Obama clings to Afghanistan stay as Iraq turmoil grows
President Obama announces 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through most of his term with a plan to drop to 5,500 in 2017. He frames this as protecting national security while ending combat missions and handing war duties to the next administration.
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Growth plan for Highway 30 area could cost Cedar Rapids billions
A $100000 study for the Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization examines two growth scenarios for 9,500 acres around Highway 30 north and south of I 380. It estimates a city investment of about 204 million over 50 years with a payback of 137 years under current plans.
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Linn County
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Bangladeshi Leader Fazle Abed Wins World Food Prize
Fazle Hasan Abed, 79, the founder of BRAC, receives the 2015 World Food Prize for relief work after Cyclone Bhola and Bangladesh independence. His NGO now operates in 11 countries empowering women through farming, education, health care, and economic tools.
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