Far distant world Sedna found beyond Pluto
NASA plans a Monday briefing on Sedna a planetoid over 8 billion miles away with a 800 to 1100 mile diameter. Discovered Nov 14 2003 by Caltech led team including Mike Brown Chad Trujillo and David R. Rabinowitz Sedna orbits the sun every 10500 years with a maximum distance around 84 billion miles and may have a small moon. Temperature never rises above 400 degrees below zero Fahrenheit making it the coldest known solar system body.
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Arctic
Pluto
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California Institute of Technology
Brown
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Gemini Observatory
Hawaii
David Rabinowitz
Yale University
Caltech
Palomar Observatory
San Diego
Mars
Astronomy
Astro
Kansans push to ban concealed guns in churches
Senate committee hearings on a House passed concealed carry bill exposed flaws in the proposal. Senator John Vratil urged adding churches to outlaw concealed weapons, arguing the law bans would be uneven for citizens and questioning why only noncitizens would be restricted. Witness Suzanna Hupp recounted the 1991 Luby's tragedy, urging personal protection.
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Vratil
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Kathleen Sebelius
House
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Texas
Suzanna Hupp
Hupp
Luby’s
Killeen
Kansas
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Nebraska
Wisconsin
Economy Faces Job Losses As Bush Policies Dominate
The article notes a 2.2 million jobs drop since January 2001, with recovery slow after the 2001 recession and 9/11. Economists predict over 4.5 percent growth in early 2002, while firms remain cautious on hiring. Greenspan may keep rates at 1 percent as markets await the FOMC decision.
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Bush
Congress
State bill to cut franchise taxes advances in Kansas
The House Tax Committee backed Rep. Tom Holland’s proposal to abolish or reduce corporate franchise taxes for small businesses in Kansas. The bill would exempt about 28,000 firms with net worth under one million and halve the rate for roughly 4,400 others, shifting more burden to larger corporations.
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Kansas
Tom Holland
Baldwin City
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Holland
Kansas Wheat Losses and Pests Report
Winter kill has damaged some wheat while 65 percent shows no freeze or wind damage. Army cutworms are widespread in central Kansas, prompting insecticide use in some fields. About 69 percent of crop shows no insect infestation. Rain improved topsoil moisture to 64 percent adequate and 16 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is lagging with 24 percent very short and 28 percent short.
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