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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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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

Japanese company develops patch to measure pet stress

By The Associated Press • April 30, 2007
 

American Idol raises $60 million for charity

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007
 

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

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

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007
 

Ebert: ‘So what?’ on his inability to talk at Virginia

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007

Pentagon says senior al-Qaida operative captured, taken to Guantanamo Bay

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007
Hollywood actor Richard Gere, left, hugs and kisses Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty during and event for HIV-AIDS awareness in New Delhi, India, Sunday, March 15, 2007. The event was organized by Truckers Corporation of India Foundation and HIV-AIDS advoc The Associated Press

Indian court reportedly issues arrest warrant for Richard Gere for public kiss

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007

Michael Jordan’s son plans to play for Illinois

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007

Famed astrophysicist, imprisoned in his body by ALS, flies weightless aboard jet

By The Associated Press • April 27, 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

3 dead in shooting at Kansas City shopping center

By The Associated Press • April 27, 2007

Rosie O’Donnell’s stormy stay on `The View’ will be a short one; she announces she’s leaving

By The Associated Press • April 26, 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

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

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

Creator of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ sued

By The Associated Press • April 26, 2007
 

Daily Show readies segment on Chief Illiniwek

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

Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ recreated as ‘horror thriller’

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
 

Bulls pull off second win as series moves to Miami

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

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

Cricket’s popularity increasing in America

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
 

First trimester abortions legalized in Mexico City

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007

Schools urged to put healthy snacks in vending machines

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

Mounting losses have Pinella scratching head

By The Associated Press • April 25, 2007
 

Bush vows to reject Democrat legislation

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007
 

Luol Deng expects game pace to change after Miami regroups

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007

Come one, come all: Tribeca festival presents a diverse lineup for a myriad of moviegoers

By The Associated Press • April 24, 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

Former Russian President Yeltsin dies at age 76

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007
 

Fans remember Barbaro’s death

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007

Barbosa speeds ahead of competitors for award

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

Virginia Tech classes resume

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007

Sanjaya just the start: Stay tuned for a South Asian breakout

By The Associated Press • April 24, 2007
 

Chicago Skyscraper

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007
 

Stealing Lincoln’s Body

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007

Unique house reflects couple’s tastes

By The Associated Press • April 23, 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

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin dies at 76

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007

Spilled cheese blocks Chicago Skyway

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007

Santo misses game with irregular heartbeat

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

Film Summer Sleepers

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2007

NASA building evacuated after gunman barricades himself inside

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007

Virginia Tech gunman ‘prototypical’ killer

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007

Chicago exhibit to feature world’s most famous maps

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007

Schaumburg teen charged in connection with bomb rumor

By The Associated Press • April 20, 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

Governor declares day of mourning to celebrate lives of Virginia Tech victims

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007

Exercisers step up to stair climbs

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007
Alec Baldwin and his daughter Ireland are seen in this Tuesday, July 12, 2005 file photo in New York. The festering bad blood between movie-star exes Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger flared up Thursday, April 19, 2007 when an angry phone message from Baldwin The Associated Press

Feud between exes Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger flares up with release of angry voicemail

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

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

By The Associated Press • April 20, 2007
 

Buehrle’s no-hitter paces White Sox

By The Associated Press • April 19, 2007

California schools shut down after man threatens mass killings

By The Associated Press • April 19, 2007
 

Waltrip still happy as car owner despite miserable start

By The Associated Press • April 19, 2007

Cho mails manifesto in package to network

By The Associated Press • 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

Cho identified as VT shooter

By The Associated Press • April 18, 2007

It’s the women, not the man, that keep `The Bachelor’ reality franchise going

By The Associated Press • April 18, 2007

Violent threats sweep seven states

By The Associated Press • April 18, 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

Tragic shooting at Virginia Tech leaves 33 dead

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007

Beautifying faces and the Earth at the same time

By The Associated Press • April 17, 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

Massacre gunman had raised concerns with his disturbing writings

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007

Cormac Mccarthy wins fiction Pulitzer, Ornette Coleman cited for music

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007
 

Cubs win big, lose Soriano

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

Kenya takes top spots in foul-weathered Boston Marathon

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2007

Europe to Africa by train? Engineers itching to make it happen

By The Associated Press • April 16, 2007
In this image from NASA TV, astronaut Sunita Williams runs on a treadmill with her Boston Marathon number 14000 displayed on the International Space Station, Monday. The Associated Press

Space odyssey: Astronaut runs her Boston Marathon

By The Associated Press • April 16, 2007

Washington responds to Virginia Tech tragedy

By The Associated Press • April 16, 2007

‘Harry Potter’ phenomenon manifested in fan sites

By The Associated Press • April 16, 2007

Highlights of Hollywood’s summer film lineup

By The Associated Press • April 16, 2007
The Long Players perform at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tenn. March 15. The Associated Press

Nashville’s Long Players pay tribute to classic rock albums

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007

Chicago beats Los Angeles to become U.S. candidate for 2016 Olympics

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007
The Associated Press

Gonorrhea gains resistance to drugs

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007

Abstinence students no more likely to abstain from sex, study says

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

Navy shows off its terror-fighting dolphins

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007

Deal sought to avoid custody fight over Anna Nicole Smith’s baby girl

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007
 

Imus’ wife runs radio fundraiser after CBS fires him over Rutgers insult; team accepts apology

By The Associated Press • April 13, 2007
 

“Ugly Betty” star says she’ll never become Hollywood waif

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007

‘Office’ fans flock to edit Wikipedia after lead character cites entry on negotiations

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007

Prosecutor drops charges in Duke sexual assault case

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007

Jamar Smith allowed to remain a student at University

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007
Pedestrians make their way across an icy bridge in a light snowfall Wednesday, in downtown Chicago. Mike Derer, AP

Winter weather moves east

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

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

‘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

‘Healthy Schools’ trim on fats

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007
 

Imus raises nearly $1 million after MSNBC drops simulcast

By The Associated Press • April 12, 2007

Sox fall to Oakland

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

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

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Chicago teens shot after one brings gun to school

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Cubs game postponed

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007
 

Houston starter shuts down Chicago Cubs

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

Orangutans learn to play video games

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Irreplaceable photos of Beatles lost; lawsuit filed

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Energy Department predicts lower gas prices for summer

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Prosecutors drop charges in Duke case

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Colleges, lenders cozier than anticipated

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

‘Guitar Hero’ team moves on to ‘Rock Band’

By The Associated Press • April 11, 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

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

Texas forward Durant to enter draft

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007
 

Bulls moving towards top spot in playoffs

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2007

Love in the age of Google: Internet searches change the dating dynamic

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007
 

Cubs open at Wrigley, suffer first home loss

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007
his undated photo provided by Dimension Films shows actress Rose McGowen as Cherry Darling in the film "Grindhouse." Rico Torres, Dimension Films, AP

‘Geek’ films enjoy growing popularity

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007

Astros beat Cubs 4-2

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007

State employee’s raise causes suspicion

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

Fanatics defend cockfighting

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007

Looper carries Cards in new role

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2007
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