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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
"Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even if it's in Hamburger Technology."
Clive James, Australian author
FACT OF THE DAY
- foodreference.com
The first hamburgers in U.S. history were served in New Haven, Connecticut, at Louis' Lunch sandwich shop in 1895.
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INTERNATIONAL
1. African states launch campaign to end malaria
UNITED NATIONS — African states launched a campaign on Wednesday to stop malaria from killing an estimated 1 million people on the continent each year.
The objective of the 20-member African Leaders Malaria Alliance is to eradicate nearly all malaria deaths by the end of 2015. The overwhelming majority of victims are children under 5 and pregnant women, according to the alliance, whose formation was announced on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly
2. Chinese president links progress with prosperity
With an estimated 500 million annual cases, Africa accounts for 86 percent of all cases and 91 percent of all malaria deaths worldwide, President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania said at the alliance's launch.
greater world prosperity.
UNITED NATIONS — Chinese President HJ Jintao is linking his country's future progress with
Hu told world leaders gathered Wednesday for the annual U.N. General Assembly that "a more developed China will make a greater contribution to the world and bring more opportunities to the world."
Hu also is urging the world to oppose the temptation to protect domestic industries from outside cooperation.
3. Saudi Arabia college breaks coed barriers
The multibillion dollar King Abdullah Science and Technology University, or KAUST, boasts state-of-the-art labs, the world's 14th fastest supercomputer and one of the biggest endowments worldwide. It breaks many of the country's social taboos by allowing, for the first time, men and women to take classes together.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Wednesday its first-ever fully integrated coed university, and its ruler declared the institution will be a "beacon of tolerance" in a world attacked by extremists.
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4. Greenpeace members face charges for display
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh po lice said 14 people from Greenpeace were arrested Wednesday on two of the city's bridges.
The environmental group unfurled a banner below the West End Bridge, warning of the danger to the planet's climate from carbon dioxide emissions. It remained visible for a couple hours. Nine people were arrested there. Police spokeswoman Diane Richard said five people preparing to rappel off another bridge also were arrested.
The suspects face charges including possession of an instrument of a crime, disorderly conduct, conspiracy and obstruction.
5.ACORN sues makers of hidden-camera video
BALTIMORE — Community activist group ACORN is suing the makers of a hidden-camera video that showed employees of its Baltimore office giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute.
The two employees seen in the video were fired after it was posted online. The lawsuit says the employees, Tonja Thompson and Shera Williams, suffered "extreme emotional distress."
The multimillion-dollar lawsuit seeks damages from James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, who played the pimp and prostitute, and from conservative columnist Andrew Breitbart, who posted the videos on his Web site.
6. Prisoner cleared by DNA evidence and sues lawyer
DALLAS — A Texas man exonerated by DNA evidence who expects to receive nearly $4.1 million for his quarter-century in prison has sued his attorney.
The attorney says he is entitled to a $1 million cut of the compensation after working for months successfully lobbying Texas lawmakers to provide more money for his wrongly convicted clients. Phillips signed a contract with Glasheen but said Wednesday that the attorney never made a single filing in his case.
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Terrorist plot investigated
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NEW YORK — Hundreds of federal agents and police officers widened their investigation of a potential terrorism plot involving an alleged al-Qaida associate on Wednesday as questions lingered about whether early missteps might have made the chore harder.
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**Army National Guard soldiers keep watch inside Grand Central Station Tuesday in New York. Investigators questioned alleged al-Qaida associates in potential terrorism nlt.**
Investigators have fanned out in a New York City neighborhood to re-interview "people previously encountered" during previous raids there, and to locate others who know them, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the probe. The effort also includes a review of phone and other records.
The official said business owners also are on the list of possible witnesses in a potential homemade-bomb plot. The official declined to identify those businesses, but authorities regularly monitor sales by suppliers of chemicals that could be used in improvised explosives.
Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Denver airport shuttle driver
whom authorities have linked to al-Qaida; his father; and Ahmad Wai Afzali, a Queens imam, were charged last weekend with lying to the FBI. Authorities say they found bomb-making instructions on a hard drive on Zazi's laptop but knew of no specific time or place for a possible attack.
CRIME Man arrested for threatening to she
The arrests came after the series of high-profile raids of several city apartments in the Queens neighborhood where Zazi had recently visited, and were followed by a flurry of nationwide warnings of possible strikes on transit, sports and entertainment complexes.
According to a University police report, a man was arrested after he threatened to shoot a woman in a parking lot near Jayhawker Towers about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, an hour after an incident involving University athletes reportedly turned violent at the nearby Burge Union.
Capt. Schuyler Bailey, University police spokesman, said police do not think the criminal threat was related to the Burge Union incident.
Guy Lipscomb, a 19-year-old Lawrence resident, was booked into Douglas County Jail at 10:44 p.m. Tuesday on charges of making a criminal threat. Lipscomb was released Wednesday evening.
University police were also called to a parking lot near Jayhawker Towers about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to disperse a group of about 20 congregating individuals. It was unclear whether these individuals were involved with either of the earlier incidents.
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ON CAMPUS
The Communication in the Workplace workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The "Access 2007: Forms" workshop will begin at 9 a.m. in Budig PC Lab.
The Senior Session on Works of art in the Spencer's Ancient Case gallery talk will begin at 10 a.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The "CRESIS Meridian UAV" lecture will begin at 10 a.m. in the Mercury Room in Nichols Hall.
Visibility Day will begin at 10 a.m. on Wescoe Beach.
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The "Unlocking the Origins of Complex Societies: Recent Archeological Investigation in Costa Rica" lecture will begin at noon in 318 Bailey.
About 6 a.m. Sunday, near 31st and Oussdahl roads, a University student reported criminal damage to their vehicle, at a loss of $800.
About 1 p.m. Sunday near 13th and Ohio streets, a University student reported criminal damage to their vehicle, at a loss of $200.
The "EndNote x3: Libraries and Databases" workshop will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
About 1 a.m. Monday, near 16th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported a home burglary and undisclosed thefts.
About 9 a.m. Monday near Jayhawk Towers apartments, someone stole kitchen sinks and bed frames from a dumpster, at a total loss of $400.
About 9:30 a.m. Monday near Strong Hall, someone reported damage to a money drop box, at a loss of $1.
About 2 p.m. Monday near Watkins Scholarship Hall, some one reported the theft of their bicycle, at a loss of $220.
Every Thursday, at 3 p.m. in the lobby of the fourth level of the Kansas Union, there is a program called "Tea at 3." Free of charge, you can join students, faculty and staff for a free cup of tea and a cookie.
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