his health care plan, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Obama on The Associated Press

[Photo] Blagojevich battling lawmakers’ lack of enthusiasm for health care

By The Associated Press • May 28, 2007
Irish pop star Bono, right, speaks to Ghanaian women involved in a micro-finance project during a meeting held at a local market in Accra, Ghana, May 24, 2006. Bono, the international rock star who has helped bring worldwide attention to medical and econo The Associated Press

[Photo] U2 frontman Bono to receive Philadelphia Liberty Medal from National Constitution Center

By The Associated Press • May 25, 2007
The family of slain Virginia Tech student Emily Jane Hilscher, sister Erica, left, and her parents Beth, and Eric, stand on the right side of the stage together as they are presented with a posthumous diploma for her during an undergraduate College of Agr The Associated Press

[Photo] Virginia Tech students return to campus

By Kaci Gaskill (U-Wire) • May 25, 2007
A gas pump nozzle is silhouetted against a gas price sign showing prices over $3.70 at a station near downtown Chicago Tuesday, May 15, 2007, as prices continued to soar. Most Americans are locked in to their driving habits, and can do little to alter the The Associated Press

[Photo] POLL: More worry of financial hardship from gas prices, amid signs of growing acceptance

By The Associated Press • May 25, 2007
This undated photo released by Disney Enterprises shows actors Johnny Depp, left, as Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom in a scene from &Pirates of Caribbean: At Worlds End." The Associated Press

[Photo] FILM REVIEW: “Pirates” lost at sea

By Derek Peters (U-Wire) • May 23, 2007
Cuba President Fidel Castro is seen speaking in this Tuesday, March 21, 2006 file photo in Havana. The Associated Press

[Photo] Castro says he is getting better after several operations

By The Associated Press • May 23, 2007
This photo made available by ABC shows Apolo Anton Ohno and his partner Julianne Hough performing on "Dancing With the Stars" Monday, May 21, 2007 in Los Angeles. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ohno earned a new title Tuesday, May 22, 2007: &quo; The Associated Press

[Photo] Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno named “Dancing With the Stars” champion

By The Associated Press • May 23, 2007
This photo made available by his family at a news conference in Torrance, Calif, Tuesday May 15, 2007 shows Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., one of seven soldiers ambushed in Iraq. The body of a U.S. soldier found in the Euphrates River in Iraq was identified W The Associated Press

[Photo] Body of soldier found in Euphrates River in Iraq is that of California man, family says

By The Associated Press • May 23, 2007
This photo provided by the White House shows Vice President Dick Cheney, right, and his wife, Lynne Cheney, holding their sixth grandchild Samuel David Cheney, Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in Washington. He weighed 8-lbs., 6-oz, and was born Wednesday morning The Associated Press

[Photo] Baby is born to Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of vice president

By The Associated Press • May 23, 2007
This photo supplied by Fox Television show Kiefer Sutherland in the first part of the "24" two-hour season finale episode which aired on Fox on Monday. The Associated Press

[Photo] Viewers catch breath as 24 concludes sixth season

By The Associated Press • May 22, 2007
Lebanese army soldiers look at smoke bellowing into the sky as a result of heavy shelling by the Lebanese army, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northen city of Tr The Associated Press

[Photo] Death toll nears 50 as Lebanese army pounds Palestinian camp

By The Associated Press • May 22, 2007
Friends and relatives take part in the funeral procession for Abdul Hussein Abdul, in Sadr City Shiite district in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday. Abdul Hussein Abdul was killed in sectarian violence in southern Baghdad. The Associated Press

[Photo] U.S. forces kill 6 insurgents after attack on base; 2 journalists killed

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
Democratic presidential hopeful, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson meets with members of the Service Employees International Union United Long-Term Workers Local 6434 and their families in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 12, 2007. The Associated Press

[Photo] Gov. Richardson of New Mexico announces bid for presidency

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams, center, reaches for a loose ball as San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, right, defends during the fourth quarter of their Western Conference Finals NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday. San Antonio won 108-100. Ja The Associated Press

[Photo] Former Illini Williams scores career high; team falls to Spurs in conference finals opener

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
Mexicans line up outside de U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico, as they wait for a working visa interview, Thursday. Key senators in both the Democrat and the Republican parties, together with the White House, announced an agreement Thursday on an immigr The Associated Press

[Photo] Millions of illegal immigrants could win legal status under plan blessed by lawmakers, Bush

