March Madness fans plot bracket revenge
Kansas fans seek revenge and top seed in the Big 12 to secure a Midwest Regional bid, with talk of facing Duke or Belmont, Bucknell, Oral Roberts, or Missouri in the NCAA Tournament first round. Quotes from local students and fans reflect desire to avoid a repeat early exit. The Selection Show airs today as KU eyes Elite Eight run.
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Kansas 67 61 Big 12 Tourney Win Over K State
KU secured a 67 to 61 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament final. Get real time updates as KU faces Texas at 2 pm and learns NCAA seeding details after the bracket reveal at 5 pm.
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Bush seeks 4000 more troops for Iraq and broader war aid
President Bush asked Congress for 3.2 billion to fund at least 4000 extra combat support troops and military police for Iraq, offset by cutting 3.2 billion in low priority defense programs. The plan aims to back the Baghdad security push and other war needs while maintaining overall defense funding. Petraeus signaled detainee numbers could rise, justifying added forces.
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Microburst impact lingers a year after Lawrence damage
Kansas University won the Big 12 Tournament 80 to 68 over Texas on March 12 2006. Early that morning a microburst caused about 8 million dollars in damage to seventy buildings in Lawrence leaving residents without power. Karen Pendleton and her husband John own Pendleton's Country Market.
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EMS CHIEF FACES LONG ROAD BACK AFTER ACCIDENT
Ted McFarlane, former deputy chief of Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical, recalls a March 12, 2006, accident that crushed his lower legs and kept him mostly wheelchair-bound. Now chief of Johnson County Med-Act EMS in Olathe, he remains determined to walk again while reflecting on the life changing events and his return to Lawrence for a microburst cleanup at his rental property.
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