Death toll rises in New Orleans as Katrina devastates city
Dead count climbs as New Orleans agencies brace for thousands of victims. Authorities report gunmen firing on repair crews, police shootings leave several dead, and responders scour floodwaters while evacuees seek safety across Texas and surrounding states. Relief efforts strain under widespread outages and chaotic conditions.
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Grassley to help fill 2 vacancies on Supreme Court
Senator Grassley and the Senate Judiciary Committee plan to review John Roberts qualifications as a vacancy opens on the Supreme Court after Chief Justice Rehnquist’s death from thyroid cancer. The panel may reschedule Tuesday hearings amid mourning and the rare prospect of two vacancies.
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Love of labor prompts Iowa teacher to dream of bakery
Jan Hollis, math teacher at Iowa City High, imagines transforming her daily work into bakery life. Cedar Rapids resident Janice Miles, owner of Janice's, pursued baking 14 years ago, illustrating how dreams lead to new careers.
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Iowa unions face decline as big members leave AFL-CIO
Labor Day shows a smaller, fractured union movement in Iowa with key groups like University of Iowa nurses and Quaker Oats workers in Cedar Rapids jumping off the AFL-CIO. Offshoring to China, airline concessions and retailer nonunion push weigh on membership which fell 10 percent from 2003 to 2004 to 141 000. The dues paying rate stood at 10.5 percent.
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