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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31,2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Reporter testified against Libby in CIA-leak trial Reporter Judith Miller testified yesterday that former vice presi- dential aide L Lewis "Scooter" Libby identified a CIA operative to her on two occasions on dates ear- lier than he has told investigators he first heard the info...…

…4A - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 54Michtig'an 4ai lj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 5A The best infomercial on television I've always had this odd fascination with infomercials. I almost never want the ridiculous product pitched on Saturday-afternoon television, yet I find myself watching a decent amount of them out of curiosity anyway. Before I realize it, I usually end up blowing an hour of my day watching a demo of some poor-quality "super" blender tha...…

…6A- The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, January the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. TREE City Properties ! Houses & Apartments Available 2007 UNIVERSITY TOWERS 1 MONTH FREE ON ALL MAY LEASES. ONLY A FEW STILL AVAILABLE. GREAT APARTM ENTS & GREAT DEALS WON'T LAST LONG. CALL 734-761-2680 6 Bdrm: 1115 Packard $3100 Sept. 5 Bdrm: 925 Sylvan $3000 Sept. 4...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 7A PROFS From page 1A said Congress should with- hold funding to prevent Bush from making a decision they disagree with. According to Cole, Bush made some decisions because he won't be in office when it comes time to face the conse- quences. "You know how when you're on death row and your scheduled to die fairly soon?" he asked. "You go to your lawyer and ask for an appeal....…

…8A - Wednesday, January 31, 2007 PS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CerBASKbtLL Cag ers come back to Cris er Senior Lindsey Bruck's season-ending injury has opened the door for her teammates. Opportunistic duo key for 'M' By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor There's probably not much the players on the Michigan men's basketball team and a pig- tailed girl in a blue- and white-checkered dress from Kansas have in com- Iowa at mon. Mi...…

… Th M9hia 9a 9-Wdnsa, auay392 Personal Statement Shacking up with squirrels ByEmilyBeam 0 0 My parents' reactions - a mix of 40 percent panic and 60 percent denial - made itclear that getting an apartment with my boyfriend was a big deal. My mother was forced to aban- don her advice that had served so well for previous gentlemen callers, that I should ditch him and "concentrate on my studies." For-the 12-month duration of the lease, we wer...…

…I i 0 0 0 THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOKwith ANDREW GROSSMAN O CA JIII2?,Ld $ A look at the big news events this week and how important they really are. Conveniently ranked from one to 10. Weneda, anar 3, 00 -Th Mc iga aly< 7 CONT'd: Turns out Christianity and public education don't quite mix 2B HEAVENLY'U' The University didn't always eschew reli- gion. There's more than one reason why you should be glad they do now. 3B THE JUNK DRAWER Find ou...…

…-rhe . i . pgan a * y--Wedne , Jan u ry3 10O ._r__----- ---_._----- W- 49 " 0 I Wedesday Janury 312007 - e ichgnDiy< 3 QUOTES OF THE WEEK TALKING POINTS Three things you can talk about this week: 1. Order of Angell 2. Global warming, nuclear war and the second coming 3. Microsoft Vista (I'm) not that good at pronouncing words anyway." - New York Times reporter JUDITH MILLER on a television interview from a few years ago. Defense lawye...…

…S 9 '2 - - AML Amh - L 0 0 _0 sday, ;--nuarv 31, 2007 - The Michigan Daily Ted Kaczynski, thebb U91nabomber, 167graduate of the University's Mathematics graduate program tCOVER STORY if 1104 e IZ 5" l f6 n Ale- The hidden meaning of handwriting By Anne VanderMey I Daily News Editor Ralph Williams, English professor What people don't know about Kaczynski, the brilliant but murderous mail bomber, is that he's a very sensitive ch...…

…IMRAN SYED: WHY GORE, EDWARDS BEAT HILLARY, OBAMA OPINION, PAGE 4 A DYNAMIC EVOLUTION PETWAY A FORCE OFF THE COURT, TOO OF MONTREAL GOES AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ARTS, PAGE5 SPORTS, PAGE 9 I" L~:4Ii iic~xan4 &xiIVj An g-b-,. w.Wmichigandailycom esc -a yK. C200 Event billed as speech by . A week later, ex-terrorists araws ire Groups plan to walk out on event at Rackham By DANIEL TRUMP For the Daily Although Zachariah Anani is being billed as one ...…

…2 - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: The Extremist Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Sink one for tolerance It seems at least one group of students has figured out how to deal with religious differences. Yesterday morning I was walk- ing out of my history of Rome lecture in Angell Hall, trying to decide whether Emperor Ves- pasian looked more like John McCain or Dick Cheney. In the midst of my ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS JERUSALEM Suicide bombing is first in Israel in nine months After nine months without a sui- cide bombing in Israel, a Palestinian walked from Egypt across the open desert border, hitched a ride from a wary Israeli motorist and then blew himself up on yesterday inside a bakery in the Red Sea resort town of Eilat, Israeli officials said. Three Israelis who worked...…

