First Lady Credits Tax Cuts for Women Entrepreneurs Growth
Laura Bush cites Bush tax cuts as helping women like Garberson expand Marketing and Communications Strategies Inc. from Cedar Rapids to Miami. She says saves average $3,000 per small business, funds investments in computers and GPS assets, as Darrah's Inc. grows from one truck to two dozen. Democrats counter with missed contracting goals and stalled women’s procurement programs.
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Bush
Garberson
Marketing and Communications Strategies Inc
Cedar Rapids
Miami
Congress
Chiafos
Global Positioning Systems
Darrah’s Inc
Hiawatha
Nydia Velazquez
D-N.y
House
Small Business Committee
Iowa spills decline but total diesel and oil leaks remain high
The Iowa DNR reports 14 713 gallons spilled in 183 incidents during the first half of 2004 across businesses individuals and government agencies. Analysts cite education and better reporting as factors while noting penalties 1000 to 5000 for unreported spills and ongoing cleanup costs.
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DNR
Des Moines
Broughton
Iowa
Iowa spill rules and penalties after immediate cleanup
In Iowa, fines are rare when spills are cleaned up promptly. Failures to report within six hours yield written warnings demanding a written summary. The report cites an Iowa City spill and a March 25 incident involving 2,100 gallons of diesel from Iowa Chicago & Eastern Railroad.
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Iowa City
Iowa Chicago & Eastern Railroad
Iowa
Iowadar.com
Major Iowa fuel spills reported since 2000
DNR records show the largest spills this year include a Guttenberg incident where a boulder broke a full fuel tank and some diesel entered the Mississippi River but was contained. Notable earlier events include a 2003 Marshalltown diesel leak from a semi with 8500 gallons spilled and a fatal driver.
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Guttenberg
DNR
Broughton
Williams Pipeline Co
First Street
Interstate 80
Coralville
Clear Creek
Iowa River
Spills from old transformers pose PGE risk in Iowa
The Gazette reports 6 671 gallons spilled in 613 incidents since 2000 from transformers operated by Alliant Energy MidAmerican and others in Iowa storms and car accidents cause drops. PCB containing transformers pose long term danger though spills are often contained quickly. Alliant has removed 600 PCB transformers in 2003 and oil spills with PCB totaled 756 gallons in 89 spills since 2000 with one spill in early 2006.
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Lyle Muller
Gazette of Electrical Tranalakers
Iowa
Alliant Energy
MidAmerican Energy
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Coralville
Adam Broughton IV
DNR
Des Moines
Alliant
Robinson
Drzycimski
Traffic death trends show mixed results for 2003
NHTSA reports motorcycle deaths up 12 percent to 3,661 for 2003, with SUVs and large trucks showing varied rollover and fatality patterns. Seat belt campaigns raised usage to 79 percent, while drunken driving deaths fell as states adopt 0.08 BAC laws to preserve federal funding.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Runge
Goss Chosen for CIA Lead Amid Iraq Intelligence Debate
President Bush nominated Porter Goss to lead the CIA amid criticism of prewar Iraq intelligence. If confirmed by the Senate, the 65 year old would helm the agency during a contentious period and support calls to elevate a national intelligence director to oversee multiple agencies.
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Bush
Goss
Senate
CIA
George Tenet
Iraq
Tenet
John McLaughlin
National Security Agency
Defense Department
Administration
White House
Kerry Reacts to Porter Goss CIA Nomination
Sen. John Kerry says he will not block the Goss nomination but stresses reforming national intelligence. Sen. Jay Rockefeller calls for tough questions on Goss record and reform. Goss wins endorsements from Florida’s Bob Graham and Bill Nelson and has a history as a reformer with CIA ties and a Yale background.
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John Kerry
Massachusetts
Porter Goss
CIA
National Intelligence
Kerry
Jay Rockefeller
Senate Intelligence Committee
Goss
White House
Iraq
Yale University
Sanibel Island
Fla
Congress
House Intelligence Committee
Senate
Civl
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Iowa Dept. of Natural Graphic Resources
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Lyle.muller
Insec
Scott Drzycimski
Gazettecom
Nhtsa.dot.gov
Cept
Barry McCahill
Sport Utility Vehicle Owners of America
McCahill
Accu
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ASL
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