Obama faces second year full of tough challenges
Obama starts his second year with no pomp or grand events and faces a tough agenda. He must tackle a stubborn recession, job losses, and limited political capital while pursuing peace talks, nuclear issues, and domestic reforms. Critics warn Democrats fear ties to his agenda as midterm elections approach.
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Margaret Talev McClatchy
Washington
Barack Obama
Capitol
Obama
West Union plan divides town over costly green upgrades
A multi million dollar downtown West Union Green Pilot Project aims to boost sustainability with geothermal heating, porous pavement, rain gardens, and bioswales. The plan sparks community fault lines as some back the investments while others fear the expense. longtime City Administrator Martin Games retires early, citing no comment on the project.
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Gazette Est Union
West Union
Tor Martin Games
Games
West Union considers streetscape project impact on retirements
West Union officials note a streetscape and energy efficient lighting project may have influenced veteran Mayor Games to retire. Mayor Merlin Dunt says Games supported the program up to a point, citing the overall load as a factor.
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Merlin Dunt
Games
Restored Remington Typewriter Heads to African American Museum
The Remington Quiet-Riter typewriter, used by Vernon Dave Rasdal Smith for his 1950 Coe College thesis at the University of Iowa, is repaired and destined for the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids after surviving flood damage in 2008.
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Owa
Vern Steve
Vernon
University of Iowa
Vernon Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa faces redistricting as 2012 elections loom
Iowa lawmakers prepare for a 2012 political map revision based on the 2010 census. The non partisan Legislative Services Agency draws new congressional and state legislative lines, with secrecy maintained until release.
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Charlotte Eby
S Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Matt
Strawn
Republican Party of
Legislative Services Agency
U.S. Census Bureau
Ed Cook
Quake Epicenter Town Sees Scarce Aid From International Relief
In Carrefour near Port au Prince, residents report no UN blue helmets or aid teams. Dominican firefighters reached the hillside town but could not locate survivors and prepared to return to the capital.
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Carrefour
Port au-Prince
McClatchy
Port-au-Prince
Haiti quake survivors beg for aid as streets lie empty
In Carrefour rubble blocks access to the town and bodies lie in the streets. Residents barricade roads with corpses and burn tires to deter looting while others cling to ruined homes hoping for rescue and aid from government, UN, or firefighters. Beatrice Raimond, 32, pleads for immediate help.
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United Nations
Beatrice Raimond
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