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The Fall of the House of Bush
Unger's book "examines how and why America took a radical turn to the right under George W. Bush thanks to the coming together of two powerful historic movements, neoconservatism and the Christian Right." It also examines how these two movements influenced the White House and the decision to go to Iraq.
Tags: Iraq; politics; George W. Bush; Dick Cheney; IA; war; Christianity; Christian right; neoconservatism; government; intelligence agency
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No one is watching
"The articles investigated how schools in Division I-A college athletics test for drugs and the results of the testing. The Tribune found most schools do not test for performance-enhancing drugs and there are disparities in testing and punishments from school to school."
Tags: drug testing; performance-enhancing drugs; college athletics
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Ketek
Dr. David Ross, who reviewed the safety of an antibiotic called Ketek for the Food and Drug Administration, tells the CBS Evening News that he warned them the drug was a "timebomb". Yet, the concerns were kept quiet, and the drug was approved, enjoying sales of $193 million worth in 2005. The drug's list of side effects, including possible liver problems, have been added to continuously since 2004. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) is conducting an investigation into the situation, and there is another congressional investigation of the drug and "possible misappropriation of CIA funding."
Tags: Ketek; antibiotics; side effects; Food and Drug Administration
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Innocence Lost
The story concerned the short life of Evelyn Miller, a young girl found slain after she disappeared from her home near Floyd,IA. The investigation revealed a life of neglect, including being overlooked by the Department of Human Resources. The reporters also investigated the extensive search for the girl in the days that followed her disappearance.
Tags: child pornography; neglect; child abuse; FOIA; drugs; parental rights
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The Invisible Population: homelessness in the metro
This story outlines the severity of homelessness in the "metro area" - Omaha, NE, and Council Bluffs, IA. The story talks about the number of people affected by homelessness, and personalizes the issue by exploring the debilitating circumstances to which many homeless adults were exposed throughout their lives. The story also talks about the metro's community efforts and explains the structure of an award-winning program that works to address all components of homelessness.
Tags: homelessness; community efforts; Siena/Francis House; Salvation Army's Winter Night Watch Program; Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center; Omaha-Council Bluffs Consolidated Plan for Community Development Programs; Omaha Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless (OACCH); Welfare Reform Act; HUD; Open Door Mission; National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
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NCAA's once-rabid watchdog loses its bite
The NCAA rarely issues stern sentences anymore to Division I-A football programs. NCAA officials, former investigators, infractions committee members and others who spoke to ESPN.com cite a multitude of factors behind the trend: Money, Greater awareness of the impact of certain penalties.
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No title (id: 10861)
The Quad City Times conducts a computer-assisted investigation of juvenile crime. The series focused on four areas; police, prevention, prison and prosecution. A review of juvenile court records from 1993 revealed that over 61 per cent of the kids live in low-income areas; these pockets had a low median income; the unemployment rates are high, and that rotating judges leave gaps in the juvenile proceedings, July - 10-24, 1994.
Tags: IA Staff CAR CAJ Illinois Legislation Poverty Detention Social Services Church involvement 18 pages
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Reality Check
Spin describes the rise of gangs in traditionally rural or Midwest areas such as Des Moines; finds that the largest percentage of new gang recruits are white teenagers joining gangs controlled by traditional inner-city gang structures; the gangs are often guilty of senseless violence and crime, June 1994.
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Murdered. Missing. Unsolved
Cedar Rapids Gazette returns to 11 murders and the abductions that occurred in Central Iowa over a decade ago and remain unsolved; the murders included a married man and his mistress who were brutally murdered in a hotel room, three abducted women, two abducted teenage boys who are suspected to have been ``sold'' by their abductors to pedophiles; visits families of victims, March 15 - 22, 1992.
Tags: IA
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No title (id: 9008)
Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) reports on millions of dollars donated to state and local charities are being diverted to the bank accounts of private, for-profit corporations operating in other states; companies that act as the fundraisers for the charities keep at least 85 percent of the money donated to help cancer victims, crippled children and abused children, Sept. 13 - 16, 1992.
Tags: IA