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Photos for January 11, 2002
Georgia's Christi Thomas comes up with a loose ball in front of teammate Whitney Law, left, and South Carolina's Ines Ajanovic. The ninth-ranked Gamecocks knocked off the No. 15 Bulldogs, 71-64, Thursday in Athens, Ga.
Miami's Rod Strickland, bottom, passes under Portland's Damon Stoudamire. The Trailblazers prevailed, 92-85, Thursday at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
Maj. Gen. Geoffrey C. Lambert leans down to embrace Renae Chapman as her daughter Amanda, 2, sits on her lap at a memorial service for Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman. Fellow soldiers, family and friends honored Chapman on Thursday at Fort Lewis, Wash. Chapman was the first American soldier killed by enemy fire in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Pvt. Natalie Longee of Wichita stands guard inside the gate of a new prison built for detained al-Qaida members at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The first 20 al-Qaida prisoners destined for questioning at the base were flown out of Afghanistan on Thursday.
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Kansas City Royals, from left, Joe Randa, Dan Reichert, Chad Durbin and Chris George model the team's new uniforms. The Royals showed off their new uniforms and plans for Kauffman Stadium on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.
Lawrence High's Audrey Pope, right, pressures Shawnee Mission Northwest's Jayme Wilson. Northwest defeated the Lions, 69-45, Thursday night at LHS.
Lawrence's Cherrale Ricks shoots over Mandy Smith of Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Drew Gooden entertains the media Thursday while discussing the Kansas basketball team's weekend trip to California. Gooden, a California native, is looking forward to Saturday's game at UCLA.
The latest round of layoffs at Farmland's fertilizer plant in Lawrence disappoints plant manager Dick Lind. "We're going to lose a lot of good employees," he said Thursday.
Bob Graney, project engineer with the U.S. Army Soldier System Center in Natick, Mass., disassembles a portable pack designed for military chaplains. The new system will help chaplains deliver military services to troops in a variety of locales.
The Rev. Richard Magnus, executive director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Division for Outreach, holds a map that charts the church's new and existing congregations and planned staff. Magnus uses data from the Census Bureau to chart the church's future.
During the first gathering of the Lawrence Baptist Temple's Sonshine Club for seniors, members concluded a service with a potluck lunch and conversation. Those attending Tuesday included, from left, the Rev. Gary Myer and Carl and Waldene Reasoner.
Kansas State Budget Director Duane GooSsen unveils the $4.3 billion Kansas state budget, which is about $300 million short of covering the current level of state services. Goossen told members of the press Thursday that Gov. Bill Graves will announce adjustments to the printed budget Monday during his State of the State speech.
Mark Reaney, Kansas University professor of theater and film, found his animated likeness speaking German on the Web site of HyperWerk, a Swiss technology college. He was searching the Internet for comments about his virtual-reality theater projects. In reality, Reaney does not speak German.
A demonstrator bangs pan lids during a protest outside the Argentina Supreme Court building in Buenos Aires. The protest was aimed at the court's decision to back strict banking limits placed on Argentina citizens in the wake of a fiscal crisis in the South American country.
Federal and local police officials remove items from one of two suburban Chicago used-car dealerships raided in a nationwide drug bust. Police from federal, state, local and Canadian agencies on Thursday arrested dozens of the roughly 100 people sought in an alleged Canada-to-California drug-smuggling ring.
Family and friends of Michael Costin react during prosecution closing arguments to the jury at the manslaughter trial of Thomas Junta in Cambridge, Mass. The case of Junta charged in the July 5, 2000, death of Michael Costin after a youth hockey practice, went to the jury Thursday.
Ethan Zohn, a professional soccer player from Lexington, Mass., is the "Sole Survivor" from the "Survivor 3" show.
Chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs digs into a fifth-anniversary cake for NBC's "Today" show, upstaging anchor Dave Garroway in this 1957 file photo. Monday, a half-century after its dawning on Jan. 14, 1952, "Today" takes a sentimental journey in earnest, looking back on a few of its 13,000 yesterdays during a golden anniversary broadcast.
Christine and Rick Colbath-Hess, parents of Sophie, 4, and Jacob, 7, say they believed a recent decision by the city of Cambridge to begin assigning students to schools based on their parents' income level rather than race was a good idea.
Jack Superant picks up his mail in his duplex subdivision on East 27th Terrace east of O'Connell Road. The city may need to annex several hundred acres along O'Connell Road in the near future, if it hopes to secure funding to improve the road.
Jennifer Germosen, wife of U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Scott Germosen, who was killed in the crash of a KC-130 aircraft in Pakistan, holds their 22-month-old daughter, Alyssa, in the couple's San Diego apartment. Jennifer met with the media Thursday to talk about her husband.
Justin King, swing manager at McDonald's, Sixth and Michigan streets, hands a customer a Happy Meal. A recent study shows that the average wage for a job in Douglas County in 2000 was $22,876, well below the $28,685 statewide average.
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