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Gov. Holcomb supports Hogsett's decision to extend Indy stay-at-home order

Holcomb and Hogsett say they are on the same page.

       




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Indiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers names running mate

Indiana democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers named Linda Lawson as his running mate in an announcement Friday morning.

       




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Colts' sixth-rounder Jordan Glasgow would be third member of his family to play in NFL

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Doyel and Derek podcast: Colts draft, ESPN-on-Eason crime, NBA coming back — sort of

Gregg got a boxing heavy bag for his birthday, and he's ready to beat up Derek — hey, that's what he said! — on the latest Doyel and Derek Podcast.

       




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100 greatest Colts of all-time: Who's No. 1, Johnny Unitas or Peyton Manning?

The Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts have a rich tradition and it's reflected when ranking the best players in franchise history

      




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Relive iconic Indianapolis Colts moments

      




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Why Peyton Manning's favorite game isn't a Super Bowl win

Indianapolis Colts legend Peyton Manning reveals one of his favorite wins came in one of the crazier comebacks you'll ever see.

       




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Colts send message to Malik Hooker: He hasn't earned their trust — yet

Safety Malik Hooker now only under contract with the Colts through 2020 season

       




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How the Colts work from home: Ray Allen, heart-rate monitors, Zoom meetings

Frank Reich has worked hard to find ways to teach the Colts virtually, including bringing in an NBA legend to inspire the team.

       




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Is Colts quarterback Philip Rivers a Hall of Famer?

How important are counting stats for quarterbacks? How important is winning in the postseason? Those are the questions about Rivers.

       




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2020 Colts schedule: Indianapolis kept out of NFL's best prime time slots again

The only time Indianapolis will be in prime time will be a Thursday night showdown with the rival Tennessee Titans. At their place in Nashville.

       




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AMERICA FIRST: PRESIDENT TRUMP WITHDRAWS FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD

AMERICA FIRST: PRESIDENT TRUMP WITHDRAWS FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD Christi Gibson, June 2, 2017 President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord undoubtedly puts the interests of American workers first. From the beginning, the agreement clearly undermined U.S. competitiveness and jobs, extracted meaningless commitments from the world’s […]




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Bull Moose Club Welcomes Iowa Firearms Coalition

DES MOINES-Iowa Firearms Coalition President Barry Snell shared their mission of protecting Second Amendment Rights for Iowans at the Bull Moose Club luncheon in Des Moines on Tuesday.  He explained how the IFC was formed and gave an update on their legislative achievements since their formation in 2010. “IFC got […]




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ABB shareholders approve all proposals at Annual General Meeting

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ABB wins $100 million framework contract to strengthen South America’s power grid

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Atina'nın kaçak göçmen sınavı

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Palin valilikten resmen istifa etti

Eski Amerikan Başkan Yardımcısı adayı Cumhuriyetçi Sarah Palin, Alaska Valiliği görevinden resmen istifa etti. Palin'in 2012 başkanlık yarışına hazırlanmak istediği yorumları yapılıyor.




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İngiliz hükümetine işkence davası

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Tokyo Kadir'e mesafe koydu

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What Obama has to tell America about Libya

President Barack Obama tonight makes a speech he'd rather not be making: Explaining to his country, proud of its military but weary of war, why he has decided to bomb the armed forces of another Middle Eastern country.

TV networks are gearing up for live coverage. Mr Obama doesn't want to be a foreign policy president when most Americans are far more interested in the state of the economy, but he may not be able to avoid that fate.

The networks wouldn't dream of breaking into normal programming for one of his frequent economic speeches, so it is as though he never made them. This, on the other hand, could be a defining moment.

Some think it is too late. One usually supportive commentator writes: "This is really, truly unbelievable to me, and the worst thing Obama has done as president."

The man who speaks for House Republicans, John Boehner wrote a letter listing a series of worries, concluding, "all of these concerns point to a fundamental question: what is your benchmark for success in Libya?"

The president has made his task more difficult with an approach that is either sophisticated or confused, depending on your take.

He has to tell America why it is worth taking action. He also has to explain why he doesn't want the US to be in the lead or in charge. It took more than a week of wrangling before Nato agreed to take full control.

Donald Rumsfeld made the point the coalition should be defined by it aims, not the aims by the coalition. This is a real philosophical difference: politics as the art of the possible or an act of will.

America's low profile may be genuine or just spin, smoke and mirrors to disguise America's real role, but either way it is hardly heroic.

But it may be this tepid message reflects the American public's own lukewarm enthusiasm. A Gallup poll finds 74% back action, much lower than support for the Iraq war or Afghanistan at the time.

If I was Mr Obama that wouldn't worry me too much. He doesn't want to be in Libya in 10 years.

Indeed, explaining why this is not a long-term commitment like Iraq or Afghanistan has to be an important part of the message. So does being explicit about the goals. A lot of people have trouble getting their heads around his repeated contention that a Libya without Gaddafi is a political goal of the US but not a military one. The military goal is to protect civilians. The lines may indeed be blurring as the armed rebels advance on cities where some civilians may support Gaddafi.

