Today in History: From Elvis to Dow Jones 2000
Highlights include Elvis Presley birth in Tupelo on January 8 1935 the 11th Amendment effect under Adams in 1798 Battle of New Orleans 1815 Wilsons Fourteen Points 1918 Mississippi ratifying Prohibition 18th Amendment Johnson War on Poverty 1964 and the Dow Jones closing above 2000 in 1987.
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Mississippi
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gates to stay as Defense Secretary through 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will remain in his Cabinet post for at least another year, officials said. Gates told Obama he would stay through year end 2010, a move to preserve stability during U S wars and fulfill Obama's pledge to include Republicans close to him. Separately, a gunman at an ABB Group plant in Webster Groves, Missouri killed three and wounded five before apparently taking his own life. authorities identified him as Timothy Hendren. Yemen provided a detailed account of al Qaida contacts with Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, noting possible ties to a U S cleric and a prior meeting with key al Qaida operatives before the Fort Hood period.
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Fort Hood
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Said
Olympia Snowe
Maine
Senate Intelligence Committee
Sex abuse rates high at juvenile detention centers
A government study released Thursday finds about 12 percent of youths in state run, private, or local facilities report sexual victimization. Nearly one third of youths at 13 juvenile centers reported some form of sexual abuse, with victimization ranging by facility and including assaults by peers or staff.
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Justice Department
Washington DC preview of December jobs report
Economists expect the December labor report to show a possible first job gain in two years, though a majority still predict continued job losses totaling around 3,000. The unemployment rate is seen rising to about 10.1 percent from 10 percent, with any gain unlikely to lower the rate soon or restore millions of lost jobs.
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Obama takes responsibility for security lapses and vows fixes
President Obama declared the buck stops with me for the near disaster on a Detroit bound airliner. He warned of a broad war on terror and outlined changes including more air marshals and faster intelligence sharing. He admitted no officials would be fired and noted the system must stay one step ahead of a nimble adversary.
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Barack Obama
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U.S
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Tiahrt calls Napolitano to resign over Christmas bombing response
U S Rep Todd Tiahrt of Kansas urged Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to resign after her initial comment that the system worked following the Christmas Day bombing attempt. He argued for a secretary who understands the global war on terror and can stop terrorists before they act.
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Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
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GOP
Sam Brownback
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Stricter smog limits could hit rural areas too
The EPA proposes tighter ground level ozone standards, potentially placing hundreds more counties in violation. Costs to comply run into tens of billions, but officials say long term savings in emergency visits and lost work days could reach billions. Compliance deadlines stretch up to 20 years, with plan submissions by 2013 or 2014.
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Iowa
EPA
Lisa Jackson
Journal-Worth Contact Information for Local News Team
Provides email and phone contacts for Lawrence Journal-World departments and editors including Dennis Anderson, Caroline Trowbridge, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Jon Niccum, and Jonathan Kealing with direct lines for Local News, City and County government, KU, schools, and other sections. Includes Outside Lawrence line and generic newsroom emails.
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News Partners and Contact Line for 6News and LJ World
The notice lists contact details for Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia staff, plus Classified advertising and subscription support. It provides phone numbers and emails for circulation, advertising, and delivery questions and states redelivery guarantees if the newspaper is not received.
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