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June 3 1808 birth of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky. 1621 Dutch West India Company chartered for Atlantic trade. 1888 Casey at the Bat first published. 1935 Nor mandie maiden voyage record to New York. 1948 Hale Telescope dedication. 1965 Edward White first American spacewalk. 1968 Andy Warhol shot at The Factory by Valerie Solanas.
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Jefferson Davis
Christian County
Dutch West India Company
Americas
Africa
Casey At the
Ernest Lawrence Thay
San Francisco Daily Examiner
Ind
New York
Atlantic
Palomar Mountain Observatory
California
Edward White
Andy Warhol
the Factory
Valerie Solanas
Afghan conference rocked by Taliban attack disrupts Karzai address
President Karzai urged Taliban factions to seek peace as gunfire and rocket attacks hit the Afghan tent where about 1,500 dignitaries gathered for a national conference. At least two militants were killed, three civilians injured, while Karzai called for arms laydown and warned against further fighting. NASA climate data noted a year-to-April average surface temperature about 1.17 F warmer than 1951-80 mean, near the 2005 peak.
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Hamid Karzai
Taliban
Karzai
Hizb-i- Islami
Afghanistan
NASA
Goddard Institute For Space Studies
Bush defends waterboarding in Grand Rapids speech
Former President George W. Bush says he would waterboard Khalid Sheikh Mohammed again to save lives in a talk to the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. He defended the Iraq war and called Saddam Hussein’s removal the right move.
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George W. Bush
Obama
Bush
U.S
Khalid Sheik Mohammed
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
White House urged Bennet foe to pursue three posts abroad
Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff says a White House adviser pressed him not to challenge Sen Michael Bennet and offered three international development jobs instead The adviser Jim Messina spoke with Romanoff last fall and warned no appointment could be guaranteed The disclosure mirrors a Pennsylvania effort to steer primary rivals away from open races in 2010.
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Barack Obama
Colorado
Michael Bennet
White House
Pennsylvania
Senate
Bill Clinton
Jim Messina
Colorado House
Andrew Romanoff
Obama
Romanoff
Messina
Bennet
New York City warms to record heat says NASA
NASA reports the city tied or surpassed its warmest year on record based on a 12 month rolling average. Scientist James Hansen of NASA stated the finding on Wednesday as global temperatures reached historic highs.
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New York City
NASA
James Hansen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
McCartney serenades Michelle Obama at Library of Congress event
Paul McCartney headlines a White House tribute for the Gershwin Prize winner Barack and Michelle Obama, with Stevie Wonder Jonas Brothers Corinne Bailey Rae and Faith Hill performing McCartney songs. He performs Michelle to the first lady as the president sways in his seat, jokes about being punched by a president.
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White House
Barack
Michelle Obama
Paul McCartney
George
Martha Washington
McCartney
Stevie Wonder
Obamas
Jonas Brothers
Corinne Bailey Rae
Blackbird
Faith Hill
Michelle
Obama
Library of Congress
BP faces setback as saw snag slows Gulf oil cut
The BP effort to cap the Gulf spill by slicing the 20-inch riser with a diamond-tipped saw hit trouble when the tool snagged a mile underwater. Officials said the cut would allow a dome to fit and capture most of the crude, but weather, standoff timing, and the risk of increased flow remain. The plan hinges on a precise second cut and may require a relief well, two months away.
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Pensacola
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Tony Russell
Coast Guard
Adm
Thad Allen
Gulf of Mexico
Allen
Redneck Riviera
John Dash
Escambia County
Gulf Coast
Mobile Bay
Ala
U.S
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Obama calls for end to oil tax breaks in push for clean energy
President Obama urged Congress to scrap billions in oil company tax breaks and pass a major energy bill to shift funds toward clean energy research. Speaking at Carnegie Mellon University amid BP's Gulf oil spill, he warned that continued fossil fuel use endangers national security, the economy, and the environment. He called for carbon pricing and stronger action as Biden said investigations into BP violations would proceed.
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Pittsburgh
Barack Obama
Congress
Obama
Gulf of Mexico
Senate
Carnegie Mellon University
America
Journal-World staff contacts list
Dennis Anderson managing editor Caroline Trowbridge assignment director Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Keegan sports editor Jon Niccum entertainment editor Jonathan Kealing online editor Local newsroom directory with phone numbers and email/domain details for key editors.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
World.com
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jworld.com
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Ljworld.com
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Poll questions on Tasers and KU game day shift
The reader poll asks if Tasers should be used by police to subdue uncooperative subjects and whether KU should move a Jayhawks home football game from Saturday to Thursday. It reports percentages: No 59 percent Yes 35 percent Undecided 5 percent, with a prompt to visit LJWorld.com for more responses.
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Jayhawks
Kansas State
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Ijworld
Kansas University
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Dcox
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Facebook.com
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Today’s Poll
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