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…- dreds. He said few admit their faith because of n and there are no NEWS IN BRIEF HEADLINES FRO AROUND THE WORLD PARISr Activists, students protest jobs law Police loosed water cannons and tear gas on…

… rioting students and activists rampaged through a McDonald's and attacked store fronts in the capital Saturday as demonstra- tions against a plan to relax job protections spread in a widening arc across…

… about foreign ownership of America WASHINGTON (AP) - The furor over efforts by an Arab company to buy U.S. port operations has focused attention on a little noticed economic fact of life: America…

… serving Arab investors, foreigners are buying bigger and bigger chunks of the country. The U.S. must borrow more than $2 billion per day from foreigners to finance its huge trade deficits. In 2005, for…

….m. today. The show will feature tradi- tional and contemporary Arabic music. CRIME NOTES Racist graffiti found in Herbert H. Dow building Racial slurs targeting students of Asian descent were found at about…

… The Hellenic Student Association will host its first annual talent show and Tavli tournament today from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Michigan Union's Uni- versity Club. The cost is free and any- one is…

… eligible to enter. Refreshments will be provided. Ensemble to play contemporary Arabic music The Arabic Music Ensemble will present a concert in the Britton Recital Hall of the E.V Moore building at 8 p…

…- cials are investigating Associate Housing Director John Finn after the adminis- tration discovered he was holding an apartment reserved for underprivileged students on North Campus last year. The…

… offers the residence rent- free to underprivileged students until they gain financial stability. He also claimed the arrangement was made so he could demonstrate a "model" apart- ment for potential renters…

…. Housing Director Robert Hughes described Finn's actions as a "mis- judgment." Finn replied, "I'm not saying it was right. But there were minority students who were in a very critical time and I helped them…

…' chairwoman Katherine DeGrow, an Eaton Rapids Republican, and O'Connor, the board's vice chairman. Deadline tonight for A2 journalist held hostage Study: College students lack vital literacy skills…

… Iraqi women were due to be freed by the U.S. military. But the White House said no pris- oner release appeared imminent, and a major Sunni Arab clerical group said it could do little to help because it…

… Journal before moving to Jordan and launching her freelance career in 2002, learning Arabic along the way. Her newspaper's Washington bureau chief, David Cook, also urged the cap- tors to contact the paper…

… hopes to reach Arab television audiences and per- suade Carroll's captors to free her. The Bloomfield Hills-based Islamic Shura Council of Michigan, which rep- resents about 20 Muslim groups in the state…

… Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com NoTABLE QUOTABLE 44 Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes…

…. And last year, when U.S.-backed local elections elevated militant Islamist groups in Egypt, the White House was caught back- pedaling again. Bush marketed democracy to the Arab masses as a mouthpiece…

…@umich.edu VIEWPOINT Students 4 Michigan outlines accomplishments BY NICOLE STALLINGS AND JOANNA SLOTT The members of the Students 4 Michigan Party would like to applaud other parties who have demonstrated an interest…

… elected to represent all students, as well as to increase voter turnout. While we appreciate the increased involvement in Michigan Student Assembly, S4M will enjoy the opportunity to defend both our genuine…

… commitment to campus and our track record of real results. While the Michigan Progressive Party has been very good at saying what needs to be done, Students 4 Michigan members of the MSA and LSA Student…

… to improve the lives of students each and every day. We have made great strides in the realm of academics - creating an international studies minor and an LSAT familiarization course through the Career…

… Center, increasing students' study abroad options, improving the course design of Engineering 101, improv- ing graduate student instructor consistency in various departments and increasing the hours of the…

… undergraduate and graduate libraries during exams. Additionally, S4M members are single-handedly the reason that Advice Online is operational today, and they are continuing to improve it. Students 4 Michigan has…

… worked hard to reach out to student organizations and help them as much as possible. We have allocated more than $200,000 per semester to student groups across the spectrum and continue to do so. In…

… addition, we have reached out to individual students through an application process to join MSA's committees and com- missions and gotten hundreds more students involved in helping improve student life…

… map to Mid- east peace - the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia - will meet today, and the Security Coun- cil was to hold a ministerial meeting Thursday that Arab leaders hope will help…

… abuses," Annan said. CRIME Continued from page 1A Police said the suspect entered by cutting through a dining-room screen. At about 1:20 a.m., a 20-year- old University student was on his front porch on…

… the 1000 block of Packard Street when he was approached by a stranger. The man jabbed the student in the stomach with a butcher knife. The victim tried to run, but stopped, hindered by his flip…

… well-lit 200 block of North Ingalls Avenue. A female University student was walking home from a coffee shop listening to her iPod. The 18-year- old was attacked from behind by two men and struck in the…

… student move-in, there have also been reports of sexu- al prowling, several of them at sorority houses. Last Wednes- day, at the Alpha Phi sorority on Oxford Street, sorority mem- bers spotted a man on…

… stu- dents pay special attention to lock- ing windows - even those with screens - and should always lock, rather than just close them. Kinsey said students should lock upper-level windows, especially if…

… of Michi-, gan donated between 15,000 and 20,000 books last year. More than 30 colleges in the state partici- pated. King said he hopes students at the University, who gave a total of 1,000 books last…

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….85 gpa) " Licensed attorney " 14 years of teaching experience - Hundreds of delighted students POPE Continued from page 1A the Muslim Graduate Students' Association, said the remarks came as a shock…

… Chelsea Hoard Production Manager The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is avaiable free…

…, Mohammed al-Uraibiy, a court official said. The new chief judge is a Shiite Arab, as is al-Amiri. CORRECTIONS- Compiledfrom Daily wire reports An article on the front page of yesterday's paper (Know your…

…. Students anticipating high heating bills should dial down the temperature on their thermostat, because each degree saves about 3 percent on a heating bill, DTE spokeswoman Eileen Dixon said. Hurricanes…

…- mation and running candidates for every vacant position. "If we're elected it could, in a very real way, affect students' lives," Nowinski said. Levine said the party is too focused on politics. According…

… proved wrong, if he can't pull it off in a month or so?" Clarke asked. The truce offer may be aimed at making bin Laden "look more rea- sonable in Arab and Muslim eyes. He's a very sophisticated reader of…

… members of the group signed up to help register students in the basement of the Union and on the Diag. In addition to the U.S. senatorial race, voters will decide this year who will hold several prominent…

…. Additionally, nurse sharks are par- ticularly docile, as they only eat small aquatic invertebrates and are not as likely to chomp off the arm of a careless grad student. "Nurse sharks are very intelligent…

… Electro-hydraulics. FEMA Corporation announces it is seeking mechanical engineering student candidates for summer engineering internships to work in a world-class manufacturing environment. Successful…

… candidates will be exposed to the following real life training: Product orientation Testing equipment training Laboratory procedlures Less commonl9 taught language courses will include: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch…