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The Daily Illini
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

The Daily Illini
Firemen stand near a fire at the al Dora oil refinery in South Baghdad, Monday. Iraqi oil officials and the U.S. military initially said the plant had come under indirect fire, the military term for mortars or rockets. Loay Hameed, The Associated Press

[Photo] Mortar shells strike Iraqi prison; fire breaks out in main oil refinery

By Lori Hinnant • December 12, 2007
Good Samaritan Clay Dehsner, right, helps to keep a car on the slippery road away from the ditch after it got stuck, Sat. Dec. 1, 2007 in Camp Union, Wash. Snow and ice plastered a wide area of the Midwest on Saturday, interrupting campaigning by presiden Larry Steagall, The Associated Press

[Photo] Authorities warn travelers of roads

By Carrie Antlfinger • December 12, 2007
A utility crew works on a snapped power lines in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. An ice storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans Stephen Holman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Thousands shiver after storm knocks out power

By Sean Murphy • December 12, 2007
Southern California head coach Pete Carroll hugs quarterback John David Booty in the closing seconds of their game against UCLA on Dec. 1. Mark J. Terrill, The Associated Press

[Photo] Beneath the headset

By Daniel Johnson • December 12, 2007
This composite photo provided by NASA shows A powerful jet from a supermassive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy in the system known as 3C321, according to new results from NASA. This galactic violence, never seen before, could have a profound effect NASA, The Associated Press

[Photo] ‘Death Star Galaxy’ blasts star cluster

By Seth Borenstein • December 12, 2007
Jonathan Herzenstein clears snow from a car lot after a winter storm, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, in Bedford, Ohio. A winter storm system blamed for three deaths in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions spread a hazardous mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain thr Tony Dejak, The Associated Press

[Photo] Snow removal deadline extends to Thursday

By Erica Magda • December 12, 2007
Jerry Peckumn stands in a combine on his farm outside of Jefferson, Iowa, Monday Dec. 10, 2007. Peckumn grows thousands of acres of corn because he needs to make a profit, but says he is worried about the impact his farming has on the dead zone in the Gul Henry C. Jackson, The Associated Press

[Photo] Midwest corn boom may expand ‘dead zone’

December 12, 2007
Republican presidential hopeful former Sen. Fred Thompson, left, shares a laugh with Bay of Pigs veteran Juan J. Gonzalez, 74, right, during a visit to the Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami during a campaign stop, Monday. UI student groups are working to increa David Adame, The Associated Press

[Photo] Student groups raise campaign awareness

By Jonathan Jacobson • December 12, 2007
This photo released by NASA shows astronaut Daniel M. Tani as he prepares to use the galley on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery on Oct. 24, 2007. Rose Tani, the 90-year-old mother of Daniel Tani who is aboard the international space station died in The Associated Press

[Photo] Family mourns astronaut’s mom

By Don Babwin • December 12, 2007
Chicago Bulls coach Scott Skiles watches during a game against the Phoenix Suns in this Nov. 15, 2007 file photo, in Phoenix. Skiles was fired Monday, Dec. 24, 2007 after the team failed to live up to expectations, Executive Vice President of Basketball O Paul Connors, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bulls fire coach Scott Skiles after 9-16 start

By The Associated Press • December 12, 2007
New Mexico coach Steve Alford reacts to a call during a basketball game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., on Dec. 1. Mississippi won 85-77. Bruce Newmam, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former coaching pair to face off again Saturday

December 12, 2007
Satirical rock band Tenacious D composed of musician/actors Kyle Gass, left, and Jack Black perform for the striking Writers Guild of America union members as they picket in front of FremantelMedia, in Burbank, Calif., Friday. Striking Hollywood writers Kevork Djansezian, The Associated Press

[Photo] Idled workers rally as Hollywood strike heads into sixth week

By The Associated Press • December 10, 2007
Local residents dump dense crude oil retrieved from a beach into a big jar in Mallipo, South Korea, Sunday. The oil slick, which resulted from an accident between a barge and a supertanker Friday, began hitting the shore early Saturday, coming in waves of Bak Sung-ryul, The Associated Press

