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Edwards mum on presidential plans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards will not talk about White House plans in 2008. He is not pledging to stand aside if running mate John Kerry tries again, however.
Edwards said in an interview aired yesterday on ABC's "This Week" that he and Kerry have talked often since they lost in November to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
He would not say if he would follow the example set by Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who Al Gore chose as the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000.
Lieberman said he would not run in 2004 if Gore wanted to seek the presidency again. Gore did not, and Lieberman campaigned for the Democratic nomination.
"Not only are John Kerry and I friends, our families are close," Edwards said. "I have enormous respect for him. But I'll decide what's the right thing to do based on what's going on with my own family."
Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina, said his wife, Elizabeth, is doing well in her fight against breast cancer. He said he doesn't feel that God is testing him with his wife's disease or the death of their son, Wade, in a 1996 traffic accident.
"I think that this is just part of what you deal with in life. And the question is not how many times you get knocked down; the question is how many times you get up and come back fighting," he said.
Edwards said while his faith seeps into every part of his life, he is reluctant to make it part of campaigning.
"I think it looks political. It looks like you're just moving around for politics' sake," he said.
He applauded Iraqis for braving terrorist threats and voting for a national assembly last month, but said Bush administration policies have had a mixed effect in the Middle East.
"There are some things that
are happening that are positive, and there are some things that are happening that are not positive. I mean, there is an entire generation of people growing up in the Muslim world who are faced with poverty and despair. And they're blaming us. I mean, we are a natural target. And George Bush has helped make us a natural target," Edwards said.
Rather than allow Americans to create private accounts with part of their Social Security contributions, as Bush proposes, Edwards said he would roll back tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of households and put that money into the Social Security system.
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I think that this is just part of what you deal with in life.And the question is not how many times you get knocked down; the question is how many times you get up and come back fighting."
John Edwards Former vice presidential candidate
For the love of language
ON THE RECORD
Salma Alamgir (far right) asks Joitree, 5, and Azmain, 8, what they know about Mother Language Day and when they last visited Bangladesh. Jojitree and Azmain, along with a handful of other children, answered these questions yesterday at the Eucumenical Christian Ministries. Salma's husband, Alamgir Hossain, adviser to the KU Bangladesh Student Association, helped them organize the event to celebrate International Mother Language Day along with the Bangladesh Association of Kansas City. International Mother Language Day is the most important day to the Bangladeshi people because it symbolizes the sacrifices they made to save their mother language of Bangla.
♦ A 20-year-old KU student reported damage to the rear door window of her car and a stolen CD player to Lawrence police sometime between 11:05 p.m. Feb. 10 and 6:15 a.m. Feb. 11. The damage to the window is estimated at $100 and the CD player is valued at $250.
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ON CAMPUS
♦ The department of religious studies will sponsor a forum on moral and personal values from 6-7:30 p.m. tonight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Karen Hummel at 864-4663.
The Center for Russian and East European Studies will sponsor a Brown Bag Lecture by Diana Carlin, dean of the graduate school, on "Political Debates in Moldova: A Primer" at noon tomorrow at room 318 in Bailey Hall. Contact Ray Finch at 864-4236
- University Christian Fellowship will offer Bible study and worship at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rick Clock at 841-3148.
- The Kansas African Studies Center will sponsor a lecture by David Frayer, professor of anthropology, on "New and Old in Eritrea" at noon on Wednesday at Alcove F in the Kansas Union.
♦ Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a lecture by the Rev. Joseph S.T. Alfrod, Episcopal priest and director of the Jubilee Cafe, entitled "Apocalypse When? A look at Left Behind and popular eschatology" at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave.
Note: The University Daily Kansan prints campus events that are free and open to the public. Submission forms are available in the Kansan newsroom, 111 Stairwater-Flunt Hall. items must be turned in two days in advance of the desired publication date.
Into the Streets Week 05 Sat.2.26 Sun.2.27 Mon.2.28 Tue.3.01
Community Garden Project
10 am-4 pm | Boys and Girls Club
Volunteers will help cultivate the Community Garden.
Sponsored by GROW
Hunaer Banquet
6 p.m. St. Lawrence Catholic Center Volunteers will experience inequality of world hunger through exposure to a variety of different dining options similar to those around the world. Sponsored by Concerned Active and Aware Students (CAAS)
Pics for Pets
Animal Outreach Table
Get your photo photo taken near the Campanella
Sponsored by into the Streets Week
Pics for Pets
Campus Cleanup
Noon-3 pm | Wesco Beach
Hotel and homeless animals in Lawrence and related issues
Sponsored by Environmental Action to Revitalize the Lehigh Valley (63279)
1-4 pm | Meet on Wesco Beach
Senior Talent Show
4 pm | Lakeview Manor
Entertain your elderly community
at a local nursing home.
Spoonsed by Helping Unite Generations (HUG)
Read Out
Jubilee Café
3-5:30 pm [Boys & Girls' Club
A reading to be hosted by a speaker,
Sponsored by Mentoring in the Lives of Kids
(MILK)
Jubilee Care 6-9 am | First United Methodist Church Jubilee Cafe provides meals in a restaurant style setting for in-need members of the Lawrence community. Volunteers will cook and serve breakfast.
Speaker: Wendy Kopp,
President of Teach for America
Best Buddies/Natural Ties
Dance
5 pm | Smith Hall Lecture Room
6 pm | Booth 402, hosting the lecture
bursary by Into the Streets Week
6:30-7:30 pm | Burge Union
This program allows students and individuals with developmental disabilities to become acquainted.
Sponsored by: Best Buddies & Natural Tie
Read Out
See description at left
Wed. 3.02
Empty Bowls Project
Read Out
Al 1 ant - 1 pant StuartFair Lawn
Paint and donate bows from Sunfire Ceramics, which will be sold with cinnamon rolls and soup on campus.
Proceeds go to Jubilee Care.
What I Love About Lawrence.
WHAT LOVE ABOUT LAWRENCE
8:00-9:30 pm | Bailard Community Art Center
Volunteer with children with an interactive project
with which they love about Lawrence.
Sponsored by CREATE
Read Out
See description above.
Thu. 3.03
Sponsored by:
Dine Out for Homelessness
See description above.
Noon-Out For Homes!
Pizza Hut
For every pizza ordered, Pizza Hut will make a donation to Jolie Cafe.
Read Out
Fri. 3.04
Jubilee Café
Sleep Out for Homelessness
0-9 am | First United Methodist Church
See description above.
Spend a night in the park to raise awareness for the homeless community in the park. Participants will engage in open dialogue with speakers from the homeless community, and are asked to secure pledges which will go to benefit Jubilee Cafe. Live band and food included. Sponsored by Into the Streets Week
B-9:30 am | Massachusetts Street
Participants will hand out literature about AIDS Awareness on Mass Street.
Sponsored by Hawks for Health & Alternative Weekend Dreaks
AIDS Awareness Weekend Trip
AIDS Awareness Weekend Trip
See description below.
Sat. 3.05
Into the Streets Week
Elizabeth Moss
Mclaire Schenberg
Irishlife.org
$ \textcircled{1} $
Center for Community Outreach
405 Kansas Union
(783) 864-4673
coe@ku.edu
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