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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2005
Page
1
A car bomb hit a crowded commercial district in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 21 including a general and a colonel and wounding more than 90. Civilians and Iraqis near the blast vented fury at U S forces as clashes erupted near Qaim during a major offensive near the Syrian border.
New anti meth law restricts starch based tablets with pseudo ephedrine as Schedule V. Pharmacies distribute these products with limits of 360 mg daily or 7,500 mg monthly. Buyers must show ID and sign logbook. Violations include civil and criminal penalties for theft or improper sales.
A Gazette review of travel records shows Iowa’s seven federal lawmakers have traveled little outside Iowa since 2000 with rare foreign trips to Switzerland Italy and Australia. The piece contrasts these patterns with Rep Tom DeLay who faces ethics scrutiny over trips funded by lobbyists and industry groups including a Rome conference funded by the Nuclear Energy Institute in 2003.
Iowa’s new pseudoephedrine law restricts sale of cold remedies. Retailers stock fewer items as products move behind counters or to locked displays. Shoppers face longer waits and ID logging at pharmacy counters, but many support the effort to curb methamphetamine abuse.
The Gazette notes teens in Iowa City celebrate new 13th year with outings and newfound freedoms while also highlighting superstitions. Local stores promote baker's dozen deals with Jules Bakery Marion offering 70 cent cookies and seven dollar boxes.
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