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SUNY students take on FDA blood policy

By Ethan Klapper | April 14

Student leaders at the State University of New York at Binghamton are urging their university to rethink its relationship with the American Red Cross, which enforces a Food and Drug Administration policy banning men who have sex with other men from donating blood.

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Metro calendar

April 14

Monday, April 14 Jerome Sabbagh Quartet 6 p.m. WHERE: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, intersection of New Hampshire and Virginia avenues and Rock Creek Parkway N.W. METRO: Foggy Bottom/GWU (orange and blue lines) INFO: Sabbagh and his quartet will play modern, organic music that transcends traditional jazz.

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National brief

April 14

A photo editor for McClatchy-Tribune Information Services has debunked bloggers' claims that Vice President Dick Cheney was fly fishing with a naked woman, according to information published on MCT's Web site. A recent photo on the White House's Web site showed Cheney standing in a river; the reflection on one of his sunglasses lens depicted what bloggers claimed was the figure of a naked woman, according to United Press International.

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SG senate passes Bill of Rights

By Rebecca Kern | April 14

The Undergraduate Senate passed the Students' Bill of Rights and tabled revisions to the Student Government constitution until the fall semester. The senate passed the "Students' Bill of Rights" by a vote of 20-1-0. Students will vote on the bill through a referendum on April 28, the last day of classes, according to Georgette Spanjich, chair of the senate's Committee on Students' Rights.

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Metro brief

April 14

Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to arrive in Washington Tuesday and stay in town until Friday morning. President Bush plans to meet Benedict's plane at Andrew's Air Force Base, The Associated Press reported Sunday. It will be the first time Bush has met a foreign leader at the airport, according to the AP.

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Corps dig to return to Lot 18

By Christopher Cottrell | April 14

The Army Corps of Engineers will begin digging on May 19 at Lot 18, located near the Public Safety building, to investigate three "anomaly clusters," or unidentified metallic items, the project manager of the USACE military munitions response program said during a meeting of the Spring Valley Restoration Advisory Board Tuesday.

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Stereotypes strain French relations, speaker explains

By Tony Romm | April 14

Combating clichés and restoring respect should be the United States' priorities if it wishes to revitalize its relationship with France, Fran?ois Rivasseau, deputy chief of mission at the French Embassy, told AU students on Friday. "It is very unjust to have this level of disrespect, which has triggered a great deal of anti-Americanism in France," Rivasseau told a packed room in Beeghly Hall.

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International brief

April 14

Former President Jimmy Carter announced Sunday that he will most likely include a meeting with leaders of Syrian militant group Hamas in his upcoming tour of the Middle East despite protests from the Bush administration, the Reuters news agency reported Sunday.

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Ferencz: Attacks on Iraq go against Nuremberg

By Allie Feras | April 14

America's pre-emptive and anticipatory strike on Iraq contradicted the precedents set at Nuremberg, said one of the prosecutors who participated in the post-World War II Nuremberg war crimes trials during a speech Thursday. Ben Ferencz said nations should resolve international conflicts through diplomacy instead of force.

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Sheen advocates for activism, opposition to war

By Bobby Allyn | April 14

As "The West Wing" actor and social activist Martin Sheen walked into Bender Arena's Kettler Palmer Lounge to meet with AU media before his Kennedy Political Union speech Monday, he took off his black Ray-Ban sunglasses, smiled and extended his hand to an Eagle reporter.

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Campus brief

April 14

AU students will join forces with DC Vote to spread the word about claims that D.C. is in a state of taxation without representation, according to Frank Poppe, a freshman in the School of International Service. He is organizing a group of students to go to Capitol Hill to distribute fliers and information April 15, DC Vote's "Taxed Without Representation Day.

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UF prof sues Web site over copyright

By SANDRA FLORES | April 14

A University of Florida professor's lawsuit against the owner of a Web site that sells class notes has shed light on a business that some believe profits from copyright infringement. Michael Moulton, a professor in the university's wildlife ecology department, along with e-textbook publisher Faulkner Press, are suing the owner of Einstein's Notes for violations to the copyright he claims protects the lectures he gives in class - lectures that he claims are his intellectual property, according to Wired.

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Eco-Week focuses on environment

By Christopher Looney | April 14

Last week was "Eco-Week" - a series of events campus environmentalist group Eco-Sense hosted - which was worthwhile, despite not drawing very many participants, according to Eco-Sense member Mackenzie O'Donnell. O'Donnell led Monday a "Recycling 101" presentation suggesting ways for dorm residents to make environmentally friendly choices.

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FLY honors AU students' service

By Ethan Klapper | April 10

AU students' work has affected every corner of D.C., President Neil Kerwin said when he accepted an award on behalf of the university for its involvement with Facilitating Leadership in Youth last night. FLY is a mentorship program AU students founded nine years ago that matches underprivileged children in and around the Barry Farm public housing community in Anacostia with mentors and volunteers.

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Panel: U.S. needs to improve image

By Chloe Terzian | April 10

Senior foreign policy advisers from the presidential campaigns of Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Mass., discussed strategies for improving America's standing abroad during a town hall discussion in Kay Spiritual Center Monday.

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Students march to 'take back the night'

By Jen Calantone | April 10

AU students took part Tuesday evening in Take Back the Night as part of a worldwide event meant to raise awareness of domestic violence and date rape. The event included a rally and march around the university's main campus, followed by a musical performance, candlelight vigil and testimonials in Kay Spiritual Life Center.

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METRO BRIEF

April 10

A bank robbery and car chase that ended Saturday in a fatal shootout with police has left Fred Perkins' family members confused about why the engineer, who had no prior criminal record, would commit such a violent act, The Washington Post reported yesterday.

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