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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A dozen people accused of orchestrating the shipment of thousands of pounds of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the Kansas City area have been indicted on federal drug charges, authorities announced yesterday.
Accused drug traffickers indicted on federal charges
The targets of the indictment loaded narcotics into trucks, cars and trailers in Mexico, crossed the border at El Paso, Texas, then proceeded to Kansas City for distribution, said U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren. The scheme went on from around the beginning of 2002 through last month, he said.
of 2002 through last month. Eleven of the 12 have been arrested and were due to make their first court appearances Thursday. The 12th, a Las Vegas man, was still at large.
"We consider this to be a significant disruption and dismantling of a drug operation," Melgren said.
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Joanna Sternberg, graduate student, holds up "Isadora Duncan Dancing," a watercolor made by Abraham Walkowitz, during her lecture on his works. The lecture was open to the public at the Spencer Museum of Art yesterday afternoon.
Groups register young voters
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Open Misty Brankenship's scrapbook this fall and among the pictures and ticket stubs you'll find something she never expected to add — a voter sticker from her first election.
At 25, Brankenship has had the chance to vote the past six Election Days, though she's never been motivated before. Now, she finds herself talking politics, trying to convince others to vote, even considering volunteering with a campaign.
Across the country, and especially in swing states such as Missouri, campaigns are realizing the potential of a bloc of voters that has become increasingly complacent during the past three decades, but that many observers expect to come back to the polls in droves this fall.
"I never thought that my vote mattered," Brankenship said. "They say one vote can make a difference. I realized that there's a lot of truth in that statement."
Since the voting age was lowered to 18 in 1971, the number of younger voters has been on an overall decline. Among 18 to 24-year-olds, participation dropped from 43.4 percent in 1972 to 28.7 percent in 2000.
The number of under-30 voters and overall voter participation have slipped during the same time, too.
"There are too many of them out there right now to count," Meredith Willew, a spokeswoman for the National Association of Secretaries of State, said of efforts from VoterVirgin.com, a Web site targeted at first-time voters, to wrestling its "Smackdown Your Vote!" and music's "Rock the Vote."
istered more than 500,000 voters; the New Voters Project has signed up 130,000 young people in six battleground states; dozens of other organizations claim smaller successes.
But this year, voter registration campaigns aimed at the estimated 48 million eligible voters under 30 are more visible than ever.
Those groups are bankrolled with tens of millions of dollars in donations and with weeks to go before most states' registration deadlines, they've already amassed impressive results.
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It's impossible to forecast how substantial the rise in under-30 voters will be on Nov. 2. Imwalle projects at least a 5 percentage point jump. Choose or Lose, among the biggest youth voting operations, is vowing to motivate 20 million under-30 voters to cast a ballot, an increase of about 11 percent.
Increase or decrease interest in a poll. Polls show elevated interested, too.
POLIS show elevated A University of California-Los Angeles study said youth interest in politics was on the rise for the first time in 20 years. An MTV poll conducted last month showed 62 percent of 18-24 year olds indicated they would vote this November, up from 41 percent from 2000 and up from the previous high of 57 percent in 1992. And The George Washington University's Battleground 2004 poll shows 55 percent of 18-to 55-year-olds believe candidates are paying or a lot of attention to them.
- Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "Sorority to start men's calendar," incorrectly attributed a pull quote. It should have been attributed to Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center.
CORRECTIONS
■ Yesterday's Jayplay contained an error. Sasha Kaun's name was misspelled in "5 Questions."
ON CAMPUS
The Korean Student Association is hosting a party to welcome new students at noon tomorrow at the Courtside Room in the Burge Union.
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ON THE RECORD
A 22-year-old KU student reported the theft of a 1987 Toyota pick-up Tuesday. The theft took place sometime between 6 a.m. May 22 and 2 p.m. Aug. 23 in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street.
A 21-year-old KU student reported the burglary and theft of a CD/MP3 player from student's vehicle and damage to the right passenger car window with the total value of $360. The theft took place between 6 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.r.n. Tuesday in the 2500 block of Morningside Drive.
A 21-year-old KU student reported domestic battery. The battery took place between 12:30 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the 1300 block of Engel Road.
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