FBI probes Pentagon aide spy link to Israel
Front page reports FBI is examining whether a Pentagon aide acts as an Israeli spy. Iowa City VA Medical Center issued heightened terror alerts. An “American Gothic” parody returns to Cedar Rapids in a new form amid local debate. Linn County may delay a local option tax vote as pocket cycles raise road safety concerns. Survey finds young adults least insured, highlighting gaps in coverage.
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Linn County
Bush expands CIA chief powers in sign of reform push
President Bush signed orders broadening the CIA director authority in what aides call a first step toward implementing the Sept. 11 commission's reforms. Officials linked terror to recent jetliner crashes, with a group claiming its attackers downed both planes amid the Chechnya war. Details inside.
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Peace in Najaf as militants surrender shrine
Militants filed out of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf and handed keys to Iraq's top Shiite cleric signaling a peace deal after three weeks of heavy fighting. The report also notes U S service member deaths, storm cleanup in Hiawatha, a Cedar Rapids superintendent search cost, Iowa bomb death counts, and Cael Sanderson advancing in Olympic wrestling.
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Glenview, Ill
Iowa
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Cael Sanderson
Cuba
Yoel Romero
Coralville strip center adds four restaurants
Coralville opens a new strip center anchored by four dining venues near Coral Ridge Mall on 25th Avenue. Restaurateurs praise the Coral Valley Market for lower costs than mall space and strong foot traffic from nearby shoppers.
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Coral Valley
25Th Avenue
Coral Ridge Mall
Correction on Lydia Sigourney residence noted
The Gazette corrects an error about poet Lydia Huntley Sigourney not living in Sigourney. Sigourney was born in 1791 in Norwich, Connecticut, and later resided in Hartford. A local admirer's note in August 21 Community misstates her town of residence. callers are invited to comment on accuracy.
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Sigourney
Towa
Norwich
Gazette Communications Cedar Rapids Ad Rates and Contact Info
The Gazette lists subscription rates for Morning Editions and Sunday issues with 4 week, 52 week, and international prices. It provides postal and contact details including post office box address and subscription service phone numbers.
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Gazette Communications, Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Gazette promotes recycling with soybean ink initiative
The Gazette highlights a commitment to the future by using soybean ink for agriculture coverage and prints on recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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City Carton
Ingleside Drive
Bush pledges funds for hurricane aid and limits on Castro
President Bush urged Florida voters to back his 2 billion dollar hurricane recovery plan while attacking Senator Kerry over Cuba policy. He spoke in Miami to Cuban Americans, promoting Mel Martinez in the Republican primary against Bill McCollum. Bush argued Kerry flip flopped on Helms Burton and opposed travel restrictions on Cuba until 2004.
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Bush
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Fidel Castro
Senate
Mel Martinez
Martinez
Bill McCollum
Cuba
Kerry
Clinton
U.S
Republicans urge Bush to focus on second term
New York AP reports nervous Republicans urge President Bush to present a strong second term agenda at the convention. They propose shifting focus from Iraq and controversy over Kerry to future challenges, with advice to condemn Kerry’s Senate record and remind voters of post 9/11 approval highs.
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Iraq
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Vietnam
Joe Gaylord
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Kerry slams Bush policies on economy
Washington Post reports John Kerry hammering President Bush over a sluggish economy and rising consumer debt at a California town hall. Kerry cites a 2.8 percent growth rate, pledges to curb predatory lenders, and plans to put Americans back to work. He fundsraises $3 million in San Francisco after the speech while Edwards unions to highlight health care and poverty figures from census data.
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John Kerry
Bush
Nantucket
Mass
Kerry
Commerce Department
John Edwards
San Francisco
Edwards
Battleground
St. Charles
George Bush
Dick Cheney
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