KU law dean to step down by August
Lawrence AP Stephen R. McAllister will resign as dean of the University of Kansas School of Law on August 15 and return to the faculty as a professor. Since taking the post in July 2000, the school has raised over $13 million and doubled minority enrollment to 20 percent.
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Jobless Claims Fall Sharply Amid Recovery Hopes
The Labor Department reports 319,000 new unemployment benefit claims last week, down 48,000 from the prior week, the largest drop in over three years and easing fears of a faltering jobs recovery. Energy costs dropped 0.8 percent in December, helping inflation cool while food costs held steady. The Fed raised rates five times last year and is expected to continue gradual hikes if core prices stay controlled.
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Concert blends piano and old-time music in Ottawa event
A community concert features Erika Frazier Durman on piano with Darrell McCune and the Lintners group performing blues infused old-time music. Hands of Glory sign language set to music joins the program. Beneficiaries include 10 patients receiving gasoline assistance and nine wheelchairs plus $2,1000 in groceries for five patients, with eight lift chairs, eight beds, and 21 dietary supplements distributed. Local cancer foundation official praised the ministry approach and anticipated the group as a concert highlight.
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Kirkuk bomb hits U S convoy as violence rises amid election
In Kirkuk a blast beside a U S convoy left two human rights leaders dead after being kidnapped. American troops opened fire, killing two civilians in a car carrying six children unhurt. China warns travelers as eight Fujian laborers are abducted by insurgents.
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Biden presses Rice to own Iraq mistakes before vote
Sen. Joseph Biden, ranking Democrat on Senate Foreign Relations, urged Condoleezza Rice to acknowledge Bush administration missteps in Iraq while noting he will vote for her with frustration and reservation. He criticized shifting war justifications and pressed for candor, as casualties rose and Rice defended the invasion stance.
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