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SPENCER THURLINGStaff Writer In just her second season on the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team, Rachel Lumsden is creating quite a buzz. After breaking through to the varsity squad last year, Lumsden has people talking about high hopes of this season and the future of the Waves.  Lumsden is a fascinating person both on and off the court. Her unique talent coupled with her … [Read more...] about Lumsden creates a buzz

World — Bush: Iran must “come clean” with nuclear program OMAHA, Nebraska — Bush issued the stern warning as he sought to keep pressure on Iran despite a new intelligence report that Tehran halted its nuclear arms program four years ago, contradicting his earlier assertions that it was building an atom bomb. http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSWAT00853220071205 … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (December 5, 2007)

World — U.S. Intelligence says Iran’s nuclear program stopped in 2003 WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the threat of international sanctions has worked in compelling the Islamic republic to back away from its pursuit of the bomb. … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (December 3, 2007)

World — No survivors in Turkish plane crash The 57 people on the Atlasjet McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jet - all Turkish - died when it crashed in southwest Turkey at the end of a flight from Istanbul.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7121325.stm World — Nuclear talks between EU and Iran commence LONDON — Iran's chief nuclear negotiator will bring new proposals to talks with the … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (November 30, 2007)

Politics — GOP candidates debate questions from YouTube ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani clashed sharply at the opening of a Republican presidential debate Wednesday, each accusing the other of ignoring laws against illegal immigration and distorting one another's records on the … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (November 29, 2007)