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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2010
Page
7
Washington officials say the Obama administration abandoned efforts to press Israel for a West Bank settlement freeze. After months of trying to broker a deal, two American officials said negotiations could not be relaunched under the proposed formula. Talks had stalled since September.
French epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux concludes the cholera outbreak in Haiti began near a U N base by the Artibonite river in Mirebalais. He says the disease originated from a tributary adjacent to the base and notes the outbreak has killed about two thousand people.
In Steubenville Ohio a two vehicle crash led police to inform a Pennsylvania family that a woman believed dead was alive. The chief learned the truth at the scene and alerted the relatives before the priest could deliver news.
Elizabeth Edwards wife of former senator John Edwards died at 61 in North Carolina after a long battle with cancer. She advised her husband in two presidential campaigns and advocated health care reform while facing personal and public struggles.
A national study by the Modern Language Association shows Arabic enrollments rose 46.3 percent from 2006 to 2009, placing it at No. 8 among most studied languages. Spanish remains first, with continued growth in non English language programs, though budget cuts worry officials.
The Modern Language Association reports Iowa enrollments fell 1.3 percent to 18,296 in fall 2009 from 2006 while showing 14.2 percent growth from 2002 to 2006. Iowa officials note rising interest in Russian Spanish Portuguese and French with Arabic classes also growing.
President Obama argued that a bipartisan deal on expiring tax cuts was needed to shield the economy. He defended his record against critics in his party, saying he has fulfilled or attempted his campaign promises and rejected a prolonged political fight that could hurt Americans.
U.S. officials consider seeking Assange extradition from Sweden over the WikiLeaks leak case. Attorney General Holder and State Department spokesmen describe possible espionage charges as part of a broad criminal probe. Assange, 39, was detained in London and faces Sweden questioning on sexual assault allegations.
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