We will be getting briefings throughout the day, so I will update, but I expect he will start with the latest "good" news.

He will stress that the US is acting as part of an international coalition, with Arab backing, and that the US's aims and commitment are limited. And he'll throw in some stirring rhetoric about the Arab Spring and universal human rights.

I doubt that he will address what to me are the fascinating contradictions at the heart of Obama's dilemma.

  • The tug between not wanting to be the world's policeman and being the only guy with the gun and the muscle to stop a murder.
  • The whole-hearted desire to act in concert with other countries, and the realisation that implies going along with stuff they want to do and you don't. (Being dragged into a war by the French, imagine.)
  • Not wanting to be out front when many world structures are designed in the expectation that like it or not, America will lead.
  • Intellectual appreciation that the ghost of Western colonialism is a powerful spirit never exorcised, and frustration that an untainted liberal interventionism hasn't grown in other countries.
It took a long time for Mr Obama to decide to take action, and the route he has taken, a genuine commitment to acting with other nations with the US in the lead, has made for the appearance of more muddle. Now it is time for clarity.




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Bin Laden's death: A cathartic moment for the US

President Barack Obama is making it clear that the killing of Osama Bin Laden didn't occur by accident - and that it happened while he was in charge. He told former Presidents Bush and Clinton what he was about to announce before he made his televised White House statement. I am sure he resisted any suggestion that he had done what they had only talked about. Yet he made it clear that his administration had been determined.


The president said that on taking office he had told the CIA that the al-Qaeda chief's death or capture was to be the agency's top priority. Senior administration officials say that he chaired five meetings in March working out the plans for this attack. It's really not clear to me if the political leadership makes much difference to operations like this, but it is certainly the impression Mr Obama wants to linger.

The raid took 40 minutes. The intelligence operation took years. It started with the search for a courier, perhaps something of a misnomer for a senior aide to Bin Laden, one of the few men he trusted, according to prisoners who had been interrogated. Four years ago they uncovered his identity. The very high level of precautions the man took made them all the more suspicious. Two years ago they discovered the areas in which he operated. Last summer they identified the compound, in an affluent suburb of Islamabad. Eight times the size of similar homes in the area, it had 18ft-high walls topped with barbed wire and inner walls 7ft high. A large place, worth a million dollars, but with no phone, no internet access. The CIA believes it was purpose-built to hide Bin Laden.

The US didn't tell the Pakistanis about the compound or about the raid until it had happened. That may create some diplomatic friction.

But the mood in America is exultant. As Twitter proclaimed the death of Bin Laden, before the president spoke, crowds gathered outside the White House, waving the stars and stripes and chanting "USA, USA". This is not a country that does quiet satisfaction. This is a cathartic moment for the nation, a moment when America's military might, know how and sheer will power seem to have come together to produce a result.

At a time when there are so many doubts about America's role in the world, and so much economic gloom, there is something clear and plain about celebrating the "rubbing out" of a bad guy, an enemy. The president has been congratulated by even his opponents, and this success allows him to appear grimly resolute in pursuit of America's core interests.

Senior administration officials say Bin Laden's death is not just a symbol, it removes a charismatic and respected leader whom al-Qaeda cannot replace. The official suggests the organisation is on a downward path that will be difficult to reverse. The domestic implications for Mr Obama are in the opposite direction, but may be just as important.




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'A good day for America'

America has waited a long time, more than 10 years, for this moment of justice and revenge. President Barack Obama is making the most of it. He has said: "I think we can all agree, this is a good day for America. Our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama Bin Laden."


The US has had agonised debates about the wars it has been involved in and its role on the world stage. The American reaction to Bin Laden's crimes, the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, have riven the nation. But most will see the killing of Bin Laden very simply, as an act without shades of ambiguity. The good guys shot the bad guy dead. Mr Obama is trying to use it to repeat one of his main messages: how the country should come together.

"Today we are reminded that as a nation there's nothing we can't do when we put our shoulders to the wheel, when we work together, when we remember the sense of unity that defines us as Americans."

He praised the people who celebrated.

"We've seen that spirit, that patriotism in the crowds that have gathered here outside the White House, at Ground Zero in New York, and across the country, people holding candles, waving the flag, singing the national anthem, people proud to live in the United States of America."

But there is an interesting word of warning in a thoughtful article for NPR by Foreign Policy writer David Rothkopf. The author reflects: "Sept 11 was not Pearl Harbor. Al-Qaida was not and is not a historic enemy like World War II's Axis powers. Bin Laden is not Hitler."

It is a point worth making. Bin Laden could create terrible suffering and appalling disruption, but he could never actually have won. If World War II had gone a different way, Hitler or his henchmen could have ruled from Downing Street. There was never any danger of Bin Laden taking over the White House.

America has had its moment of justice. Maybe it is a moment of closure too.




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A new home for Mardell's America

Thanks for reading this: my blog is moving to a new home. The idea is to bring all my work and analysis together on one page: the blog, of course, but TV and radio pieces and [very soon] my tweets too. It's a great idea, and one the BBC is applying to most of the other editors and correspondents who blog.

