It's Business as usual at the Hereford House, Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive. Doug Holiday, general manager of the restaurant, looks over an order that Brad Axon prepares to serve Monday night. Holiday says that rumors the restaurant would soon close are false.

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President George W. Bush launches the biggest government reorganization in more than 50 years, signing legislation that creates a new Department of Homeland Security. He also named current homeland security chief Tom Ridge to head the department Monday.

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Sharon Dowdle, event manager at Butterfields auction house in San Francisco, displays a gown and personal effects owned by Esther Lederer, better known as Ann Landers. Property from the late advice columnist fetched nearly $250,000 Monday.

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Baer does a bit of 'rasslin' with Donna Douglas, who played his cousin Elly May, in this 1963 file photo from "The Beverly Hillbillies." Others in the cast included Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett and Irene Ryan as Granny.

Max Baer Jr., who once played Jethro Bodine in "The Beverly Hillbillies" television series, relaxes at his Las Vegas home. Baer plans to lead the "Hillbillies" to prominence again after 30 years of relative obscurity by signing a deal to produce penny slot machines featuring the show.

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Majed Al Shalaan, a fourth-grader at Hillcrest School, receives some help from Susan Peterson, right, a library-media specialist at the school, 1045 Hilltop Drive. Peterson is among a number of school librarians expected to retire by 2014.

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Linda Lassen, Penn House director, center, and Jo Lee Erskin, Penn House coordinator, left, put together some gift packages from the agency's collection of donated items. Penn House and several other United Way agencies will adopt families for the holidays and will provide food and gift packages. At left with Jo Lee is Seth Quick, 4.

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Philip Cummings, right, is one of three men charged with orchestrating what federal authorities believe is the largest identity-theft case in U.S history. The men allegedly stole credit information from more than 30,000 people. Cummings is shown Monday leaving court in New York with his sister Jean.

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Preschoolers from the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., deliver gift bags at the Salvation Army, 946 N.H., one of the 29 agencies that receive funding from the United Way of Douglas County. The bags of soaps and shaving cream and other personal items, delivered Monday, will be distributed by the Salvation Army at its shelter Christmas party in December. From left are Kenny Brumley, preschool director Linda Reimond, Will Richardson, Josie Hilton, Sean Jesse, Jedzia Hicklin, Charlie Carr and Brio Ratzlaff.

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Mike Westheffer, a seventh-grader at Central junior high, flashes his braces. Teens say braces are worth the cost and help self-esteem.

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Green Bay security guard Mike Cygan separates Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp and Packers head coach Mike Sherman after Sunday's game in Tampa, Fla.

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Philadelphia wide receiver Todd Pinkston (87) hauls in a reception above San Francisco cornerback Mike Rumph (24) during Monday's game in San Francisco.

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Ohio State University's vice president of Student Affairs Bill Hall, right, speaks to members of the community and media in Columbus, Ohio. Hall addressed issues on Monday concerning the riots that broke out after Ohio State's win against football rival Michigan on Saturday.

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Duke's Casey Sanders, top, battles Davidson's Connor Grace for a loose ball at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils won Monday's game 95-80.

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Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum, right, and defensive line coach Buddy Wyatt discuss the death of 18-year-old Brandon Fails on Monday in College Station, Texas.

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Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams chats with an official during Friday's game against UNC Greensboro

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Kansas University basketball player Nick Collison takes a shot against UNC-Greensboro's Jay Joseph during Friday's game at Allen Fieldhouse.

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