Editorial preview of Senate agenda on taxes research and Social Security
The Gazette urges quick Senate action after summer, focusing on estate tax reform a compromise restoring higher exemptions, embryonic stem cell research with broader funding, and urgent Social Security reform led by Sen. Chuck Grassley. It notes House support for repeal stalled in the Senate and highlights potential fall votes and policy pragmatism.
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John Roberts
Congress
Senate
U.S. House
Cedar Rapids
Paul Morf
Gazette
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Bill Frist
R-Tenn
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Iowa
Public power debate in Iowa City referendum piece
Edwin Clapton argues higher energy prices could drive efficiency and cleaner air. Andy Douglas urges Iowa City voters to back a proposed city owned electric utility to cut costs and expand renewables with a November ballot measure.
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MidAmerican Energy
Iowa City
Iowa
Andy Douglas
Our leaders misstate geography over Iraq and 9 11
The speaker argues that the same leaders who insist troops stay in Iraq due to 9/11 misunderstand geography. They note that ten hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, not Iraq, and claim the invasion targeted the wrong country.
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Chuck Grassley
Bush
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Murderball shows quad rugby players redefining humanity and resilience
The documentary profiles men in wheelchairs competing in quadriplegic rugby, balancing fierce drive with flaws. It highlights how sport reshapes their lives turning loss into meaning, with off court moments of personal growth and hope for new relationships and fun beyond disability.
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Mike Ervin Garderball
Roberts views on foreign law in Supreme Court rulings
Senators should probe John Roberts on judicial philosophy regarding use of international law and foreign decisions. The piece notes a trend among some justices to cite non U.S. sources, discusses partisan angles, and cites Kennedy's death penalty ruling as a related example.
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Bush
Supreme Court
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Common Sense
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
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GOP
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Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
United States
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
Antonin Scalia
Reagan
Ginsburg
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