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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY AUGUST 24, 2009
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
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There are three species of bears found in Canada. The most common is the American black bear. The other two are the grizzly bear and the polar bear.
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Sea lions wash ashore in Chile, loss of prev cited
SANTIAGO, Chile At least 200 sea lions have been found dead along Chile's northern coast.
Chile's fishing service says many of the dead apparently are young sea lions abandoned when their mothers were drawn too far offshore hunting food. It says the El Nino phenomenon has made prey scarce near shore
News media in neighboring Peru reported earlier this month that more than 20 sea lions had been found dead in the Chimbote region there.
2. Athenians flee wildfire, begging for assistance
ATHENS, Greece — A raging wildfire raced down a mountain slope in Greece on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of residents of Athens' northern suburbs evacuated their homes, fleeing in cars or on foot.
More than 90 wildfires have ignited since Saturday across
Greece.
The mayor of Marathon said he had been "begging the government to send over planes and helicopters" to no avail.
About 58 square miles (37,000 acres) of pine forest, brush and olive groves have burned.
KABUL — Charges of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election could sway the final result, the commission investigating the complaints said Sunday.
3. Complaints of fraud plague Afghan election
Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah accused President Hamid Karzal of rigging the vote in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday.
Millions of Afghanis voted in the presidential election, although Taliban threats and attacks appeared to hold down the turnout, especially in the south.
Election observers have said the voting process was mostly credible, but are cataloging instances of fraud and violence.
NATIONAL
4. Officials search for cause of prison riot
BURGIN, Ky. — Officials said Sunday that investigators have started probing what's left of a Kentucky prison in the wake of a fiery riot.
The damage assessment could take several days, spokeswoman Jennifer Brislin said.
Prisoners started some of the fires in trash cans, and flames eventually spread.
Brislin said investigators would interview inmates and review security videos to see what caused the riot.
Eight inmates were taken to the hospital and eight prison workers were injured and helped at the scene.
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5. Beaches close before Hurricane Bill weakens
EDGARTOWN, Mass. — Hurricane Bill taunted the New England coastline from a distance Sunday, after closing beaches and setting off a string of safety
warnings.
A tropical storm warning was in effect for the Massachusetts coastline and a storm warning covered Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast.
Even as it weakened to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday, the tempest churned up rough seas and dangerous rip tides.
6. Mother remembers son killed in hate crime
Hawkins and three friends went to the mostly white neighborhood on Aug. 23, 1989. About 30 whites chased the four. Hawkins was shot twice in the chest.
NEW YORK — Exactly 20 years after a mob surrounded and attacked a black teenager in Bensonhurst, his mother says she still lives with the death of Yusuf Hawkins every day.
The Rev. Al Sharpton joined the Hawkins' family Sunday to lead a vigil at the cemetery where Hawkins is buried.
Four men were convicted. The gunman is up for parole in 2022.
Associated Press
What do you think? BY ISAIAH CARDONA
RACHEL BRASHER Ozawkie junior
"The local festivals in September Cannabis Revival, Spokestoff and Winfield"
CHRIS MARKLEY Venetia Calif freshma
"I'm looking forward to college in general and meeting new people. Just generally getting to know how college goes."
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR?
CARRIE PHELPS
Kingman freshman "Definitely would be the football and basketball games."
JASON SCHMITS Silica senior
"I'm looking forward to graduating and walking down the hill in May and all of that."
ODD NEWS Health ministry offers digital STD disclosure
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Health Ministry has created a Web site to let people inform partners they've got a sexually transmitted disease via an e-mailed virtual postcard.
One of the cards reads: "Hi! I don't know if this is the best way to tell you, but I've learned that I have an STD."
The card suggests the recipient see a doctor.
Mariangela Simao said the e-mails may help people "to tackle these diseases directly and with minimum exposure."
Nuns assist in capture of suspected burglar
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Thou shalt not steal — especially within sight of a convent.
Police in Independence, Mo., are crediting a pair of nuns with helping nab a suspect in two burglaries.
One of the women glanced out a window and spotted a suspicious man. One of the nuns gave chase, wearing her ankle-length habit and flip-flops. He got away, but the 49-year-old nun was able to describe him later to police, who made an arrest.
Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
The New Staff Orientation will begin at 8 a.m. in 204 JRP.
The Blackboard Strategies and Tools workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. in 6 Budig.
The State of the Cancer Center Address meeting will begin at 2 p.m. in the Simons Research Laboratories Auditorium in the Higuchi Biosciences Center.
The Kansas African Studies Center Fall Welcoming Reception with food and refreshments will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
"The Gendered Nature of Sexual Scripts" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
Welcome Week at KU Edwards Campus will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Edwards Campus.
ODD NEWS Suspect caught in skimpv swimsuit
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A burglary suspect wearing only a Speedo-style swimsuit has been arrested in Connecticut after a police dog tracked him down and bit him on the leg.
Police said they spotted the suspect in East Hartford on Thursday wearing the bathing suit and holding a toolbox that had been stolen from a truck. They said he tried to steal several vehicles and also took items from them.
Unusual proposal uses harvested fields
KALIDA, Ohio — A wheat farm, large plastic letters and his dad's small plane? Jason Kahle thought it had a ring to it.
He took his girlfriend,
Aleasha Decker, up in the
air Aug. 9 under the guise of
photographing some relatives'
houses.
As Kahle's dad steered the plane, Decker looked out the window. She saw the question "Aleasha, marry me?" in 20-foot sheet plastic letters on a field. She turned to find Kahle holding an ring.
A wedding date has been set for June 5,2010.
Associated Press
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