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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 2009
Page
13
An Alabama mother, Bridget Lee, 34, had a murder charge dropped after an autopsy error prompted a judge to void the case. Six experts later conclude the baby, born stillborn, did not die from crime as the medical examiner bungled the procedure. The state plans to review all cases by the examiner’s office.
The Maersk Alabama captain Richard Phillips, a 53-year-old former Boston cab driver, offered himself as a hostage to Somali pirates. Friends describe him as a tough, humorous seaman who balances long sea routes with life at his 19th century Vermont farmhouse and family.
Somali pirates hold Capt. Richard Phillips aboard a lifeboat after a failed hijack of the Maersk Alabama. A U S destroyer and other warships converge while FBI negotiators join Navy efforts to secure his release. The Alabama sails toward Mombasa with armed guards aboard.
Michelle Obama helps Bancroft Elementary fifth graders plant the White House South Lawn garden. Seedlings include lettuce spinach onions and peas with tomatoes to follow. honey will come from a nearby beehive. She urges healthy eating and notes her daughters’ meals. Prince Charles complimented gardening.
A congressional report by the CBO warns higher ethanol use could boost government costs for food stamps and child nutrition programs by up to 900 million dollars. It says ethanol added about 10 to 15 percent to food prices from April 2007 to April 2008, though energy costs had a larger effect. About a quarter of U.S. corn is used for ethanol production.
President Obama asked Congress for an 83.4 billion dollar emergency spending request to fund Iraq and Afghanistan through the summer. He aims to shift costs into the regular budget while pledging more troops and diplomats and winding down Iraq by next year.
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