Today in History Highlights From 1872 to 1974
The note recalls Susan B. Anthony’s 1872 act to vote for President Grant and her fining, Woodrow Wilson’s 1912 victory, FDR’s 1940 third term, 1905 Gunpowder Plot arrest, Nixon’s 1968 win, and Ella Grasso becoming Connecticut governor in 1974.
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Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Guy Fawkes
Susan B. Anthony
Grant
Woodrow Wilson
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Republi
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Ella T. Grasso
Connecticut
Petraeus tours Afghanistan as new Centcom chief
General David Petraeus visited Afghanistan from Pakistan on his first trip since becoming Centcom chief. He will meet Afghan leaders and NATO forces to assess the war, applying tactics praised in Iraq such as engaging local tribal leaders to counter the Taliban. The visit follows a two day Pakistan stop amid regional insurgencies.
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David Petraeus
U.S. Central Command
Iraq
Afghanistan
U.S
Petraeus
Pakistan
David McKie
Supreme Court debates TV profanity case guidance on indecency
The Supreme Court spent an hour weighing profanity on television amid a dispute between networks and the FCC over a 2004 policy banning a one time use of such words. Justices weighed whether the policy is constitutional and if it adequately explains the need for the rule while considering changing technology and media reach.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Associated Press
John Roberts
Commission
Roberts
John Paul Stevens
Fox Television
Rupert Murdoch
News Corp
Bono
Cher
Nicole Richie
New York
Samuel Alito
Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Meth found in boy's Halloween candy in Ramsey
In Ramsey Minnesota a couple found suspected methamphetamine and $85 cash in their 7 year old son's Halloween candy after he and his 9 year old sister collected treats. The parents say a teenager dropped the item into the bag as they walked with the children. The substance tested as methamphetamine with an estimated street value up to 200 dollars and the incident prompted police to investigate a possible fleeing suspect from an assault.
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Ramsey, Minn
Lars
Shelly Brosdahl
Brosdahls
Lars Brosdahl
Ramsey
Minneapolis
Journal-World Contact Directory and Subscriptions
Community contact details cover newsrooms and departments at the Journal-World including Local News City and County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and Letters Obituaries and Online. Listings include editors managers and emails plus subscription and redelivery hotlines with in-town guarantees.
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Jworld
Liworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Voter poll excerpts on Tuesday election results
A local poll asks if residents are happy with Tuesday's election outcomes and gauges voting time. Respondents may answer Yes No Not sure and report time from entry to exit in minutes. Additional responses urged on LJWorld.com.
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Centcom
North Dakota
Pan
Ann Pollett
Health Department
North Dakota Community Action Partnership Distrib
Pollett
Colombia
Mario Montoya
Ingrid Betancourt
Alvaro Uribe
Montoya
Republic
Oscar Gonzalez
Joint Caribbean Command
Mexico City
Juan Camilo Mourino
Felipe Calderon
Mexico
Calderon
Max Cortazar
Mourino
San Luis Potosi
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Poonam
Allahabad
India
Journal-World
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Caroline Trowbridge
Drawbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Chetl
I Jworld
Tony Berg
Ijworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas
LMH
Cardiovascular Consultants
American Heart Association
ConnectCare
Wwwiimbh.org
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