METRO
Amazon releases new book-reading device
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Oct. 21, 2009Amazon began shipping its latest electronic book-reading device, Kindle 2, on Monday.
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COLUMNS
Gators running game needs fixing, but coach is in denial
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 21, 2009Florida's running game seems to be living by the motto, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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SOCCER
Gators must win out for seniors to win fourth SEC soccer title
Oct. 21, 2009The view is unfamiliar, and it doesn't seem right.
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FOOTBALL
Receivers coach unconcerned about statistics
Oct. 21, 2009Despite all the talk about Florida's offense not clicking, receivers coach Billy Gonzales isn't worried.
METRO
Microsoft employee presents Windows 7 at UF Hilton
By DAVID TINTNER | Oct. 21, 2009A technology strategist for Microsoft presented its latest operating system to a crowd of 35 at UF's Hilton.
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FOOTBALL
Mullen will face former football team in primetime matchup
Oct. 21, 2009Few breakups are this nice.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF professor found with cocaine enters court agreement
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 21, 2009A professor charged with cocaine possession has entered an agreement to perform community service in exchange for the charges being dropped.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man arrested for stealing $6K of cigarettes and beer
Oct. 21, 2009A Georgia man was arrested after stealing cigarettes and beer from a local gas station. Police found him hiding in a nearby CVS construction site.
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OTHER SPORTS
alligatorSports Fantasy Challenge: Week 6 recap
Oct. 21, 2009Reader Ben Volin continues to lead the way with a 6-1 record, but writer Mike McCall is only one game back.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Comedian speaks about life with Tourette syndrome
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 21, 2009A comedian with Tourette syndrome shared how he channels struggling with the disorder into being an entertainer.
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COLUMNS
Fighting could resolve health care issues
Oct. 21, 2009Amid a thorny nest of substantive issues and thoughtful debate about human agency, America proved last week that our real gift to the world is a bountiful supply of vaguely Asian, dysfunctional families ready to claw their way onto television. Our nation owes you a great deal of gratitude, Heene and Gosselin clans, for too many seem to have forgotten that our country was built on a burning desire to have one's own reality television show.
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EDITORIALS
In Denial: Insurers shouldn’t restrict victims’ coverage
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 21, 2009Let's just come out and say it - the health care system in America has really seen better days. From insurers booting sick people to the curb to the elderly having to choose between food and much-needed prescription drugs, the States definitely lag behind the rest of the developed world in providing health care regardless of age or socioeconomic status.
METRO
Video Rodeo struggles against new rental businesses
By EMILY HANSON | Oct. 21, 2009Video Rodeo is struggling to stay afloat as Netflix and Redbox threaten to make video stores a thing of the past.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Government can’t solve all problems
By Neal Wheeler | Oct. 21, 2009When I was growing up, duct tape was the solution to all problems.
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COLUMNS
Public option not only solution
By Warren Rhea | Oct. 21, 2009Joseph Trimboli makes some good points in his letter to the editor, "People entitled to health care," until he says anyone who opposes the public option is either being paid off by the insurance companies or enjoys killing their fellow Americans.
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CAMPUS
Reitz Union may remove asbestos from hotel
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 21, 2009A $42.5 million renovation plan for the Reitz Union includes removing asbestos from the hotel.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Congress shouldn’t be trusted
By Brittany Yurkovitch | Oct. 21, 2009The Oct. 6 Gallup poll reports that only 21 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Considering that so few people support the effort being made by congressmen, it seems obvious that Congress is failing to represent the will of the people.
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VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team adds high-profile tourney
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Oct. 21, 2009After playing one of the toughest nonconference schedules in school history this season, the Gators decided it wasn't quite hard enough.
SPORTS
Teeing off with Mike DiFerdinando
Oct. 21, 2009The trustee overseeing Bernard Madoff's assets has labeled the New York Mets winners in the epic fraud. He says the baseball team made nearly $48 million in the Ponzi scheme…. Michigan resident Daniel Allen is being held on $15,000 bond after being accused of biting through a neighbor's lips. The confrontation took place when he refused to give back a football that had been thrown into his yard by a group of kids.
