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FLORIDA TODAY 2A TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005 WHO'S NEWS NEWS FROM THE NORTH Falwell recovered, remains in hospital for tests 7T "4 7 The Rev. Jerry Falwell has recovered from the respiratory distress that sent him to the hospital a week ago, but will remain under care until doctors finish a battery of tests, a top aide to Falwell said Monday. "He's well enough to go home right now, but until the doctors finish running all their tests, he'll stay in the hospital," said Ron Godwin, Falwell's executive r-aiwen Godwin said he expected Falwell, 71, to be re leased in the middle of the week. Aide: Giuliani too busy to try run for office Rudolph Giuliani's top political aide said Monday it won't be possible for the former New York City mayor to run for governor or challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's re-election bid next year.

But, aide Anthony Carbonetti cautioned: "Rudy is someone who never says never." "Right now, with all the commitments he has here itmpnt nc tnn (Treat to under- Saturday night. Afterward, police had to fire several canisters of tear gas to scatter rowdy crowds that at times exceeded 1,000 people in East Lansing. Disturbances were centered on the downtown and near the school. About half of the 43 people arrested were Michigan State students, said East Lansing Police Capt. Juli Liebler.

Police filed at least 60 charges of disorderly conduct or alcohol possession by minors. BOSTON Federal report concludes Big Dig tunnels are safe. The Big Dig highway tunnels under downtown Boston are structurally sound and safe despite recent leaks, the Federal Highway Administration said Monday. The agency launched the investigation into the Interstate 93 tunnels after water broke though a faulty wall panel in September, backing up traffic for miles and setting off a new round of criticism of the much-maligned, multibillion-dol-lar road project. Studies also revealed hundreds of smaller leaks.

The report said the most serious breach "appears to be isolated to a discrete section of the tunnel and primarily the result of poor quality control during construction." But overall, the Big Dig itself "is structurally sound and remains safe for traffic," it said. Giuliani take any sort njn jj the next year Carbonetti told The Associated Press. Dave Stewart's piano sold in London auction Tm Dave Stewart oiano. Dlavea Dy some or tne mosi 5 in tVio mnrlH cnlH fnr 74(1 in an mi ml 4, X. 1 BURLINGTON, Vt Former professor admits fabricating data.

A former medical school professor accused of fabricating research data on menopause, aging and hormone supplements pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently obtaining a $542,000 federal grant. Eric T. Poehlman, 49, could get up to five years in prison and $250,000 fine at sentencing July 18. The former University of Vermont College of Medicine professor was accused of making up research between 1992 and 2000 to win millions of dollars in grant money from the federal government. Under a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements in an application for a grant on hormone replacement therapy from the National Institutes of Health.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Holocaust Museum reopens after still-unsolved arson. A Holocaust museum destroyed in a still-unsolved arson case in 2003 has been rebuilt in what its founder called "a shining example of triumph over evil." Almost 500 people attended Sunday's reopening of the museum, named CANDLES for Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Experiments Survivors. Eva Kor, 71, established the museum in 1995 to teach Midwesterners about the horrors of the Holocaust. Kor and her identical twin sister were sent to Auschwitz and subjected to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele's ghastly medical experiments on twins.

"I'm asking you a special favor, to remember today as a shining example of triumph over evil," Kor told the crowd. BISMARCK, N.D. Ex-director of wheat growers' groups pleads guilty. The former director of two major associations of wheat growers pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling nearly $113,000 and was placed on probation. Lance Hagen, who headed the North Dakota Grain Growers Associa auction in London on Monday.

The piano belonging to Stewart, who co-founded Eurythmics with Annie Lennox, was featured on hundreds of pop records over the past two decades. A note signed by Stewart and auctioned with the piano said: "I have watched the Bechstein piano be- inff r-3roc hv an manv Ipffpnrls from Rob Dvlan. Stewart 1 nj PROVIDENCE, R.I. AP Paul McCartney, Brian Ferry and of course Annie, who played it all the time." The piano, he said, "appears on many of our albums." BIRTHDAYS Movie producer Roger Corman is 79. Country music producer Cowboy Jack Clement is 74.

Impressionist-actor Frank Gorshin is 72. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is 68. Actor Michael Moriarty is 64. Singer Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA is 55. Rock musician Mike McCready of Pearl Jam is 40.

CORRECTIONS Mock terror drill Volunteers acting as victims walk Monday in New London, during a terror drill. The largest anti-terror drill ever undertaken in the United States, started Monday with a simulated chemical release and car bomb event in Connecticut and a simulated biological attack in New Jersey. Former attorney general announces bid for Senate seat. Former state Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse on Monday entered the race for the Senate seat currently held by Republican Lincoln Chafee. Whitehouse, 49, made the announcement at his home beside his wife and children less than a week after fellow Democrat Rep.

Patrick Kennedy said he would not seek the seat. Chafee has started raising money for an expected re-election campaign but has not announced his candidacy. Democratic Secretary of State Matt Brown is the only other person who has officially entered the 2006 race. White-house was attorney general from 1999-2003. FLORIDA TODAY wire services It Is FLORIDA TODAY'S policy to promptly correct errors of fact that appear In our news reports.

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The case was based partly on financial records, and partly on FBI wiretaps that recorded Ali discussing the scheme on the telephone. EAST LANSING, Mich. 43 arrested after Michigan State men's weekend loss. Police said Monday that 43 people were arrested after thousands of fans took to the streets following the Michigan State men's basketball team's weekend loss in the Final Four. But conditions were calm after the women's team won the following night.

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