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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2010
Page
2
Gulf coast cleanup crews face choppy seas as last week’s hurricane disrupts offshore skimming in Alabama Mississippi and Florida. Mobile Bay barges wait at the mouth for calmer conditions likely to persist into next week.
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham spoke from the war zone to condemn Michael Steele's claim that Afghanistan was a war of Obama's choosing. They argued Steele must decide his continuation as GOP chair, but did not call for his resignation. The remarks were filmed at a Connecticut fundraiser and posted online, posing challenges for GOP campaigns.
Toyota Motor Corp. announced a recall of 91,903 vehicles in Japan including Lexus and Crown models due to defective valve springs that could cause stalling. Overseas recalls will follow as the company fights quality problems from earlier global recalls.
An American geologist, Xue Feng, was sentenced by Beijing's No 1 Intermediate People's Court to eight years in prison for collecting intelligence and illegally providing state secrets. He was fined $30,000. U S ambassador Huntsman attended court as the U S Embassy urged humanitarian release and deportation.
A 6.3 magnitude quake struck off Imwate in northern Japan at 7:08 am local time. The Japan Meteorological Agency said no tsunami danger and the earthquake's center lay 19 miles below the sea. No damage was reported by Iwate police official Takahiro Fujibayashi.
Gen David Petraeus assumes command of U S and NATO forces in Afghanistan amid waning support, a resurgent Taliban and corruption concerns. He pledges to prove progress, refine rules of engagement, and show the world that al Qaida cannot again find sanctuary, even as debates over 2011 troop withdrawals loom.
Six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi was jailed after crashing the Nathan’s Fourth of July contest won by Joey Chestnut. He resisted police, grabbed a barricade, and faced charges of resisting arrest trespassing and obstructing governmental administration as he awaited court.
A Marist Institute poll asks which country the United States won independence from and finds 26 percent misidentify Great Britain, 6 percent choose others, and 20 percent unsure. Regional gaps emerge with 32 percent in the South, and 16-26 percent across other regions misinformed.
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