Nelson seals 60th vote to push health care reform
Senate accepts Ben Nelson as the decisive 60th vote for President Obama health care plan. CBO projects coverage for over 30 million Americans and deficit reduction of about 132 billion dollars over ten years. Nelson’s concessions on abortion and industry regulation clear path to passage by Christmas Eve.
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Murder of teen haunts people who knew her
The 1979 unsolved murder of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids remains a chilling memory for friends and family. Her sister Janelle Stonebraker recalls how Christmas time heightens awareness of the case still unsolved decades later.
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Boy Scouts Near 100 Year Mark Emphasize Duty and Fun
A fifth generation Scout Brad Carr, age 11, embodies the organization’s core values of God country and character. He champions Scout Oath and Law, campcraft, service and doing good deeds while noting playful traditions like building catapults and launching pumpkins.
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Iowa pheasant hunters fear state may become put and take
Iowa game experts warn climate change and high grain prices threaten pheasant habitat, pushing the state toward a put and take hunting model. Steve Ries of Alburnett and about 80,000 hunters describe dwindling flocks as harsh winters and wet springs devastate nests, while a Legislature task force seeks limited remedies amid funding woes.
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