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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 2013
Page
5
The Coast Guard reopened a Mississippi River stretch near Hartford Illinois at 2 13 a m after a towboat incident freed barges and caused about 300 gallons of crude oil to spill The river was closed from mile markers 194 to 198 for safety and navigation assessments.
President Obama said he might back a rewrite of immigration laws even if it excludes tens of thousands of same sex couples seeking legal status for foreign born partners. He noted Republicans may not get all they want while stressing the bill could still be historic for decades. Obama met with Costa Rica's Laura Chinchilla in San Jose and joined regional leaders in discussions on energy education and trade during a 24 hour visit.
In Geneva the United States accused Iran and North Korea of seeking high tech material linked to nuclear programs in violation of U N sanctions. Iran also allegedly ships arms to Syria despite a ban. Officials say both countries maintain channels to export and procure items for their weapons programs, with potential cooperation in missiles and possible nuclear ties under scrutiny.
President Obama said he does not foresee sending American ground troops to Syria and outlined a cautious approach to assessing chemical weapon use in the two year civil war. He said the United States will apply pressure options and may provide lethal aid to rebels while a chemical weapons ruling is awaited. An Israeli airstrike in Syria was reported by U S officials, with no confirmation on targets or airspace breach.
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