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Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, position their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at a traffic control point south of Samarra, Iraq

Golden State's Derek Fisher (4) goes to the basket while being
fouled by Dallas forward Alan Henderson. The Mavericks won, 101-98,
in overtime on Monday in Dallas

Minnesota tackle Kevin Williams, right, brings down Colts
quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning shrugged off the sack and
passed the Colts to a 31-28 victory Monday in Indianapolis

Haskell's Maria Stevens, left, passes under pressure from
University of St. Mary's Amber Seevers (42) and Lindsey Seevers.
HINU won Monday's game, 58-53, at Coffin Complex

A makeshift shrine for ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
grows daily in front of the Percy Military Teaching hospital in
Clamart, France, outside Paris

From Left, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Krause, Frances Conroy and Michael
C. Hall portray the Fisher family in the HBO series "Six Feet
Under." Creator Alan Ball has decided to end the series at the end
of its next season

Ethicist Michael Josephson directs a panel discussion on ethics and
values at the Kansas Union

Michael Josephson, the founder of a character education program
raises issues of ethics, honesty and character during a panel
discussion at the Holidome. Monday afternoon's panelists included,
from left, the Rev

Aurora borealis -- or northern lights -- light up the sky northwest
of Lawrence early Nov. 8. The lights were easily seen with clear
skies and a late rising crescent moon

A nightscope image made from Television shows U.S. and Iraqi
soldiers outside the hospital in Fallujahl, Iraq. U.S. forces are
conducting most of their operations at night, taking advantage of
their night-vision equipment

Insurgents launch an attack on U.S. forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
American troops fought their way Monday into Fallujah

Baldwin's first-ever traffic signal is located at the intersection
of U.S. Highway 56 and Sixth Street. Drivers and pedestrians
crossed the intersection Monday

Douglas County election officials and commissioners sit down Monday
morning to canvass provisional ballots from Tuesday's election. The
canvassing did not change the outcome of any county races

FREE STATE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS Sally Campbell, foreground, and Amy
Soules, display skis and a snowboard. Skiing in Colorado is a
popular spring-break getaway

Justin Truelove, 3, left, and Jackie Truelove, 8, ride in their Barbie Jeep. Justin rides shotgun and says, "Hi, Grandma. Sis and I are on our way over, and boy, are we hungry. See you soon

Aurora borealis lights up the sky early Monday northwest of
Lawrence. The display, also known as the northern lights, was
easily seen with clear skies and a late rising crescent moon,
making for optimum viewing conditions

Polls

Should the cigarette tax be increased by 50 cents a pack to help finance a health care plan for uninsured Kansans?

