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Cissy Orzulak, James Inman KU atmospheric science students
Fi: 68
L0: 28
Saturday
Warmer with partly cloudy skies with south winds becoming west. Cold overnight
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2011
雪人
don't let a cloud get your weekend down.
HI: 45
LO: 31
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sunday Much colder with partly cloudy skies. Cloudy overnight.
Bundle up or shiver away your Sunday.
Monday
HI: 48
LO: 34
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon or evening.
Things are getting cold 'round here
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Tuesday
HI: 46 Chance of rain.
LO: 33
At least it's not snow ... yet.
Happy 126th birthday, Phog Allen! Would you believe he was born in Missouri?
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ROME
Against the backdrop of anti-austerity protesters clashing with riot police, Italy's new premier appealed to Italians on Thursday to accept sacrifices to save their country from bankruptcy, but pledged economic growth and greater social cohesion in return.
Mario Monti is under enormous pressure to boost growth and bring down Italy's high debt, not only to save Italy from succumbing to the debt crisis but to prevent a catastrophic disintegration of the common euro currency.
"Europe is experiencing the most difficult days since the end of the Second World War," Monti told parliament in his debut address. "Let's not fool ourselves, honored senators, that the European project can survive if the monetary union fails."
CAIRO
A female activist who posted nude pictures of herself on her blog to protest limits on free expression has triggered an uproar in Egypt, drawing condemnations from conservatives and liberals alike.
Some liberals feared that the posting by 20-year-old university student Aliaa Magda Elmahdy would taint them in the eyes of deeply conservative Egyptians ahead of Nov. 28 parliamentary elections in which they are trying to compete with fundamentalist Islamic parties.
Nudity is strongly frowned upon in Egyptian society, even as an art form. Elmahdy's posting is almost unheard of in a country where most women in the Muslim majority wear the headscarf and even those who don't rarely wear clothes exposing the arms or legs in public.
JERUSALEM
Israel has identified eastern Africa as an important strategic interest and is stepping up ties with nations in the region in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, officials said Thursday.
In effect, Israel would become a player siding with Christian-led African nations in conflicts with Muslim movements, a fault line that has sharpened around the continent in recent years.
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, hosted the leaders of Uganda and Kenya earlier this week, following a meeting at the United Nations in September with the president of the newly liberated South Sudan, the mainly Christian and animentist nation that gained independence from Muslim Arab-led Sudan in July.
MOSCOW
Russia is facing a heightened risk of being drawn into conflicts at its borders that have the potential of turning nuclear, the nation's top military officer said Thursday.
Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, cautioned over NATO's expansion eastward and warned that the risks of Russia being pulled into local conflicts have "risen sharply."
Makarov added, according to Russian news agencies, that "under certain conditions local and regional conflicts may develop into a full-scale war involving nuclear weapons."
A steady decline in Russia's conventional forces has prompted the Kremlin to rely increasingly on its nuclear deterrent.
COMMUNITY
Annual donation drive "Toys for Tots" begins
Dolls, trucks, Pillow Pets and action figures are just a few of the toys that have already been donated to Toys for Tots in Lawrence so far.
The national campaign is designed to help families that can't provide presents for children this holiday season.
Susan Hoffman, assistant director of Union Programs said that helping families at this time of the year is important to her.
"A mom or dad is going to get to come through and pick out toys that they think are great for their kid," she said. "And they get to spend so much time at different areas picking out not just one toy, but a couple toys to really make their holiday special."
Train cards with present ideas, gender and ages on them are located on drop-off locations on campus at Mrs. E's Dining Hall, the Kansas Union
lobby. Anschutz Library and the Ambler Student Recreation Center.
Students who participate take trains off the walls and donate a present suited for the age range printed on the card. In December, all the gifts will be sent to a store at Sixth and Wakaraus streets to be distributed to those in need.
Douglas County Toyts for Tots coordinator Mary Jones said the campaign is about helping families come together.
"If somebody comes to us and gives toys, maybe that'll take a little burden off and they can then pay their rent or not have to worry about their kid not having anything," she said. "We think all children should have a Christmas."
To donate a gift, visit the toys for Tots website at www.toysfortots.org to find a drop-off location near you.
- Steven Small
POLITICS
Blue Dog Democrats are headed toward extinction
WASHINGTON — Republicans have listed North Carolina's Blue Dog Democrats as an endangered species, but Reps Heath Shuler and Mike McIntyre say they have some bite left in them.
Under a Republican redistricting plan approved this month by the U.S. Justice Department, the two moderate Democrats are on the short list of the most vulnerable members of Congress in the 2012 elections. Republicans, who refer to the pair as "Obama's lapdogs," are investing heavily in the races and see North Carolina as ground zero in their efforts to increase their House of Representatives majority.
A loss by either man would further deteriorate the conservative Southern wing of the national Democratic Party, as moderates in both parties are being dr-iven toward extinction. The once-powerful Blue Dog Coalition is down to 26 members and stands to be cut in half again in 2012. So far, four members have announced they will not run for re-election.
The moderates' demise comes at a time when Congress is plagued by historically low approval ratings and voters are calling for an end to partisan bickering.
Edwin Grant, a Republican who voted for Shuler, said he was frustrated with the
"Everyone seems to be worried about their own agenda instead of doing the right thing," said Grant, 48, who lives in the mountain community of Franklin. "You got Democrats on one side and Republicans on the other. There is no common ground in the middle. It's always a battle to the last minute before they do the right thing."
The former game warden said he has voted for Republicans like John McCain for president and also Democrats like Gov. Bev Perdue. He said he'd like his leaders to do the same: be independent and not toe the party line.
vitriol in Washington.
It's a sentiment shared by some members of Congress as well.
"Compromise is not a dirty word," said Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., a fellow Blue Dog. "You diminish the Blue Dog members, and you let the crazies on the left and the right take over, and that's not good for anybody."
The Blue Dogs were formed in 1955 after sweeping Republican victories in Congress to give more-conservative members in the Democratic Party a unified voice. The name was chosen because members said they felt "coked blue" by the extremes in both parties.
-McClatchy-Tribune
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