Conn. requires vaccination
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Friday
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1859 — At Port Said, Egypt, ground is broken for the Suez Canal. an artificial waterway intended to streach 101 miles across the isthmus of Suez and connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
1995 — Actress Ginger Rogers, best known for the 10 films she made with dance partner Fred Astaire, dies at the age of 83.

Evans sought for ID fraud, police say
Sophomore forward also suspended from workouts
By Kelly Morris and Jaime Walker
Staff Reporters

Fort Worth police say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of TCU women’s basketball player Tiffany Evans in connection with an identity fraud case involving senior teammate Kati Safaritova. University officials
said Wednesday night that Evans has been suspended from team workouts.
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Catholic students react to pope’s conference
By Kelly Maria Howard
Staff Reporter

To Aaron Shutt, a priest who molests a child has no place in the Catholic Church.
“I think that once a priest has violated the priesthood, and most importantly the morals of God and being a Christian, they should not be allowed back into ministry,” said Shutt, a Catholic and sophomore advertising/public relations major. “I feel that a priest can gain forgiveness, but that he will have violated and lost the truth of his church and community.”
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Daughters come to work today, sons come next year
Program organizers mark 10th anniversary by inviting boys
By Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter

Starting next year, boys will get to punch the clock, too.
After a decade of successfully promoting “Take Our Daughters To Work Day,” organizers said Tuesday they will open the annual event to sons as well.
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Student Government Association members finish another semester, look forward to fall
SGA faced challenges but claim progress made throughout year
BY ALISHA WASSENAAR
Staff Reporter

The last meeting has adjourned, the finances have been settled and the books have been shut for the summer break. The Student Government Association is ending its spring semester business and is satisfied with the progress it made communicating with the students, said Brad Thompson, SGA secretary.
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Police officer killed during afternoon standoff

Mayors along Bosque River upset over proposed rules

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FBI warning issued about further terrorist attacks on supermarkets
Officials caution that information
is unsubstantiated
By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The FBI quietly warned its agents nationwide of unconfirmed information from a captured senior al-Qaeda official that terrorists may be planning attacks against supermarkets or shopping centers, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
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Supreme Court hears case of Gonzaga graduate falsely accused of date rape
By ANNE GEARAN
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — After being falsely accused of date rape, Gonzaga University graduate Rue Paster wants to collect $450,000 from university officials who released details of the allegation to a potential employer.
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First Lady renews call for public service
Mrs. Bush says nation more compassionate after terrorist attacks
By MICHAEL GRACZYK
Associated Press

COLLEGE STATION (AP) — The legacy of last year’s terrorist attacks is that America has become a more compassionate nation, first lady Laura Bush said Wednesday, renewing her husband’s call for people to greater participate in public service.
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Stuntmen say Blake attempted to hire them to kill his wife
Both men will likely be key witnesses
in murder trial
By LINDA DEUTSCH
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Two stuntmen who worked on the “Baretta” television series with Robert Blake are expected to testify that he tried to hire them to kill his wife, Blake’s lawyer said Wednesday.
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Texas A&M presidency selection down to Sen. Gramm, former CIA director
By SUZANNE GAMBOA
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Sen. Phil Gramm and former CIA director Robert Gates have emerged as the top candidates for the Texas A&M president’s job, with the board of regents deadlocked, three sources with ties to the Republican Party told The Associated Press.
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Bush seeks funds for Thune, attacks Dems

Quake jolts Yugoslavia; 1 man killed, 60 injured

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