[Photo] Oil spill devastates South Korea’s west coast

By The Associated Press • December 10, 2007
Palestinians attend the funeral of Palestinian security force officer Mohammed Khalil Salah in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Thursday. Emilio Morenatti, The Associated Press

[Photo] Israeli invasion of Gaza awaits approval

By Laurie Copans • December 7, 2007
This undated photo provided by DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures shows actors Johnny Depp, left, as Sweeney Todd and Helena Bonham Carter as his willing accomplice Mrs. Lovett in a scene from "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." Leah Gallo, The Associated Press

[Photo] Unlike last year, no clear front-runner heading into awards season

By Christy Lemire • December 7, 2007
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks Thursday. David J. Phillip, The Associated Press

[Photo] Romney aims to serve nation, not religion

By Glen Johnson • December 7, 2007
Sebastian Wickenburg of Germany, left, and Pui-Wa Li of Hong Kong walk out of the International House at the University of California at Berkeley on Nov. 29. Jeff Chiu, The Associated Press

[Photo] International student enrollment rebounds

By Juliana Barbassa • December 6, 2007
This undated photo provided by Julia Nason shows artist Makoto Fujimura, who will be premiering in an artistic collaboration with pianist Jerzy Sapieyevski at the Dillon Gallery in New York this fall, in a performance titled "Painted Music." Julia Nason, The Associated Press

[Photo] Can a painting create music? An experiment in painting and music pushes boundaries

By Sara Rose • December 6, 2007
The Heisman Trophy is displayed at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 18, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio. Heisman finalists were named Wednesday: Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan, Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden and Florida quarterback T Amy Sancetta, The Associated Press

[Photo] Finalists announced in race for Heisman

By Ralph D. Russo • December 6, 2007
A Douglas County officer guards the parking lot of the Westroads Mall following a shooting at the Von Maur store in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday. A man with a rifle opened fire at the store, killing eight people before taking his own life. Five more people w Nati Harnik, The Associated Press

[Photo] Eight holiday shoppers left dead after shooting

By Oskar Garcia • December 6, 2007
Dr. Phillip Bourne, creator of video-sharing site SciVee.com, poses outside his lab at the University of California, San Diego Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 in San Diego. Bourne, a pharmacologist at UCSD, wanted a reputable virtual place where researchers coul Denis Poroy, The Associated Press

[Photo] Video-sharing sites bringing science to public eye

December 6, 2007
Firefighters battle a multifamily house fire caused after a gasoline truck overturned at a traffic circle Wednesday in Everett, Mass. The fire spread to at least two multifamily homes and ignited as many as 40 cars, but there were no reports of any deaths Bizuayehu Tesfaye, The Associated Press

[Photo] Tanker truck explosion releases river of burning fuel

By Jay Lindsay • December 6, 2007
Singer Amy Winehouse arrives at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, in this June 3, 2007, file photo. Winehouse received six Grammy nominations. The Associated Press

[Photo] Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters among the leaders in Grammy nominations

By Sandy Cohen • December 6, 2007
Jeff Bridges, seen here in Los Angeles, Wednesday, brings his slacker charm back to the big screen in "The Amateurs." Kevork Djansezian, The Associated Press

[Photo] Jeff Bridges, who says he tries to avoid working, will be all over the big screen next year

By Sandy Cohen • December 6, 2007
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page attends the Third Annual Classic Rock Roll of Honor at The Landmark Hotel, in this Nov. 5 file photo in London. Nathan Strange, The Associated Press

[Photo] Led Zeppelin unsure about continuining to perform after reunion concert

By The Associated Press • December 6, 2007
Relatives of released Palestinian prisoners greet family members as they arrive at the Erez border. Hatem Moussa, The Associated Press

[Photo] Israel liberates 429 Palestinian prisoners to work toward goal of peace conference

By Karin Laub • December 5, 2007
 

[Photo] Long a superstar at home, Israeli guitarist hopes for elusive American success

By Matti Friedman • December 5, 2007
Marcio Jose Sanchez, The Associated Press

[Photo] Tigers reach preliminary agreement with Marlins to add Cabrera, Willis to team

