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Cedar Rapids

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  Iowa Democrat Braley announces 2014 US Senate bid

  Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley on Thursday became the first Iowan to announce plans to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Harkin after ... 

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  Iowa brokerage head gets 50 years for $215M theft

  For years, Russ Wasendorf Sr. enjoyed the perks of being a successful businessman: a corporate jet, a fancy swimming pool at his mansion, an extensive ... 

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  Steroids loom in major-college football

  With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight — 30 pounds or more ... 

• Latest winners of Carnegie Hero medals

  Winners of Carnegie Hero medals awarded Wednesday: — Christopher M. Johnson, 20, of Bolingbrook, Ill., helped save teenage boy who broke through the ...