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Strategically speaking

Having already lost $13 million in state funding in 2011, Ball State officials hope a new university strategic plan that emphasizes faculty retainment will prevent Indiana State legislators from making more budgetary cuts.


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Elimination of Ind. Toll Road exit still in play

LAKE STATION, Ind.- The private operator of the Indiana Toll Road continues to study the possible elimination of westbound Exit 21 and still plans to make a decision by this fall, according to ITR Concession Co. spokeswoman Amber Kettring.


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Indiana State Fair hikes admission prices

INDIANAPOLIS - Visitors to next month's Indiana State Fair will face higher gate admission prices and a first-ever parking charge as the fair returns after taking a financial hit in the wake of last year's deadly stage collapse.



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Behind the TV channel blackouts: stalling profits

LOS ANGELES - Channel blackouts such as the one that resulted from the recent spat between Viacom and DirecTV have become far more common over the past three years. Consumers can thank the changing dynamics of the entertainment industry.


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NY suit vs. Strauss-Kahn revisits dismissed case

A year after the criminal case accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting a hotel maid started to crumble, it's getting renewed scrutiny in her lawsuit over the encounter with the former International Monetary Fund chief.


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Obama says no apology to Romney over Bain attacks

WOLFEBORO, N.H. - Mitt Romney's campaign said Sunday that President Barack Obama is willing to say anything to win a second term and should say he's sorry for attacks on the Republican's successful career at a private equity firm. "No, we will not apologize," the president responded, adding that if Romney wants credit for his business leadership, he also needs to take responsibility.


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Test improvements punctuated with teacher layoffs

INDIANAPOLIS - In the same week that Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett praised the Dickinson Fine Arts Academy in South Bend for improving its test scores enough to avoid a state takeover, the South Bend Community School Corp. voted to eliminate 89 jobs. -á



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Dozens arrested in federal raids

INDIANAPOLIS - Federal prosecutors say dozens of people associated with the Outlaws motorcycle gang have been arrested following raids in Indiana aimed at dismantling their criminal organization.



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Florida A&M president resigns in wake of scandal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The president of Florida A&M University submitted his resignation Wednesday, the same day the university was sued by parents of a drum major who died during a hazing. It was unclear if the two events were related. -á


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Foundation: No politicians at 9/11 anniversary

NEW YORK - Politicians will be excluded from speaking at this year's Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero, following a year in which families have expressed concern that political struggles are hindering progress on a 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center site. -á


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States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers

LEBANON, Ohio - As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief.


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Medicaid official rules against Ind. abortion law

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said.






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