By Ronald Blum • December 5, 2007
David J. Phillip, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rapper Pimp C from legendary Houston group UGK is found dead in LA hotel

By The Associated Press • December 5, 2007
Tod Martin sweeps a thick layer of mud left behind from receding flood waters in the Western Royal Inn in Tillamook, Ore., Tuesday. Don Ryan, The Associated Press

[Photo] Devastating storm in Pacific Northwest leaves homes and roads in mud

By Curt Woodward • December 5, 2007
Singer Blake Lewis poses for a photo at the "19" Agency offices on Nov. 21 in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

[Photo] ‘American Idol’ runner-up Blake Lewis looks to move beyond the show with own music

By Ryan Pearson • December 4, 2007
Indiana interim head coach Bill Lynch, center, is escorted onto the field by linebacker Jake Powers (46) and safety Eric McClurg (25) before a football game against Southern Illinois in Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 16. Darron Cummings, The Associated Press

[Photo] Hoosiers fulfill late Coach Hoeppner’s dream by making bowl

By Cliff Brunt • December 4, 2007
In an undated photo, scientists from the University of Manchester and excavation team members prepare to move the dinosaur mummy. Phillip Manning, The Associated Press

[Photo] Dinosaur ‘mummy’ uncovers secrets to paleontologists

By The Associated Press • December 3, 2007
 

[Photo] Despite win, Bulls struggle to match pre-season hype

November 30, 2007
Theatergoers line up for tickets to see the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys, " after the League of American Theatres Producers and a stagehands union announced a deal to end a strike in New York on Thursday. A tentative agreement will end a strike that has Bebeto Matthews, The Associated Press

[Photo] The shows go on: Broadway comes back to life after 19-day strike

By Verena Dobnik • November 30, 2007
Sudanese anti-riot policemen stand alert outside Khartoum court in Sudan on Thursday, where British teacher Gillian Gibbons was tried. Abd Raouf, The Associated Press

[Photo] Teacher sentenced to 15 days in prison and deportation after insulting Muslim faith

November 30, 2007
Levon Helm performs at one of his monthly "Midnight Ramble Sessions" on Dec. 17, 2006 in Woodstock, N.Y. Jim McKnight, The Associated Press

[Photo] The Band’s lead singer regains voice after battle with cancer

By Larry McShane • November 29, 2007
Musicians Carole King, right, and James Taylor rehearse, at the Troubadour Tavern, Tuesday in West Hollywood, Calif. Their 1969 Troubadour debuts were significant. "It is the first place that we played as two separate acts," King told the Associated Press Ric Francis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Carole King and James Taylor reunite for Hollywood concerts

By Michael Cidoni • November 29, 2007
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to reporters outside his office at the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday. Lawmakers are back at the Capitol but a solution for mass transit and construction projects remains unclear. Seth Perlman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Transportation funding bill fails in state House

By Jonathan Jacobson • November 29, 2007
U.S rapper 50 Cent performs during his concert in the Hallenstadion hall in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Keystone/Steffen Schmidt/ The Associated Press

[Photo] 50 Cent shows off 48,000-square-foot mansion for sale on special edition of MTV’s “Cribs”

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody • November 29, 2007
Shoppers walk through the Cherryvale mall in Rockford, Ill., in this Dec. 8, 2006, file photo. Derrick Shareef, a resident of Rockford who was charged in a plot to set off hand grenades in garbage cans at the mall in December 2006, pleaded guilty to the a M. Spencer Green, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rockford man pleads guilty to mall plot

By Mike Robinson - The Associated Press • November 29, 2007
Missouri football players celebrate after defeating Kansas on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Tigers are ranked No. 1. Charlie Riedel, The Associated Press

[Photo] Mizzou’s football success carrying over to campus and admissions

November 29, 2007
Ric Francis, The Associated Press

[Photo] No deal yet, but Los Angeles Angels introduce Torii Hunter

By The Associated Press • November 29, 2007
Palestinian police officers beat a protester during a protest against the U.S. sponsored Annapolis meeting in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday. Hisham Baradiyeh, a 36-year-old member of the Islamic group The Liberation Party, was shot in the chest. T Nasser Shiyoukhi, The Associated Press

