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...above using a terrorism alert for political reasons. That sentiment also came through in interviews with likely voters around the country. "I've gotten so I don't believe the Administration [when it puts] out information," said Richard Rasmussen, 81, a retired stockbroker and Kerry voter in Davenport, Iowa, a town where the two candidates found themselves campaigning within blocks of each other last week. On the other hand, most of those polled--53%--were more inclined to agree with another probable Kerry voter in Davenport. "You just nowadays can't take a chance," said Helen Eberle, 78, a retired...
Iowa may have only seven electoral votes, but in a tight contest, it's an important battleground. (Al Gore won the state in 2000 by less than 1%.) So residents of Davenport were hardly fazed when PRESIDENT BUSH and JOHN KERRY showed up for rallies on the same day, just blocks apart. The crooks in town weren't fazed either. With the cops preoccupied, three banks were robbed...
...bestowed the nickname at birth) emerged into the Depression-stricken America of 1932 and found there were very few jobs for actors and fewer still for football players. He borrowed the family Oldsmobile and wandered through nearby towns, looking for work at local radio stations. A station manager in Davenport, Iowa, asked him to narrate an imaginary football contest, and Reagan poured into the fakery all the enthusiasm of desperation. He was hired for $5 a game...
...spread via contaminated food and water--also are concerns. Since the typhoid vaccine is not entirely effective, and the one for cholera is no longer offered in the U.S., people traveling to more remote locations are often told to eat only cooked foods and drink bottled water, Davenport notes...
...long as you begin your shots at least six weeks before your trip and consult a doctor about how to schedule them, you shouldn't have to worry about adverse interactions. "Armed with the proper inoculations, you can travel almost anywhere and come home healthy," Davenport says...