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In 1875, Governor Warmoth of Louisiana signed the "Mardi Gras Act" making it a legal holiday in Louisiana.
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3. Kansas upsets No. 21 Iowa State
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CLARIFICATION
Yesterday's article, "Students Reflect on Sebelius Future," misinterpreted Jesse Vaughn, Mound City senior and president of KU College Republicans. Vaughn said he did not think Kansas was suffering a loss with Gov. Kathieen Sebelius possible selection to the position of secretary of Health and Human Services.
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2009
INTERNATIONAL
1. Middle-aged models chosen for Rio's Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's Carnival, long a symbol of youth, beauty and sex, gave two women in their 40s a chance to dance nearly nude at the head of their samba parades.
CAIRO — A group of French teenagers on a school trip were hit by a bombing at Cairo's Khan el-Khalilii market, which killed a 17-year-old girl on the tour and wounded at least a dozen other students, the mayor of the teens' hometown said Monday.
Some of Brazil's most beautiful women battle it out each year to lead their parades.
2. Iraqi national museum reopens six years later
But two leading samba schools surprised Brazilians by choosing women aged 46 and 44 — though one is a former model and the other a Playboy cover girl.
BAGHADD — Iraq's National Museum reopened Monday, nearly six years after looters carried away many of the city's priceless antiquities as it began to fall to
Sunday night's explosion raised worries in Egypt of wider damage to the country's vital tourism industry, which is already suffering.
While having two drum queens in their 40s is unusual, it's not the first time. Brazilian actress Susana Vieira appeared as a Carnival drum queen in 2006 at the age of 63.
The blast went off in the busy main square , which was packed with tourists and Egyptians.
Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, called the reopening another milestone in Baghdad's slow return to stability after years of bloodshed.
The museum — which holds artifacts from the Stone Age through the Babylonian, Assyrian and Islamic periods — will be open to the public starting today but only for groups who prearrange visits, at least at first officials said.
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3. French student killed, others injured in bombing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Four more buried bodies have been uncovered from the mesa west of Albuquerque. Authorities believe the 10 bodies found there this month were buried by one person.
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4. Four more bodies found west of Albuquerque
Albuquerque homicide Sgt. Carlos Argueta said some of the victims were likely transient drug addicts and prostitutes.
Only one set of remains has been identified: Victoria Chavez, whose family reported her missing in 2004.
Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz says the remains of two people were found Saturday. A female skeleton and fetus were found Monday.
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5. Man must pay damages for possessing child porn
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A federal judge on Monday ordered a man convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography to pay about $200,000 in restitution
to a woman who was photographed being sexually abused when she was a child.
Unemployment in the state has climbed over the past three years,meaning 72,000 more people are out of work now than when the law was signed in 2006. Many who have recently lost their jobs may have to buy their own insurance.
Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton said his ruling was the first in a criminal case in which someone convicted of possessing illegal images — but not creating them — is required to pay restitution.
6. Rising unemployment puts strain on health care
BOSTON — Massachusetts' pioneering health care system, which requires nearly everyone to carry insurance or face fines, is about to be put to its toughest test.
Officials said they are confident those who have lost their jobs will do the right thing and obtain insurance.
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What do you think?
BY ALEX ESPOSITO
ANDREA CARROLL
Overland Park freshman
"I like Mardi Gras because it's a really festive and fun holiday. I'll probably do something spontaneous and fun with my friends."
SHEILA SADEGHI Boston sophomore
"I like the historical aspect of the holiday. I'm wearing purple and beads."
"I like the fun aspect of Mardi Gras, like wearing beads and masks. It's kind of mysterious. Since I wasn't home for St. Louis' big celebration, I'm going to the Mardi Gras party at the Granada."
ELIZABETH MILLER St. Louis freshman
What do you like about Mardi Gras? How will you celebrate this year?
ROBERT REBORI
"I like the food, like the doughnuts For Lent, I plan on running every day and praying every morning, so I'm using Tuesday to get ready for that."
CRIME
Man accused of stealing lottery winner's money
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. — The Missouri secretary of state is seeking penalties from a Kansas City man accused of offering illegal investment advice to a lottery winner.
The secretary of state's office says Glenn Boxwell promised the winner of a $164,000 lottery prize that the money could earn a 3 percent per month return by investing in stocks and Boxwell's.
A spokesman for the secretary of state's office said Monday the investigation was ongoing and declined to name the lottery winner. A phone number registered to Boxwell has been disconnected.
Boxwell is accused of opening a bank account with the investment and writing $14,000 in checks to "cash" and more than $5,000 in checks to himself.
company. The lottery winner invested $21,000 in the company in 2006 and has not received any money.
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Argument with octuplets mother broadcast online
LOS ANGELES — A video posted on a gossip Web site shows the Southern California mother of octuplets bickering with her mother about having so many children.
In the RadarOnline.com video, Nadya Suleman is grilled by her mother, Angela Suleman, about why she had so many fertility treatments.
In the exchange, recorded last week, Nadya Suleman grows irritated and says she had the choice to use embryos created with her eggs or destroy them. She says she couldn't bear to destroy or donate any of the embryos.
Thirty-three-year-old Nadya Suleman, an unemployed, single mother, sparked public outrage after giving birth to octuplets Jan. 26. All 14 of her children were conceived through in vitro fertilization.
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The "interviewing with Confidence" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The "Dreamweaver: Quick Fixes" workshop will begin at 10 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The "A Brief History of Macedonian-Greek Relations" lecture will begin at noon in 318 Bailey.
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The "Excel 2007: Functions & Data Analysis" workshop will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
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The "Arlington National Cemetery; Its History & Its Heroes" seminar will begin at 2 p.m. in the Continuing Education building.
The "Architecture & Urban Planning Career Fair" public event will begin at 2 p.m. on Level Five of the Kansas Union.
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The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room in Strong Hall.
The Obama's Fist 100 Days study group will begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
The KU Symphony Orchestra concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
The "Color of Water: Search for identity" lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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ON THE RECORD
Campus police officers cited a man for criminal trespass outside Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday. Officers reported seeing the man reselling sports tickets in the area. The man was first given a warning but then cited after officers caught him attempting to sell tickets a second time, the report said.
A resident of Jayhawker Towers reported a battery and criminal threat in his apartment on Friday. Campus police officers reported the victim called officers after his ex-girlfriend entered the apartment and began an altercation with him.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a battery committed against him at Johnny's Tavern, 401 2nd St., on Sunday.
Employees of Carruth-O'Leary Hall reported disorderly conduct at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. The campus police record for the incident stated that "a very intoxicated subject became belligerent and abusive with clerks" while in the office.
A 20-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a car in the 1600 block of Oxford Road at a loss of $300 on Friday.
A 19-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to his car at a loss of $500 on Friday.
Thursday is the last day to elect Credit/No Credit grade option. This option is available to undergraduates only, and not for courses in their declared major.
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