[Photo] Palestine rallies against peace conference

By Ibrahim Barzak • November 28, 2007
A damaged classroom is seen in a nursery school that was vandalized and set on fire in Villiers-le-Bel, a suburb north of Paris, Tuesday during the riots. Jacques Brinon, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rioting youths near Paris fire on officers, burn buildings

By Nicolas Garriga • November 28, 2007
Kiichiro Sato, The Associated Press

[Photo] For one day, Buckeyes huge fans of Sooners and Panthers

By Rusty Miller • November 28, 2007
Striking stagehand John Senter, left, pickets in front of the Palace Theatre, Monday in New York. Negotiations continued Monday evening between the American League of Producers and the Local 1 Stagehands Union in an attempt to end a strike that has shut d Gary He, The Associted Press

[Photo] Broadway strike negotiations to resume again on Wednesday

By Michael Kuchwara • November 28, 2007
President Bush looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the first session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday. Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press

[Photo] Israelis, Palestinians agree to begin peace talks again

November 28, 2007
Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana throws against the Oakland Athletics on July 13, in Minneapolis. The Twins face a predicament with the all-star, their first choice being to sign him after losing Torii Hunter. Jim Mone, The Associated Press

[Photo] Twins mulling options with ace pitcher

By Dave Campbell • November 28, 2007
Washington Redskins fans Natalie Ragnati, left, and Amy Goldsmith, comfort each other near a makeshift memorial for Redskins safety Sean Taylor, on Tuesday at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va. Kevin Wolf, , The Associated Press

[Photo] Redskins’ Sean Taylor dies day after being shot in Miami home

By Matt Sedensky • November 28, 2007
Jim Cooper, The Associated Press

[Photo] German-born Ayo’s ‘Joyful’ debut tinged with sadness

By Tracy Hopkins • November 28, 2007
Striking writers picket with life-size photos of legendary actors, Marlon Brando, left, and James Dean. The protest took place Monday in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

[Photo] Strikers use Internet for gain

By Gary Gentile • November 27, 2007
Actress Cameron Diaz poses for photographers during a media event before a premier of "Shrek the Third," in this June 7 file photo in Paris. Diaz has signed on for "Shrek Goes Fourth," slated for release in 2010, and reprises her voice Jacques Brinon, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cameron Diaz hopes “Shrek the Halls,” debuting Wednesday on ABC, will become holiday tradition

By Erin Carlson • November 27, 2007
Nelly Su, of Miami, rests in the arms of her sleeping boyfriend Mike Thomas, as Satish Venkat, rear, also tries to nap before their flights out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Atlanta. Su missed her flight to Miami w John Amis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Inclement Atlantic weather hinders Thanksgiving travel

By Pat Milton • November 27, 2007
Indiana head coach Bill Lynch, center, is escorted onto the field by linebacker Jake Powers (46) and safety Eric McClurg (25) before a game against SIU. Darron Cummings, The Associated Press

[Photo] Indiana re-signs Lynch to four-year deal

By Michael Marot • November 27, 2007
Terry "Hulk" Hogan speaks as he sits beside his wife, Linda, during an interview June 22, 2005 in New York. Hogan and his family will star in the upcoming VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best." Linda Hogan has filed for divorce from her wrestler husband Hul Stephen Chernin, The Associated Press

[Photo] Newspaper: Linda Hogan files for divorce from wrestler husband

By The Associated Press • November 26, 2007
Ron Drake and those helping him pilot his flatboat launch from Inland Marina on the Ohio River after docking the boat there for the night in Evansville, Ind., Monday, Dec. 11, 2006. The southwestern Indiana county where Abraham Lincoln spent most of his y Jakob Schiller, Evansville Courier & Press, The Associated Press

[Photo] Replica flatboat will take Abe Lincoln’s story down river

By The Associated Press • November 26, 2007
Shoppers wait in a long line to take advantage of early morning door buster deals at the Target store in Smithfield, R.I., Friday. Stores are counting on hordes of shoppers who have been pulling back in recent months. Stew Milne, The Associated Press

