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Freshman cornerback Josh Gordy tied an NCAA record with a 100-yard interception return late in the second quarter against Akron. But that wasn’t even the amazing part. Gordy did so with just one eye open. His right eye was almost completely swollen shut from a collision prior to the play, and he said when he caught the ball all he did was look straight ahead at the end zone. The play almost didn’t even happen because safety Calvin Hissong intercepted a pass on the previous play, but fumbled the ball, giving possession back to UA.
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Just three days after CMU’s biggest win in more than a decade, coach Brian Kelly tells his team he is taking the coaching job at the University of Cincinnati. The players were called in for a 5 p.m. team meeting Sunday to hear the news. Many players were upset by the way Kelly handled the situation, but said they knew he was going to leave eventually. Associate head coach Jeff Quinn was named interim coach Monday and will coach CMU on Dec. 26 in the Motor City Bowl.
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No more waiting. The Chippewas’ 12-year championship drought came to an end in convincing fashion with a 31-10 win against Ohio University at Ford Field. Freshman quarterback Dan LeFevour was nearly flawless, and game MVP Damien Linson made several highlight-reel catches. The defense did its part, too, by stuffing OU tailback Kalvin McRae and forcing the Bobcats to use three quarterbacks. The best part of it all — the celebration on the field. Just before the team went to the locker room, it joined the fans in the corner of the end zone to sing the fight song.
GOING BOWLING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1994 When CMU locked up the MAC West Division title by beating Western Michigan Nov. 10, it assured itself a spot in a bowl game. At the time it was unclear which game the Chippewas would go to, but just before the MAC Championship game, it was announced they would play in the Motor City Bowl. It will be their first trip to a bowl game since 1994 when CMU played in the Las Vegas Bowl. It will play against Sun Belt Conference co-champion Middle Tennessee State.
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This was the trap game. And Central got trapped. It was coming off a MAC West title-clinching win against Western the week prior and couldn’t find a rhythm against the Huskies. NIU tailback Garrett Wolfe rushed for 203 yards in the 31-10 win, ending CMU’s hopes for a perfect MAC season. The Chippewas took out their frustrations the final week of the season by beating Buffalo 55-28.
It took one hit to change the season. Who knows what sophomore quarterback Brian Brunner could have Dan LeFevour, done if he hadn’t freshman been hurt on the quarterback third play of the Boston College game? Because once freshman Dan LeFevour took the starting position, he wasn’t going to give it back. LeFevour finished the season as the MAC’s best quarterback, earned Freshman of the Year and first team AllMAC honors and won a championship. Brunner, meanwhile, showed much class throughout the whole situation and even willed CMU to a win against Eastern when LeFevour was hurt.
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With CMU driving for the tying score against Boston College, Kelly decided to do a trick play where his offensive line ran to the other side of the field, while LeFevour and the center remained with the ball. LeFevour was flushed out of the pocket and threw an off-balanced pass that resulted in an interception. Kelly was ridiculed the next day on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption. Another controversial decision came in the second quarter when CMU went for a first down on fourth-and-eight from its own 27-yard line. It failed and BC later scored.
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Coach Brian Kelly had not beaten EMU since he became coach in 2004, and for the third consecutive time the game went into overtime. This time CMU came out on top with sophomore quarterback Brian Brunner leading the way. Freshman Dan LeFevour left early in the game because of a back injury, and Brunner threw for 214 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 72 yards and two more touchdowns. Freshman receiver Bryan Anderson made the game-winning catch in overtime, and the defense stopped the Eagles 1-yard short of a first down to end the game. Bryan Anderson, freshman wide receiver
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Senior receiver Damien Linson said before the season he was going to have the best season of his career. But opposing defenses didn’t let that happen. That is until Ohio tried to cover him man-to-man in the MAC title game. Linson torched the Bobcats’ secondary, catching seven passes for 191 yards and a touchdown. He split two defenders up the seam for a 71-yard touchdown early in the game and then made two spectacular catches on the sideline later.
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Sophomore Ontario Sneed never got on track this season. But against Bowling Green on Oct. 19, Sneed looked like his freshman season form. On the first play from scrimmage, Sneed took a hand-off and rushed 44 yards down the left sideline for a score. He ran for 121 yards on 10 carries in the 31-14 win at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. He also caught five passes for 34 yards.
