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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 2009
Page
3
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unions gained 428 000 members in 2008 the largest annual increase since 1983 continuing a two year rise. The rise follows a 311 000 gain in 2007 lifting union density to 12.4 percent from 12.1 percent.
The Democratic controlled House passed an 819 billion stimulus plan with 244 votes to 188 as Obama urged bipartisan support. It promises to save or create over 3 million jobs and moves to the Senate for consideration with a White House push to sign by mid February.
Iowa lawmakers debate the stimulus bill with Democrats Braley Loebsack Boswell praising its job creation potential and biofuels funding while Republicans Latham and King oppose the package arguing it delays recovery and shifts funds away from productive investment.
In Melbourne a 36 year old man is charged with murder after allegedly throwing his 4 year old daughter 190 feet from a busy traffic bridge. The child died four hours after being pulled from the Yarra River. He faced a life sentence if convicted. The father had earlier appeared in family court over custody.
New England Journal of Medicine reports eight of ten children with severe combined immunodeficiency SCID after gene therapy show no need for ongoing medication four years post treatment. Study highlights ADA deficient form and compares to enzyme shots and bone marrow transplant options with risks and costs.
FDA urges throw out every product from the Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely Georgia made in the last two years after findings of repeated contamination. Officials say the firm violated manufacturing rules and supplied tainted peanut products used in ice cream crackers and dog biscuits, with over 400 affected items recalled nationwide.
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