Wednesday, February 17, 2010

News 2-17-10

CHALKING AND SIGNS AND CAMPAIGNS OH MY! TODAY AT NOON WILL BE THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN THE UNION COURTYARD. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TUNE IN RIGHT HERE TO THE WILDCAT 91.9 WHERE WE WILL BE AIRING IT AND NEWS DIRECTOR LAURA DUVAL WILL BE MODERATING. PRIMARY ELECTIONS WILL BE THE 23RD AND 24TH AND GENERAL ELECTIONS WILL BE MARCH SECOND AND THIRD. BOTH OF THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON THE WILDCAT 91.9 AT 6 PM.


IN TOPEKA THE KANSAS SENATE HAS APPROVED A BILL THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LAW AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE BILL, NOW HEADED TO THE KANSAS HOUSE, WILL ALLOW THE STATE TO SEIZE THE ASSESTS OF THOSE CONVICTED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIME.


THE KANSAS CONSTIUTION IS IN THE MIDST OF A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE. THE KANSAS SENATE IS ADOPTING A CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE THAT WILL PROTECT THE MENTALLY ILL FROM LOSING THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. IF THE KANSAS HOUSE ACCEPTS THE CHANGE THEN THE RESOLUTION WILL APPEAR ON THE STATE-WIDE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.


TOYOTA CAN’T SEEM TO ESCAPE TRAFFIC THESE DAYS. THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT ANOTHER RECALL ON THE POPULAR CORALLA SUBCOMPACT. THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. THE DETAILS OF WHAT MAY BE WRONG AND THE AMOUNT OF CARS THAT NEED REPAIR IS UNCLEAR.


PAKISTAN HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE AFGHAN TALIBAN’S SECOND IN COMMAND IS IN CUSTODY TODAY. THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC CONFIRMATION OF THIS REPORT. A US ARMY REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THAT HE CAN’T RELEASE DETAILS OF MULLAH ABDUL GHANI BARADAR’S ARREST. ONE PAKISTANI OFFICIAL SAYS THAT BARADAR IS GIVING USEFUL INFORMATION THAT IS BEING SHARED WITH THE US.


THE DALLAS ZOO EXPERIENCED ITS OWN CASE OF KING KONG YESTERDAY. TUFANI THE GORILLA ESCAPED ITS CAGE AFTER THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN BY A ZOOKEEPER. LUCKILY THE ZOO WAS CLOSED WHEN THE 19-YEAR-OLD APE ESCAPED. TUFANI REMAINED WITHIN THE DALLAS ZOO COMPLEX BUT NEVER GOT INTO THE ZOO’S PUBLIC AREAS. TUFANI WAS TRANQUILIZED AND RETURNED TO THE APE LIVING AREA WITHIN AN HOUR OF ESCAPING.

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