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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Iraqi gov't seeks compensation from U.S. for killings Iraqi authorities want the U.S. government to sever all contracts in Iraq with Blackwater USA within six months and pay $8 mil- lion in compensation to each of the families of 17 people killed when the firm's guards sprayed a traffic circle with heavy machine gun fire last month. The demands - part of ...…

…- i 4 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Edited dind managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu NOTABLE QUCOTAh #E I lived through the inevitability of Howard Dean. " - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday on opponent Hillary Clinton's large lead in national polls. Wh a public editor' I I KARL STAMPFL EDITOR IN C...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 5 You can't deny the Nation' After watching three weeks' worth of CBS's "Kid Nation," I have come to the following conclusions: 1. Deserting kids in the desert is a great idea. Summer camps have been draining bank accounts for years, and it's time to start sending the nation's youth to live inside abandoned movie sets in New Mex- ico. It's a win-win situation: Parents don't h...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 7 GOP hopefuls to debate in Dearborn CAMPAIGN From page 1 born student government presi- dent, said his group is helping to organize a live broadcast of pre- and post-debate activity on the Dearborn campus on radio station WWJ throughout the day. The Dearborn student govern- ment also invited candidates to come talk to students before the debate. Terry Gallagher, a spokes- ma...…

… 4 8 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 CAVEMEN From page 5 Sports" and constantly laments the libertine ways of his ex, Amy. Nick is perennially broke but has no shortage of criticisms for Joel, whom he advises to "crave the cave" - i.e., date cavewomen only, not admittedly luscious "Sapes" like Kate. "Cavemen"is a clever show - the dialogue is fast-paced and witty, and though the cavemen's yuppie lifestyle is comic and sad, they are likable charact...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 9 UNIVERSE From page 5 psychedelia, is overwrought of all things, and "Walrus" is, frankly, dull. The Beatles's music is the sound of youth, and aging-pop- star Bono delivers his covers very much like an aging pop star. This isn't U2, and it shouldn't be. But the same doesn't go for Joe Cocker, a man who's been cover- ing the-Beatles since before Wood- stock. His gruff "Come T...…

… 10 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Compromise likely on wiretap bill The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BROWSING A ROUTTTOTTE Bill would extend NSA powers By ERIC LICHTBLAU and CARL HULSE The New York Times WASHINGTON - Two months after vowing to roll back broad new wiretapping powers won by the Bush administration, congres- sional Democrats appear ready to makeconcessionsthatcould extend some of the key powers granted to the National Secur...…

…11 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Key injured starters to return to practice By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and many of his players blamed injuries for the inconsistent exe- cution during N Saturday's game. NOTEBOOK Carr said quarterback Chad Henne faced increased pressure because the offensive line had to be shuffled. Running back Mike Hart said new players are apt to make...…

…-1 12 - Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New York- Cleveland: A Daily Sports running diary 4 By SCOTT BELL and JACK HERMAN Daily Sports Editors It'sgame four of the only division series that didn't result in a sweep. So we here at Daily Sports decided to celebrate with a running diary. Tonight's game will either almost certainly end the Joe Torre era in New York, or set up a decisive game five back in Clevel...…

…Ir.aq vet: 'U' does't accomodat Opinion, page 4A cii~e liaid jigan 4 haij Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 8, 2007 michigandaily.com A WIN. AND A RECORD CRIME ON FOOTBALL SATURDAYS Rowdiness on rise at Big House More citations, arrests at big games, 3:30 starts By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporter Crime at Michigan Stadium during home football games has increased so far this year, according to statistics from the Department of P...…

… 2A - Monday, October 8, 2007 AAJ * p D TUESDAY: In Othr voy owr Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: Explained Before You Were Here FRIDAY; The Extremist ID Two weeks after he approved editorial using obscenity to critici President George Bush, the edit in chief of the student newspaper Colorado State University was tc on Friday that he could keep his jc The entire text of the edit rial, published Sept. 21, was "Tas This: Puck Bush." The...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, October 8, 2007 - 3A' NEWS BRIEFS CRANDON, Wis. Law enforcement official kills six, is fatally shot An off-duty sheriff's deputy went on a shooting rampage early Sunday at a home where seven young people had gathered for pizza and movies, killing six and critically injuring the other before authorities fatally shot him, offi- cials said. The gunman, Tyler Peterson, was 20 years old and worked fu...…

