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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2007
Page
2
Gerald Ford was laid to rest on the grounds of his presidential museum after eight days of national mourning. The burial at sunset capped the official mourning for the 38th president, with ceremonies across the country.
Iraqi authorities said Wednesday two guards and a supervisor who oversaw Saddam Hussein's hanging were arrested. They claimed the guard force was infiltrated by outsiders who taunted the former ruler.
A videotape believed recorded two weeks earlier and released to the AP on Wednesday shows four Americans and an Austrian being held by captors in Southern Iraq since November. The footage appears in the Featured AP Videos section on GazetteOnline.com.
A correction notes Lori Stanley joined Luther College in 1984 and a Decorah story misdated her appointment. It also fixes Johnson County jail housing costs for July to November 2006, correcting five month totals and averages due to editor error. Readers may report accuracy concerns to the Gazette.
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa lists delivery options including Carrier and Motor Route weekly rates and mail editions for eleven issues per week. It provides pricing for 4 and 52 week plans and notes AP republication rights. Contact numbers are listed for subscription service and general inquiries.
A compact notice lists contact avenues for readers including a general news desk in Cedar Rapids, a tip line in Iowa City, and a company directory with email access at GazettaOnline.com for circulation details.
The Gazette highlights its future focused farming push and notes use of soybean ink. It invites readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Dr or at nearby recycling sites.
Publicist comments on the Harry Potter title reveal and jokes about writing spoof book titles. He notes Rowling’s fame, laments publishing rejections for children’s books, and promotes a joke title about basement escape. Address for contact is provided.
President Bush pledged to present a five year plan to balance the federal budget and urged lawmakers to cut earmarks in half next year. He spoke at the Rose Garden with Cabinet members and said the February 5 proposal would erase the deficit by 2012 Escalating tension over pork spending and a push to curb special projects dominated reaction from Democrats who labeled the move as copying goals of the new majority. Sen. Tom Harkin countered by blaming the prior White House and Congress for the deficits, tied to tax cuts for the wealthy and war costs in Iraq.
Congress convenes with a Democratic majority in both chambers for the first time since 1995. Nancy Pelosi is sworn in as the first female House speaker and the 100-hour agenda targets ethics reforms wage increases stem cell funding and pay as you go rules. Iowa freshmen Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack join 30 new members reshaping a 16 seat House majority.
National Intelligence Director John Negroponte will step down after 20 months to become deputy secretary of state under Condoleezza Rice. The move requires Senate confirmation, creating openings to debate the administration’s intelligence and foreign policy.
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