I tend to use Twitter to link to either what I've written myself or to the work of colleagues, inside or outside the BBC. But that may change over time, as I see the virtue of live tweeting. The true worth of Twitter was shown on Sunday, when it gave us the first inkling that Osama Bin Laden was dead. Not all the speculation about the details was right but the one huge fact was.

The way I approach Twitter and news on the internet is very much driven by the way I consume it. The built TV bulletin is very far from going the way of the dodo but I want to be able to watch crafted reports online too. This new page should allow this and more.




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Prophet Brown's wide-ranging skill set could bring possibilities for Notre Dame

Prophet Brown's wide-ranging skill set could bring possibilities for Notre Dame.

       




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Taking a closer look at where Notre Dame football players may land in 2021 NFL draft

NFL draft analyst Scott Wright takes a closer look at the Fighting Irish roster and 2021 draft hopefuls.

       




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In-state defensive lineman Rodney McGraw flips commitment from IU to Penn State

McGraw, a three-star defensive end, announced his decision Sunday via Twitter.

       




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Faith, family and basketball lead Jordache Mavunga back home to UIndy

Faith, family and basketball lead Jordache Mavunga back home to UIndy

       




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Notre Dame basketball: 2015 Elite Eight team gathers from a distance

Fighting Irish went 32-6 and also went to the Elite Eight the next season.

       




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'There's no more important issue in collegiate sports.' How IU, Big Ten approach mental health

Key players at IU: Mental health providers battle depression among athletes

       




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Notre Dame Stadium's fan experience in 2020 is up in the air

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Notre Dame football: Strength coach eager to see how players respond when they return

Matt Balis has tried to guide Fighting Irish football players through offseason training from a distance.

       




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How NIL rules play out at Notre Dame are intriguing, but it really should be a waiting game

Notre Dame's national/international visibility would seem to give Irish student-athletes an edge.

       




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Notre Dame football: Long snapper John Shannon pursues law enforcement career

Notre Dame's John Shannon won the award as the nation's top long snapper but he went undrafted; he decides to change course and pursue a dream

       




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IU women's basketball lands high-scoring grad transfer Nicole Cardaño-Hillary

Cardaño-Hillary leaves George Mason as the school's all-time leading scorer and was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year last season.

       




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Tennessee prep standout Chloe Moore-McNeil commits to IU women's basketball

Indiana women's basketball roster retooling has hit overdrive the past few days.

       




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IU women's basketball transfer Nicole Cardaño-Hillary may have to wait

Nicole Cardaño-Hillary wanted to take her game to another level after setting records for three seasons at George Mason.

       




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Signing day in a pandemic: For IU women's basketball commit it was 'pure joy' and a lot of honking

Tennessee standout Chloe Moore-McNeil signed with Indiana basketball on Wednesday.

       




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IU basketball physician Larry Rink named to Big Ten conoravirus task force

Larry Rink has been with the Hoosiers basketball program for four decades and has also served in the U.S. Navy.

       




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IU basketball: Damezi Anderson enters transfer portal

After a record-setting career at South Bend Riley, he rarely cracked the Hoosiers lineup in two seasons.

       




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'Mind Your Banners' podcast: Time to answer your questions

IU Insider Zach Osterman sits down with Chronic Hoosier to answer your questions, talking everything from IU sports to Btown eats to memories and more

       




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IU women's basketball: Grace Berger tweaks her game to a new level

"I could miss 15 shots, and I always have the mindset that the next one's going in," Grace Berger says. "I'm not worried about those other shots."

       




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Damezi Anderson transfers from IU basketball to Loyola

Anderson, a 6-7 wing from South Bend, put his name in the transfer portal exactly a week ago.

       




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In-state defensive lineman Rodney McGraw flips commitment from IU to Penn State

McGraw, a three-star defensive end, announced his decision Sunday via Twitter.

       




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'There's no more important issue in collegiate sports.' How IU, Big Ten approach mental health

Key players at IU: Mental health providers battle depression among athletes

       




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As unemployment claims surge, how Indiana's benefits compare to neighboring states

Jobless claims have surged amid the coronavirus outbreak, revealing the limitations of a state unemployment system.

      




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'They still want you to come in': Some workers, businesses disagree on what's 'essential'

Some employees disagree with employers who say their businesses are essential. Experts say the definition's gray area makes it hard for workers.

      




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Indiana will distribute new federal unemployment benefits. It will just take time.

Indiana will issue unemployment benefits to workers who do not typically qualify. But distributing new federal stimulus money will take time.

       




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Indiana's unemployment funds will likely run out, experts say

Indiana's unemployment trust fund was recovering from the Great Recession. Then coronavirus hit. How long will the state's unemployment benefits last?

       




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A glimmer of hope as fewer workers in Indiana, U.S. file initial unemployment claims

Nearly 120,000 more Indiana workers filed for unemployment, but the amount is less than the week before, signaling some encouragement.