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Wednesday
What's the weather, Jay?
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Partly cloudy with a 10% chance of rain. N winds at 13 mph.
Source: Weather.com
HI: 52
LO: 27
Partly cloudy with a 0% chance of rain. S winds at 24 mph.
HI: 85
LO: 63
Friday
Thursday
HI: 62
L0: 32
Isolated thunderstorms, 60% chance of rain. WNW winds at 21 mph.
Warm weather is hanging on.
Carry a raincoat.
Feels like fall again.
Wednesday, October 24
CALENDAR
**WHAT:** Homecoming Comedy Show: Vanessa Bayer
**WHERE:** Budig 120
**WHEN:** 7-8 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Nick Vatterot opens for the SNL star best known for playing Miley Cyrus and Hillary Clinton.
Thursday, October 25
WHAT: Artisan Crafts
WHERE: Kansas Union, 4th floor
WHEN: 2-3 p.m.
ABOUT: Take advantage of the last of the October crafting sessions. Past activities include henna tattoos and calligraphy lessons.
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHERE: Kansas Union, 4th floor
WHEN: 3-4 p.m.
ABOUT: Free tea never gets old.
WHAT: Dog Sees God; Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
WHERE: Murphy Hall, William Inge Memorial Theatre
WHEN: 7:30-9 p.m.
ABOUT: This award-winning parody of Charles Schultz's "Peanuts" comic strips offers a darker imaging of familiar characters.
Friday, October 26
**WHAT:** KU School of Music Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert
**WHERE:** Lied Center
**WHERE:** 7:30-9 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Get in the Halloween spirit with some spooky tunes.
WHAT: Final Fridays: El Dia de los Muertas
WHERE: Lawrence Percolator
WHEN: 5-9 p.m.
ABOUT: Celebrate the Mexican holiday and pay homage to lost friends and family members
Saturday, October 27
**WHAT:** Homecoming
**WHERE:** Memorial Stadium
**WHEN:** All day
**ABOUT:** Join alumni for the University's 100th homecoming celebration.
ELECTION
WHAT: Football vs. Texas
WHERE: Memorial Stadium
WHEN: 11 a.m.
ABOUT: Watch the Jayhaws take on the Longhorns in the 2012 Homecoming game.
WHAT: Lawrence Ghost Tour
WHERE: Eldridge Hotel
WHEN: 8:10 a.m.
ABOUT: Journey to Lawrence's historic haunted locations.
WHEN: 8-10 p.m.
Obama shares blueprint for next presidential term with supporters
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama, with sleeves rolled up, held up a copy of the full color, 20-page "Blueprint for America's Future" that his campaign planned to distribute across the country — a
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — With just two weeks until Election Day, President Barack Obama on Tuesday began a cross-country rush to hold onto office in tough economic times with a new booklet outlining his second-term agenda and a closing argument that the choice comes down to trust.
The president emerged from the last of his debates with Republican Mitt Romney fueled by a rush of adrenaline matched by thousands of boisterous supporters who filled the outdoor Delray Tennis Center to hear him speak.
The crowd repeatedly interrupted Obama's 22-minute speech with applause and chants of "four more years" that drowned out his remarks.
Obama's challenge is to convince voters who may be hurting financially that he is better qualified to lead the country back to economic prosperity than Romney, who made a fortune as a successful businessman.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
"Florida, you know me," Obama said. "You can trust that I say what I mean and I mean what I say. And yes, we've been through tough times. But you've never seen me quit."
Both campaigns predicted victory, trying to ward off worries among the supporters they need to get to the polls.
"We joke about Rommesia," Obama said, a reference to his joke that his challenger has a habit of vacillating positions. "But you know what? This actually is something important. This is about trust. There is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust."
"In two weeks, a majority of Americans will choose Gov. Romney's positive agenda over President Obama's increasingly desperate attacks," said Romney spokesman Ryan Williams in a statement responding to the presi-
"You can trust that I say what I mean and I mean what I say. And yes, we've been through tough times."
booklet that offered a repackaging of his ideas in response to GOP criticism that he hasn't clearly articulated a plan for the next four years.
Neither side can claim the lead at this late stage with polls showing a neck-and-neck race nationally and in some of the key swing states.
President Barack Obama speaks to supporters as he lays out his plan to move the country forward on Tuesday during a campaign stop in Delray Beach, Fla.
He argued that voters want to know what a presidential candidate will fight for and said Romney isn't offering a clear vision.
Barack Obama U.S.President
dent's Florida rally.
their dueling declarations of victory.
Obama senior strategist David Axelrod said he was confident Obama would win and that Americans soon will know who's been bluffing in
Axelrod said the campaign was printing 3.5 million copies of his second-term agenda to reach the "small universe" of voters who haven't made up their minds.
"We have the ball, we have the lead," Axelrod told reporters on a conference call.
The booklet, which they plan to distribute at events and campaign offices across the country, outlines the president's plans to improve education, boost manufacturing jobs, enhance U.S.-made energy, reduce the federal deficit and raise taxes on the wealthy.
Romney policy director Lanhee Chen responded that Obama was trying to fool people into thinking he has new ideas when all he's offering
is more of the same plans that Chen said have been ineffective.
"A gloss pamphlet two weeks before an election is no substitute for a real agenda for America. As much as President Obama might try, you can't gloss over four years like the last four," Chen wrote in a memo.
Obama also touted economic gains in a new 60-second television advertisement in which he speaks directly to the camera about his plans for a second term.
The ad will air in the nine
states whose electoral votes are still considered up for grabs — New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada and Colorado.
Those states were sure to see a burst of activity in visits from the two campaigns, political commercials and voter mobilization in the race that's likely to cost upward of $2 billion by the time it all ends. Obama campaigned Tuesday in Florida and was headed to Ohio, while Romney headed West to Nevada and Colorado.
POLICE REPORTS
- A 38-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 1:55 a.m. on the 1900 block of Haskell Avenue on suspicion of domestic battery. Bond was not set.
Information based off the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap and KU Office of Public Safety crime reports.
*A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 7:12 p.m. on the 2800 block of Crestlein Drive on suspicion of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and battery of a law enforcement officer. Bond was set at $2,500.
- An 82-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday at 7:24 p.m. on the 3800 block of Stetson Drive on suspicion of striking a vehicle or property, no insurance, transporting an open container, failing to report an accident and operating under the influence, second offense. Bond was set at $1,400. He was released.
- A 22-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Monday at 5:41 p.m. on the 300 block of Arrowhead Drive on suspicion of domestic battery and criminal trespassing. Bond was not set.
*A 22-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Tuesday at 12:52 a.m. on the 4100 block of west 24th Place on suspicion of battery of a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct. Bond was not set.
- A man was arrested for assault at McColum Residence Hall Monday at 10:15 a.m. after pushing an ex-girlfriend who he had previously lived with.
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