… 4A - Monday, October 8, 2007, The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu KARL STAMPFL IMRAN SYED ' JEFFREY BLOOMER EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflectthe official position ofthe Daily's editorial board. All other signed articles aid illustrations represent solely the vi...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monrday, October 8, 2007 -- 5A Tales ofKid Rock and motorbikes h bArom-com flop from the fraternal minds 'Heartbreak' behind 'Dumb and Dumber' By Sheri Jankelovitz I Daily Arts Writer Expectations can't help but be high when you read the cred- its: The Farrelly brothers. Ben Stiller. An R-rated comedy. It's almost like it's 1998 and Cameron Diaz is slicking back her hair with that infamous gel. The...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michiganclaily.com I I 4 1 f L , ri 28' J[N EW S Monday, October 8, 2007 - 7A Google phone could be ad-based Product likely to be nology could be available next year. ing systems, which are built into Google, which has little experience Some analysts say that the phones sold by many manufactur- with complex hardware, faces sig- unveiled by Google project's affect on the wire- ers. And unlike Microsoft, Google nificant cha...…

… 8A -- Monday, October 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 IN BRIEF Where there's smoke no fire Furnaces caught between two extremes By MATT EMERY of life, The Fiery Furnaces found Daily Arts Writer themselves growing old, learning that once what made them ground- The Fiery Furnaces are alien- breakingingly original is now just ating motherfuckers. Just look to old hat. And though Widow City "Clear Signal isn't exclusively eith...…

…BELL: MARIO IS MISSIN The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com I October 8,2007 Record falls as Hart pumps 'M' By SCOTT BELL the Wolverines led East- Daily Sports Editor ern Michigan by just two points. What was supposed to During that span, the be the afternoon's only real Eagles returned a kickoff 86 drama took place about 11 yards, blocked and returned minutes into Michigan's 33- a Michigan extra point for a 22 win over Eastern Michi- two-poi...…

… ' to DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS a 2B - October 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom SAID AND HEARD "When you're in your third year in college, you're not a kid anymore. What I'm hoping is his maturation process will improve here, because he is a great kid, and he's a very, very talented guy." - Michigan coach Lloyd Carr on Mario Manningham LINDSEY COTTRELL The fifth-year senior defender helped the Wolverine...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom October 8, 2007 - 3B Blue offense excels against Sauer By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN Daily Sports Writer The glass-half-empty folks might be worried about goalten- der Billy Sauer surrenderiog six goals (two within 40 seconds on arunningclock) in the Michigan NOTEBOOK hockey team's Blue-White scrimmage Saturday in a near-empty Yost Ice Arena. But for the glass-half-full crowd, an unexpected line showed a fluidi...…

… 4B - October 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com GAME STATISTICS Injuries lead to opportunities Tam Slat Frst Dows Rsh/Yds Pssing Yards OffensivePays Totl Offens Return8Yards Comp/Att/Int Pnts/Avg Fmbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Tim ofPos EMU 36/135 169 72 304 149 18/3/2 6/42.2 3/2 2/19 31:13 M CH 37/255 204 65 459 35 18/28/2 3/32.7 2/0 7/65 28:47 Int 2 2 M I C H I C PASSING CA Payer C-A Henne 17-26 Mallett 1-2 2 Totals 1-28 RUS...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com October 8, 2007 - 5B MAIZE GAUGE The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box- score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr's demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance. DEFENSE-0-METER CARR-0-METER It didn't look bad, especially when you consider the 3 For s...…

… 6B - October 8, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com a Blue not burnt by Boilermaker offense By CHRIS MESZAROS sions and relied ona stellar game Daily Sports Writer from goalkeeper Madison Gates to steer away the rest. Eighty-eight degrees. "I thought this whole weekend One hundred-twenty minutes (the defenders) stayed organized, of soccer. and they were taking the ball Sweat and dirt dripping off all away before (Purdue) took shot...…

