Purdue warns former students about data breach

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is warning more than 7,000 former students that their Social Security numbers may have been accessed last year during a computer breach.



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Gov. Perry calls jobs record a big plus

Texas Gov. Rick Perry contended Monday he has the best economic record and executive experience in government of any Republican presidential candidate, contrasting his credentials with those of his top two rivals, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann.



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Authorities: 3 dead in Indiana fair stage collapse

INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities said they have confirmed at least three deaths after a stage collapsed Saturday night during a storm at the Indiana State Fair, where the country group Sugarland was set to perform.


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Special interest gave millions to budget panel

WASHINGTON — The 12 lawmakers appointed to a new congressional supercommittee charged with tackling the nation's fiscal problems have received millions in contributions from special interests with a direct stake in potential cuts to federal programs, an Associated Press analysis of federal campaign data has found.



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Landfill may be searched for missing Indiana student

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The company that runs a western Indiana landfill says it is cooperating with investigators who might search it for signs of an Indiana University student who's been missing for two months.



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IU union urges president to forgo big raise

BLOOMINGTON — The union that represents Indiana University's support staff is urging IU's president to turn down a 22 percent pay raise, saying the money could instead go toward preventing layoffs at a campus library.


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Obama signs debt bill after final Senate vote

WASHINGTON — The Senate emphatically passed emergency legislation Tuesday to avoid a first-ever government default, rushing the legislation to President Barack Obama for his signature just hours before the deadline. The vote was 74-26.


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Debt and spending deal picks up momentum in Senate

WASHINGTON — A crisis-conquering deficit-reduction agreement struck by the White House and congressional leaders after months of partisan rancor picked up momentum in the Senate Monday, as a member of the Republican leadership predicted at least 30 GOP votes.







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