Rebels Agree to Extra Time on Haiti Peace Plan
Rebels accept more time for talks as U S Marines guard the Port au Prince embassy amid barricades. Opposition cites Aristide departure as condition, while Powell urges delay and Cap Haitien falls to rebels, leaving much of the country outside central government control.
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Paige apologizes for calling NEA terrorist remark
Education Secretary Paige apologized after calling the NEA a terrorist in a private White House governors meeting. Union President Reg Weaver and Democrats condemned the remark while Paige called it a bad joke and clarified he meant the Washington based union, not teachers. Bush was not present during the remark.
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Iowa Governor at White House meeting critiques Bush education outlook
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, attended a private White House session. He said President Bush answered only two questions and urged fuller discussion, then criticized optimistic education and job growth projections from the Bush administration.
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Immigrant learns banking basics with Cedar Rapids class
Hnnh Ksor, 21, from Vietnam, now in Cedar Rapids, studies how checks, fees, and interest work through Goodwill Industries. A recent class warns that a $10 check could incur $50 in costs if money is not managed carefully.
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Grace defends fired nurses at University Hospitals
Simone Grace, a pancreas transplant recipient from Coralville, credits University Hospitals Iowa City nurses for keeping her on anti-rejection medications during a Medicaid Medicare billing snafu. She voices support for the staff amid reports that four UI transplant nurses were fired for a practice of donating leftover anti-rejection drugs after patients died or switched meds.
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Hidden eye diseases threaten millions unseen
Health report warns that glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy affect millions of aging Americans. These conditions often progress without symptoms but can be slowed or saved with regular eye exams. Risk rises with age and the elderly are most at risk.
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