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Lugar Statement on Wangari Maathai

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar made the following statement today on the selection of Wangari Maathai for the Nobel Peace Prize:

"I congratulate Professor Wangari Maathai on her selection to receive the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. She follows in the tradition of 1970 Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug as an extraordinary leader of sustainable development."
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Lugar Introduces Bill to Limit Amateur Sports Liability

U.S. Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) yesterday introduced S. 2903, the Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2004, to limit the liability of non-profit, volunteer organizations that organize sports events and leagues. Many of these types of organizations sponsor youth athletic programs.
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Opening Statement for Hearing on Student Visas

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar made the following statement at Wednesday’s hearing on student visas:

Today, the Foreign Relations Committee meets to examine the impact of new visa policies on foreign students and researchers seeking to study in the United States... I am pleased Dr. Martin Jishcke, president of Purdue University; Dr. Adam Herbert, president of Indiana University; and Dr. Dan Mote, president of the University of Maryland. The three universities represented here today are among the leaders in hosting foreign students. Purdue has the fourth largest number of foreign students among U.S. universities, while the University of Maryland ranks fourteenth and Indiana University ranks twentieth. These witnesses have thought a great deal about the role of foreign students at U.S. universities and about how the student visa process can be improved.
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