…e ver Blue won't have Football Saturday, inside to forfeit to PSU Sports, page 8A IelyIciganBaiai Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 5, 2007 ommchmaaimmm michigandaily.com LIFE ON CAMPUS 'U' considers consolidation of dining halls JEREMY CHO/Daily Theodore Shaw, the head of the NAACP's legal defense and education fund, condemned the "massive incarceration of African-Americans in the criminal justice system" in a speech at the Michigan Le...…

… 2A - Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: Before You Were HerE A pricey stogie Smoking che La Gloria Cobana Serie R Limitada cigar is by no means a small under- taking. First, there's the price. Listed at $34.99 - $37.05 after tax - this is Nickel's Arcade to...…

…" The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS M LANSING 0 Senator upset with ma shutterbug DemS Republican state Sen. Tom eXp George, a mild-mannered doc- tor who often gives upbeat talks Buil on the Senate floor about healthy lifestyles or Michigan history, was uncharacteristically angry when he stood up to talk this week. The target of his ire was the By fact that a Democratic staff mem- ber, during a politically sensitive vote giving...…

… 4A -- Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com l e iic[ igan .+ ail9 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu IMRAN SYED JEFFREY BLOOMER TORIAL PAGE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR This is so not me. It wasn't that we were making fun of the Jena 6 incident. " - Kristy Smith, a student at University of Louisiana at Monroe, apologizing for ...…

…STS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 5, 2007 - 5A bring ou CURTEYF CSTATICPACE Dark kMagik' By Matt Roney ( Daily Arts Writer No irony, little talent, concise marketing. A denial of the faith with generic emo bandon hope, all ye who enter here. Boss is not a happy listen. The first official LP from noise rockers Magik Mark- ers - also known as Elsa Ambrogio and Pete Nolan - is a hell- Magik ish, thundering work. Tho...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 5, 2007 --7A Anthropology guides Army in war zones Iraq, college tuition debated at Dems forum SCi( Se( Aft SH Stan - strong stan, are fie crucia surgen spoke named Tra name reason Huma menta assign social units i team's points case s allowe of a n praise seeing Col. mande Divisi anthro unit's reduce social ruary, now a ing sec cation "We human scienti "We're We're nance In S tary R $...…

… 0 8A - Friday, October 5, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Frosh take ice for first time Hart, Blue hoping for 32 By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor y fr x tis d r ~ i 1 iJ_ b l h'+ By NATE SANDALS Daily Sports Editor When the Michigan hockey teamhits the ice tomorrownight for the annual Blue and White scrimmage,MichigancoachRed Berenson and his staff will have barely seen more of the Blue/White squad than you have. Scrimmage...…

… 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8BI Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com c a 5~ ^b F: rc e +- on - U '} TM Population*: 114,024 Nickname: "AA" Famous Alumni: Tom Brady (NFL quarterback), James:Earl Jones (actor), Gerald R. Ford (former U.S. president) Attractions: Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan and draws hundreds of thousands to Michigan Stadium for Wolverine home foot- ball games. Besides the draw of the Univ...…

…2B Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com FOOTBALL SATURDAY 2007 Michigan Schedule 2007 Michigan roster 0 0 MIL AM 3 Daniel Bromwich writes an ode to Mike Hart. Luckily, you won't see the drool on the paper. Mike Hart's-good, but where does he rank among Michigan's all- time best? The Daily ranks the top five running backs in Wolverine history. Not...…

…6 B Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Eagles pose little threat for Blue AML Amk .Mk AIML A-ML w a 0 Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Odds, defenders can't stop Hart By SCOTT BELL Most think this will be a low- Daily Sports Editor volume game for the Heisman - Trophy candidate, but if last week- Michigan cornerback Brandon end showed anything, assume the Harrison doesn't th...…

….....j 1 AM Awk 4B Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 0 9 0 w 0 U a Saturday, October 6, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com J5 Best season: In 1940, Har- mon carried the ball 191 times for 852 yards and 14 touchdowns, good enough to win the Heisman Trophy Defining moment: In his final game at Michigan, Har- mon led Michigan to a 40-0 victory at Ohio State, scoring three rushing touchdowns, Ho...…

…Be your own Eric B. . The B-side Wic-HidEEgTan BaiEj C7 1 01)1 1I\V HIO Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October4, 2007 -- --_michigandaily.com CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTALISM State coalition wants greener universities 'U CU 20 p The abilityC of cam tryingt cut dow The membe the Un and otl ful prac Munn, and a S. Dance s ' says it has cut According to the University's Guide to Energy Conservation energy use by published by Plant Operations, the Univ...…

