GOP candidates to debate in Mich.
With the presidential primaries approaching, Republican candidates are rigorously campaigning to secure the GOP nomination, converging in Michigan tonight for a nationally televised debate.

Sweatshop activists protest 'U'
More than 100 student leaders of the national anti-sweatshop movement left campus this weekend after a three-day policy and strategy conference recharged their fight to get the nation's universities to adopt a stronger stance against sweatshop labor in the collegiate apparel industry.

Residential College proposes optional GPA
Residential College students, who have no recorded grade point average, could opt for an official Grade Point Average of all classes they take for a letter grade if the LSA administration and the Registrar's Office approve an RC-prepared proposal.

MSA simplies funding process
To alleviate years of confusion the Michigan Student Assembly has revamped the forms University student groups must fill out to receive funding from the assembly.

Shooting trial begins following appeal
The trial of Ann Arbor resident Abdul-Ghadier Elkhoja in connection with the June 5 shooting death of Bloomfield Hills resident Nicholas Seitz is set to begin today in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, following an Ann Arbor City appeal about the legality of conducting criminal background checks on witnesses.

Chain stores hurt local music shops
Two is company, three is a crowd, but add any more and it equals the competition facing Ann Arbor's campus record stores.

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EMU lecturers receive bargaining rights
Sandra Palaich, a Romance Language lecturer, is a member of the newly formed Lecturers Employment Organization. They are working in conjunction with the Graduate Employees Organization to collect information and seek support from lecturers from different LSA departments.

State lawmakers may pass few bills in election year
LANSING (AP) - After a month long holiday break, state lawmakers return to the Capitol this week to prepare for an election year's load of work.

Privacy experts: Laws fail to protect family history
LANSING (AP) - Keeping genetic information in the hands of patients and out of the hands of health insurers is a step in the right direction, many privacy experts agree.

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Postal service may raise rates
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service is getting ready to kick off the complex process of raising rates, a step that could mean higher stamp prices early next year.

Chechens strike back at Russian positions
MOSCOW - Rebels in the separatist republic of Chechnya struck back forcefully against Russian positions yesterday, conducting a series of raids against towns the Russian command had previously declared secure. The raids - in which the rebels attacked the military command in two towns and a police checkpoint in a third - forced Russian officers for the first time to admit to major setbacks in their three-month-old campaign to reclaim rebel territory. Chechen Vice President Vakha Arsanov told Russia's Interfax news agency that the rebels had retaken control of an entire string of towns in eastern Chechnya.

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