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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 2010
Page
3
In Washington DC the tax bill to avert a January 1 income tax increase won 83 votes to 15 in a Senate test vote. President Obama praised the rare cross party support and urged quick House action.
U S District Judge Henry E Hudson ruled the core mandate requiring Americans to carry health insurance unconstitutional, marking the first successful challenge to the law and promising a future Supreme Court review. The decision boosts GOP repeal efforts as the bill moves toward higher court scrutiny.
U S diplomat Richard Holbrooke, architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and Obama envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, died Monday at age 69 after surgery to repair an aortic tear. State Department confirmed his death following hospitalization. Obama called him a giant of American foreign policy and praised his tireless diplomacy and love of country.
The Justice Department sues Berkeley Ill. school district for denying Safoorah Khan unpaid leave to undertake Hajj asserting violation of the Civil Rights Act. The case claims the leave request related to religious practices and was not covered by the contract with the teachers union.
Seventeen sailors from the South Korean vessel No. 1 Insung were missing for more than 30 hours after the ship sank 1,400 miles south of New Zealand. Officials suspended the search indefinitely as the 42 crew reportedly fled into icy waters without survival gear after the vessel sank near Antarctica.
Dilawar Grewal, a Sikh and naturalized US citizen born in India, sues KU in federal court alleging religious and racial harassment and wrongful termination after his August 2009 promotion. He says a coworker called him a terrorist and pulled his ponytail while he complained to HR director Ola Faucher. KU and spokesperson Jack Martin call the claims baseless as the matter proceeds in court.
Kansas health officials highlighted a new Surgeon General study showing tobacco smoke damages DNA quickly and can cause cancer heart attack or stroke even from secondhand exposure. KDHE offers free cessation help including 1-800-QUIT-NOW and free nicotine patches or gum while supplies last.
City commissioners weigh the Northeast Sector Plan guiding about 10 000 acres north of the Kansas River. Most land would stay agricultural but 250 acres near Interstate 70 may be set for future industrial development prompting tied debate between residents protecting flood control and large farm operators seeking industrial use.
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