Flooding Threatens Cedar Rapids Water Supply As Rescue Efforts Continue
Cedar Rapids receded waters forced 24 000 residents to flee while authorities urge drastic water conservation to protect the city s last four wells. A sandbagging push saved the final well from contamination as Cedar River flood crested at 32 feet, raising nationwide concern and prompting disaster proclamations in 83 counties.
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Iowa
Pat Ball
Dave Koch
Cedar River
Des Moines
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Johnson County Emergency Management
Mike Sullivan
Bush
Midwest
Paris
White House
Dana Perino
Perino
Illinois
Mississippi River
Keithsburg
George Askew
Moline
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Summit
Cedar
Paradise Fire Demolishes 66 Homes in California
High winds fuel fires across Northern California destroy 66 homes in Paradise with 17 more damaged and one evacuation death from a heart attack. Firefighters report 35 percent containment after burning over 36 square miles, while other blazes threaten Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Bonny Doon communities and a Colorado training site.
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Calif
California
Butte County
Paradise
Sacramento
Monterey County
Los Padres National Forest
Santa Cruz County
Bonny Doon
Colorado
Polygamist raid costs top 14 million in Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram analysis of 400 pages of records shows the April raid on the Yearning For Zion Ranch near Eldorado costing about 14 million dollars with most spending on court proceedings, legal fees, overtime and travel. The state expects more bills for expert witnesses, buses, facilities and DNA testing.
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Zion Ranch
Eldorado
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
San Angelo
Texas Department of Public Safety
Star-Telegram
Stephanie Goodman
Health and Human Services Commission
Black conservatives wavering as Obama looms in race
AP reports Armstrong Williams, a Black conservative, has never voted for a Democrat but says Obama’s nomination makes him reconsider. Some Black Republicans face conflicting feelings about voting for a Black president, while McCain courts Black voters with NAACP outreach and Selma trip remarks. Separately, Rice criticizes Israel's planned East Jerusalem housing expansion, saying it undermines U.S. peace talks and aims to discuss 1300 new homes with Israeli officials.
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Washington
Armstrong Williams
Barack Obama
Democratic Party
Williams
Illinois
John McCain
Essence Magazine
NAACP
Selma
Ala
United States
Israel
Jerusalem
Condoleezza Rice
U.S
Rice
East Jerusalem
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Elizabeth
Dean McAlister
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Virginia
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Humbolt
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