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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CDT
The mother of an alleged sexual assault victim has released a letter she sent to University of Iowa officials, accusing them of ignoring her daughter as she faced harassment after reporting the attack. In a copyright story, the Iowa City Press-Citizen...Tags: Floods, Fires, Disasters, Minority Groups, Sexual Assault
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Oil Gains Ground But Natural Gas Continues Slide
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Energy market investors managed to win back modest gains Thursday following oil's big drop a day earlier, but again drove natural gas prices sharply lower as a three-week sell-off of that fuel continued unabated. Light, sweet crude for...Tags: Diesel Fuel, Heavy Engineering, Natural Resources, Prices, Kerosene
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200,000 Germans gather to hear Barack Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn one of the most theatrical events of his campaign, Barack Obama called today for closer ties between Europe and the United States in a speech to more than 200,000 Germans at a towering monument to Prussian war triumphs. The sea of people stretched a...Tags: Civil Unrest, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, The White House, Ronald Reagan
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Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits
AP Legal Affairs WriterFarmers and ranchers struggling against high grain prices got some help Thursday from a federal judge who cleared the way for an emergency federal program opening private conservation land to hay production and cattle grazing. U.S. District Judge John...Tags: Judges, Environmental Pollution, Emergency Planning, Water Pollution, Nature
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Obama speaks to more than 200,000 in Berlin
The warm welcome that washed over Barack Obama during his Berlin appearance Thursday made it abundantly clear that Europeans have a strong desire to heal the trans-Atlantic rift and the Democratic president candidate is a good choice for the job.
Obama...Tags: Ecosystems, Terrorism, Ronald Reagan, Elections, John F. Kennedy
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Agribusiness heavies form biofuels lobbying group
AP Business WriterThe argument over using crops to make biofuels is about to get a little louder, courtesy of a new group formed by some of the biggest agribusiness companies in the world. The new group -- formed by Monsanto Co., Archer Daniels Midland, Deere & Co. and...Tags: Consumers, Renewable Energy, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Lobbying, The White House
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Obama Addresses Huge, Adoring Crowd in Berlin
Associated PressBERLIN -- If only they could vote. Before the largest crowd of his campaign, 4,000 miles from the U.S., Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of...Tags: Local Elections, Defense, Minority Groups, Small Businesses, Private Health Care
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Louisville, Ky., Ford plants to shift production
Associated Press WriterFord Motor Co. is going down the road ahead with Kentucky. The automaker announced on Thursday that the Louisville Assembly Plant, which makes the Ford Explorer midsize SUV, will be getting a flexible body shop and begin making smaller, fuel-efficient...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Vehicles, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Automotive Equipment, Ford Motor Co.
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Granholm likes part of constitutional proposal
Associated Press WritersGov. Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she's not ready to oppose a constitutional rewrite backed by some unions and the Michigan Democratic Party, even though it now faces a legal challenge to get on the November ballot. The Democratic governor told...Tags: Local Elections, Executive Branch, Voting, Laws, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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Knollenberg holds fundraising lead against Peters
Associated Press WriterA congressional race in Oakland County between Republican Rep. Joe Knollenberg and Democratic challenger Gary Peters is shaping up to be one of the most expensive congressional contests in Michigan in years. Knollenberg reported Thursday that he had...Tags: Gary Peters, Roy Blunt, Campaign Finance, Joe Knollenberg, Elections
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