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
A cicada nymph crawls across the ground Monday, May 14, at the Chicago Botanic garden in Glencoe, Ill. The cicada is part of Brood XIII which is expected to appear soon across northern Illinois, and in parts of Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. Cicad The Associated Press

[Photo] Midwest readies for emergence of 17-year cicadas

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
A wounded Lebanese soldier on the ground receives help from his colleagues after he was injured in clashes with fighters from an Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Sunday. Lebanese security forces fought Islamic militants in the northern The Associated Press

[Photo] 39 killed in eruption of violence in Lebanon

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
Former Chicago alderman Edward Vrdolyak, right, walks with attorney Jacqueline Jacobson as he exits the Federal Courthouse, Thursday in Chicago, after pleading not guilty to scheming to get a $1.5 million kickback in a real estate deal. The Associated Press

[Photo] Former Chicago alderman pleads not guilty, gets $500,000 bond

By The Associated Press • May 17, 2007
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson, left, enters Cook County Court accompanied by Bears head coach Lovie Smith, right, in Skokie, Ill., in this March, 15, 2007, file photo. Johnson is scheduled to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wednesa The Associated Press

[Photo] Bears DT Johnson meets with NFL commissioner to discuss behavior

By The Associated Press • May 16, 2007
Democratic presidential hopeful, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, left, is applauded by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Wednesday in Washington. At right is Rich Michalski, general vice president of th The Associated Press

[Photo] Presidential hopefuls boast gaudy incomes

By The Associated Press • May 16, 2007
President Bush, left, and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair walk from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday to their joint press conference in the Rose Garden. The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush and Blair stand by Iraq war decision despite rising opposition in both countries

By The Associated Press • May 16, 2007
Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Wednesday in Chicago. The White Sox defeated the Yankees 5-3. The Associated Press

[Photo] Danks you very much: Sox rookie gets win in first game of doubleheader

By The Associated Press • May 16, 2007
President Bush, far right, stops to shake hands with from left to right, Martin Luther King III, Yolanda Denise King, and Bernice Albertine King, after speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the Nationa Steve Contorno

[Photo] Yolanda King, daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at age 51

By The Associated Press • May 14, 2007
The Empress of the North, a 360-foot luxury sternwheeler cruise ship, is seen after the ship ran aground during a Columbia River cruise in this Friday, March, 24, 2006 file photo, near Washougal, Wash. The Empress of the North ran aground off the Alaska c The Associated Press

[Photo] Cruise ship runs aground, takes on water off Alaska coast as passengers evacuate

By The Associated Press • May 14, 2007
President Bush, center, speaks about CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards and alternative fuel standards in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 14, 2007. From left are, Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sell; Transportation The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush said ready to announce new air pollution regulations

By The Associated Press • May 14, 2007
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual mentor to millions of Buddhists, addresses a crowd of about 11,400 at Millennium Park on Sunday, in Chicago. The Dalai Lama made his first public appearance in Chicago since 1999. Jerry Lai, AP

[Photo] Dalai Lama appears at Chicago luncheon

By The Associated Press • May 7, 2007
Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton (32) shoots over the defense of Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich (12) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball playoffs second-round series at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., on Saturday. Duane Burleson, AP

[Photo] Skiles says Bulls struggle to match up with Pistons

By The Associated Press • May 7, 2007
A soldier stands next to a picture of Muharib Abdul-Latif al-Jubouri at a press conference in Baghdad given by US Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, spokesman of the Multi-National Force Iraq, in Baghdad on Thursday. Ahmad al-Rubaye, AP

[Photo] American-led mission kills terror official

By The Associated Press • May 4, 2007
Paris Hilton arrives at the Metropolitan Courthouse for a probation violation hearing, Friday, May, 4, 2007, in Los Angeles. The Associated Press

[Photo] Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail

By The Associated Press • May 4, 2007
A Chinese woman sits at a pet store offering a variety of dog food options, both local and imported, in Beijing Friday, May 4, 2007. The exporter of a contaminated pet food ingredient blamed for the deaths of up to thousands of cats and dogs in the United The Associated Press

[Photo] U.S. report: Tainted pet food ingredient from China may have been mislabeled

By The Associated Press • May 4, 2007
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, right, laughs as Queen Elizabeth II listens during a welcoming ceremony at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., Friday, May 4, 2007. The Associated Press

[Photo] British queen arrives in Virginia; unlike last visit, this one stresses diversity, healing

