Front page roundup of Iowa politics and crime headlines
Vilsack lauds Iowa Legislature achievements Mount Vernon Lisbon press for bypass C R poised to repair sewer plant odor Marion resident aims PGA tour caddy Moussaoui sentenced to life in the nation’s strictest prison Death notices count rises in Iraq war Prayers mark National Day of Prayer Cinco de Mayo White House event Tuition talks on university budgets and potential tuition increases for 2006 07
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Lisbon
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Heat eliminates Bulls 113 96 to reach conference semifinals
Shaquille O'Neal dominates as Dwyane Wade handles a bruised hip and Miami Heat never trail. Heat win 113 96 to close series 4 2 and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New Jersey Nets.
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Miami Burns Bulls
Shaquille O'Neal
Dwyane Wade
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Chicago Bulls
New Jersey Nets
Online Bird Flu Video Coverage Highlighted
Gazette Online invites readers to view the latest bird flu coverage in the Featured AP Videos section on www.GazetteOnline.com for current online video content.
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GazetteOnline.com
Local History Center Hours and Corrections Notice
The Koehler History Center in Cedar Rapids is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. A Wednesday Rambling item misstated a day and a Thursday photo misidentified Scott Eastin. About 50 kidneys were donated to designated recipients annually from 2004 and 2005. total deceased donor transplants were 9,357 in 2004 and 9,914 in 2005, with the Thursday story correcting the donor figures.
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Carl and Mary Koehler
Cedar Rapids
TiVo Introduces First Standalone Dual-Record DVR
TiVo Inc launches the Series 2 DT DVR enabling two simultaneous recordings on a standalone box. Prior two-show recording came from DirecTV dual-tuner setups using TiVo service. Other providers Echostar Comcast Time Warner also offer dual-tuner boxes.
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TIVO
TiVo Inc
Directv
Echostar Communications Corp
Comcast Corp
Time Warner Inc
The Gazette Contact and Subscription Details
The Gazette established 1883 is published daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists subscription rates by carrier motor route and mail with contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
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Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Gazette Communications Inc
U.S
Associated Press
Gazette promotes recycling and sustainable printing
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Drive SW or other local recycling locations.
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City Carton
Ingleside Drive
Overnight sensation writers lack class and copy concerns
A columnist laments Viswanathan’s alleged plagiarism in How Opal Mehta Got Kissed Got Wild and Got a Life, noting repeated lifted lines from Megan McCafferty and other cases. The piece questions publishers and editors and cites Jim Frey and Sebastian Junger while urging originality and accountability.
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Viswanathan
Czewlewski
Kaavya Viswanathan
Megan McCafferty
Opal Mehta
McCafferty
Jim Frey
Frey
Leona Tolstoyawich
Sebastian Junger
Boston Strangler
James Frey
Junger
Cook County
Chicago
Jetseta Bill Advances in Senate with Enhanced Registry
The Senate approved Jetseta Bill to create a national sex offender registry and raise penalties for crimes against children. It would impose 30 to life for fatal crimes against a child under 12, 20 to life for kidnapping or maiming, and 10 to life when a weapon is involved. The measure, stripped of the death penalty, heads to a conference with the House for a unified version.
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Washington
Senate
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Jetseta Gage
Cedar Rapids
Grassley
Jetseta
Roger Bentley
Brandon
Jetsera Gage
Senate approves 109 billion for Iraq war and hurricane relief
The Senate passed a 109 billion measure to fund Iraq operations and Gulf Coast disaster aid, despite White House opposition and House conservatives seeking cuts. The package totaling 65.7 billion for war and 28.9 billion for hurricane relief includes 4 billion for Louisiana levees and flood control, with veto threats looming.
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Washington
Iraq
White House
House
Louisiana
House approves port security bill for 7.4 billion
The House passed a 7.4 billion port security measure by 421 to 2 to fund new inspectors nuclear screening and an automated high risk cargo locator. The White House questioned cost and feasibility as Congress focuses on port security after a Dubai company bid for a British operator of six U S ports.
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House
White House
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Dubai
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