Scientists protest Lee treatment in landmark open letter
In Albuquerque, leaders of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine jointly condemn Wen Ho Lee's imprisonment as unjust. The academies urge accountability and safeguards to prevent similar harm, while noting Lee may be released on bond under strict house arrest.
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Los Alamos
Wen Ho Lee
Lee
U.S
U.S. Atty
Janet Reno
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National Academy of Engineering
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Academies
Soviet Union
China
Iran
Committee On Human Rights
American Civil Liberties Union
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Academies
Congress
Bruce Alberts
National Academ of Sciences
William Wulf
Kenneth Shine
Dr. Lee
Wulf
Washington
Carole Florman
U.S. Justice Department
FBI
White Rock
Sallie Mae to cut 300 Lawrence jobs in downsizing
Sallie Mae plans to lay off 300 workers in Lawrence starting in October as part of a company wide consolidation. The layoffs come as USA Education Inc merges with Sallie Mae, with a $50 million one time charge and a 15 month timetable to eliminate 1,700 positions company wide. Debi Moore of the Lawrence Chamber cautions about merger related uncertainties.
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Lawrence
Nelson
Sallie Mae
Del
2000
Bluffs Drive
Debi Moore
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Center
Moore
USA Education Inc
Albert Lord
Graves weighs SLT completion and regional impacts
Graves argues for environmental safeguards and wetland concerns on SLT completion to curb costs while avoiding forced compromise. He favors routing south to the Wakarusa River only if public benefit remains clear, and notes plans for a casino near the Lawrence airport face legal and political hurdles. He forecast budget priorities, salaries for corrections and troopers, limited state funding for major infrastructure, and a likely shift toward federal funding. He also projects leadership changes in the Kansas Legislature and comments on the presidential race and Rep. Dennis Moore.
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Wakarusa
23Rd Street
Graves
Lawrence Airport
Kansas Highway Patrol
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
Kansas Senate
Dick Bond
Overland Park
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Sen
Phill Kline
Shawnee
Dennis Moore
Kline
Defendants deny ties to white supremacists in civil case
In Coeur d'Alene Idaho two men convicted of assaulting Victoria Keenan and her son testified denying membership in Aryan Nations and claimed no wrongdoing. Their statements were challenged with letters photos and depositions as the case seeks damages and potential seizure of the Aryan Nations 20 acre compound.
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Aryan Nations
Dees
Keenan
Jesse Warfield
John Yeager
Shane Wright
Warfield
Yeager
Wright
Coeur d'Alene
Butler
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