Dream denial frames US emigration trends and debates
A government study shows nearly 2 million of the 1980s immigrants left the United States, driven by homesickness, retirement dollars, or aims to study or earn money back home. Analysts note anti-immigrant politics and increased connectivity complicate permanence. Emigration averages about 195,000 annually 1980-90.
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Iowa lawyers oppose cap on punitive awards in Congress
The Iowa Trial Lawyers Association denounces a House move to cap punitive damages at 250000 and restrict access to courts. The package also grants immunity to FDA approved drugs and devices and includes measures to curb frivolous lawsuits and ease stockholder suits defenses. Cedar Rapids attorney Tom Riley comments on broader access and jury rights.
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Gingrich course finances flagged in ethics approval
The House ethics committee approved in 1993 Gingrich teaching a course but on an incomplete funding description. GOPAC records showed fund raising and promotions for the course, which Gingrich later defended as nonpartisan.
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D-Wash
Fred Grandy
Iowa
Tony Blankley
Estonian election shocks Notre Dame professor wins rural seat
U S pro winner Igor Grazin, a Notre Dame professor since 1990, surprisingly captured one of 101 parliamentary seats in Estonia. He opposed farm subsidies and tariffs and plans to alternate duties between Estonia and his faculty post while voting only on constitutional amendments, war declarations, and final budget items.
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California floods isolate Monterey Peninsula as storms drill in
Floods washed out all roads into the Monterey Peninsula trapping residents as two dozen counties faced heavy damage across California. Five bodies were recovered in Coalinga with two more missing after a I 5 bridge collapse amid record rainfall. Governor Wilson sought federal disaster declarations for numerous counties while showers were expected to return.
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Follow-Up Feature Gets On Track Today
The Gazette launches News Track with coverage on an unsolved crime a planned TV station and a former senator detailing items on page 5B with new feature stories.
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Pairings In Hawkeyes Out As Iowa State Drake Reach NCAAs
The University of Iowa basketball teams failed to enter the NCAA tournament field last night. Iowa State men and Drake women earned at large bids, with women's pairings on page 40 and men's on pages 6 to 70.
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