Safety of blinking signals questioned after 2007 crash
David Schroeder of Cedar Rapids argues that flashing yellow lights on main streets and red on side streets create unsafe driving conditions. He was injured in a 2007 crash at a flashing intersection on Williams Boulevard and spent weeks recovering after a coma.
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de Gazette
David Schroeder
Cedar Rapids
Schroeder
Leslie Hart
Chappy
Williams Boulevard
Williams
Trent Street
GOP vows to quickly trim Iowa budget
Republicans who won control of the Iowa House promise rapid cuts once the 84th General Assembly convenes. Speaker elect Kraig Paulsen says they will identify 200 to 300 million dollars in current spending to de-appropriate, aiming for immediate savings and a leaner 2012 budget amid a 605 million dollar gap between commitments and revenues.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
84Th General Assembly
Kraig Paulsen
R-Hiawatha
Terry Branstad
Paulsen
Branstad
David Roederer
Blood test to spot cancer gains big market push
Boston scientists and Johnson & Johnson will roll out a highly sensitive blood test to detect single cancer cells in a billion healthy ones. Four major cancer centers will begin studies this year. The test aims to guide treatment choices and monitor response with a liquid biopsy approach.
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Associated Press
Boston
Johnson & Johnson
Daniel Haber
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cancer Center
Greg Vrettos
GOP aims to build record in Congress with agenda
In the new Congress the Republican plan targets cutting spending rolling back the health care overhaul and limiting federal regulations to curb government growth. House majority may ease passage but Senate action remains uncertain as Democrats hold the chamber and gridlock could persist.
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GOP
Washington
Barack Obama
House
Senate
Obama
White House
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