This Day in History Highlights Key US Milestones
On July 4 1965 Johnson set Great Society goals in his State of the Union address. Elizabeth Ann Seton, born in 1774, would become America’s first native born saint and died in Emmitsburg Maryland. In 1904 Puerto Ricans were deemed admissible as non aliens, while Burma gained independence in 1948. Seoul fell in 1951 during the Korean War. In 1974 Nixon refused to surrender tapes and records to the Senate Watergate Committee. In 2007 Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker and Keith Ellison joined Congress as the first Muslim member.
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World in Brief highlights global tech and political woes
China tightens video rules banning non state sites and demanding deletion of user content, affecting YouTube and other hosts. In Idaho, residents oppose Aspen Funeral Home across from a senior center seeking a permit. Japan apologizes for pension data loss amid political fallout. India to sterilize monkeys to curb urban primate raids. conservationists fear harm. GPS incident: driver on tracks narrowly escapes a 60 mph train collision. car wreck damages run into hundreds of thousands.
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Butterflies trick ants into adopting their young
A Danish study reports the large blue butterfly uses a chemical coating like Myrmica rubra ants to lure worker ants. The larvae are deposited on marsh gentian plants, carried to the colony, fed by ants, then mature and emerge. In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed at least nine Palestinians as militants fired into Israel.
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Obama and Huckabee win Iowa caucuses in 2008 race
Barack Obama won the Democratic caucus with 37 percent, edging John Edwards and Hillary Clinton as turnout surged to about 221,000. Mike Huckabee swept the Republican vote with 34 percent, defeating Mitt Romney and a crowded field, while Romney trailed.
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Kansas leaders foresee competitive Iowa style caucuses in February
Local leaders say the race for the Kansas caucuses will stay competitive as Huckabee and Obama claimed Iowa wins. Analysts note Edwards and Thompson may survive, Romney falters, and both parties predict a strong, energized caucus night on February 5 for Democrats and February 9 for Republicans.
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Allan Cigler
Kansas University
Fred Thompson
Massachusetts
Mitt Romney
Iowa
Romney
Don Haider-Markel
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Kansas Democratic Party
Feedback and contact details for LjWorld and partners
The notice lists editorial and staff contacts for the Lawrence Journal-World including Dennis Anderson and Tom Keegan, with phone numbers and emails. It also lists subscriptions, publication hours, and redelivery guarantees for missed papers and partner stations 5News and 6News.
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Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary impact on voters
Readers weigh how early contests affect their interest in presidential politics. Some plan to follow conventions next summer or after Super Tuesday. Others express limited interest and want to watch events without recording, while a few intend to check more responses online.
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