…4-Tuesday, January 30, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS I'm 114. It's enough now. I'll go whenever the man upstairs calls me home." - Emma Faust Tillman, who at 114 was the world's oldest person before passing ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandJaily.com Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 5 A mix of '50s horror flicks and French Baroque with a flair for the dramatic - Of Montreal just can't go wrong. Exploring darker terrory INDIE STAPLE CHURNS OUT MOST INTROSPECTIVE RECORD TO DATE By DEVIKA DAGA Daily Arts Writer If 2005's The Sunlandic Twins was Of Mon- treal's Kid A, then 2007's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? is their Amnesiac - more of the same, ...…

…6- The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, January 30, 2 the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. UNIVERSITY TOWERS 1 MONTH FREE ON ALL MAY LEASES. ONLY A FEW STILL AVAILABLE. GREAT APARTM ENTS &.GREAT DEALS WON'T LAST LONG. CALL 734-761-2680 ! TREE City Properties!! Houses & Apartments Available 2007 6 Bdrm: 1115 Packard $3100 Sept. 5 Bdrm: 925 Sylvan $3000 Se...…

…The Michigan Daily - michiga EX-TERRORISTS From page 1 have killed 223 people by the time he was 17, when he con- verted to Christianity. University spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham said in written statement that the administration acknowledged the American-Arab Anti-Dis- crimination Committee's con- cerns. "Both the (American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Com- mittee ) and the University agreed on the importance of the free expression of ideas in an ...…

…8 - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com 8 - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 'Aces': Big guns, tiny plot By ELIE ZWIEBEL DailyArts Writer To ease the transition between "Ocean's 12" and the upcoming "Ocean's 13," Joe Carna- han ("Narc") took it upon himself to direct "Ocean's* 12.5" under the pseudonym "Smokin' Aces." As Carnah- Smokin' an isn't the director respon- Aces sible for...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 9 Petway lends a e pin hand 4 By H. JOSE BOSCH Daily Sports Editor Brent Petway told his teammate it was all right to cry. It's an odd statement in a world where an athlete is expected to be indestructible. But Petway isn't the prototypical team * leader, and following the shocking death of DeShawn Sims's brother, Marcus Pruitt, in November, Petway made a bigger difference in ...…

…10 - Tuesday, January 30, 2007 SPORTS The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Junior back on track MEN'S GYMNASTICS Chan shows up and makes @0 By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer The early years of Michigan wrestler Eric Tan- nenbaum' career certainly weren't what they are today. "I was terrible, actually," he said. But with Tannenbaum's unblemished record and hisrise to the No.2 rankinginthe nation at the 165-pound weight class, th...…

…S THE SHINS: Arts, 5A 471 jo SportsMonday, 1B (t446F eit c i n at 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com Monday, January 29, 2007 LEO NEGOTIATIONS Lecturers begin contract talks Union calls for more pay, uniform job titles ByKATHERINE MITCHELL Daily StaffReporter Wearing T-shirts that said "What do all Michigan teach- ers deserve?" members of the Lecturers' Employee Orga- nization began negotiations on a new contract with the Univ...…

…2A - Monday, January 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Oh, the brews you can choose The best-selling beers at AZ's best-stocked watering hole 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigatidailycom DONNM.FRESARD ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 freoord@micbigaodaily co Cfloyd@...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi authori- ties claim 250 extremists dead POWDER TO THE PEOPLE U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed about 250 militants in a daylong battle near Najaf aimed at prevent- ing attacks on religious pilgrims during major Shiite rituals, Iraqi authorities said. Iraqi officials said aUS. helicop- ter crashed duringthebattle, which began early yesterday when Iraqi forces attacked militants ab...…

…6 4A -Monday, January 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L74be Iidii~an &ikj~l Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu There's nothing I can really say to take away your pain. - Former Seton Hall University student JOSEPH LEPORE, one of two students who started a dorm fire that killed three students in 2000, to the victims' relatives at ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 29, 2007 - 5A CONCERT REVIEW Rufus who? Others shine at A2 folk fest ByANNAASH' DailyArts Writer Nudity, profanity, an accordi- on player named Tinkerbelle - in between the many singer- Ann Arbor songwriters Folk Festival were pleasantly unforeseenioddi- Saturday night ties in last week- end's Ann Arbor At Hill Auditorium Folk Festival. Regardless of whether or not The Slambovian Circus...…

