2A NEWS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008 quote of the day "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast" - Unknown fact of the day The Kansas Department of Labor reported Friday that the state's unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, up half a percentage point from June. And the rate for July was higher than the rate for July 2007, which was 4.5 percent. Domestic cats, no matter their breed, are all members of one species. Felis catus has had a very long relationship with humans. Ancient Egyptians may have first domesticated cats as early as 4,000 years ago. Plentiful rodents probably drew wild felines to human communities. TOPEKA — Kansas received mixed economic news from its July employment figures. http://.nationalgeographic.com state news $22M given to 13 cities for sewer maintenance TOPEKA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing nearly $22 million to 13 cities and rural water districts for projects. et cetera The University Daliy Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of The Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at the Kansan business office, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 60645. The jobless rate typically rises during the summer, as students flood the job market, and some of them are unable to find work. USDA's Rural Development division announced the funding Friday. The largest amount, nearly $7.1 million, will go to Burlington, in Coffey County. The money will allow the city to replace sewer pipes and replace or repair 111 manholes. 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Pass the salt ASSOCIATED PRESS Stray cats eat food given to them by women from the local charity "Save A Gato," along a rocky shore in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Some say the cats are a tourist draw in the colonial district, just like the narrow cobblestone streets and fortresses overlooking the ocean. But many, including the Puerto Rican government, say the felines have become an unsightly nuisance, a health hazard and a blemish on the area's charm. Pakistan president to be impeached INTERNATIONAL Charges against Pervez Musharraf could be filed if he fails to resign BY STEPHEN GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's ruling coalition finalized impeachment charges against President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday and a government minister said they could be filed as early as this week if he does not resign first. Musharraf is holding out against intense pressure to quit from political foes who swept February elections and relegated the stalwart U.S. ally to the sidelines. With Musharrafa's utility fading the West appears less concerned with his ultimate fate than with how the crisis is affecting the new civilian government's halting efforts to fight terrorism and growing economic woes. A committee of Pakistan's ruling coalition on Sunday finalized a list of impeachment charges against Musharraf after five days of talks, Information Minister ASSOCIATED PRESS LOCAL Heated debate between coaches posted on YouTube KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An argument between two debate coaches that was caught on video was not the sharp-witted dialogue typically associated with college debate teams. Instead, the two traded profanity-laced barbs and one of them pulled down his shorts, exposing his underwear. supporters of Pakistan's religious party. Jamat-i I Islami, or Party of Islam, shout slogans against Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf as they take part in a demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday. Musharraf could be impaired as early as this week. Sherry Rehman said. An eight-minute segment of the argument, in which each cursed repeatedly and one student near the camera can be heard crying, was posted on YouTube on Aug. 2 and has garnered more than 100,000 hits. If coalition leaders give a green light, "we will be presenting (the list) as part of a resolution and charge sheet in the joint houses and, God willing, that should happen this week," Rehman said. The coalition is confident it will easily secure the required two-thirds majority in a joint session of the upper and lower houses of parliament to oust Musharraf. "In 18 years of taking part in debates, I have never seen an incident like this one," said Gordon Stables, first vice president of the Cross Examination Debate Association, which sponsored the March tournament in Wichita where the argument took place. They argue Musharraf should quit now to spare the nation from a divisive political showdown. The coalition officials released no details of the charges, but a senior coalition leader, Sen. Raza Rabbani, said the charges included "a plethora of actions" taken by Musharraf in "gross violation" of the constitution. "He should tender his resignation, pack up his bags, and go," Rabbani told reporters after the committee meeting in Islamabad. "Whatever little moral authority was left has now been completely eroded." Stables, who is also director of the University of Southern California's debate squad, said the association was investigating. In the video, Fort Hays State University debate coach William Shanahan is shown arguing with Shanara Reid-Brinkley, debate coach at the University of Pittsburgh, during the competition's quarterfinals. Shanahan, who is white, and Reid-Brinkley, who is black, scream criticisms about one another's body language during students' debates. The argument, which appears to be at least in part about race, is punctuated with frequent cursing and name-calling. That's when a man wearing only blue boxer shorts came upstairs, grabbed her purse and ran out the door. At one point Shanahan screams as he jumps up, then yanks his shorts down to his knees and points his rear end at Reid-Brinkley. Burglar does laundry, flees in his underwear Police in Wichita say it appears a man broke into a house Friday night to wash his clothes but fled in boxes, with his jeans still in the washer. WICHITA — A Kansas burglar apparently likes to be clean — but isn't so good about clean getaways. home, found her basement laundry room in disarray and went upstairs to call her husband. Police Sgt. Diane Varnell says the woman chased him and recovered her purse, but the burglar is still on the loose. Here's what happened: A woman an reported that she returned Varnell says it appeared the man simply needed to wash his clothes. —Someone sprayed graffiti in three places on a concrete wall in the Mississippi Street parking garage, causing $150 in damage. DeGeneres ties the knot with four-year girlfriend The KU Public Safety Office has reported no crimes during the weekend as of Aug. 17. In the biggest celebrity union since California legalized same-sex marriage, DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, wed Saturday night in an intimate ceremony at their Beverly Hills home, People and Us Magazine reported. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — There was much dancing: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports. A publicist for DeGeneres didn't immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press on Saturday. on the record After the California Supreme Court's ruling in May, the talk-show host announced that she and de Rossi would wed after four years together. —Two digital cameras totaling $1,248 in value were stolen from Stauffer-Flint Hall. On August 14, the KU Public Safety Office reported that: The ceremony was attended by 19 guests, including DeGeneres's mom Betty and de Rossi's mother Margaret Rogers, who flew in from Australia for the occasion. People.com reported Saturday night. —An Apple laptop computer, reported stolen from Staffer-Flint Hall on July 1, was recovered. —Someone threw a rock through the window of a vehicle parked in lot 115, causing $250 in damage. national news Obama, McCain disagree on abortion rights Tutoring Services Academic Achievement and Access Center 22 Strong Hall, (785) 864-4064 Appearing on the same stage for the first time in months, although they overlapped only briefly, the two men shared their views on a range of moral, foreign and domestic issues as they near their respective nominating conventions. LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legalized abortion. 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