U. of Nebraska Cancels Speech by William Ayers

The University of Nebraska at Lincoln has rescinded a speaking invitation to William Ayers, an education professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago whose former role in a violent 1960s-era group has turned him into a polarizing figure in the race for the White House.

Mr. Ayers, whose occasional ties to Barack Obama have been played up by the campaign of John McCain, had been scheduled to deliver a keynote address at a College of Education and Human Sciences event on November

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