Poll results

Response	Percent
Yes.		59%
No.		38%
Undecided.		1%
Total	1201

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Sebelius calls for 50-cent tax increase on cigarettes: Revenue would finance health coverage for uninsured Kansans; John Hanna, Associated Press; November 9, 2004; (Updated Tuesday at 11:13 a.m.) The state’s cigarette tax would jump 50 cents a pack to finance health coverage for currently uninsured Kansans under initiatives Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday.
Mild temperatures coming to end: By Dave Toplikar; November 9, 2004; (Updated Tuesday at 8:49 a.m.) Patchy clouds will paint the Lawrence sky today, treating the area with another day of mild temperatures. But a cold front will bring rain Wednesday and a hard freeze by Friday, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
Take a break: Students should plan soon for a spring getaway; By Lauren Airey; November 9, 2004; The countdown for the student flight to warmer weather begins now. You’ve only got four months to go, if you’re keeping tabs.
Briefly: November 9, 2004; ¢ No charges filed in chase that ended in accident ¢ Nine vehicles damaged at local strip club ¢ Demonstrators claim rough police treatment ¢ Injured bobcat captured in Olathe near I-35
In the halls: November 9, 2004; What is your ideal winter vacation?
Jayhawks to play at home: KU earns No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament; By Ryan Greene; November 9, 2004; About 30 seconds before the NCAA Tournament selection show began Monday afternoon, the Kansas University soccer team had a hunch good news was coming.
Woodling: Preseason top spot not the place to be: By Chuck Woodling; November 9, 2004; Uh, oh. Kansas University is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason men’s basketball poll.
Bush has fences to mend: John Bersia; November 9, 2004; President Bush truly has a mandate as he contemplates his second term, not to pursue a narrow, divisive agenda, but to broaden his thinking, unify Americans and cooperatively tackle global challenges.
Francis J. Bashinski: November 9, 2004
Report points to radical Arctic warming: By Usha Lee McFarling - The Los Angeles Times; November 9, 2004; The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid and severe warming on the planet, according to a new, eight-nation report — the most comprehensive assessment of Earth’s fragile northern cap to date.
Arafat’s wife thwarts Palestinian officials: Doctors can’t release medical details against the wishes of next of kin; By Michael Matza - Knight Ridder Newspapers; November 9, 2004; In a gathering showdown with Yasser Arafat’s wife, Palestinian leaders are to meet with French government officials and possibly doctors today to try to find out what is wrong with the critically ill Arafat.
NBA briefs: November 9, 2004; ¢ Bryant’s accuser may file suit in California ¢ Outlaw rejoins Suns; Tabuse on injured list ¢ Sprained ankle delays Brown’s return ¢ Lenard out six months
People: November 9, 2004; ¢ Reynolds sues for blackmail ¢ ‘Live’ now on DVD ¢ Second-generation fans ¢ On late, up early
Briefcase: November 9, 2004; ¢ Cuba dogs dollar ¢ Westar profits rise ¢ IBM supercomputer now world’s fastest ¢ Microsoft settles lawsuit
Briefly: November 9, 2004; ¢ Minnesota again top state in national health ranking ¢ New heart failure drug to be marketed to blacks
Briefly: November 9, 2004; ¢ Sebelius to outline health proposals ¢ Ballot review widens lead in Senate race
Briefly: November 9, 2004; ¢ Plane crash sparks two house fires ¢ Kevorkian seeks sentence commutation ¢ Mother to give birth to twins at age 56 ¢ 9-11 compensation totals $38.1 billion
Where is the Christian left?: Leonard Pitts Jr.; November 9, 2004; I have to thank Jimmy Carter for saving my sanity.
Motive at center of slaying trial: Defense agrees Lafayette Cosby pulled trigger, claims self-defense; By Janet Reid; November 9, 2004; Prosecutors argue it was an unprovoked, cold-blooded murder, but the defendant’s attorney said his client was acting in self-defense.
CEO says Wittig trial won’t affect Westar: By Chad Lawhorn; November 9, 2004; The president and chief executive officer of Westar Energy said a trial involving former company leader David Wittig and another former executive likely would not damage the Topeka-based utility.
Traffic light viewed as signal of change in Baldwin: By Joel Mathis; November 9, 2004; Getting used to the city’s first traffic signal hasn’t been entirely easy for Baldwin drivers.
Chiefs’ Holmes hurts knee: Ligament strain could sideline back against Saints; LB Barber out; The Associated Press; November 9, 2004; Priest Holmes has strained ligaments in his right knee and might not be able to play for the Kansas City Chiefs next week.
