Iowa Candidates Rally as Harkin Endorses Dean for President
Front page notes Sen. Harkin endorsing Dean. Medicaid funding headaches loom for Iowa as debates unfold, with ICLU backing a Ten Commandments display in the Capitol. Terror alert downgraded. threat remains. An Iraqi mosque blast kills five, injures dozens. A Wapello fire kills 56 year old Mike Lathrop. Sheriff Johnson County Robert Carpenter plans to resign. A draft horse Ruby is rescued and recovering in Missouri.
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Hawkeye Freshman Guard Mike Henderson Starts vs Northwestern
Hawkeye freshman point guard Mike Henderson has endured struggles but now contributes as Iowa hosts Northwestern. Unemployment declined to 5.7 percent in December, the lowest in 14 months, with hiring near standstill.
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Online Restaurant Inspect Reports Now Live Online
Gazette Online launches a new feature with restaurant inspection reports for Linn and Johnson counties. Reports filed since May 1, 2003 are searchable by city or alphabetically and updated weekly via the GazetteOnline.com link.
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Gazette Online
Linn
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GazetteOnline.com
Correction notices and errata from The Gazette
A collection of corrections clarifies caption errors in a Friday Community photo of Beth Ritter Ruback, date corrections for University of Iowa yearbooks 1892 to 1992, and a misdated Jan 18 music program on Alexander Lippisch at The History Center Cedar Rapids.
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Cafe Johnson County
University of Iowa
David McCartney
Alexander Lippisch
History Center
Cedar Rapids
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Gazette Communications Inc announces Cedar Rapids publication details
The Gazette, established 1883 and published daily from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401, provides subscription rates by carrier and mail options plus AP republication rights and contact numbers for circulation and general inquiries.
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Cedar Rapids
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U.S
Associated Press
Gazette directory contact and phone lines
Complete company directory with area code 319 listings and phone numbers for Cedar Rapids offices. Includes general newsroom lines and circulation contact details, plus a toll line for tips and a central reference to GazetteOnline.com for emails.
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Cedar Rapids
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Howech
Gazette promotes recycling and soybean ink use
The Gazette highlights commitment to the future by promoting agriculture and printing with soybean ink. It urges readers to recycle papers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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City Carton
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Martian Landing Sparks Deep Space Speculation and Policy Shifts
The Spirit lander shows success at Mars with tests ahead to seek signs of past life. A columnist toys with wild scenarios of Martian defense and U S political maneuvering, suggesting NASA could fall under Defense or CIA influence amid budget fears and election politics.
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Cal Tech
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Iraq
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Donald Rumsfeld
White House
Condoleezza Rice
State Department
CIA
George Tenet
Tenet
Karl Rove
National Enquirer
Mountain lion mauls woman and suspected killer attack in park
Anne Hjelle, 30, was mauled while biking in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park and left in serious condition. Authorities also found the half-eaten body of Mark Jeffrey Reynolds, 35, nearby and killed a 110-pound male mountain lion later that night. Tests will confirm if the same cougar caused both incidents.
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Anne Hjelle
Hjelle
Whiting Ranch
Debbie Nichols
Mark Jeffrey Reynolds
Jim Amormino
Orange County
Reynolds
Anne Hielle
Hijelle
California
Hielle
States Return Millions in Federal Education Funds
AP reports that states returned 124 million dollars to Washington from the 18 billion in federal education funding, with Florida Georgia Louisiana Michigan Missouri New Mexico Puerto Rico Tennessee Texas and Virginia among the largest returners. Officials cite lapses in meeting program requirements and flexible reallocation efforts, while Texas says it redeems funds when possible.
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C. Todd Jones
Jones
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
New Mexico
Puerto Rico
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Debbie Ratcliff
Texas Education Agency
Ratcliff
Kim Karesh
State Education Department
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Richard Stangler
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H Ave
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