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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
quote of the day
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008
"The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts... nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving."
— H.W. Westermayer
fact of the day
Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.
Source: Home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving
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Lisa Franzetta, right, of the U.S., and Lauren Bowey of Australia, members of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), wearing only underwear and bunny ears, protest against the wearing of fur in downtown Moscow on Monday near a monument to Karl Marx.
Bush pardons 14 for misdeeds
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Bush has been stingy during his time in office about handing out such reprieves. Including these actions, he has granted a total of 171 and eight commutations. That's less than half as many as Presidents Clinton or Reagan issued during their time in office. Both were two-term presidents.
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds ranging from drug offenses to tax evasion, from wildlife violations to bank embezzlement, The Associated Press learned Monday.
The new round of White House pardons are Bush's first since March and come less than two months before he will end his presidency. The crimes committed by those on the list also include offenses involving hazardous waste, food
Some high-profile individuals, such as Michael Milken, are seeking a pardon on securities fraud charges. Two politicians convicted of public corruption — former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., and four-term Democratic Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards — are asking Bush to shorten their prison terms.
stamps, and the theft of government property.
dons is absolute and cannot be overruled.
Bush also commuted the prison sentences of John Edward Forte of North Brunswick, N.J., and James Russell Harris of Detroit, Mich. Both were convicted of cocaine offenses. Under the Constitution, the president's power to issue par-
One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is whether Bush might decide to issue pre-emptive pardons before he leaves office to government employees who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Some constitutional scholars and human rights groups want the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama to investigate possible war crimes.
If Bush were to pardon anyone involved, it would provide protection against criminal charges, particularly for people who were following orders or trying to protect the nation with their actions. But it would also be highly controversial.
At the same time, Obama advisers say there is little — if any chance that his administration would bring criminal charges.
ODD NEWS Boat parade loses support because of name change
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — An annual parade of boats on a Long Island river that dropped "Christmas" from its name has apparently lost lots of supporters.
About 1,000 people showed up Sunday for the Patchogue Boat Parade of Lights.
That's 500 fewer than usually showed up when it was called the Patchogue Christmas Boat Parade.
Brookhaven-based fireworks company Fireworks by Grucci dropped its sponsorship after the Greater Patchogue Foundation removed "Christmas" from the parade's name.
Grucci vice president Philip Butler opposes the secularization of Christmas. His supporters encouraged area residents to stay away from the parade on Patchogue River.
The change was made after some residents complained the name wasn't inclusive enough.
Organizers say the parade still was a success.
Shopper stops carjacker with frozen turkey
RALEIGH, N.C. — Stopped.
Cold turkey.
North Carolina authorities say a shopper clubbed an alleged car jacket with a frozen turkey as he tried to steal a woman's car in a grocery store parking lot Sunday.
Police say 30-year-old Fred Louis Ervin of Raleigh stole money from a gas station before running across the street to a Harris Teeter store in a town just south of Raleigh. Garner police say he began beating Irene Moore man Bailey while stealing her car.
Despite serious head injuries, Ervin got away in Bailey's car and hit several other cars as he fled. But police arrested him a short time later.
He faces several charges including assault inflicting serious injury. Ervin was hospitalized Monday in good condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. He had not yet been assigned a lawyer and was to appear in court Dec. 30.
Other shoppers came to her rescue, including one who hit Ervin with the turkey. Police did not release the person's name.
NEW YORK — What a relief! The free public restrooms operated by the Charmin toilet paper company in Times Square during the holidays have been rolled out for another year.
It's the third straight year for the 20 deluxe stalls. The plush potties feature flat-screen televisions, attendants dressed in tuxedos and plenty of Charmin.
Times Square's free toilets open for holiday season
The loars are so luxurious that Charmin promises Times Square tourists will feel like kings sitting on their thrones before making their royal flushes.
CLEVELAND — A ton of coal was just taking up space in the
They'll be open daily through the end of the year except Christmas Day. For the first time, they'll be on New Year's Day until 2 a.m. for the crowd watching the 2009 ball drop.
The toilets were inaugurated Monday with a ceremonial first flush by pop singer and Broadway star Joey Fatone.
Man offers basement pile of coal for free in online ad
The knee-high pile of anthracite coal was down there in 1997 when Hronek bought the house.
basement of Steve Hronek's 90-year-old house, but to other people it was an alternative-fuel treasure.
The house was once heated with a low-tech coal-burning furnace.
He turned to a high-tech solution, offering the coal in an online classified ad to anyone who wanted it.
One dealer said that type of anthracite coal, higher in heat and lower in soot than common bituminous or soft coal, sells for $220 or more per ton, but Hronek just wanted his basement cleaned up.
The ad he posted Nov. 17 offered the coal for free — to anyone who was willing to haul the big, heavy chunks out of his basement in Cleveland Heights.
Responses from people looking for fuel started coming within 15 minutes and continued for two days, and people showed up with trucks.
Hronek says all the coal has been spoken for.
The workshop "Supervisory Training for Excellence in Performance" will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP.
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On Nov. 24, the KU Public Safety Office reported that:
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On Nov. 22, an unknown suspect entered a student's residence in Oliver Hall and took nearly $2,100 of property.
— In McCollum Hall, a victim reported a stolen credit card, which an unknown suspect used to make $240 in purchases.
— On Nov. 23, a victim reported that someone had stolen a debit card from a wallet at the Student Recreation Center, and a tiffany bracelet valued at $250 was reported lost somewhere on campus.
— In Eaton Hall, one or more individuals knocked a large hole in a wall, incurring $200 in damage.
SCIENCE KU researchers take legal action for patents
He said the issue involved the contributions the two researchers had made to Velcade.
The original complaint, which was filed on Nov. 13, sought to add the names of KU researchers Val Stella and Wanda Waugh to two patents for Velcade, an anti-cancer drug.
The KU Center for Research is taking legal action against the U.S. Department of Health and the National Institutes of Health for drug-patent disagreements.
Steve Warren, the president of the KU Center for Research, said he thought the lawsuit had stemmed from an honest disagreement.
Though officials from the Center are not seeking any monetary compensation for the patents, if the researchers names are included, they will each receive money from the sale of the drug.
The drug has proven effective in treating leukemia and other cancers.
Warren said he was confident the contributions of the University's researchers would merit the addition of their names to the patents.
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