Gifts vary among KU graduates
Graduation presents varied with field of study as Sunday's KU graduates collected gifts from watches for Kristen and Karie Shipley to a limousine for Stacie Morrison. Other gifts ranged from cash, food, books, and meaningful keepsakes to family videos, future plans, and even a fiancé among the graduates.
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Kristen
Karie Shipley
Erin
Ann Ludwig
Stacie Morrison
Morrison
Rebecca Tegtmeyer
Cathy Brady
Lindsay Davis
Davis
Nancy Hettner
Andy Osborn
Nada
Kirk Schneider
Overland Park
Marc Hobbs
St. Louis
Defense secretary backs 2 war scenario
Defense Secretary William Cohen defends maintaining the ability to fight two major regional conflicts at once amid threats to U.S. interests. The Quadrennial Defense Review proposes cutting about 100,000 troops from 1.4 million active duty and 900,000 reserves, basing closures, and a largely flat budget, while critics say it underfunds weapons modernization.
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Cohen
CBS
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Iraq
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
ABC
KU Graduates Parade in Colorful Hill Walk
KU students celebrate with creative stunts during the graduation procession. Swope wore a hi mom note on his gown. Karl Wertzberger sports a five-foot red tail boa as an environmental studies major departs. Parents, alumni praise the scene while officials report heat related medical issues and limited alcohol problems.
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Swope
Karl Wertzberger
Lawrence
Wertzberger
Linnie Vaughn
Jacque Vaughn
Economy rides high as inflation cools and growth steadies
Economists say the U S economy is thriving with inflation under control as consumer prices rise about 1.5 percent this year. A lean manufacturing sector and global competition push productivity gains while fears of a boom bust lessen as the Federal Reserve nudges rates up only slightly. Experts warn the risk remains that rapid growth could trigger tighter policy, but current signs point to a slower, sustainable expansion.
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