Cheney says U S winning terror war at Leach fund raiser
Vice President Dick Cheney told about 350 attendees in Cedar Rapids that the United States is winning the war on terror and lifting the economy with tax cuts. He praised Iraq progress, including school and medical facility rebuilding, and likened U S efforts to postwar aid in Europe.
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the Gazette
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U.S
Jim Leach
Cedar Rapids Exhibition Center
Cedar Rapids
Iraq
Leach
C.R
James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Bush
Cheney
United States
Europe
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Sloth Skeleton Unearthed in Southwest Iowa Find
US paleontologists with volunteers excavate and reassemble giant Ice Age sloth remains discovered last summer in southwest Iowa. The 10 foot tall, up to 3 ton extinct mammal roamed Iowa in the Pleistocene era, as cited by Holmes Semken. The find complements the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History exhibit of a giant sloth replica.
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Tom Walsh
Iowa City
Rusty
Iowa Hall
University of Iowa
Museum of Natural History
Iowa
Shenandoah
U S deficit doubles to a record in 2003
The federal deficit rose to 374.2 billion dollars in 2003, a record total that more than doubled 2002 red ink. White House officials say the figure, though better than the 455 billion projection, signals progress as the economy weakens and then begins recovery. Treasury Secretary John echoes the administration view.
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Washington
White House
Bush Administration
Treasury
John
2003 Deficit Hits Record $374.2 Billion
The 2003 deficit reached $374.2 billion, surpassing the previous records of $158 billion in 2002 and $290 billion in 1992, with total spending at $2.157 trillion. White House budget director Joshua Bolton warned deficits could top $500 billion next year, despite an improving economy.
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White House
Joshua Bolton
Bolton
MidAmerican to clean up Iowa City site under EPA order
MidAmerican Energy will remove contaminated soil near the Iowa Illinois Manor in Iowa City under an EPA order. Workers in hazmat gear will extract soil north of the 54 unit building at Burlington and Van Buren, with burns followed by landfill burial. The work aims to address coal tar residues contaminating soil and groundwater beneath the complex and nearby Ralston Creek, acknowledged by the EPA in February 2002.
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Gazette
Iowa City
MidAmerican Energy
Iowa-Ilinois Manor
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Burlington and
van Buren Streets
University of Iowa
Ralston Creek
Climber Dangling 13,000 Feet Struggles During Rescue
At Grand Teton National Park a climber named Rod Liberal remains suspended on Friction Pitch after a lightning strike. Craig Holm rappels from a helicopter to reach him, securing a tether and providing reassurance as rangers and helicopters continue the high altitude rescue of the injured group.
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Wyo
Craig Holm
Holm
Rod Liberal
Rod
Tin Craig
Grand Teton
Jody
Marty Vidak
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