By The Associated Press • May 4, 2007
A memorial to St. Louis Cardinals baseball relief pitcher Josh Hancock has been placed along the third base gate at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Monday, April 30, 2007, by fans. Hancock lost his life in a traffic accident early Sunday morning when his sport The Associated Press

[Photo] Police say Cardinals’ Josh Hancock was drunk, talking on cell phone at time of fatal crash

By The Associated Press • May 4, 2007
A doe watches from an area surrounded by caution tape on May 24 in Carbondale, Ill. Wildlife and public safety officials at Southern Illinois University are warning to steer clear of deer there this time of year. Pamela Kay Schmalenberger, AP

[Photo] SIU warns campus about deer attacks

By The Associated Press • May 4, 2007
Aretha Franklin checks information during an open audition for the musical "Aretha: From these Roots" in Southfield, Mich., Tuesday. The stage production is expected to open in Detroit next spring. Paul Sancya, AP

[Photo] Singers audition in front of Aretha Franklin

By The Associated Press • May 3, 2007
Cardinals starting pitcher Anthony Reyes pitches to a Brewers batter in the first inning on Wednesday in Milwaukee. Darren Hauck, AP

[Photo] Cardinals lose series to Brewers

By The Associated Press • May 3, 2007
Chicago Bulls big man Ben Wallace, left, passes the ball during a game against the Miami Heat in Chicago on Dec. 27. Wallace will face his former team, the Pistons, in the playoffs. Nam Y. Huh, AP

[Photo] Former Pistons big man Wallace says matchup just another series

By The Associated Press • May 2, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby skates against the Boston Bruins in the hockey game in Pittsburgh, in this March 25, 2007, file photo. Crosby, is a finalist for league MVP in just his second season. Keith Srakocic, AP

[Photo] Crosby vying to become Hart Trophy winner

By The Associated Press • May 2, 2007
Trainer Todd Pletcher talks on the phone as he stands trackside before dawn at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. on Tuesday. The Kentucky Derby is Saturday. Ed Reinke, AP

[Photo] Tiago hopes to fill brother’s hoofs

By The Associated Press • May 2, 2007
This photo provided by "Rachael Ray" shows former President Bill Clinton and the celebrity chef during a taping of her show, April 12. Clinton and Ray announced the launch of a charitable group that aims to help children eat healthier at home and in schoo Rachael Ray, AP

[Photo] Rachael Ray teams with Bill Clinton to fight the epidemic of childhood obesity

By The Associated Press • May 1, 2007
William Staigar exercises on a Gravity machine at the YMCA in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Thursday, April 5. Gravity equipment has become popular here and in other clubs. The $17.6 billion health club industry is always on the lookout for the next thing, esp Mike Groll, AP

[Photo] Gravity machines make play for space in gyms

By The Associated Press • May 1, 2007
Allen Lee, a senior at Cary-Grove High School talks about his creative writing problems with the school, Thursday, in Cary, Ill.. Authorities have filed a second disorderly conduct charge against Lee, who was arrested for writing an essay officials descri Richard A. Chapman, AP

[Photo] Marine Corps drops applicant over essay

By The Associated Press • April 30, 2007
A section of highway lies crumbled in Emeryville, Calif., after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded on Sunday. In the resulting blaze, a section of freeway that funnels traffic onto the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed. Noah Berger, AP

[Photo] Explosion tears apart highway

By The Associated Press • April 30, 2007
A dog lover Kazuko Takesaki holds her pet dog, Moko, as she helps Moko do some Doga exercise at a department store in Tokyo, in this Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2005 file photo. Toyama-based maker has developed a small patch that can measure the stress level of dogs The Associated Press

[Photo] Japanese company develops patch to measure pet stress

By The Associated Press • April 30, 2007
Police outline bullet casings and place small cones near the evidence as they investigate a crime scene at the Valero Express Mart in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, April 29, 2007, where a police officer was shot in the arm after pulling over a person driving The Associated Press

[Photo] 3 dead in shooting at Kansas City shopping center

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007
 

[Photo] Bahamian court clears way for Anna Nicole Smith’s ex-boyfriend to leave with infant daughter

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007
President Bush gestures during a joint press availability with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, not shown, Friday, April 27, 2007, at Camp David, Md. The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush vows to veto any attempts by congressional Democrats to force a pullout from Iraq

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007
Russian Space Agency officers carry U.S. Space tourist Charles Simonyi shortly after his landing in the Russian Souyz TMA-9 space capsule Saturday. Simonyi is one of a few billionaires who have traveled to space. Sergei Ilnitsky, AP

