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IU Breaks Ground on a New $15 Million Project

Incubator Groundbreaking

Construction crews have broken ground on a $15 million dollar project to develop an information technology and life science company incubator on Indiana University's campus. WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski has more.

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Who's in charge of Terre Haute?

As recently as early last week, a single person, Duke Bennett, ran the city of Terre Haute.

Now, following a ruling against him by the Indiana Court of Appeals, there are two men - Bennett and former mayor Kevin Burke - who say they should be mayor and a third man, John Wayne "Duke" Cunningham, who says he was wrongfully denied the right to run for the office in the 2007 general election.

WFIU's Stan Jastrzebski sorts out Terre Haute's leadership logjam in this feature.

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Related: Court: Terre Haute Mayor Should Vacate Office »

Monroe GOP Worried About Obama Presidency

Amid the evening's excitement over the election of the country's first African-American president, WFIU's Arianna Prothero reports Monroe County Republicans expressed concern over the side effects of Barack Obama's popularity.

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Fund Drive 2008: Featured Recordings

WFIU has selected a number of featured recordings available to you as thank you gifts for your pledge of support during this year's fund-drive.

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» Renee Fleming: Strauss Four Last Songs
» Canadian Brass: Legends
» Joshua Bell: The Four Seasons
» Frank Sinatra: Nothing but the Best

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Anne Frank: A Diary Revisited

"The Diary of Anne Frank" recently took the stage of Bloomington's John Waldron Arts Center. Fans of the work might have noticed a definite change in this adaptation, as WFIU's Adam Schwartz reports.

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