Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Iowa News

Waterloo teen shot in leg at Sullivan Park
WATERLOO — A Waterloo teenager was wounded following gunfire at a park Thursday night.
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WATERLOO — A fire that claimed a mobile home was accidental, according to officials with Waterloo Fire Rescue.
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California gay marriage ruling reverberates in Iowa
DES MOINES --- Gay couples in Iowa who have sued for the right to marry celebrated the ruling by California’s high court Thursday overturning a ban on gay marriage in that state.
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Chinese student rescued from earthquake rubble after 80 hours
BEICHUAN, China (AP) -- A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week's massive earthquake.
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Web site: Bin Laden to release Israel message
NEW YORK (AP) -- Terror leader Osama bin Laden will release a new Internet message dealing with Israel and the Palestinians, a terrorism monitoring group said Thursday.
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Women's prayer conference concludes Friday in Waterloo
WATERLOO — A three-day conference, “A Powerful Woman in Prayer” will conclude Friday.
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Republicans abandon Bush on food, energy issues
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress responded speedily to voters' angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush's veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies -- after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation's emergency reserves.
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Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A 19-year-old flight attendant is accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo.
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Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
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Postville Businesses Still Thriving
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