Gambling and budget battles to dominate Iowa legislature
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers plan a week of heavy activity as they craft a 4.6 billion budget, press a gambling expansion measure, and race to meet funnel deadlines for non money bills. Republicans expect a packed schedule with floor debates and committee work on air quality, excess capacity of the Iowa Communications Network, and limits on camera phones in public places.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Iowa Communications Network
Gambling bill near funnel in Senate State Government Committee
The Friday deadline looms for non money bills to clear one chamber and a committee of the other to stay active. The gambling bill is expected to survive the funnel by clearing the Senate State Government Committee.
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GOP
Senate
Linn-Mar Lions claim 56 51 win over Waterloo East
Fans welcome Linn-Mar players after a 56 to 51 victory over defending champion Waterloo East. Principal Jerry Van Dyke praised their effort as the team finished 24 3 for the season, second most school history. Coach Mark Hutcheson called the moment unbelievable.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette Arion
Waterloo East
Linn- Mar
Jerry van Dyke
van Dyke
Mark Hutcheson
U S to retain power after Iraq handover
U S officials say Iraq will be sovereign on June 30 but real power will sit in the world’s largest U S Embassy backed by 110000 troops. The fledgling Iraqi government can mainly draft a budget and prep elections while U S influence remains strong.
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Baghdad
Iraq
United States
U.S
Rockets kill Americans in Iraq as coalition headquarters hit
Two Americans were killed and two Iraqi civilians died in rocket attacks in western Iraq and Baghdad. One American soldier was injured at a U S led coalition facility in Baghdad, while a 1st Infantry Division member died in an apparent accident during a weapons exercise in Samarra. The incident is under investigation.
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U.S
Iraq
Baghdad
1St Infantry Division
Samarra
Army
Debra Stewart
Online dieting gains popularity amid debate over effectiveness
Jacqueline Foss turned to an online diet program recording her weight meals and diary entries and lost 28 pounds in six months. Experts note reach and behavioral tools while skeptics warn of accountability and self reporting compared with traditional in person counseling. Weight Watchers and other centers have expanded online options.
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Jacqueline Foss
Foss
Susan Burke
Dietitian
Nutrition Servic
Weight Watchers International Inc
Grace Ann Arnold
WeightWatchers.com
Syracuse
N.Y
Kidnapping Van Erupts in Wisconsin Farm Town
In Little Prairie Wisconsin Eddie Braun sobs at home after his wife is abducted. Police and FBI push family for details as a ransom probe targets local power families including Mann Brothers Inc. and the Brauns with investigators weighing motives and possible suspects.
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Heddie
Eddie Braun
Little Prairie
Brauns
Judy
Richard Mann
Mann Brothers Inc
Manns
Missing Wisconsin Elder Sparks Rural Alarm
In Little Prairie Wisconsin an 88 year old woman Heddie Braun is reported missing after her car is found. Neighbors fear for her life as temperatures hover in the low 20s and she is described as vulnerable in nightwear. A ransom note subsequently arrives increasing concern.
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Little Prairie, Wis
Bluff Road
Eddie Braun
Wisconsin
Heddie Braun
Little Prairie
Wis
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