Iowa Makes Politicians Personalize Campaigns
AP analysis notes Iowa voters drive the first in the nation caucuses shaping national campaigns. Critics call Iowa unrepresentative and too powerful, while supporters say personal campaigning helps candidates gain exposure and funds. Key figures include Bill Dixon, Bob Arnould, Michael Mahaffey, Bonnie Campbell, and politicians in Poweshiek and Montezuma.
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Jonathan Wolman
Washington
Iowa
Newsweek
Bill Dixon
Wisconsin
Gary Hart
Hart
Dixon
George Bush
Joseph Biden
Delaware
House
Bob Arnould
Mike Glover
Des Moines
Poweshiek County
Bonnie Campbell
Woman Accused of Biting Officer in Lansing
A warrant was issued for a woman charged with aggravated assault after an animal control officer tried to seize an unlicensed dog. Officer Vicki Warren was bit twice on the arm when the dog owner appeared and attacked during the attempt to take the dog.
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Lansing
Mich
Vicki Warren
Ingham County
Jeff Patzer
Patzer
Warren
Potter
Animal Control Person
Don Martin
Trade Gap Worries Spur Stock Market Dip
Americans shrugged off rising prices as May imports hit a record, widening the U.S. trade deficit to 14.4 billion dollars. Industrial production rose only slightly in June while inventories climbed 0.7 percent in May, signaling weak factory gains and a fuel for higher gasoline prices as oil futures topped 22 dollars a barrel amid Middle East tensions.
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Associated Press
U.S
Persian Gulf
Wall Street
Commerce Department
West Texas Intermediate
New York Mercantile Exchange
Cuba Called Smugglers Haven Claims Contras Ties
Washington AP Morales, imprisoned for cocaine trafficking, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee that he paid Cuban and Bahamian officials to aid his drug business and laundered about 500000 dollars through Cuba. He said Cuban authorities provided radar evasion and that Contras arranged to resolve his legal issues in exchange for help shipping weapons and drugs between 1984 and 1986. Morales faces corroboration questions, while Contras deny drug involvement.
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United States
Cuba
Bahamas
George Morales
Miami
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Morales
Fidel Castro
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Panama
John Kerry
D-Mass
Kerry
Contras
Contra
Ernesto Palazio
CIA
Central America
Florida
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