Shared beliefs on God and evolution in Kansas schools
A statewide poll funded by The Lawrence Journal-World and other papers shows most Kansans believe God and evolution can co exist. Two thirds want evolution taught in public schools, and over half support teaching intelligent design, amid debate over science class content and Kansas Board of Education standards.
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Connie Morris
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Tim Cruz
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Children of Katrina adapt to new homes and cities
Brittany Bridgett, 11, and thousands of New Orleans children cope with Hurricane Katrina as they settle in unfamiliar places. Hina Khan, a 25-year-old medical intern in Pakistan, treats quake victims under a tent where buildings are unsafe or leveled.
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New Orleans
Hina Khan
Pakistan
Congress
First Amendment text preserved in legal summary
The passage outlines the core constitutional protection against government establishment of religion and ensures free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and press, and the rights to assemble and petition for grievances. It emphasizes universal civil liberties and government restraint.
Bush presidency shows strain across three front pages
The Post reports Wednesday three front page items revealing strain in the Bush presidency. The Senate set new limits on interrogating detainees, risking Bush’s first veto. A second story covers conservative uprisings over Harriet Miers’s Supreme Court nomination and tense closed door meetings. A third note: CIA director rejected convening an accountability board, drawing GOP criticism and victims’ families’ concern amid broader fiscal, Katrina, and probe pressures on cabinet leaders. Political analyst Stephen Skowronek offers context on orthodox innovator presidencies and internal party frictions facing Bush as coalition tensions rise and lame duck questions loom.
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Global warming case heats up and the hurricanes
Bill McKibben argues climate change is already advancing with rapid changes worldwide. He cites Arctic permafrost melt, soil heat and decay in Britain, shrinking Arctic sea ice, 2003 European heat effects, and rising global temperatures driven by fossil fuel use. He notes feedback loops worsening warming and urges rapid action, contrasting U.S. inaction with international steps like Kyoto.
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Congress calls for fiscal discipline after Katrina relief
A congressional call for tight budgeting follows unprecedented Gulf Coast destruction. The speaker urges a one year moratorium on 2006 earmarks and delaying prescription drug benefits to save billions, while backing a balanced budget constitutional amendment and a federal program review to cut waste.
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