Nation

Nov. 30, 2007
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead ...
Nov. 30, 2007
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dozens of Hurricane Katrina victims still living in FEMA trailer parks will have to find new housing by Friday, as the agency works to shutter the temporary facilities it set up after the 2005 storm. The move is intended to help the hurricane ...
Nov. 09, 2007
When psychology senior Jane Berezovsky traveled to Kenya in July, it was obvious to her that malaria is a major problem in African countries. "I lived in a rural area there and they had a lot of issues with children getting malaria," she said....
Sep. 20, 2007
Just a week after significant Iraq War developments, Thomas Wise, a U.S. State Department diplomat, addressed an estimated crowd of 40 in the West Bank's Hubert H. Humphrey Center about his experience working on a reconstruction team...
Aug. 01, 2007
University students are traveling more than ever. The number of study-abroad students has more than doubled since 1998, according to Learning Abroad Center statistics. As travel becomes more commonplace among the collegiate set...
Apr. 19, 2007
University President Bob Bruininks was returning from a luncheon Monday when he first heard the news of the Virginia Tech shootings. The death toll was rising in Blacksburg, Virginia....
Mar. 28, 2007
It's not the miraculous memory-erasing device from the 1997 hit movie "Men in Black," but it has a similar goal. Propranolol, a generic drug used to fight hypertension and now being considered...
Feb. 06, 2007
With tours of duty for U.S. troops extended and casualties mounting, one University professor is looking for a solution to steady the societal burden of Iraq...
Feb. 02, 2007
Since Bill Murray hit the silver screen as meteorologist Phil Connors in the film "Groundhog Day," Punxsutawney, Pa., has been the center of attention every Feb. 2...
Jan. 31, 2007
More than 90 years after the Armenian genocide, University professor Taner Ak
Oct. 18, 2006
Now in its third year, the University's National Center for Food Protection and Defense has aided the government in fighting agroterrorism, a form of bioterrorism that affects food supplies. Despite the three-year, $15 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security up for renewal this year, University officials said the country's food supply is still at risk...
Oct. 06, 2006
There's very little time left for peace in the Middle East, said Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs professor Michael Barnett on Thursday. Barnett answered questions and spoke at length about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the Continuing Education and Conference Center in St. Paul.
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  • Kari Petrie
Nov. 04, 2004
President George W. Bush won his bid for re-election Wednesday.
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  • Jason Juno
Nov. 04, 2004
Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry conceded to President George W. Bush on Wednesday, leaving some students to reflect on a long campaign and what might happen in the next four years.
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Nov. 03, 2004
Neither President George W. Bush nor Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry has been declared the winner in the 2004 presidential election.
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