[Photo] Thanksgiving launches holiday shopping

By The Associated Press • November 26, 2007
Dave Kauffman, who traveled 220 miles from Marysville, Ohio, in search of vintage, remote-control model airplanes takes one of five loads of purchases to his car during an auction Nov. 2, 2007 in Waynesburg, Pa. Kauffman, 49, has trolled the Internet for Gene J. Puskar, The Associated Press

[Photo] Popularity of Web auctions helps fuel growth in live auction industry

By The Associated Press • November 26, 2007
Actress Nicole Kidman poses at The Waldorf Astoria in New York on Nov. 9. Her new movie "Margot at the Wedding" opens in theatres on Friday. The Associated Press

[Photo] A nose for acting: Nicole Kidman seeks brave film choices, stars in two fall films

By Jake Coyle • November 16, 2007
Shanyea Foster, a Transportation Security Administration screener, checks carry-on luggage as an airline passanger loads his baggage at a security check point at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Thursday. Mike Derer, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush to reduce air traffic delays

By Michael J. Sniffen • November 16, 2007
Barry Bonds arrives at the San Francisco Federal Court House on Dec. 4, 2003 to testify before a federal grand jury. Bonds was charged Thursday with perjury and obstruction of justice. Frederic Larson, The Associated Press

[Photo] Barry Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction

By Paul Elias • November 16, 2007
Music group Duran Duran, from left, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes are photographed in New York, Oct. 30, 2007. The Associated Press

[Photo] Courtesy of Timbaland and Timberlake, Duran Duran’s ’80s sound gets an update

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody • November 16, 2007
Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Olli Heinonen meets with an Iranian nuclear negotiator in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 29. Hasan Sarbakhshian, The Associated Press

[Photo] Iran gives nuclear blueprint to U.N. regulatory agency

By George Jahn • November 14, 2007
Mark McGee, Emma Williams and Kelly Price pose at Novello Theatre in London in this Nov. 12 file photo. Akira Suemori, The Associated Press

[Photo] U.S. now playing stage version of ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’

By Jim Lawless • November 14, 2007
Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman (8) passes against the Oakland Raiders in the third quarter of their NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. The Bears defeated the Raiders 17-6. The Associated Press, Paul Sakuma

[Photo] Bears do not know who will start at QB

By Rick Gano - The Associated Press • November 13, 2007
Singer Justin Timberlake walks up the fairway on the second hole during the second round of the Bob Hope Classic golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif. in this Jan. 19, 2006, file photo. Timberlake is getting his own golf tournament. The 26-year-old singer Marcio Jose Sanchez, The Associated Press

[Photo] Justin Timberlake will host PGA Tour event for the next five years

By The Associated Press • November 13, 2007
Cyndy Shafer, an environmental scientist from the California State Parks system, tends to an oil-covered birds that she rescued at the Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Coast Guard investigators on Sunday were trying to determi The Associated Press, Paul Chinn

[Photo] Authorities investigating pilot of spilled oil tanker that dumped 58,000 gallons in San Francisco Bay

By Marcus Wholsen and Scott Lindlaw • November 13, 2007
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is welcome as she visits with a mother who lost her son in the Oct. 18 bombing in Karachi while on a tour in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. Bhutto arrived in Lahore Sunday to prepare for a planned massive three-d The Associated Press, Wally Santana

[Photo] Bhutto under house arrest for second time

By Zarar Khan • November 13, 2007
Policemen stand next to a burning police bus in downtown Rome on Sunday following clashes between Lazio team soccer fans and policemen. A police officer accidentally shot and killed a Lazio soccer fan Sunday while trying to quell a clash with Juventus sup Laura Prusik

[Photo] Rome police officer accidentally kills soccer fan; young people riot

By The Associated Press • November 12, 2007
Stagehands picket the Broadway musical "Les Miserables," Saturday, in New York. More than two dozen plays and musicals were shut down as stagehands went on strike on what is the most popular theatergoing day of the week. Diane Bondareff, The Associated Press

