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Signs U.S.-China military exchanges may resume Senior U.S. officials concluded a three-day visit to Beijing on Wednesday with both sides declaring that the talks have helped to steady the recently rocky U.S.-China relationship. Among the most tangible outcomes of this week's talks are signs that exchanges between the two countries' militaries may resume soon.


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Mexico's growing violence puts credit rating at risk Mexico's increasing violence poses a risk to the nation's credit rating in the "medium term" and may threaten economic growth. Deaths related to drug trafficking have spiked during President Felipe Calderon's term as the government battles organized crime.


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Jay-Z parody propelled by Jewish geography

Thanks to YouTube, these days all you need is a video camera and a computer to make yourself a star. But it takes time, a keen sense of humor, and ? according to one ? a little bit of "Jewish geography" to get to nearly 600,000 views and counting.


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Defense gels both on and off the field

Between the signing of offensive-minded head coach Jeff Quinn, a new starting quarterback in Jerry Davis and new freshman starting running back Branden Oliver, it's been easy to forget about the other side of the ball. But the football team's defense is walking with swagger again, and they may end up stealing the show in 2010. Last spring, defensive coordinator William Inge introduced the 3-4 base defense ? an alignment that allows players to become more active in the secondary.


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Ducks fly together

You can call me a nerd, simple-minded or slightly immature, but there is one film that completely encompasses everything that the upcoming school year is going to be about.D2: The Mighty Ducks.Ever since 1994, I have treated my school experience as a macrocosm of the Mighty Ducks movies.


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Change of heart

Another season of basketball is in the books and the Los Angeles Lakers reign supreme for the second consecutive season after the most entertaining NBA Finals in recent memory. I have to admit that I was rooting for the Lakers to win the series. I'm a typical New York fan that cheers vehemently against any Boston team in any sport and that tradition was tested to the max this year because of several factors.


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Understanding the plan

Throughout your tenure here at UB, you might have seven different roommates, four different majors, and three different jobs.


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Your time to shine

Music has always been my safety net. When most people would have turned to their family or friends to help get a few things off their chests, I turned to my headphones.For as long as I can remember I have had a CD player or an iPod with bands like Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, and New Found Glory radiating through my headphones.Even when I was held up at gunpoint a few weeks ago ?yes, welcome to Buffalo ? the only thing that popped into my head was Adam Lazzara's voice singing, "And will you tell all your friends, you got your gun to my head?"Most people do not understand why I spend 75 percent of my money on concert tickets, but for me, a concert is how I get my angst out.Until I got to this wonderful school, I did not care about much, and to an extent, I still don't.


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The past year at a glance

In an effort to keep you well informed, and to help you avoid embarrassing conversations with upper classmen, The Spectrum has provided a compilation of the biggest news stories from the 2009-2010 academic year.


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The score of the summer

The fresh smell of freedom is just around the corner. No more books, no more papers; summer time is a time to kick your feet up and relax. Every legendary summer always has a great soundtrack, so here are some of the best albums that are sure to be in your CD player for months.


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The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards

Lets face it: Jack White is one of the best musicians of this generation. Granted it might not be the new White Stripes album, but anything that has Mr. White on jamming out on the drums is worth picking up.


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