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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
quote of the day
"I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle."
Hillary Clinton
fact of the day
President-elect Barack Obama named Hillary Clinton the next Secretary of State on Monday.
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MILITARY
Defense Sec. to comply with Obama Gates looks into 'quick' Iraq pullout,says closing Gitmo is'high priority'
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead
with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
In a blunt and occasionally personal briefing, Gates acknowledged his unique position in the new Democratic administration — a job he said he did not want or seek but felt he could not turn down.
"Commanders are already looking at what the implications of that are in terms of the potential for accelerating the drawdown."
ROBERT GATES
Secretary of Defense
As the only Republican Cabinet member asked to stay on by President-elect Barack Obama, Gates told reporters that military commanders are looking at ways to more quickly pull troops out of Iraq in light of the 16-month timetable that was a centerpiece of the Democrat's campaign.
He also said it will be a high priority to work with the new Congress on legislation that will enable the U.S. to close the detention center at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, where about 250 terrorism suspects are still being held.
"I guess I would say that I was engaged in my own form of strategic deterrence," said Gates, who for the past two years has talked only of his desire to return home to Washington state. "It was my hope that if
I made enough noise about how much I did not want to stay here and how much I wanted to go back to the Northwest that I wouldn't have to worry about the question ever being asked."
But Obama asked, and Gates said there was no way he could say no. And while there has been much speculation that his tenure might be somewhat short, in an effort to ease the transition during wartime, Gates said his agreement to stay on at the Pentagon is "open-ended" and that there is no timeline for his departure.
"I have no intention of being a caretaker secretary," Gates said.
Gates, who oversaw the build-up of forces in Iraq in 2006-2007, made it clear that he is comfortable and even impressed with Obama's commitment to the military and said he is "less concerned" about the 16-month Iraq withdrawal timetable. Although he has repeatedly insisted that any drawdown in Iraq must be based on security conditions there, Gates noted that Obama has said he will listen to his
commanders and pull forces out responsibly.
"I was impressed by his reaching out to Adm. Mullen to come sit down and talk with him." said Gates, referring to Adm.
Iraqis that calls for U.S. troops to be out of the cities by next June 30 and out of the country by Jan. 1, 2012.
"Commanders are already looking at what the implications of that are in terms of the potential for accelerating the drawdown and in terms of how we meet our obligations to the Iraqis," Gates said. "Nobody wants to put at risk the gains that have been achieved with so much sacrifice on the part of our soldiers and the Iraqs at this
"The president-elect will be the eighth president I've worked for and all I can say is I look forward to it."
Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff. "And he has made clear that he wants to have a regular dialogue with the chairman and the chiefs and the commanders."
The situation in Iraq has changed, he said, pointing to the new security agreement with the
ROBERT GATES
Secretary of Defense
point."
Gates also provided a glimpse into his recruitment to join the Obama administration, saying he and the president-elect met when the Democrat came to Washington after the elec-
lion to meet with President Bush.
In a clandestine move, reminiscent of Gates' former job as director of the CIA, the two men met at the fire station at Reagan National Airport. "They pulled the trucks out so that our cars could go in," he quipped.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
The tree selected to be the state Christmas tree of Vermont arrives at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday this year but the tree won't make it all the way to the nation's capital. This year's blue spruce will remain in front of the Statehouse. The tree was cut Monday from private property in Old Bentonville.
THE KANSAN Revamped Kansan.com includes more content
The best just got better. The University Daily Kansan Web site re-launched early this morning.
The updated Kansan.com, which has won an Online Pacemaker the past two years in a row, offers users more content, including national and international news and sports stories, categorized videos and a cleaner, more user-friendly design. In the weeks and months ahead, more interactive content will also be added.
Kansan staff said it hoped to have "The Guide,"The Kansan's answer to Lawrence.com, up and running in January.
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ODD NEWS Two people arrested for driving drunk in same car
Nassau County officers say they spotted a woman trying to make a three-point turn on a road in East Meadow. They say that when she couldn't complete the maneuver, she switched places with a male passenger, who took the steering wheel and completed the turn while not wearing a seat belt.
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say they pulled two drunken drivers from one car.
As police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey put it, "We have two individuals arrested for driving the same car intoxicated."
Police pulled them over and charged them with drunken driving.
Teenager swallows $16 earrings and goes to jail
NAPLES, Fla. — An X-ray marked the spot for southwest Florida police who say a teenager swallowed a $16 pair of earrings after taking them from a JCPenney store at a mall.
Authorities say William Colburn faces charges that include retail theft and tampering with evidence.
Naples Police say the 18-year-old was in the store on Saturday when security saw him remove the earrings from a box, drop them into a bottle of water and leave without paying.
When a security officer approached him outside the store, authorities say the teenager drank the water, swallowing the earrings.
Police said Monday the X-ray confirmed the earrings were inside him. A police spokesman didn't know whether the suspect required medical treatment for having swallowed the earrings.
Man hides 'OBAMA' license plates from local thieves
GREAT NECK, N.Y. — A Long Island Democratic supporter says he's been driven to hide his OBAMA vanity license plates inside his car because people kept trying to steal them.
Great Neck resident Jonathan Lifschutz says he got the plates bearing the surname of the U.S. president-elect from the New York Department of Motor Vehicles days after the Jan. 26 South Carolina primary.
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Associated Press
On Dec. 2, the Lawrence Police Department reported that:
— On Nov. 28, two students reported separate instances of auto burglary and theft. The first instance involved the theft of a Toshiba laptop valued at $100, a JVC camcorder valued at $230 and $1,170 in other valuables. The second instance involved $400 in criminal damage to a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the theft of $1,120 in valuables.
-On Nov. 30, a student reported the theft of an iPod Nano valued at $100 and $200 in criminal damage to the window of a Ford Explorer.
- Ryan McGeeney
on campus
The workshop "Leadership Grant Leaders, Great Teams & Great Results" will begin at 8 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The public event "Multicultural Senior Day" (registration required) will begin at 8:15 a.m. in the Kansas Union.
The workshop "Conducting Faculty Searches" will begin at 9 a.m. in 258 Strong.
The governance "University Support Staff Senate Executive Committee" will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
The lecture "University Forum. Poison Beetles: Interactions Between Host Plants, Beetle Herbivores and Beetle Parasitoids" will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The student group event "KU Moms Brown Bag Lunch" will begin at noon in the Malott Room in the Kansas Union.
The workshop "Blackboard Strategies and Tools" will begin at 1:30 p.m. in 6 Budig.
The entertainment event "SUA Videogame Series: Dance Dance Revolution" will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Jaybowl in the Kansas Union.
The public event "Water on the Plains: Stories and Struggles from Kansas" will begin at 7 p.m. in Dyche Hall.
The play "Book of Days" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
ODD NEWS
Die-hard Boston fans can rest in Sox casket
ROCKLAND, Mass. — Life long Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level — eternity.
A Massachusetts funeral home recently took delivery of the first Red Sox casket, which features the team logo on the exterior as well as the inside.
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