[Photo] Broadway stagehands carry out strike, shut down shows

By The Associated Press • November 12, 2007
Brittany Diaz does a point as she holds her personalized license plate, "EN PWANT" French for point, in front of her car in Richmond, Va., Oct. 24. A nationwide survey shows Virginia drivers are the most vain, with a higher percentage of personalized, or Steve Helber, The Associated Press

[Photo] Survey shows Virginia has most vanity plates

By The Associated Press • November 12, 2007
Ricky Martin and Blue Man Group perform during the opening act of the 8th annual Latin Grammy Awards telecast in Las Vegas on Thursday. Mark J. Terrill, The Associated Press

[Photo] Voz Veis, Guerra, Martin pick up early Latin Grammys at show’s Las Vegas debut

November 9, 2007
Daniel Garza, 74, talks about a proposed border wall from his backyard in Granjeno, Texas, Wednesday. A proposed border fence could cut through property of about 35 homes in the city along the border. The Associated Press, Eric Gay

[Photo] U.S.-Mexico border wall could strand towns in no-man’s-land

November 9, 2007
Mel Brooks arrives for the Broadway opening of the new musical "Young Frankenstein" in New York on Thursday. Seth Wenig, The Associated Press

[Photo] Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” to hit Broadway

By Michael Kuchwara • November 9, 2007
The Associated Press, Pierre DuCharme

[Photo] Space shuttle Discovery returns to Earth, ends 15-day mission packed with heroics

By Marcia Dunn • November 8, 2007
Scott Michael Foster, who plays Jed Berland and Michelle Lombardo, who plays Debra Locatelli, is shown with director, writer and "quarterlife" co-creator Marshall Herskovitz during the shooting of the pilot on location in Los Angeles. quarterlife, Elisabeth Caren

[Photo] TV veterans to launch online sitcom Sunday

By Frazier Moore • November 8, 2007
The Associated Press, Brain Kersey

[Photo] Bill Clinton discusses new ‘green’ initiatives in Chicago

By Deanna Bellandi • November 8, 2007
O.J. Simpson is transferred to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, in this Sept. 16, 2007 file photo, after being arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas. When O.J. Simpson steps back into a courtroom to face armed ro Jae C. Hong, The Associated Press

[Photo] O.J. Simpson due in court in Las Vegas armed robbery case; faces 12 charges

By Ken Ritter • November 8, 2007
Pupils are evacuated from Jokela High School in Tuusula, Finland, on Wednesday after a teenager opened fire at his school, killing eight - seven students and the principal - before taking his own life. The Associated Press, Seppo Samuli

[Photo] Teen shoots, kills 8 in rampage at Finnish school, then kills self

By Marius Turula • November 8, 2007
An Afghan doctor treats a boy at a hospital after a suicide attack in Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday. Erica Magda

[Photo] Bomb targets lawmakers in Afghanistan, leaves 28 dead

By The Associated Press • November 7, 2007
Sgt. 1st Class Pamela Johnson works the phone at the Army recruiting office in Waterloo, Iowa, in this July 7, 2005 file photo. Erica Magda

[Photo] Military aiming to ease standards for recruits with criminal records

By Lolita C. Baldor • November 7, 2007
Erica Magda

[Photo] Military: 2007 bloodiest year in Iraq for U.S.

By Steven R. Hurst - The Associated Press • November 7, 2007
Writers strike outside The Walt Disney Co. studios in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday. The first strike by Hollywood writers against TV networks and movie studios in nearly two decades entered its second day Tuesday. Erica Magda

[Photo] Brainstorming a good ‘Jeopardy!’ answer is a union position, too

By Lynn Elber • November 7, 2007
Work surfaces are scrubbed before a shift at the Excel slaughterhouse in Schuyler, Neb., June 7. In the summer months, as many as one in every two cows processed at the Excel plant carry the deadly E. Coli bacteria before being put through steam-pasteuriz Erica Magda

[Photo] Food safety hindered by problems in system

By Josh Funk • November 6, 2007
Residents are transported on a Navy truck through a flooded street in Villahermosa, eastern Mexico, Monday. At least 20,000 people were still trapped Monday on the rooftops of homes swallowed by water. Erica Magda

[Photo] Victims of Mexican flood search for food, medicine

By Ioan Grillo • November 6, 2007
Writers Guild of America members picket Universal studios in Los Angeles on the first day of the strike, Monday. Erica Magda

