Navy fires USS Enterprise captain over lewd videos
The Navy dismissed Captain Owen Honors, commander of the USS Enterprise, more than three years after he made lewd videos intended to boost crew morale. Officials seek to know who knew of the videos when shown to thousands aboard the carrier in 2006 and 2007 and whether he was reprimanded then. The case raises questions about accountability for high ranking officers when misconduct becomes public.
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Owen Honors
Obama signs sweeping $1.4 billion food safety overhaul
President Barack Obama signed a major $1.4 billion overhaul of the nations food safety system, the first since the 1930s. The law emphasizes prevention, expands government inspections, and grants the FDA power to order recalls of unsafe foods, provoking debate over cost and funding.
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Congress
Barack Obama
Food and Drug Administration
Governor Salman Taseer Assassinated by Bodyguard in Islamabad
Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a moderating voice and ally of President Zardari, was shot dead by a bodyguard in Islamabad while walking to his car after a meal at Kohsar Market. Authorities say the killer opposed his stance on blasphemy laws.
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Salman Taseer
Asif Alii Zardari
Benazir Bhutto
Taseer
Kohsar Market
Islamabad
Shaukat Kayani
Poly Clinic Hospital
Rockhampton Braces for Floods Threatening Sewage Plant
Floods cutting air rail and road links to Rockhampton Queensland threaten the citys sewage plant as waters rise and an inland sea from heavy rain on the Fitzroy River approaches. About 75 000 residents travel by boat with warnings to avoid snakes and crocodiles amid rising flood levels.
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Son of former Iranian shah found dead in Boston
The youngest son of the late shah of Iran, Pahlavi aged 44, was found dead at his Boston home in the South End after a 911 call. Officials say the death appears self-inflicted with a gun wound and note he had struggled for years with sorrow.
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Boston
Pahlavi
Jake Wark
Suffolk District Attorney's Office
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Alabama Edition edits Twain classics to replace offensive word
Twain scholar Alan Gribben teams with New South Books in Alabama to publish Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer with the N word replaced by slave. He notes 219 occurrences in Huck Finn and four in Tom Sawyer. February release aims for 7,500 copies amid hostile emails.
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Alan Gribben
New South Books
Alabama
Twain
Gribben
Man pleads guilty in bike path attack
A 30 year old man pled guilty to aggravated kidnapping aggravated sexual battery and aggravated assault for a June 16 attack on a south west Lawrence bike path. He faces a near fourteen year sentence on the kidnapping count with the other sentences to run concurrent. Two teens who helped rescue the victim received commendation awards. The victim plans to return to speak in court at sentencing.
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Lawrence
William E. Nichols
Clinton Lake
Douglas County
Charles Branson
Peggy Kittel
Nichols
Branson
Lawrence High School
Aidan Waugh
Nathaniel Mehl
City and Lawrence Police Department
Waugh
Mehl
Retail Task Force backs incubator to spur Lawrence commerce
The Lawrence Retail Task Force finished a report urging a private sector led retail incubator in Lawrence and possible city subsidies to help small retailers start up. The panel also calls for an advertising push and a data driven merchant support team. City commissioners will review the document in coming weeks. Earl Reineman of Weaver's notes the report could set the community tone.
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Lawrence
Earl Reineman
Weaver’s Department Store
City Commission
Death by own action rate in Douglas County up
Douglas County records show an uptick in deaths by own action as the year ends. Marcia Epstein of Headquarters Counseling Center notes 24 hour helplines and local and national hotlines, with 22 deaths to date in 2010 and a long history since 2006.
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Douglas County
Marcia Epstein
Headquarters
Kansas
Epstein
Jefferson County residents oppose Meriden strip club proposal
Jefferson County residents packed Oskaloosa Middle School to oppose a Lawrence area businessman's plan for a strip club near Jefferson West High and Middle Schools. The proposal, by Zach Snyder, seeks a conditional use permit for a sexually oriented business serving alcohol in a building off Kansas Highway 4. A public continuation is set for January 18 as organizers push to present a final county stance.
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Meriden
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa Middle School
Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission
Pearl Raugewitz
Zach Snyder
Douglas County
Hein
Duane Buscher
Jefferson County Citizens Group
Daniel
Pat Shimmin
Pat
Paul Johnson
Planning Commission
Johnson
Jefferson County Commission
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