Blum Murphy clash on government role in First District debate
In Waterloo the 1st District candidates Rod Blum and Pat Murphy spar over public health funding and sequestration. Murphy defends federal outlays to NIH and CDC while Blum pushes limited government and criticizes Washington. Both back the Renewable Fuel Standard with different emphases on its future.
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Rod Blum
Pat Murphy
Kwwl News
Murphy
National Institutes of Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Barack Obama
Obama
Matthew Putney
Cedar Falls
KWWL
Cedar Rapids man retried for drug cases kept life term
Samuel Ford, 38, was resentenced in federal court after an 8th Circuit ruling. The conviction for distribution of heroin within 1000 feet of a school that caused a death was reduced to a lesser offense, but the mandatory life sentence remains. Ford has 10 prior felony drug convictions. 10 years supervised release added.
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Cedar Rapids
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Ford
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Linda Reade
Ford
Reade
Daniel Tvedt
Marion District Sees Enrollment Rise by About 80 Students
Marion Independent School District reports a fall enrollment increase of about 80 students to 2,072 total, with 1,648 residents and 423 open enrolled, plus one tuitioned student. The district also notes 846 in home school assistance participants and shifts to hour-based attendance of 1,080 hours per year under new state law.
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Marion
Marion Independent
John Donner
Dents
Michelle Obama to Campaign for Bruce Braley in Iowa City
First lady Michelle Obama will join U S Senate candidate Bruce Braley at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. Doors open at 10 a m and she will discuss her support and voting importance. Ticket information at brucebraley com or by phone.
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Michelle Obama
U.S. Senate
Bruce Braley
University of Iowa Memorial Union
N. Madison St
Iowa City
Obama
Braley
Brucebraley.com
Gazette publication and contact details
The Gazette published daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 provides subscription rates for within and out of state delivery and lists postmaster and general contact numbers. It includes address for subscription changes and service phone lines.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
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