[Photo] Point/ Counterpoint: Space Tourism

By Sujay Kumar and Lally Gartel • April 27, 2007
Relatives grieve next to a body of a victim of violence in Baqouba, in Diyala province, Iraq, Wednesday. Since troops launched the security crackdown in Baghdad, Sunni militants are believed to have found haven in nearby areas. Adem Hadei, AP

[Photo] House legislation for withdrawal passes despite Bush’s veto threat

By The Associated Press • April 26, 2007
Soldiers pass through a maze of concrete barriers at Camp Striker in Baghdad, Iraq ThursdayApril 26, 2007. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday that conditions in Iraq may get harder before they get easier and will require "a The Associated Press

[Photo] Senate passes bill to pull troops out of Iraq

By The Associated Press • April 26, 2007
Joe Francis, center, uses papers to block his face as he leaves the federal courthouse in Panama City, Fla., on Thursday, April 12, 2007. Francis was charged Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in Los Angeles with misdemeanor sexual battery for allegedly groping a The Associated Press

[Photo] Creator of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ sued

By The Associated Press • April 26, 2007
Teller, the quiet half of the Penn and Teller magician team, tosses an apple as he poses Friday, April 13, at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles. Teller is back on Showtime with partner for another season of their show that takes a skeptical look at an Laura Prusik

[Photo] Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ recreated as ‘horror thriller’

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert is photographed at home in his office Monday in Chicago. Ebert plans to attend his annual festival for overlooked movies at the University this week, re-entering the public eye for the first time since having canc Dom Najolia, AP

[Photo] Ebert returns to Overlooked Film Festival

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
James Maskell, foreground, reacts during a cricket match Saturday, in Marietta, Ga. Cricket, that sport of bowlers and wickets and five-day-long games, has gained a toehold in this land of baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. Increasingly, immigrants from co Laura Prusik

[Photo] Cricket’s popularity increasing in America

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee reacts after striking out with two runners on base during the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night in Chicago. The Cubs fell to the Brewers for the second consecutive time, 5-4. M. Spencer Green, AP

[Photo] Mounting losses have Pinella scratching head

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
Russian President Boris Yeltsin reaches out to well wishers along with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, right, in this June 19, 1992 file photo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Fred Chartrand, AP

[Photo] Former Russian President Yeltsin dies at age 76

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007
Students and staff members carry white balloons to the memorial service for the slain students and faculty on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Monday. Charles Dharapak, AP

[Photo] Virginia Tech classes resume

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007
Russian President Boris Yeltsin makes a V-sign at the start of the rally attended by tens of thousands of people to celebrate the failed military coup in Moscow in this Aug. 22, 1991 file photo. Former President Boris Yeltsin, who engineered the final col The Associated Press

[Photo] Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin dies at 76

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007
This photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows actors Catherine Zeta-Jones, left, and Abigail Breslin in a scene from "No Reservations." The Associated Press

[Photo] Film Summer Sleepers

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007
Hospital staff gather outside the front entrance at the Montgomery General for a moment of mourning for the slain Virginia Tech students in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, April 20, 2007. The Associated Press

[Photo] Governor declares day of mourning to celebrate lives of Virginia Tech victims

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007
Justin Timberlake performs at a party in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2007. Timberlake is sexiest male musician; Jessica Alba, who starred in "Sin City," is sexiest actress; and David Beckham, who has three sons with his wife, Victoria, is sexiest dad, in a lis The Associated Press

[Photo] Timberlake, Alba on Victoria Secret’s list of sexiest entertainers

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007
AP Photo/Family Photo via Blacksburg Baptist Church

[Photo] Former C-U resident died at Virginia Tech

By Angelina Cole • April 19, 2007
Thousands of students monitor a convocation at Worsham Stadium on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday. Amy Sancetta, AP

[Photo] Cho identified as VT shooter

By The Associated Press • April 18, 2007
President Bush bows his head during a convocation ceremony in honor of Virginia Tech massacre victims, Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in Blacksburg, Va. The Associated Press

[Photo] Massacre gunman had raised concerns with his disturbing writings

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya crosses the finish line in Boston Monday, as he wins the 111th running of the Boston Marathon. Elise Amendola, AP

[Photo] Kenya takes top spots in foul-weathered Boston Marathon

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007
An unidentified person is carried out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Monday, after a shooting incident. Shootings in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech resulted in multiple fatalities. Alan Kim, AP

