Hassan Selim advocates authentic identity for mosque members
In Cedar Rapids a February gathering at the Islamic Center drew over a hundred attendees including men women and children. They brought dishes and shared concerns about feeling welcome in a changing nation while the Mother Mosque in the northwest end remains a historic long-standing congregation.
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Robert Waller Bridges author dies at 77 in Texas
Iowa native and UNI professor turned best selling novelist Robert Waller died at his Fredericksburg home from pneumonia and multiple myeloma at age 77. He wrote The Bridges of Madison County a runaway 1990s hit later adapted into a film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
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Trump backs House leaders on health bill
President Trump aligns with House leaders on a health bill though conservatives warn the proposal does not fully unravel the Affordable Care Act. The Washington Post reports mixed support highlighting internal GOP tensions and policy gaps.
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White House backs GOP plan to overhaul Obamacare timeline
The White House and House Republicans push the American Health Care Act to phase out Medicaid expansion by 2020, resisting calls to speed up. The proposal would replace expansion with per capita funding to states, affecting Iowa and 31 states plus DC.
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