[Photo] Hollywood writers strike for 1st time since ’80s; late night talk shows revert to repeat episodes

By Gary Gentile • November 6, 2007
Ultranationalist demonstrators, carrying an assortment of banners and flags, take part in their authorized rally in downtown Moscow, on Sunday. Demonstrators complained of the presence in Russia of dark-skinned migrants from other former Soviet republics, Alexander Zemlianichenko, The Associated Press

[Photo] Thousands of Russian nationalists stage anti-immigrant march in Moscow

By The Associated Press • November 5, 2007
Jam Master Jay, a.k.a. Jason Mizell, a member of hip hop pioneers Run-DMC, is seen in Los Angeles in this Feb. 25, 2002, file photo. The gunman who killed hip hop icon Jam Master Jay has never been identified, but he has what could be a telltale character Krista Niles, The Associated Press

[Photo] Report: Tattoo a potential clue in slaying of hip hop icon Jam Master Jay

By The Associated Press • November 5, 2007
President Bush walks back to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, after delivering a speech at the Heritage Foundation, where he spoke on the Global War on Terror. Erica Magda

[Photo] Bush compares modern threat of terrorism to Lenin, Hitler ascents

By Jennifer Loven • November 2, 2007
British singer Amy Winehouse with her award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 in Munich, Germany Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Christof Stache

[Photo] Amy Winehouse stunned speechless while accepting award at MTV Europe Music Awards

By The Associated Press • November 2, 2007
In this undated handout picture from the U.S. Army Air Force, the ground crew of the Enola Gay B-29 bomber which bombed Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945 with the "Little Boy" atomic bomb, stands with pilot Col. Paul W. Tibbets, center, in the Marianas Is Erica Magda

[Photo] WWII bomber pilot stands up for atomic bomb mission until death

By Julie Carr Smyth • November 2, 2007
Actors Jennifer Garner and Kevin Kline at the curtain call for the opening night of "Cyrano De Bergerac" on Broadway at The Richard Rodgers Theatre, Thursday in New York. Peter Kramer, The Associated Press

[Photo] David Leveaux, director of latest ‘Cyrano’ revival, aspires to live with protagonist’s panache

By Tim Molloy • November 2, 2007
A set worker carries a light stand as lights on scaffolding shine into rooms during the production of an Internet feature on a location shoot in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Writers, producers and a federal mediator continued talking Wednesday with the hope Reed Saxon, The Associated Press

[Photo] Hollywood writers on verge of strike, seeking money, respect in talks with producers

By Gary Gentile • November 2, 2007
Comedian Stephen Colbert raises his arms as he speaks to an audience at the University of South Carolina in Columbia on Sunday after a ceremony where he received a key to the city. Erica Magda

[Photo] Colbert denied S.C. Democratic bid

By Jim Davenport • November 2, 2007
Rescue workers cover up bodies alongside a bomb-damaged passenger train, following a number of explosions in Madrid, Spain, on March 14, 2004. Erica Magda

[Photo] Madrid bombers convicted of mass murder

By Paul Haven • November 1, 2007
A set worker carries a light stand as lights on scaffolding shine into rooms during the production of an Internet feature on a location shoot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. Writers, producers and a federal mediator continued talking Wednesday Reed Saxon, The Associated Press

[Photo] Hollywood writers and producers could strike by Friday; contract expires without deal

By Gary Gentile • November 1, 2007
This undated photo provided by the University of Texas Press shows sculptures made from old farm equipment and auto parts in Waxahachie, Texas, made by Waxahachie folk artist David Strickland. Erica Magda

[Photo] Artists cultivating new opportunities within landscaping

By Dean Fosdick • November 1, 2007
Southern California Edison foreman Mark Hubbard, left, talks with crew members while linemen Brandon Hyatt, above left, and Mitch Ogg, above right, work on a power pole damaged by strong winds in Camarillo, Calif, on Oct. 21. From the high desert to the P Erica Magda

[Photo] Boy linked to outbreak of blaze may be charged

By Daisy Nguyen • November 1, 2007
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