[Photo] Tragic shooting at Virginia Tech leaves 33 dead

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007
The Long Players perform at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tenn. March 15. The Associated Press

[Photo] Nashville’s Long Players pay tribute to classic rock albums

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007
A trainer, left, touches the nose of U.S. Navy dolphin "Shasta" during a demonstration at the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program facility at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, Thursday, April 12, 2007. The facility houses and trains about 75 dolph AP Photo/Denis Poroy

[Photo] Navy shows off its terror-fighting dolphins

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007
Pedestrians make their way across an icy bridge in a light snowfall Wednesday, in downtown Chicago. Mike Derer, AP

[Photo] Winter weather moves east

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007
Chicago Mark J. Terrill, AP

[Photo] Olympic decision: 2016 Games

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007
Joseph Francis, multimillionaire founder of the popular "Girls Gone Wild" video empire, left, and his attorney, Aaron Dyer, leave the U.S. District Courthouse in Panama City, Fla., in this Dec. 13, 2006, file photo. Francis was indicted by a federal grand The Associated Press

[Photo] ‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator indicted on tax evasion counts

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007
Clague Middle School students Jessa Gargan, left, and Zahra Al-hasnawy look over props used in a health program in their classroom in Ann Arbor, Mich., last Thursday. Healthy Schools, a collaborative program between Ann Arbor public schools and the Univer Carlos Osorio, AP

[Photo] ‘Healthy Schools’ trim on fats

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007
Family members and emergency workers carry an injured woman into an ambulance after a second explosion occurred in the working-class Hay Farah neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco on Tuesday. Two suspected terrorists blew themselves up as police were closi Abdeljalil Bounhar, AP

[Photo] Terror suspects kill selves as police surround them

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007
Texas freshman basketball forward Kevin Durant announces he will enter the June NBA draft during a news conference in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. Jack Plunkett, AP

[Photo] Texas forward Durant to enter draft

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007
Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., speaks to reporters on a federal court ruling calling for a trial to determine if a Long Island school board can ban a number of books, including his "Slaughterhouse Five," at New York Civil Liberty offices on Friday, Oct. 3, 198 The Associated Press

[Photo] Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, author of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ dies at 84

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007
Tara Stoinski of Zoo Atlanta shows how color patterns are made on the touch screen monitor built into a tree-like structure in the habitat of orangutans at the Zoo as part of a research program Tuesday in Atlanta. The program uses computer games to study The Associated Press

[Photo] Orangutans learn to play video games

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007
his undated photo provided by Dimension Films shows actress Rose McGowen as Cherry Darling in the film "Grindhouse." Rico Torres, Dimension Films, AP

[Photo] ‘Geek’ films enjoy growing popularity

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007
Chris Stewart feeds his hens and roosters in Livingston, La., April 4. Cockfighting, a pastime of the Bayou State, may finally come to an end due to political pressure from animal rights groups, but the practice has an ardent following that believe hurric Alex Brandon, AP

[Photo] Fanatics defend cockfighting

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007
Maddie Lloyd, 4, from Richmond, Va., rolls an Easter egg during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, hosted by first lady Laura Bush, not pictured, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2007. The Associated Press

[Photo] Easter Egg Roll

By The Associated Press • April 9, 2007
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs with members of the Silk Road Ensemble in Boston, in this Tuesday, April 26, 2005 file photo to help promote his new CD Silk Road Journeys Beyond the Horizon. The Associated Press

[Photo] Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Chicago brings East, West to central location

By The Associated Press • April 9, 2007
Seated with her dog, Dahlia, Lisa Perry, of St. Paul, Minn., pauses Saturday, April 7, 2007, while talking about the items she has posted for sale on internet auction site eBay. The Associated Press

[Photo] Minnesota woman to sell nearly all her belongings on eBay, saying she wants a clean start

By The Associated Press • April 9, 2007
Followers of radical anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr march through the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Monday, on the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to U.S. forces. The Associated Press

[Photo] Shiites protest by the thousands in Baghdad

By The Associated Press • April 9, 2007
Anthony LaCalamita is arrested following a high-speed chase on Interstate 75 in south Bay County near Detroit, Mich., Monday, April 9, 2007. LaCalamita is suspected of shooting three people Monday at an accounting firm in Troy, Mich. The Associated Press

[Photo] Police say suspect in Detroit-area office shooting had worked for the accounting firm

