This Day in History Highlights Lincoln Darwin and More
On February twelve, eighteen oh nine, Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England. Lady Jane Grey and Guildford Dudley were beheaded in eighteen fifty four. In seventeen ninety five, UNC admitted students with Hinton James. In eighteen eighteen Chile proclaimed independence. In nineteen oh nine the NAACP was founded. In nineteen fifteen the Lincoln Memorial cornerstone was laid.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Larne County
Charles Darwin
Shrewsbury
England
Jane Grey
Guildford Dudley
University of North Carolina
U.S. State University
Hinton James
Chile
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Washington, D.C
Clinton hospitalized for heart procedure in New York
Former President Bill Clinton, 63, was hospitalized to open a clogged heart artery after chest discomfort. Doctors placed two mesh stents. Clinton is in good spirits and focusing on the Clinton Foundation and Haiti relief as Hillary travels to join him. The release is anticipated soon.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Haiti
Douglas Band
Terry McAuliffe
Democratic National Committee
Clintons
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Washington
New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
American Indian tribes receive $1 billion stimulus aid
Seventy six tribes across the United States will share one billion dollars in economic stimulus bonds to fund health care centers water plants wind farms and other infrastructure. Deputy Treasury official Neal Wolin said tribes may issue traditional tax exempt bonds or Build America Bonds, which are taxable but subsidized. The program cannot fund casinos and marks the second round after sixty eight tribes benefited last fall.
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California
Florida
Treasury
Neal Wolin
Build America
WellPoint price spike shapes Obama health reform push
WellPoint blames rising medical costs for a 39 percent rate increase for some California customers as Obama edges the plan into his health reform campaign. Sebelius seeks clarity on a $2.7 billion quarterly Anthem profit. Reid accuses insurers of greed. Sassi argues premium spikes reflect the economy, aging population, and higher care use, with healthier members exiting and sicker ones remaining.
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Indianapolis
WellPoint
California
Barack Obama
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
WellPoint Inc
White House
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Harry Reid
D-Nev
Senate
Reid
House
Obama
Brian Sassi
Sebelius
Anthem Blue Cross
Anthem
Sassi
Congressional
Angela Braly
Florists fret storm will wilt Valentine sales
Snow clogged streets close offices in Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington as blizzards disrupt deliveries and slow shipments ahead of Valentine's Day. Florists rush to mobilize SUVs and four wheel drive vehicles while offices stay shut and the date falls on a Presidents Day weekend raising fear of weak sales.
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Valentine’s Sales
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
David Hope
Flower Gallery Inc
Local News Contacts and staff listings for Lawrence Journal-World
The Lawrence Journal-World lists newsroom departments with phone lines for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Consumer Affairs Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters to the Editor Obituaries Health Transportation Photo Reprints and Outside Lawrence. It also provides contact emails for editors and a separate News Partners section with executives and classifieds.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Riley County to pay Eddie Lowery 7.5 million in wrongful conviction case
A poll asks if Riley County's 7.5 million compensation for Eddie Lowery, jailed 10 years after a wrongful rape conviction, is fair. It notes options to vote too and cites a separate Kansas marriage license fee waiver poll with 68% against, 27% for, 3% unsure.
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Riley County
Eddie Lowery
Kansas
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