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A child harmlessly turns the key and watches as his speedometer rings up four million space miles.


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Get out of the kitchen

You'd think the latest public-relations campaign emanating from the White House addressing critics of the Iraq war would be grounded in fact.


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UB among colleges balking at new surveillance law's costs

A new federal law will make it easier for law enforcement to track Internet communications, but the technology needed to meet the law requires an overhaul so expensive, colleges and universities are campaigning to have the it changed.The Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement Act has been in place since 1994, but a new order, passed on Oct.


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Scoreboard

M. SoccerFriday:Buffalo2Northern Illinois 0VolleyballFriday:Northern Illinois 3Buffalo1M. BasketballFriday:Buffalo90Northern Illinois 59FootballSaturday:Buffalo10Kent State 6WrestlingFifth of 11 teamsSaturday:BuffaloVolleyballSaturday:W Michigan3Buffalo0W.


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McKenna leads the way again

If nice guys finish last, Dan McKenna must be one of the meanest guys around.McKenna earned honors at the Northeast regional on Saturday with a 19th-place finish in a pool of 232.


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'Fake' professor ratings can work

I think the ratemyprofessor.com can potentially be a good Web site, if the students rate their professors with thoughtfulness and honesty ("Professor evaluations get a tech upgrade before students weigh in," Nov.


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Cerminara proves he is among the elite at Brockport

Senior Kyle Cerminara dominated the mat Saturday at the Oklahoma Gold Classic at SUNY Brockport, taking the title in the 197-pound division for the second time in as many tournaments while improving his overall record to an undefeated 8-0.The UB wrestling team finished fifth of 11 teams and placed seven wrestlers.


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Anything but paradise

Most people envision a suicide bomber as a cackling schizoid maniac with nothing to lose, strapped head to toe with dynamite.Best friends Said and Khaled hardly fit the profile of the stereotypical Palestinian suicide bombers in "Paradise Now," a film directed by Hany Abu-Assad.Said repairs cars, living with his mother and younger siblings.


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Victory full of firsts for UB football

It only took 10 straight losses, 26 Mid-American Conference road defeats, and the firing of the team's head coach for UB football to pull out a win at Kent State.UB's 10-6 victory over the Golden Flashes on Saturday not only went down as the first victory of the season, but it also was the team's first conference road win in its seven-season MAC history."It's been a long time coming," junior safety Ramon Guzman said of the win, which came days after head coach Jim Hofher was dismissed but allowed to coach the last two games.


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Have your torture and eat it too

In response to recent reports of secret CIA prisons in Europe and Asia, President Bush made a blatantly contradictory statement Monday when he declared that the United States "does not torture" its prisoners.


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UB's two rugby squads roll in quest for nationals

Soccer isn't the only sport at UB creating excitement this season. Unbeknownst to most students, the men and women's club rugby teams are generating buzz with their successes in postseason play.The men and women's teams, nicknamed the Mad Turtles and Flying Squirrels respectively, are about to embark on a journey that could put them in a position neither team has been in before.


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