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Senate backs change to SG Election Codes

By Celeste Ansley
Staff Writer
September 2, 2010

Student Government Senate revised the SG Election Code on Wednesday to prohibit campaigning within 20 feet of University buildings and decrease campaign spending. The Summer Planning Committee worked on...

Russian passenger airliner makes safe landing in Moscow after concerns of gear damage

By By Wikinews October 26, 2009

A Russian passenger airliner safely landed at the Vnukovo airport in Moscow on Saturday, after concerns that its landing gear might have been damaged. The plane, an Airbus A330 with 267 passengers aboard,...

Location of 2009-10-24 quake off Indonesia

Heavy 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

By By Wikinews October 26, 2009

A heavy earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck deep underwater off the eastern shores of Indonesia on Saturday, officials said. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake's epicentre was...

Car bombings near Iraq government offices kill at least 130

By By Wikinews October 26, 2009

At least 132 people were killed on Sunday after two car bombings struck the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Over 500 were hurt in the attacks, which were the worst to strike the country in over two years. The...

At least 25 dead after train crash in Egypt

By By Wikinews October 26, 2009

A train crash in Egypt killed at least 25 people on Saturday, officials said. Varying reports gave the number of injured between 24 and 55. Police officials have warned, however, that the true death toll...

Zimbabwean police raid MDC party’s offices

By By Wikinews October 26, 2009

According to the Zimbabwean finance minister, a building belonging to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party was raided by police on Friday. The police had reportedly...

45th Munich Security Conference 2009: Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Repubic of Afghanistan, during his speech on Sunday morning.

Afghanistan prepares for presidential runoff election

By By Wikinews October 26, 2009

Afghanistan is getting ready for a second-round presidential election between President Hamid Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah. The second round comes after the election commission...

Obama sweeps to victory as first black president

By David Espo
The Associated Press
November 5, 2008

To read about what Obama is doing today, click here.WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame...

Obama makes final-hour push in Indiana – 2:30 p.m.

By Associated Press
November 4, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) — Seeking a transcendent victory, Democrat Barack Obama made a final-hour push for Republican-leaning Indiana on Tuesday after casting his own ballot with his young daughters at his...

Palin rallies supporters in Ohio, Missouri – 4:10 p.m.

By Associated Press
November 4, 2008

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin offered optimism to a boisterous crowd in an Ohio Democratic stronghold and pepped up a huge rally in conservative central...

Young voters lean heavily toward Obama -7:50 p.m.

By Associated Press
November 4, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) — Rafi Zelikowsky skipped class on Tuesday to camp out in downtown Chicago and wait for Barack Obama, the man who captured the hearts of so many young voters. "We're feeding off the...

‘Never give up,’ McCain exhorts on 7-state finale – 10:20 a.m.

By Associated Press
November 4, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John McCain often tells campaign audiences he doesn't hide from history. He surely didn't on Monday, undertaking an energetic march across seven battleground states on the last...