Area briefs: November 9, 2004; ¢ Eudora council delays decision on fire chief ¢ County to consider road variance request ¢ LMH site of course for medication aides ¢ Trust services talk set Thursday at LMH
Horoscopes: By Jacqueline Bigar; November 9, 2004
No. 1: For the first time in school history, Kansas University will open the season as the Associated Press’ #1; By Jim Baker; November 9, 2004; Being ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll doesn’t always spell doom for a men’s college basketball team.
Daily ticker: November 9, 2004
E-mail scams snare unaware: Fight against fraud becoming tougher; By Mark Fagan; November 9, 2004; The e-mail looks official enough, asking Commerce Bank members to “safeguard” their accounts from “a large number of identity theft attempts” by requiring “that you confirm your banking details” online; otherwise, “your account or Credit Card may be subject to temporary suspension.”
Data theft hits Cap Fed cards: By Mark Fagan; November 9, 2004; Capitol Federal Savings Bank is issuing 8,000 new debit cards to customers whose account numbers and expiration dates were stolen recently from a national merchant’s database.
Civilian deaths: November 9, 2004
Regulators accuse H&R Block of fraud in selling Enron bonds: Kansas City-based tax preparer denies allegations; By Marcy Gordon - Associated Press Writer; November 9, 2004; Securities regulators have accused H&R Block Financial Advisors of fraud in selling customers nationwide some $16 million of Enron bonds in late 2001 and touting them as a safe investment when the energy-trading giant had begun to collapse.
Togetherness: J-W Editorials; November 9, 2004; Those magnetic “ribbons” could be used to help us rally toward the unity and decency needed for the best interests of America.
Arafat’s demise opens door for Palestinians: Jim Hoagland; November 9, 2004; You owe me. Pay up. Or else. That was the underlying message in Yasser Arafat’s many speeches to the United Nations, interviews with Western and Arab journalists and official meetings with international civil servants at the height of his career as a money-grubbing revolutionary.
People care: November 9, 2004
Top priority: November 9, 2004
Voting morals: November 9, 2004
Reality shows are hardly working, working hard: Kevin McDonough; November 9, 2004; If you think Donald Trump is the world’s most shameless self-promoting showboat tycoon, you stand corrected. British billionaire and founder of Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways and other enterprises Richard Branson has created, hosts and dominates the screen time of “The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best” (7 p.m., Fox).
More city funding sought for MLK Jr. Day event: By Chad Lawhorn; November 9, 2004; Lawrence city commissioners will be asked to decide tonight whether Lawrence’s upcoming 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day event is worthy of a larger city contribution.
Sue Hack announces re-election plans: By Chad Lawhorn; November 9, 2004; Let the next round of campaigns begin.
Kansas City sends May to Padres: Royals receive outfielder Long in exchange for pitcher; November 9, 2004; San Diego traded outfielder Terrence Long to Kansas City for lefty Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich on Monday.
Diversions: November 9, 2004; ¢ Board meeting Nov. 18 ¢ Call for correspondents ¢ Call for poetry
Henrickson, Jayhawks anxious for first real test: By Ryan Wood; November 9, 2004; Even little ol’ Fort Hays State has the Kansas University women’s basketball team full of anxiety.
Mangino not shy about praising Gordon: By Ryan Wood; November 9, 2004; Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino is using any stage to praise one of his best.
Canvass confirms election results: Commissioners approve 1,997 provisional ballots; By Alicia Henrikson; November 9, 2004; The counting of provisional ballots didn’t change the outcome of any election races in Douglas County.
U.S. troops enter Fallujah: Rumsfeld vows battle against insurgents will be completed; By Jackie Spinner and Karl Vick - The Washington Post; November 9, 2004; Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into insurgent-held Fallujah Monday in the largest military operation in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion last year.
Night lights put on a show: Aurora borealis makes a rare appearance in Lawrence; By Mike Belt; November 9, 2004; A solar flare that was just the right size and took off in just the right direction treated stargazers in Lawrence and across the Midwest to a rare look at aurora borealis, also called the northern lights.
