Today in History highlights select key events
A list of historic moments includes the Great Paris Flood of January 1910, Louis XVI's 1793 execution, Jefferson Davis resignations in 1861, Kiwanis Club founding in 1915, Lenin’s death in 1924, USS Nautilus launch in 1954, and the 747 first commercial flight in 1970.
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Paris
Seine
Louis XVI
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
U.S. Senate
Kiwanis Club
Detroit
Eimir Lenin
Groton
Conn
Pan Am
New York
London
Obama signals scaled back health overhaul after Mass. loss
President Obama and allies floated a simpler health care bill as a fallback after Massachusetts Senate setback. The shift comes as Democrats seek options to salvage parts of the overhaul amid strong Republican opposition and a stalled push in Congress. In Virginia, police charged Christopher Speight with first degree murder for a rampage that killed seven, as investigators found explosives at his home after a daylong manhunt.
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Barack Obama
Senate
Massachusetts
Obama
White House
House
Virginia
Christopher Bryan Speight
Speight
John Boehner
Robert Gibbs
Intel chief concedes errors in bomb case
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair told a Senate panel that missteps occurred in handling the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt. He said the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group should have questioned the Nigerian suspect before deciding on civilian court processing, noting the unit was created for this purpose and should have been invoked. FBI Director Robert Mueller said the HIG is not yet operational.
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National Intelligence
Dennis Blair
Senate
Blair
HIG
Senate Homeland Security Committee
Obama
FBI
Robert Mueller
Errors found in key Himalayan melt projection report
Five errors were found in a subsection of the 2007 IPCC climate report. A Himalayan glacier melt date was misprinted 2350 as 2035, causing confusion though scientists say the error is minor within the overall assessment. The panel apologized and pledged tighter review.
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Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
U.N
Himalayas
Afghanistan to massively expand security forces
Afghanistan and its international partners agreed to train more than 100,000 additional security forces by the end of next year. The move aims to blunt the Taliban resurgence ahead of the January London conference, seeking broader support amid concerns over corruption in President Karzai's government.
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Afghanistan
U.N
London
Taliban
Hamid Karzai
One Year In Obama Faces Shifted Ground In Washington
One year into his presidency Barack Obama wakes to headlines of a Republican take over in Massachusetts and the end of the 60 vote Senate filibuster. He acknowledges a harder path for health care and an American public more skeptical yet still hopeful about year two.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Oval Office
Obama
U.S
Massachusetts
Sitting Too Much Could Be Deadly Even for Exercisers
Health experts warn prolonged sitting is linked to higher risks of obesity heart attack and death even among regular exercisers. A British Journal of Sports Medicine editorial urges redefining activity to emphasize interrupting sitting with periodic movement.
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London
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Elin Ekblom-Bak
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Ekblom-Bak
Journal World Contacts Reflect Local News Network
A staff directory lists contacts for Local News City and County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries Health Transportation Photo reprints and outside Lawrence. It provides names phones and emails for editors and editors and department chiefs.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
News Partners and Contact Lines for 6News and LJ World
Contact lines list Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia executives with phone numbers and emails, plus Chris Bell and Tony Berg as circulation and advertising contacts. Classifieds and subscriptions details include a shared 832 area code, web addresses, and delivery redelivery guarantees.
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News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Jworld.com
Chris Bell
Cbell
Ijworld
Tony Berg
Berg
Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Wednesday poll on Bible verse references in military weapons
The poll asks if U.S. military weapons should carry Bible verse references. Results show Yes 58 percent, No 39 percent, Not sure 2 percent. Readers are urged to visit LJWorld.com to view more responses and vote.
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U.S
Ljworld.com
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