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Day: September 16, 2012

Western Illinois no match for Cyclones

John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – AMES – If Western Illinois University was going to have any chance against Iowa State on Saturday night, one thing had to happen. The Leathernecks

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Israel’s Iranian dilemma

By Danny Danon, Los Angeles Times – JERUSALEM — As the war of words heats up regarding a possible Israeli military strike on Iran, now is the time to look at one of

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Vick rallies Eagles again

By Zach Berman, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Before Michael Vick’s second game-winning drive in as many weeks began, he looked at a patchwork offense that was missing three starters to injuries

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No fun for Flacco in homecoming

By Marc Narducci, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — Joe Flacco’s return home for the first time in a regular season NFL game turned into an afternoon of frustration for the Baltimore Ravens

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Raiders routed by Dolphins

By Steve Corkran, Contra Costa Times – MIAMI — Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly sat at his locker, head in his hands, unsure what to make of his team’s resounding 35-13 defeat to

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Luck lives up to hype in beating Vikes

By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – INDIANAPOLIS — Christian Ponder passed for more yards and finished with a higher quarterback rating than Andrew Luck on Sunday. Raise your hand if you think

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NATO disasters stack up in Afghanistan

By Laura King, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan — In a disastrous day for the NATO force in Afghanistan, four American troops were gunned down Sunday by Afghan police, a U.S. airstrike

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UPDATE: Missing teen home safely

MASON CITY – UPDATE: A Mason City teen who was missing for about a day has come home safely Sunday just before 5:30 PM.  Dakota Nicholson, 16, was seen walking and returned

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Bowling scores 9-9 through 9-14-2012

Sunday Night Mixed League Rose Bowl 09/09/12 Team High Series Candy Bar 1456 Team High Game Candy Bar 579 Individual High Series Male Terry Shoafstall 603 Individual High Series Female Sandy Isch

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Mason City School Board to meet Monday

MASON CITY – The Mason City School board will be meeting on Monday, September 17th, 2012.  The following is the agenda for that meeting: AGENDA Mason City Community School District Board of

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MCHS Principal Notes

Dear Parents/Guardians: We have had an amazing start to the school year.  The students have done a great job of adapting to the new environment.  We hope that we can continue the

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Post-game notes from Iowa-UNI game

IOWA CITY – Iowa’s 27-16 victory over UNI extends its win streak over the Panthers to 15. The Hawkeyes have won the last 15 meetings, all in Iowa City. Iowa improves to

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Iowa gets back on track

Susan Denk, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – Mark Weisman ran off the Kinnick Stadium field and up the tunnel to loud cheers. He tried to suppress a smile as

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Pediatrician accused of receiving child porn

Jonathan Phelps, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass. – ANDOVER — Federal agents raided the home of an Andover pediatrician yesterday morning finding more than 500 photographs and as many as 100 DVDs containing

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Biden campaigns in Burlington Monday

The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Vice President Joe Biden will visit Burlington Monday, the Obama for America campaign announced Thursday. The event will be at the Port of Burlington, 400 N.

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NFL rankings

By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – 1. New England Patriots 1 (Last week) Bill wearing his home cutoff this week. 2. San Francisco 49ers 2 NFL to Harbaugh: “Shake, boy, shake.” 3.

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Republicans hit Obama on pending defense cuts

By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON—Republicans on Saturday hammered President Barack Obama over looming cuts to defense spending, saying the president has shown a “failure to lead” and done nothing to

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Cyclones Dethrone No. 1 Nebraska

AMES, Iowa – The No. 25 Iowa State volleyball team (6-4, 0-0 Big 12) beat the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1, 0-0 Big Ten) in four sets (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21) on

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