Courting fuels tension within GOP factions in Iowa
In Des Moines a coalition of donors and party leaders seeks a traditional fiscal conservative to challenge Obama, courting Mitch Daniels Jeb Bush and Chris Christie and causing friction with tea party activists led by Michele Bachmann Herman Cain and Ron Paul. Bachmann says voters feel ignored as establishment courting continues. Gingrich and Santorum vie for support but have yet to gain momentum in Iowa.
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Subsurface Subsidence Worries Hit Carterville and Perry County
Carterville Mayor Bill Mansey notes about five recent subsidence cases linked to coal mining, mostly after heavy rain, quickly addressed by IDNR. Perry County officials acknowledge historic underground mining risks. subsidence can strike without warning and affect homes, though braced by IDNR when severe. IDNR reports 15 to 20 events yearly statewide. insurance options via IMSIF cover homeowners, with typical $100000 policy costing about $49 annually.
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Power partially restored at Minneapolis airport concourses
Power was restored to three of four concourses at Minneapolis St Paul International around 6 30 p m after an eight to nine hour outage that halted jetways at 63 gates and led Delta to cancel flights. About 500 passengers may stay in the terminal overnight as investigators pursue the outage cause.
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Delta Air Lines
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Associated Press
No perjury charges for Patterson in rap
Former New York Governor David Paterson will not face perjury charges over claims he lied about taking free Yankees tickets for the 2009 World Series while in office. Albany County DA David Soares said the decision was due to insufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. The ethics commission had charged him with inconsistencies, and Paterson had already paid a $62,000 fine.
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Commission On Public Integrity
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Illinois lawmakers push for redistricting reform amid map battles
Republicans drawn from districts and Democrats in control push for reform as hearings cite a system that allows partisan map making. GOP senators Luechtefeld and Jones criticize the process while advocates compare Iowa and California Florida models for impartial, population equal districts drawn by computers.
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Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
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