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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 2004
Page
1
Ronald Reagan's memorials in Santa Monica and at the mortuary drew crowds leaving jelly beans flowers and prayers. Nancy Reagan expressed gratitude for worldwide sympathy while noting relief he is no longer suffering after his death at 93 from pneumonia complicating Alzheimer's.
Israel's cabinet approved a Gaza disengagement in principle but a late compromise with Likud hard-liners left 21 settlements in flux. The vague wording lets both Sharon and rebel ministers claim victory, delaying a political crisis but exposing deep coalition rifts. Palestinian official Saeb Erekat questioned implementation.
In Normandy veterans and families marked the 60th anniversary with tears and smiles at the American cemetery above Omaha Beach. Attendees included President Bush, French President Chirac, Tom Hanks, and others honoring fallen soldiers like 1st Lt. Perley Hall.
The Gazette notes yard signs as indicators of voter commitment. Democratic activist Harvey Ross cites data linking signs to turnout, while a forest of signs for Meisterling and Slaughter and Pulkrabek decorates Linn and Johnson counties amid primary contests for Iowa House 38 and Johnson County sheriff candidates.
Federal loans fixed-rate option could be scrapped as Congress debates Higher Education Act reauthorization. If enacted, all loans issued after July 2006 would carry variable rates, causing yearly payment changes and shifting subsidies away from existing borrowers.
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