Energy firm weighs site choice vs economics for power plants
Kansas lawmakers debate tax breaks and construction costs as power plant bills surge in both chambers. Duke Energy plans 10 to 12 new gas plants yearly, while proponents urge incentives to avert California-like shortages, and opponents warn of lost tax revenue and higher rates for others.
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Wall Street slides as Bush touts plan amid slump
The Dow fell 317.34 points to 9973.46 after a 436-point drop, marking the first close below 10,000 in five. Analysts warn a continued fall could spark a deep recession while Bush officials defend a 1.6 trillion tax cut as growth medicine.
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Israeli author challenges Israel's nuclear policy
Israeli author Avner Cohen returns from the United States where his 1998 book Israel and the Bomb was published abroad after censorship at home. He is questioned by the military and police on suspicions of breaching Israel's secrecy on nuclear capabilities while continuing to speak about the program at a Jerusalem institute.
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Alumni groups withhold funding totals amid KU ties
Alumni associations refuse to reveal financial totals tied to Intrust Bank of Wichita and KU ventures. A regents memo notes KU rents space to card issuers and subsidized bookstore bags with ads, totaling about $23,000 in the last fiscal year. Royalties are cited but not disclosed.
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