Today in history events and anniversaries
On February 6 marks Ronald Reagan's birth in 1911 Tampico Illinois. 1778 France recognizes U S in Paris treaty. 1788 Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution. 1899 Spain-U S peace treaty ratified. 1933 20th Amendment proclaimed. 1952 King George VI dies. Elizabeth II succeeds. 1959 Titan ICBM first test launch from Cape Canaveral.
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United States
Spain
U.S. Senate
Henry Stimson
Britain
George VI
Elizabeth II
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Iraq vote reshapes Shiite power as al Maliki gains
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki allies swept weekend provincial elections in Iraq, defeating the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council in many Shiite provinces. The results boost al Maliki before parliamentary polls and may influence U S troop plans, while coalition building remains necessary. Separately, the Israeli navy intercepted a Lebanon bound aid ship for Gaza, drawing Lebanon and Syria's condemnation and heightening regional tensions after Hamas’s Gaza offensive. Egypt cease fire talks stalled as Hamas left Cairo without a truce agreement.
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Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq
al-Maliki
U.S
Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council
Najaf
Lebanon
Gaza Strip
Israel
Syria
Hamas
Gaza
Egypt
Cairo
Sri Lankan government rejects cease-fire demand
Sri Lanka's prime minister told Parliament that donor calls for a cease-fire were rejected. He asserted only an unconditional surrender of the Tamil Tigers would end the conflict as government forces seized the rebels' largest sea base and pressed them toward defeat after a 25 year war. The premier urged reconciliation through democracy after surrender of arms.
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Sri Lanka
Ratnasiri
Wickremanayake
Parliament
Tamil Tigers
Recall of peanut butter emergency meals in Kentucky
About 168000 emergency meal kits sent to Kentucky after a major ice storm were recalled two weeks earlier due to possible salmonella contamination in peanut butter. Federal officials blamed communication gaps for the distribution. No illnesses reported. recalls issued out of caution as Kentucky, Arkansas faced storm impact.
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Kentucky
Arkansas
Jay Blanton
Steve Beshear
Octuplets' mother Nadya Suleman reveals long hidden struggles
Public records released to The Associated Press detail Nadya Suleman's long battle with low mood after a 1999 riot injur y at the state mental hospital where she worked. The documents show disability payments totaling over 165000 dollars between 2002 and 2008 and notes she hoped to build a large family to counter isolation as an only child.
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Nadya Suleman
Suleman
State Mental Hospital
Associated Press
State Division of Workers’ Compensation
NBC
Obama urges rapid passage of stimulus plan at Democratic retreat
President Barack Obama urged House Democrats to push the economic stimulus bill quickly, denouncing delay tactics and GOP resistance. He framed the package as change voters demanded, warned against repeating past policies that inflated debt, and defended fast movement through Congress while rebutting critics who call it mere spending.
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Williamsburg
Congress
Barack Obar
House of Oban
Obama
House
Senate
GOP
Oval Office
Barack Obama
Contact numbers for Lawrence Journal-World offices
The Lawrence Journal-World lists direct phone lines for local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries and photo reprints plus an outside Lawrence toll free contact for story ideas and submissions. Numbers include 832-7154 832-6362 832-7165 832-7146 832-7151 832-7188 832-7147 832-7178 832-7153 832-7154 832-6349 and 800 578-8748.
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Ljworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Newspaper staff contacts and customer service numbers
Listing of editors and their emails with direct lines. Includes editors Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing and News Partners 6News and Mediaphormedia contact details plus delivery and redelivery numbers and hours.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
L Jworld
Ann‘Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jworld
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Warnings rise on syringe reuse linked infections
CHiAco doctors and infection control advocates cite a federal report showing over 60 000 hepatitis exposures and at least 400 infections in 33 outbreaks from 1998 to 2008 largely tied to syringe reuse. The Pentagon reports potential insulin-injecting device reuse at a Texas Army hospital harming William Beaumont patients in El Paso.
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Chiaco
Army
Texas Army Hospital
William Beaumont Army
el Paso
Nevada
Nebraska
New York
Illinois
Poll on scalping and city sustainability director choice
A brief online poll asks if residents have scalped tickets. It also queries whether Lawrence needs a city sustainability director to ensure efficient natural resource use, with the current leading answer being No. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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Lawrence
Ljworld.com
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