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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 2013
Page
4
U S military reports 25 prisoners stopped the hunger strike while 45 remain malnourished enough to require forced feeding. Spokesmen say some protest softened by new communal detention policy allowing group meals and prayer during Ramadan.
Senate leaders Reid and McConnell clash over Obama executive-branch nominees risking a rules fight. Reid threatens to strip filibuster power if confirmation bids stalled, targeting Cordray McCarthy Perez and NLRB picks while McConnell warns against changing Senate rules.
In Lac Megantic Quebec a runaway train carrying 72 oil tankers exploded killing about 50 people with 15 missing. The town, its businesses and mayor urge reopening the railway as an economic lifeline while seeking tougher routes and safer oil transport through policy changes and emergency aid plans.
Governor Perry defended a Texas measure banning abortions after 20 weeks, arguing states should decide such issues. The bill, passed by a Republican legislature and sent to Perry to sign, would tighten clinic rules and require admitting privileges within 30 miles.
The Lundberg survey shows U S gasoline averaging 3.5908 per gallon, down 0.61 cents from June 21 but 18.05 cents higher than a year ago. Charleston South Carolina offers 3.22 while Chicago motorists pay 4.04 per gallon.
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