President Bush visits Council Bluffs on Iowa campaign swing
President George W. Bush returns to Iowa with a $1.6 trillion tax cut message stopping in Omaha and Council Bluffs to back his spending and tax plan. He supports Rep. Greg Ganske and will appear at the Omaha Civic Auditorium then host a leadership forum at Old Carnegie Library in Council Bluffs. This marks the first sitting president to visit Council Bluffs since 1911 while Omaha hosts a second recent presidential visit.
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Des Moines
George W. Bush
Iowa
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Omaha
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Council Bluffs
Congress
Davenport
Greg Ganske
Tom Harkin
Ganske
Air Force One
GOP
Chuck Larson Jr
Cedar Rapids
Larson
Senate
Mary Kramer
West Des
Old Carnegie Library
William Howard Taft
Public Library
Bill Clinton
White House
Nebraska
Commons Approves Final Reading of Fox Hunting Ban Bill
The House of Commons passed the Hunting Bill 319 to 140 after midnight, moving toward a Lords battle. The measure would outlaw hunting with hounds, a clash pitting rural life against urban animal welfare views amid the foot-and-mouth outbreak canceling planned protests.
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House of Commons
London
Britain
House of Lords
Ultrasound markers for Down syndrome questioned in study
A review of 56 studies finds most ultrasound signs labeled as Down syndrome risk indicators are harmless. Only a shaded nuchal area thickening reliably suggests risk, and even then only 3 percent of fetuses are affected, raising concerns about unnecessary amniocentesis.
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Chicago
Rebecca Smith-Bindman
University of California At San Francisco
Folate and Down Syndrome Risk Studied
A study notes potential links between folic acid metabolism and Down syndrome risk with no confirmed results. Daily folic acid may reduce risks while seven other markers include brain cysts and limb measurements. Findings appear in JAMA and are discussed by Smith-Bindman.
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