Grandmother Faults DHS in Evelyn's Death Murder Probe
A Floyd County family urges arrests soon in Evelyn’s murder while criticizing how DHS handled four years of abuse reports on the child. They fault Gov Vilsack’s comments and vow to keep Evelyn’s memory alive as a six year old would have celebrated Halloween.
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Floyd
Frederiksen
Evelyn
Floyd County
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Richard Christie
Department of Human Services
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Linda Christie
Tom Vilsack
Laura Segall
the Gazette
Des Moines
Evelyn Miller
Cedar Rapids
Jeremiah Christie
Bush prepares replacement pick for Miers on Supreme Court
Bush officials narrow 4 judge group as possible Miers successor and consider Samuel Alito Michael Luttig Priscilla Owen and Karen Williams all having been interviewed and ready to accept nomination. The move follows Miers withdrawal amid conservative backlash and Democratic opposition. OConnor will stay on until a successor is confirmed.
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Miers
Sandra Day O’connor
White House
Samuel Alito
Michael Luttig
Priscilla Owen
Karen Williams
Republican Party
Iraq
O’connor
Supreme Court
Alito
Antonin Scalia
Scalito
Luttig
Federal Appeals Court
J. Harvie Wilkinson
Michael McConnell
Janice Rogers Brown
Edith Brown Clement
Edith Jones
Emilio Garza
Washington
Harkin urges Bush to quit over Miers withdrawal
Sen. Tom Harkin accuses President Bush of yielding to the Republican right over Harriet Miers withdraw and calls for Bush to resign. He faults the Iraq war, Katrina relief lag and budget deficits while Sen. Grassley defends Bush’s political clout.
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Tom Harkin
Bush
Republican Party
Harriet Miers
Supreme Court
Iowa
Crawford
Texas
Harkin
Dick Cheney
Dennis Hastert
R-Il
Chuck Grassley
Miers
Grassley
Senate
Clinton
Jim Leach
Leach
Concrete price hikes loom as builders brace for higher costs
Industry sources expect another cement price increase in January as Rohde notes suppliers like King's Material face squeeze from higher fuel and material costs. Builders report allocations for concrete and OSB, with demand rising after Katrina reconstruction and Gulf Coast recovery efforts.
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Rohde
King’s
Portland Cement Association
United States
Gulf Coast
Kyle Skogman
Skogman Homes
Fire escape saves student amid apartment blaze
Amanda Stillmankes, a Metro High School student, escaped a second story fire by jumping out a window and reentering to alert others. Police, firefighters, and EMS aided evacuations at Apartment No. 6 while the cause remained unknown. Residents credited her actions for everyone's safe exit.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Stillmankes
Metro High School
Michael Hass
Jason Weininger
Tom Jonker
The
Gazette
Fire Department
Josh Rawson
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