World-famous author J.K. Rowling has a court date in Manhattan this week (beginning April 14th) in order to defend her works. She claims that her copyright is being violated by Steven Vander Ark, who is the creator of www.hp-lexicon.org and plans to release his book “The Harry Potter Lexicon”. The book and website are intended as reference items to J.K. Rowling’s works. Such pages as “A Wizard’s Atlas”, “Encyclopedia of Potions”, and “Magic and Magical Theory” appear on the index of Vander Ark’s webpage.

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With John McCain declared the nominee for the Republican Party, America looks at the political bloodbath that is the battle over the Democratic candidacy. And after the drop of John Edwards, one of the most historical nominations shall commence. But who will make it to the history books? Will it be a woman or a black man? Barack Hussein Obama is the Junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as his top three priorities. And unlike the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Obama is the only black candidate with a legitimate chance of winning. Hillary Clinton is also a Junior United States Senator. She represents New York and is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. Between the two candidates, Hillary Clinton has had the most experience within the White House, serving as the First Lady to President William Clinton from 1993 to 2001. These two democratic candidates have butted heads since the beginning of 2007. In January, Hillary announced that she was to run for president for the 2008 election. In February of that same year, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Both have made great efforts with their campaigns. Just recently, Hillary Clinton has raised more than 175 million dollars and Barack Obama has raised 234 million dollars. Controversies over the two candidates have escalated to the highest possibilities. Some think that a woman in office would prove to other countries that America as weak. Others consider Barack Obama as a rock star, winning the eleven remaining February primaries and caucuses. But in the end, it depends on the voters. Only the people can decide whether the Democratic Party should be represented by a woman or a black man. As mentioned earlier, this election will be history in the making.

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The scene was a familiar, traditional kick-off to the Olympics ceremony: the lighting of the Olympic torch in Greece. But the March 24 ceremony was disrupted by members of the Paris media watchdog group “Reporters Without Borders”, who ran onto the field carrying a banner protesting China’s human rights violations in Tibet. The March 24 ceremony was supposed to begin the Olympic torch on its 130 day, 85,000 mile journey around the globe, with tens of thousands of people participating by carrying the torch in a relay, but it has dissolved into a publicity nightmare.

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Everyday, several students who attend Lake State must cross the International Bridge to attend their classes.

Many people who cross the bridge don’t take the time to think about it, so here are some facts about the International Bridge.

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