Today in History: From Sutter's Mill to Homeland Security
Key events span Jan 24 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill fueling the gold rush. 1908 Boy Scouts movement begins in England under Baden-Powell. 1965 Churchill dies in London. 1978 Cosmos 954 debris spread over northern Canada. 1985 Discovery launches on secret military mission. 1989 Bundy executed in Florida. 2003 Tom Ridge sworn in as first DHS head.
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James W. Marshall
Sutter's Mill
California
Boy Scouts Movement
England
Robert Baden-Powell
Winston Churchill
London
Earth
Canada
Cape
Canaveral
Theodore Bundy
Florida
Tom Ridge
Department of Homeland Security
Oregon Voters Decide Two Tax Measure Proposals
The World in Brief notes Oregon residents are voting on two tax measures aimed at the wealthy and corporations. Aimed at individuals earning over 125000 a year and a corporate minimum tax, the mail ballots will be counted Tuesday. Results could influence national budget debates and guide other states on asking taxpayers for revenue.
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Oregon
Obama rails against campaign finance ruling gains
President Obama criticized the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporate and union spending in elections. He urged new restraints on spending by companies receiving bailout money and spoke in a Saturday address about limiting influence in a midterm year.
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White House
Supreme Court
Barack Obama
Acee Obama
Obama
Afghan parliamentary elections pushed to fall date
Afghan officials say parliamentary elections scheduled for May 22 are postponed to September 18 due to lack of 120 million dollars needed to fund the vote. The Independent Election Commission and a Western diplomat confirmed the shift, speaking on background ahead of a formal announcement expected later today.
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Independent Election Commission
Government ordeal narrows cane toad buster tool in WA
In Australia the Kimberley Toad Busters face a setback as Western Australia’s Department of Environment and Conservation questions carbon dioxide euthanizing. If tests show suffering, the CO2 method could be banned, risking an unwinnable cane toad battle for the activists.”
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Australia
Kimberley
Western Australia
Department of Environment and Conservation
Study finds disease causes majority of Darfur deaths
New Lancet study on the Darfur conflict shows over 80 percent of the roughly 300,000 deaths since 2003 were due to disease rather than violence. Researchers warn malnutrition, diarrhea, and waterborne illnesses threaten millions displaced in refugee camps as fighting subsides.
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Sudan
Darfur
the Lancet
Space Station Tweets From Orbit to Twitterverse
Florida astronauts finally gain web access in space as ISS resident TJ Creamer posts the first live tweet from orbit. He greets the Twitterverse promising more updates and asks followers to send more.
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Space
Space Station
Timothy
Tj) Creamer
Astro_TJ
International Space Station
Marines hand over Anbar command as Iraq drawdown begins
The Marines end nearly seven years in Iraq by transferring Sunni Anbar command to Iraqi forces at Ramadi. Biden seeks to ease tensions with Baghdad while Washington pushes for a fair March election and continued U.S. involvement.
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Ramae
Iraq
U.S
Anbar
Afghanistan
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Joe Biden
Jalal Talabani
Washington
White House
Biden
Ramadi
Barack Obama
Blackwater
Obama
Pope urges priests to blog and use new media
Pope Benedict XVI told priests to embrace blogs and multimedia to spread the Gospel and engage with diverse cultures. He urged using images videos cartoons blogs and sites while stressing the need to align digital outreach with theology and spirituality. He warned against entertainment trends that trivialize violence and sex but called digital tools a gift when used to foster dialogue.
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Vatican City
Benedict XVI
Benedict
Vatican
Christ
Journal World Contact Information List
Directory of newsroom contacts for Lawrence Journal-World includes departments and editors with phone numbers and email addresses for Local News City Government County Government KU Lawrence Schools Consumer Affairs Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries Health Transportation Photo Reprints and Outside Lawrence. Names shown: Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Jonathan Kealing.
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Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Jworld.com
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Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ljworld.com
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