By The Associated Press • April 9, 2007
Law enforcement personnel search a mobile home park in Branchburg, N.J., on Thursday. The mobile home park is located about three miles south of the PNC bank where an FBI agent was killed in a bank robbery shootout. Tim Larsen, AP

[Photo] FBI agent shot to death in gunfight with robbers

By The Associated Press • April 6, 2007
In this photo released by Playboy, Holly Madison, left, Hugh Hefner, center, and Anna Nicole Smith pose during the Halloween party at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, on Oct. 30, 2004. Bridget Maiellaro

[Photo] Hugh Hefner reminisces about Anna Nicole Smith as Playboy preps multiple tributes

By The Associated Press • April 6, 2007
Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Rajendra Pachauri gives a short press conference in the lobby of the EU Charlemagne building in Brussels, Friday April 6, 2007. An international global warming conference approved a report on clima Bridget Maiellaro

[Photo] Climate report predicts poorest will suffer most from global warming changes

By The Associated Press • April 6, 2007
John Francis stands near a path he often walks near his office in Point Reyes Station, Calif., March 21. Eric Risberg, AP

[Photo] Environmentalist speaks up after 17 years of silence

By The Associated Press • April 4, 2007
West Virginia coach John Beilein watches his team during the NCAA basketball tournament regional semifinal against Texas on March 23, 2006. John Bazemore, AP

[Photo] Michigan hires Beilein as coach

By The Associated Press • April 4, 2007
The city and photo desks at the Chicago Tribune are shown Thursday, March 29, 2007, in Chicago. Tribune Co. has accepted a buyout offer from real estate investor Sam Zell in a deal valued at about $8.2 billion and plans to sell the Chicago Cubs at the end Drake Baer

[Photo] Tribune accepts $8.2B buyout offer from Zell, plans to sell Cubs

By The Associated Press • April 2, 2007
Donald Trump and wrestler Bobby Lashley shave the head of Vince McMahon after Lashley defeated Umaga at Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, April 1, 2007. Carlos Osorio, The Associated Press

[Photo] Donald Trump wins “hair match” at Wrestlemania

By The Associated Press • April 2, 2007
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[Photo] Company to offer fast-paced board games

By The Associated Press • March 30, 2007
Brian Durham, 13, watches the Colbert Report on his cell phone, Wednesday, March 21, 2007 while his father, Charles Durham, vice president of Auto-Chlor Systems, not pictured, works in his office in Jacksonville, Fla. The Associated Press

[Photo] Wireless industry brings TV to cell phones

By The Associated Press • March 30, 2007
Former Illini Amer Delic returns a serve to Nikolay Davydenko at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament Monday, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Delic upset world No. 4 Davydenko, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Alan Diaz, AP

[Photo] Former Illini beats No. 4 in tennis Open

By Eric Chima • March 29, 2007
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[Photo] Popular Web show ‘Lonelygirl15’ adopts product placement

By The Associated Press • March 29, 2007
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Wade Miller throws to the Seattle Mariners during a spring training baseball game in Mesa, Ariz., Monday, March 19. The Associated Press

[Photo] Piniella chooses Miller as Cubs’ fifth starter

By The Associated Press • March 28, 2007
Young Iraqi boys examine a car, destroyed in an overnight raid, near the house of a close aid of anti-U.S. radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Mohammed al-Tabatabaie, in Kufa, Iraq, Tuesday. The Senate narrowly approved a timeline to withdraw troops by March The Associated Press

[Photo] Senate backs earlier troop withdrawal

By The Associated Press • March 28, 2007
A flight-deck director signals moments after an F/A 18 C plane leaves the flight deck aboard the USS John C. Stenniis Tuesday. Kamran Jebreili, AP

[Photo] U.S. exerts pressure in Gulf

By The Associated Press • March 28, 2007
A light-colored umbrella by Totes with specially treated fabric offering a sun protection factor of 50. Some people are adopting the habit of using umbrellas for sun-protection. The Associated Press

[Photo] Umbrellas prettied up as they become new fashion accessory

By The Associated Press • March 27, 2007
Danville police officer Chad Turner looks for evidence near a window through which a 30-year-old man is believed to have jumped before he collapsed and died in the middle of Main Street in Danville, Ill., Sunday. The bodies of two women were found inside Holly Hart, AP

[Photo] Danville police make no arrests in deadly shootings

By The Associated Press • March 27, 2007
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