… 2A - Thursday, October 4, 2007 FS The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, October 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Portrait of a building One of the University's la: est donors, Horace Rackha accumulated his wealth in p by being in the right place at t right time. A lawyer in the Detroit at Rackham accumulated his wea by an investment in his neighb< company. His neighbor happened to Henry Ford. Ford convinced R...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING After tax hike, activists seek recalls Higher taxes are sparking a two- front ballot campaign that would repeal an income tax increase and sales tax on some services while punishing Gov. Jennifer Granhoim and the lawmakers who backed the changes. It will be tough to recall legisla- tors and get measures on the bal- lot asking voters to reject the tax ch...…

…I 4A - Thursday, October 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com C I Iiian Baihj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. XX k, , s,420 Maynsrd St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Where were the fiscal conservatives when the president demanded hundreds of billions of dollars for the war in Iraq?" - Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), responding to suggestions that the president was right to veto t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 5A Six matchups ensure more top-25 losses Junior Brandon Harrison and the rest of the Michigan defense have turned things around, causing 10 turnovers while allowing just six second-half points during the Wolverines' three-game winning streak. D'l g 14gigt tt RRn By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor A group of reporters sur- rounded cornerback Donovan Warren in the Crisler A...…

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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 7A Senior faces Big House ban for tossing hot dogs EARN CASH FOR COPYING AND PASTING. Join the Daily's online uploading staff. E-mail cesere@michigandaily.com HOT DOG From page 1A a new level. He went to the conces- sion stand, bought 10 hot dogs, returned to his seat and yelled, "Who wants a hot dog?" He then tossed the frankfurters into the cheering crowd. But every time ...…

… 8A - Thursday, October 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Frosh falters in career-opener Francis stifles Phils in Game 1 win By DAVID BRAID For the Daily This was probably not the way freshman Jason Jong envisioned beginning his collegiate career. Jung, atone point the top-ranked junior in the nation and Michigan's No. 1 recruit, failed to win a singles match in his first tournament as a Wolverine. The Torrance, Calif., native...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ThursdayOctober 4, 2007 -A TheMihign aiy -mihiandilco Thrsa, Ocoe 4207-A Coach has instant impact on the court Wig adjusts, excels in move across the border By ALEX PROSPERI Daily Sports Writer Even an onlooker has no prob- lem recognizing Michigan vol- leyball coach Mark Rosen and his wife, assistant coach Leisa Rosen, during matches: Both are always standing and shouting instruc- tions to the team...…

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…The Michigan Daily ( michigandaily.com I Thursday, October 4, 2007 The Daily Arts guide to the best upcoming events - it's everywhere you should be this weekend and why. AT PIERPONT Danny Hoch's one-man play "Jails, Hospitals and Hip-Hop" - now trans- lated to film - draws on his own experiences to comment on the perva- sive influences of urban culture in mainstream America. The film will be shown in the East Room of Pierpont Commons tonight...…

… 2B - Thursday, October 4, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com U 'HIGH NOON' (1952) 12 o'clock special By BLAKE GOBLE frail here, and this is arguably his Daily Arts Writer finest performance. With Fred Zinnemann's ("From Here to "Go on home to your kids, Herb." Eternity") direction and a screen- - Marshal Will Kane in "High play by Carl Foreman ("The Guns Noon" of Navarone"), the film is a case study in good, swift, old-school Why m...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Our collective history P op culture is often outlined as commercial culture based on popular taste, but for a concept that never sits still, a more fluid interpretation is needed by default. Pop culture and kitsch are usu- ally in a constantcpush-and-pull, but a feature article in September's issue of icon magazine zoned in on how the two clashing concepts stem from the same basic equation, } though the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4B - Thursday, October 4, 2007 M-FLICKS From page 1B an American team investigating murder. Louder clapping after a brutal gunshot ends a terrorist's life. The exalted cheers were as relentless as the violence. It was shocking and disgusting. Later, characters played by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bate- man duke it out with an enormous Saudi. Fierce violence abounds. Garner ends the brawl by stab- bing a...…