…6A- The Michigan Daily -Monday, January 29, the michigan daily PARKING SPACES AVAILAB~L. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Cam pus Call 668-1100. ! ! AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 blks. to campus. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. apts. is beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMS avail. 3-5 blks. to UM cen- tral camp...…

…The Michigan Daily - m.ichigandaily.com Monday, January 29, 2007 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, January 29, 2007 - 7A SAAN From page IA about both sides of the con- flict. South Asian nations should build upon their relation- ship with the United States. without sacrificing their own cultural and political goals, Gandhi said. "I want South Asia to be one of the regions in the world that is trulyindependent," he said. To ...…

…8A - Monday, January 29, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bricklayer H1umnanbeing* We believe community service is a part of our job description. Last June, we asked our US staff of 29,000 to take a day away from work and help their neighbors. We called it 29k/30. 4 0 Learn more about this project and others. Visit pwc.com/community 0 *4 Y 94, 0 *connectedthinking 4I#)RICEWATERHOUSE(&PEI a 0 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers L...…

…Netters grab pair of home upsets MEN'S/WOMEN'S TENNIS 4B 4 e IK Herman: NHL needs an NBA facelift SM COLUMN 2B THE MICHIGAN DAILY Monday, January 29,2007 michigandaily.com 6 Michigan coach Tommy Amaker looks down-and-out during a 76-61 defeat at the hands of Indiana. It was the Wolverines' second-straight road loss and fifth of the season. MICHIGAN 61, INDIANA 76 NOT AGAIN 'M' gets historic, victory By COLT ROSENSWEIG Daily Sports Writ...…

…CA IE The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, January 29, 2007 'M' SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY- 1.31 M BASKETBALL VS.IOWA,8P.M. THURSDAY -2.1 W Basketball atlllinois, 8 p.m. FRIDAY -2.2 MTrack/Fieldat Meyolnvitational,TBA W Track/Field at MeyoaClassic,10 a.m. M TENNIS VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN, 6 P.M. WRESTLING VS.IOWA, 7:30 PM. Ice Hockey at Western Michigan,7:35 p.m. SATURDAY-2.3 W Tennis atOr...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 29, 2007 - 3B Charity stripe kind to Blue Icers near perfect for month By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON - The Michi- gan men's basketball team followed the popular coaches' logic NOTEBOOK espoused by ESPN commentator and former coach Rick Majerus that if you attempt more free throws than 3- pointers, you should win the game. But the Wolverines encountered an unforesee...…

…d c 1 4B - Mond ay, January 29, 2007 r It IVI i I I The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Lucky No. 12: Tennis teams score upsets First-year coach breaks out big Horns hooked by loose 'M' By CHRIS MESZAROS Daily Sports Writer Saturday's challenge was nothing new for Jenny Kuehn. Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, the graduate studentknew firsthand what it takes to overcome adversity. Kuehn rallied back to claim an exciting win for the Mich...…

…JAMES DICKSON MICHIGAN NEEDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPINION, PAGE 4 ALMODOVAR'S LATEST A RETURN TO MELODRAMA WOMEN'S HOOPS FALLS TO WISCONSIN SPORTS, PAGE.8 ARTS, PAGE S 40ie fidigan DrnIj 1)NE- UNI) N IX EL N AI \IS F IIDITR AL 11El)OM Ann Arbor, Michigan w w.michigandailycom Friday, January 26,2007 Society asks Angell family to use its name JERELMY CHn/a Brighton resident Casey Janis drinks a beer at Ashley's Restaurant and Pub on State Str...…

…2 - Friday, January 26, 2007ThMihgnDly-mhgadlco The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extrem Iist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Characters Why do people post 'you must be 21 to. drink' signs at house parties? Hint: There is no good reason Remember when you threw your first house party and your older friends told you to post "no drink- ing if you are uoder 21" sigos oext to the keg...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com A NEW LOOK NEWS BRIEFS BEIRUT, Lebanon . Students clash with supporters of Hezbollah University students loyal to Leb- anon's government clashed with Hezbollah supporters yesterday, setting cars ablaze and battling with homemade clubs and stones. The melee deepened worries that Lebanon cannot contain the politi- cal and sectarian rivalries threat- ening to push it toward civil war. At least three people...…

…4 - Friday, January 26, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com L74CMidi4an3aihl Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu 0 DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board. All other signed arti...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, January 26, 2007 - 5 Pleasure Cruz ALMODOVAR SCORES WITH NEW MELODRAMA By HYATT MICHAELS DailyArts Writer Bizarre secrets haunt the adulterous fathers, lying mothers and rebellious children of Pedro Almod6var's "Volver," a film that captures the * Mmm ... Penelope. melodramatic sensibilities of Douglas Sirk ("All that Volver film's Spanish title does, after all, translates as Heaven Allows") wit...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BEER From page 1 ily pragmatic," Bebow said. "I don'tbelieve alo-centincrease would deter that many stu- dents from purchasing a can of beer." Some local beer vendors are not convinced. Joey Zeer, owner of In and Out Food Store, said his cus- tomers are sensitive to the price of beer. "If the price of beer increas- es for any reason, customers around here aren't going to want to purchase it because they'...…

