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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2010
Page
3
President Obama announced a bipartisan agreement to extend expiring income tax cuts for all Americans, renew long-term unemployment benefits, and provide a one-year Social Security tax reduction. The plan also offers business tax breaks aimed at jump starting growth, in a temporary two-year extension across income levels.
The WikiLeaks Clinton cable listing global sites critical to U.S. national security is described by officials as a hit list for terrorists. It names undersea cables mines antivenin plants and food and manufacturing suppliers. Pentagon and State Department call the leak damaging and dangerous to security.
The Supreme Court will decide if the Wal-Mart sex bias lawsuit can proceed as a class action. The case seeks to hold the retailer liable for pay and promotion disparities across hundreds of thousands of female workers. If allowed, it could reshape class-action rules for large nationwide employment suits and similar pending claims against Costco and the tobacco industry.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the Prop 8 case over whether California’s gay marriage ban violates the Constitution and if supporters have standing to challenge a lower court ruling. The televised hearing reached a national audience via C-SPAN, with no ruling issued and no timetable set.
The Italian fishing boat recovered a balloon and gondola with two American balloonists inside. Port official Vieste confirmed the identities of Richard Abruzzo of Albuquerque and Carol Rymer Davis of Denver. They disappeared September 29 during the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race after launching from Bristol with others.
Newly elected Kansas House leaders, with a 92 to 33 GOP edge, vow to push conservative priorities in the 2011 session. Speaker Mike O Neal predicts passage of measures blocked by Democrats and moderates, including health care reform limits, abortion restrictions, bigger budget cuts, and tax relief. Names of key caucus leaders and potential tax reforms are noted as the party aims to repeal the 1 cent state sales tax increase.
A chemical odor in a fifth floor laboratory at Kansas University's Malott Hall led to a 4:30 p.m. evacuation. One EU employee was hospitalized and another treated on site, with air quality deemed safe after 6:45 p.m. The exact substance remains undetermined as officials reopened the building. Police kept the area cordoned while investigators continued.
About 8,000 Westar Energy customers in Douglas County lost electricity for an hour on Monday as downtown Lawrence and surrounding areas were hit. By 3 p.m. all Douglas County customers were restored. A DUI mistrial occurred when the courtroom went dark. The trial is rescheduled for January 24.
Lawrence police hunt witnesses after a Sunday shooting at South Pointe Apartments left a 23 year old man in critical but stable condition and a downtown stabbing of a Kansas City Kansas man. Officers say crowds dispersed and no arrests have been made. Call 785 832 7650 or 785 843 TIPS with information.
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