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^ggi EL i b attaliJ tews Ithe battalion Rockin’ Roger ■Hip’s songs „ s they wereyi rformance aU one-day tic| ‘s a great outi -nty of space ind crafts s from local Hi get a littl, >on, with sold. 11 most 75,0 lajority of of the two great music lose who e crowd, wait ths or listen^ r stages was ; shade av 1 have bei mi occupie ne with bl eople who ic festival o came to but those xpe Hence. > and buzz, and Lsteninw xascounfr y recor< ^' n 9 art ' st R°g er Creager plays at G. Rollie White Toliseum at a party sponsored by the 12th Man On Campus Magazine liesday. Creager was presentea with A&M football and basketball jerseys. ^annie Mae’s finances questioned o weren t at val, Austin Ci tlight many: i its TV seas ^andCDsofS B y Mart >' Gordon r will be able* THE ASSOCIATED PRESS e excitement rlces - ig bad abouti :countin g problems at mort- s event theret ^ g iant Fannie Mae. prompt- ugh this mosi '8 an T* 16 Securities rd to top. the id Exchange Commission and ar. Hopefully: dling into i.|u<. tball weekend 1 !1 I soundness, the company 7A Thursday, September 23, 2004 Cat Stevens’ brother says he is not a terrorist Singer Cat Stevens, taken off a London-to-Washington flight be cause his name showed up on a government “no-fly” list, has no ties to suspected terrorists, his brother said Wednesday. Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Is lam more than a quarter-century ago, recently made the watch list after U.S. authorities received in formation from multiple sources in dicating he may have associations with potential terrorists, a govern ment official said. United Airlines Flight 919 was diverted to Bangor, Maine, on Tues day afternoon after U.S. officials who checked the passenger list learned that the singer was aboard. Federal agents met the plane and interviewed Islam. Islam's brother and business manager, David Gordon, said in a telephone interview that he could guarantee that Islam does not as sociate with possible terrorists. “It's not true," Gordon said. “His only work, his only mind-set, is hu manitarian causes. He just wants to be an ambassador for peace.” Gordon said his brother was in eood humor. $3o!6oo WON WEEKLY 1805 Briarcrest, Bryan 979-776-0999 OPEN TUESDAY THRU SUNDAY Ag Appreciation Nights on Wed & Thurs Nights: 6:00 & 8:00 Open Tuesday thru Saturday Speed 6:00pm, I st Session 6:30pm, 2 n(> Session 8:00pm Sunday - I st Session 6:00pm, 2 nd Session 8:00pm 1/2 price paper *10.00 1/2 price Bingo Magic Machines BYOB *2500 package prize each session Stjosep" Br „ osVilll Stjoseph Catholic ... .... BVCASA Catholic The Battalion Classified Advertising • Easy • Affordable • Effective For information, call 845-0569 TREEHOUSE APARTMENTS & 2 BR'S AVAILABLE $390 - $550 (979) 696-5707 Short term leases available Dec.- May or Dec.- Aug. Starting at s 449, 2bdrm/lbth Redstone Apartments 696-1848 Very Few Remaining! — JK l .myp mgm 1111 October 15 &16 Regulators have found serious ’so Wee t filing. share: d iclosed Wednesday. It |opped nearly 7 percent. In at least one instance, the Igulators said, it appeared ■at the government-sponsored Impany put off some account- I she has been Ig for expenses to a future re- i/londay'scourtlortjng p er j(xi j n order to meet )!ic descriptionlamings targets that brought ems. fonuses for executives. Gregory ia, or severe t, "comes ts is well cared ome. The Fannie Mae board has named a special committee of outside directors to respond to the allegations by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Fannie Mae is the second-largest U.S. financial in stitution behind Citigroup Inc. The developments surprised financial experts and Wall Street. A little more than a year ago, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae’s sis ter agency and competitor in the multitrillion-dollar home mort gage market, disclosed that it had understated profits by some $4.5 billion for 2000-2002 in an effort to smooth earnings. Fannie Mae’s accounting then came under close government scru tiny, though its leaders insisted that it had no problems of that type. “It is a ‘wow’ situation,” said Arvind Sachdeva, an analyst for Victory Capital Management who follows the company. But, he added, “These are opinions.” Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., a longtime critic of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, called it “a sad and disturbing day for investors, homebuyers and taxpayers alike. ... Investors have been fooled, home buyers have been cheated and taxpayers are at risk.” The regulators at OFHEO submitted a report to its board that found earnings manipula tion, lax internal controls and in accurate financial disclosures. CONGRATULATIONS! Join the Celebration at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center SEPTEMBER 23RD RING DELIVERY Eickets distributed throughout the day, beginning at 7:15 a.m. You must have a numbered ticket to get your Aggie Ring. Festivities begin at 2:30 p.m. Ring distribution starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. We encourage you to utilize the “Aggie Ring Shuttle”, which will run from 2:00-6:00 to transport guests to and from PA 100 lots E and F (Tom Chandler Dr., South of Reed Arena) and The Association. You must bring your receipt and drivers license to pick up your Aggie Ring. If you do not have your receipt, please bring your student ID and drivers license. U.S. AIR FORCE CROSS INTO THE BLUE THINK OUTSIDE FOUR PERPENDICULAR SIDES ON A GEOMETRICALLY SQUARED BASE. It takes ingenuity, teamwork and a great deal of effort to pull off some of the high-profile engineering projects being done in the United States Air Force. Engineers who come aboard are immediately put on the fast track and have advancement opportunities typically not found in the private sector. From weapons systems and space station materials to the next generation of X-planes, whatever the project is, it’s always esh, always important and always cutting edge. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, visit our Web site at AIRFORCE.COM or call us at 1-800-423-USAF to request more information. ©2004 Paid for by the U.S. Air Force. AU rights reserved.