…8 - Friday, January 26, 2007 P 4 Secon alf dooms Blue The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ast start not enough for'M' 0 By ANDY REID out of the gate really confident. ... Daily Sports Writer We came in with a very specific gameplan, and I think we did a MADISON - Apparently, the very good job of having our post Michigan women's basketball help where it needed to help." team didn't get the memo. With Michigan's fast start in InWisconsin,b...…

…WHO'S THE BIG MAN ON CAMPUS AT CONGRESSIONAL HIGH? OP-ED, PAGE 5A BEST FLICKS OF '06 CAGERS FALL TO NO.2 BADGERS IN MADISON DAILY ARTS PICKS THE YEAR'S BEST MOVIES THE B-SIDE SPORTS, PA6E 8A i I1 i iC4 l Ann ArborMichigan www.michigandaily.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 N.0 Second in an occasional series about the University's connection to the Iraq war 'U' gets low marks on prolific profs Administrators blast recently released rankin...…

…0 2A - Thursday, January 25, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: The Extremist Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THRDY Before You Were Here Capshrcts FRIDAY: Explained Life in the love lane Local cab driver keeps mood 'loose' Expecting a typical silent cab ride homemany students are sur- prised when the Kenny Lnggins lyrics "Lonse, footloose/kick off your Sunday shoes" blasts frnm the speakers aa they climb intn the back of Myrna Ismail's cab. Ismail, who has...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Ford poised for biggest loss in corporate history Ford Motor Co. could post the worst annual loss in its storied 103- year history when the automaker releases its 2006 earnings today. The old record net loss was $7.39 billion in 1992, but through three quarters of this year, Ford already had lost $7 billion. Burnham Securities analyst David Healy said in a note to inves- tors that For...…

…0 4A - Thursday, January 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com CJbe Iidtii~nan &U I Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 tothedaily@umich.edu DONN M. FRESARD EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY BEAM CHRISTOPHER ZBROZEK EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS JEFFREY BLOOMER MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect theofficial position of the Daily's editorial board. All other sign...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 5A 014 New majority, ;snen's guilty pleasures are new politics? espite the promise of a new year, Americans entered 2007 with what can only be described as a tremendous hangover. Unfor- tunately, this collective head- ache has nothing to do with a fondness for Patron. The vio- lent and corrupt cocktailserved up in 2006 by the Bush Admin- istration - with the help of the. R...…

…6A- The Michigan Daily -Thursday, January 25 the michigan daily S' PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. Near B-school. Call 222-9033. PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE On Central Campus Call 668-1100. 1 AVAIL. NOW or later. 4 hlks. to campas. Effs. 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. opts. in beautiful homes. Monthly ok for some units. Rent neg. w/ long term. For appt. & price, 972-7030. For pix a2apart- ments.com or a2realproperty.com ! ! ROOMSavail. 3-5 blks. to UM cen- tral camp...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 25, 2007 -- 7A TUITION From page 1A a public university, Hanlon said that the school has a duty to serve Michigan students and keep costs low. But Hanlon said there's little the University can do to prevent tuition increases. Operating costs rise with the cost of commodities like food, supplies and energy. There is also continuing investments in new technology and teach- ing resources....…

…8A - Thursday, January 25, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Fast start not enough for lue inloss to the aders BEN SIMON/Daily Sophomore Andrew Cogliano represented his country well while curling in Alaska with his teamrnmeates. Icers bond over curling ByAMBERCOLVIN "He was terrible," sophomore Daily Sports Writer Andrew Cogliano said. "I think he was the worst on the team." Jack Johnson might have been Cogliano, the only other Can...…

… B THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,2007 The good and the over-hyped t's easy to trash bad movies we can all agree are bad. No one's going to protest a zero-star review of "Date Movie." What's more difficult is convincing people a movie everyone loves really isn't that good at all. So now I give to you the most overrated films of 2006: Take Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd." This has prob- ably received the most mixed reviews out of...…

…2B - Thursday, January 25, 2007 the b-side The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com orry, 2006, but it's over. No, we're serious this time - it's ot you, it's us. All right, fine, it's you. Come on, we've put up with a lot. It's hard to believe we've done this for a whole year. We've had some good times ,yes, but oh, so many had times. So this is it, our final farewell. You did give us advice to live by. You taught us not to smoke ("Thank You...…