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WEEK BY WEEK [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.] JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. TOTAL WEEKS WON REPUBLICANS TIE X TIE X TIE X X TIE X X X 7 DEMOCRATS...
...bright spot is Chief Dull Knife College, named for a Northern Cheyenne hero and fervent advocate for education. It and 36 other tribal colleges and universities, with a total of about 27,000 students, are a little-known part of American higher education. Like the other colleges, Chief Dull Knife was founded in the 1970s in protest over the curriculums that white institutions offered. "There was no connection with the reality at home," says its president, Richard E. Littlebear. The Indian students often had to endure racial cruelty too. "They called us 'prairie niggers,'" recalls...
...smelter built by the United Arab Emirates firm Dubal, one of the world's largest aluminum manufacturers. Another Emirates firm, Emaar, is the city's main developer; there's scarcely any government investment or involvement in the construction. Other companies that have signed up to invest include France's Total, Sweden's Ericsson and U.S. firm Capri Capital, which has announced a $2 billion development deal that will include two luxury hotels as well as office buildings and condominium towers...
Earlier in September, NASA announced that Opportunity would wander farther than it ever had in the search for more data. The rover is embarking on a long trek to a crater roughly 7 miles (12 km) away. That's about the total amount of ground it has covered since it arrived. Even if it follows a beeline route, its slow speed and the starts and stops it must make along the way limit it to about 110 yd. (100 m) per day--meaning it will need two years to get where it's going. Still, the trip should be easier...
...rescue plan requires the FDIC to guarantee not just the new lending by banks but also unlimited deposits in special accounts used primarily by small businesses for things like payroll. Little wonder Bair is cautious: the new program is expected to cover $1.9 trillion, a stunning 42% increase in total FDIC guarantees. In a worst case, widespread losses under the new program would be covered by a special assessment on participating banks...