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• 200 Web sites spread al-Qaida’s message in English:   

  The number of English-language sites sympathetic to al-Qaida has risen from about 30 seven years ago to more than 200 ...

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  Posted by John McGlothlen

• Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in US:   

  MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type ...

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  Posted by John McGlothlen

• The Spotlight Dance — Minnesota:   

  Iowa LB A.J. Edds vs. Minnesota TE Nick Tow-Arnett A.J. Edds (sr.) Dimensions — 6-4, 244 Position — Outside linebacker Back story — Tight ...

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  Posted by Marc Morehouse

• Ex-husband of Iowa City native, who died in Minn. on way back from Iowa casino, says they split because she gambled too much:   

  David and Rhonda Hill were married for 25 years. Though they divorced, David said he still loved her. He said ...

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  Posted by John McGlothlen

• Hlastradamus Says take Iowa, throw the 10 points:   

  Hlastradamus was 3-2 last week, which is good enough for you people, and you know it. But just to show what ...

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  Posted by Mike Hlas

• Even in 19th century, new Cedar Rapids library was contentious, funded from out of town:   

  The library at the corner of Third Avenue and Fifth Street SE (now the Art Museum), was built in 1905. ...

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  Posted by Adam Belz

• Iowa unemployment still far from record:   

  Iowa's unemployment rate ticked up again last month, equaling a 26-year high set in August. The 6.7 percent October unemployment rate  ...

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  Posted by David DeWitte

• Today’s Joke: Ole and Lena:   

    In anticipation of this weekend's game against the Gophers, an Ole and Lena joke for you:   Ole and Lena was at ...

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  Posted by Jennifer Hemmingsen