Textbook’s evolution disclaimer on trial: By Kristen Wyatt - Associated Press Writer; November 9, 2004; A trial opened Monday over whether a warning sticker in suburban Atlanta biology textbooks that says evolution is “a theory, not a fact” violates the separation of church and state by promoting religion.
‘Six Feet Under’ has one foot in grave: By Scott Collins - The Los Angeles Times; November 9, 2004; It’s mourning time at HBO. “Six Feet Under,” the Emmy-winning series about the dysfunctional family behind a fictional Pasadena funeral home, is going the way of all flesh.
Judge warns attorney in Westar case: November 9, 2004; U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson placed an attorney representing a former Westar Energy Inc. executive on warning Monday, saying she was close to citing the lawyer last week for being in contempt of court.
Canvass results: November 9, 2004
Jackson Wayne Wiseman Jr.: November 9, 2004
Virgil D. Dahl: November 9, 2004
U.O.‘Tommy’ Thomasson Jr.: November 9, 2004
Lowell H. Penny: November 9, 2004
Taka MatoShuje Goodtracks: November 9, 2004
Bush’s chief of staff agrees to stay on: Card to help president shape 2nd-term Cabinet; The Associated Press; November 9, 2004; Beginning to put his team in place for his second term, President Bush decided to keep Andy Card as White House chief of staff, retaining an unflappable veteran of the Reagan and first Bush presidencies.
Guantanamo trials halted: The Los Angeles Times; November 9, 2004; The first military commission trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was halted Monday after a federal judge here ruled the proceedings invalid under U.S. and international law — dealing a blow to the legal process set up by the Bush administration to handle accused terrorists.
Liberals dismayed by conservative’s claims on values: By David Crary - Associated Press Writer; November 9, 2004; Family values, traditional values and now, “moral values.” Most American adults would say they have them, and yet the phrase is the focus of an ideological tug-of-war heightened by President Bush’s re-election, with conservatives declaring principal ownership and liberals scrambling to challenge them.
De Soto senior commits to USD: Brown meets Lakers, taps Toreros; By David Mitchell; November 9, 2004; Creighton, Wichita State and Wyoming all have fine basketball programs, but they couldn’t match what Danny Brown saw on his official visit to the University of San Diego.
Datebook: November 9, 2004
Board member walks out: Ortiz says he feels ‘invalued’ by scheduling decision; By Terry Rombeck; November 9, 2004; A Lawrence school board member walked out during the middle of Monday’s board meeting, claiming he wasn’t being treated fairly by district staff and fellow board members.
School board briefs: November 9, 2004; ¢ Lawrence firm gets project contract ¢ Board approves bond refinancing
On the record: November 9, 2004
Corrections: November 9, 2004
Speculation mounting on Scott Peterson jury: Knight Ridder Newspapers; November 9, 2004; Bedraggled by three and a half days of sequestered deliberations, jurors considering whether Scott Peterson killed his wife and unborn son appeared Monday to be at an impasse.
Mavs nip Warriors in OT: The Associated Press; November 9, 2004; More important than staying undefeated, the Dallas Mavericks found out they can win under adverse conditions.
Heat off to perfect start at 3-0: Wade carrying Miami while O’Neal struggles because of hamstring injury; By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press Sports Writer; November 9, 2004; Think Miami’s three season-opening wins all came easily? Think again. There was, after all, an 18-second stretch where the Heat trailed an opponent.
Haskell women hold off Spires, 58-53: By Steve Schmidt; November 9, 2004; Oh, no, not again. The Haskell Indian Nation University women’s basketball team wasn’t going to blow another halftime lead in its second game of the year, was it?
Late field goal lifts Colts over Vikes, 31-28: The Associated Press; November 9, 2004; Even with Peyton Manning’s usual heroics and an unusually decent effort from their defense, the Indianapolis Colts still needed Mike Vanderjagt’s leg.
Ethicist bemoans ‘me’ generation: By Dave Ranney; November 9, 2004; Michael Josephson is sick and tired of hearing people complain about corporate crooks, moral deviants and dirty-trick politicians.
Torn muscle ends Strahan’s season: The Associated Press; November 9, 2004; The New York Giants’ chances of getting back to the playoffs took a hit with the loss of All-Pro defensive end Michael Strahan for the rest of the season with a chest injury.

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