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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 2009

Page

9

Rove Involved in Firing of U S Attorney in New Mexico

White House emails and transcripts released by the House Judiciary Committee show Karl Rove and aides pressured removal of U S Attorney David Iglesias in New Mexico. The documents tie Rove to the push to dismiss Iglesias amid broader probes of political meddling in the Justice Department.

Rove U.S Washington White House Karl Rove New Mexico House Judiciary Committee Republican National Committee Harriet Miers Ments Bush Justice Department Alberto Gonzales Miers Iglesias Robert Luskin Bush White House John Conyers

Shriver dies founder of Special Olympics at 88

Eunice Kennedy Shriver died Tuesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis Mass at age 88 after strokes. A Kennedy sister she championed mentally disabled welfare by founding the Special Olympics and shifting charity work toward research and humane care.

J.Y. Smith Washington Post Eunice Kennedy Shriver Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis Mass Shriver John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Catholic Charities John

Eunice Kennedy Shriver's role in Special Olympics origins and family history

Eunice Kennedy Shriver attended the 2006 Special Olympics USA National Games in Ames with 3 000 competitors and campaigned with Sargent Shriver in 1975. She founded Special Olympics in 1968, after sister Rosemary Kennedy’s disability publicized. Rosemary’s later life, including a 2005 death, is noted alongside the growth of the program to 2.5 million athletes in 180 countries.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Ames Sargent Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Saturday Evening Post Shriver Joseph P. Kennedy Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Rosemary Kennedy Rosemary New York St. Coletta School Wisconsin St. Coletta Soldier Field Chicago

GM Volt claims 230 mpg in city driving for 2010 release

GM says the Chevrolet Volt, a plug in hybrid with a 40 mile electric range and total 300 mile range, could achieve 230 mpg in city driving under EPA extended range guidelines. The car debuts in 2010 with highway mileage pending confirmation.

U.S Environmental Protection Agency EPA Fritz Henderson

New osteoporosis drug may cut fracture risk

Amgen aims to market a first of its kind osteoporosis drug denosumab that could lower fracture risk with only two yearly injections. The two NEJM studies, funded by Ameen of Thousand Oaks, California, compare its effectiveness to existing treatments though FDA approval is pending. Preliminary cost details were not disclosed, but similar therapies exceed $10,000 annually.

Amgen Inc FDA New England Journal of Medicine Ameen Thousand Oaks Calif

Aspirin May Aid Colon Cancer Patients Post Surgery

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that colon cancer patients who have undergone surgery and chemotherapy may see benefits from adding aspirin to their treatment.

Journal of the American Medical Association

Binge drinking linked to lower sober attention tests

College students who described themselves as regular binge drinkers scored poorly on a sober attention and memory test compared with non binge drinkers. Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela say the findings resemble brain effects seen in alcoholics. The study appeared online in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Binge drinking defined as five drinks for men or four for women in two hours.

University of Santiago de Compostela Galicia Spain Alcoholism

Aspirin Shown To Cut Death Risk In Colon Cancer Study

A Chicago study finds colon cancer patients taking aspirin reduce their risk of death by about 30 percent. Researchers say the finding points to potential therapeutic benefit and call for further trials.

Chicago

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