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DETROIT — Freshman quarterback Dan LeFevour was headed toward the team bus when interim head coach Jeff Quinn stopped him in the hallway. The two embraced as Quinn complimented the young star on his performance in Central Michigan’s 31-14 win against Middle Tennessee State University on Tuesday before a Motor City Bowl record crowd of 54,113 fans at Ford Field. And then they parted ways. LeFevour will be back at CMU for three more years, while Quinn’s future remains uncertain. But one thing is certain. The Chippewas are
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Motor City Bowl Champions. “It shows that this game is bigger than any one man,” Quinn said. “I couldn’t be more proud of these kids. It is great to know they followed my lead.” The win gives CMU its first double-digit win season since 1979, and its first-ever Division I
bowl win. “These kids came here to make a statement,” Quinn said. “To be able to enjoy this with them, you feel like you are on cloud nine.” LeFevour struggled initially with coach Brian Kelly’s abrupt departure, but his play on Tuesday didn’t show it.
His left eye was nearly swollen shut after being hit early in the game, but he wasn’t affected. The game’s Most Valuable Player finished with 162 yards passing and one touchdown and 69 yards rushing and one touchdown. “This season was a great experience, something not a lot of people get the opportunity to do,” he said. “This was a great accomplishment for this football program.” LeFevour and the CMU offense got to the Blue Raiders early, scoring on its first two drives to take a 14-0 lead. LeFevour scored on a 9-yard run early in the second quarter, and the Chippewas took a 21-7 lead into halftime.
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Grand Blanc freshman Elizabeth Sopha does 17 push-ups after Central’s second-quarter field goal against Ohio in the Mid-American Conference Championship game Thursday in Detroit.
The CMU student section cheers during the first half of the MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit. Students and alumni filled 16 buses, making the trip from Mount Pleasant.
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ne by one, maroon-andgold clad fans boarded a caravan of 16 buses headed for Detroit. Assistant Marketing Director Jimmy Smith stood atop the Flying C at the Indoor Athletic Complex turf bay, a megaphone in hand, to direct more than 500 students and alumni toward the buses. In just two and a half hours, they would meet many more CMU fans at Ford Field. The buzz grew as the Motor City’s skyline loomed. And when the buses arrived at the corner of Brush and Beacon Street, Central fans were ready for some football. “I’m proud to say that I had the opportunity to go to a great event like this,” said Juan Zamudio, Mount Pleasant resident and 1976 CMU alumnus. “This brings back memories of the glory years.” CMU’s fans waited outside the illuminated stadium, chanting “Go, fire up Chips!” until the gates finally opened for the much-anticipated matchup between the MidAmerican Conference’s West and East Division Champions. “It’s a big deal for us to be here,” said Williamston sophomore Laura McGarey. “It’s close
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to home, and we haven’t been to a game of this magnitude in a long time.” Central fans flooded the stadium, filling both the north sideline and east end zone to near capacity. It was obvious CMU was the home team. A sign read, “I’ve got a LeFevour, and the only prescription is more first downs.” Another read, “SportsCenter for Central.” CMU’s fans showed their spirit in front of a national audience on ESPN. And they could not have made their presence felt any more when quarterback Dan LeFevour threw a touchdown pass to senior Obed Cetoute at the 7:10 mark in the first quarter. They erupted with white rally towels waving in the air as the scoreboard no longer read 0-to-0. Head coach Brian Kelly quickly was pictured on the huge video screen, sporting a black Central Michigan vest with his fist raised in the air as Cetoute barely got one foot in bounds. Pom-poms waved in the air and a roar filled the stadium. Central looked like a veteran team in a electric environment for the entire world to see. “This team is here to stay,” said Hillman senior Nick Lyons. “It’s about time.” rmclean@cm-life.com Sophomore running back Ontario Sneed prepares for the MAC Championship game during warm-ups Thursday night at Ford Field.
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Championship Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit regardless of what happens in its next two games against Northern Illinois on Friday and Buffalo on Nov. 24.
A The MAC East opponent CMU will play still is not known.
A Ohio is leading the East Division with a 5-1 MAC record. It has two conference games remaining against Akron (5-5 overall, 3-3 MAC) and Miami (1-9 overall, 1-6 MAC). If Ohio beats Akron, it clinches a share of the East title and goes to the title game because of its tiebreaker over Kent State. KSU sits a game back of first place.
for full photo almost trying to make sure it was real. page from “This is what I came here to CMU’s 31-7 Central to do. This is my dream and I wanted to see Central on top,” win against Bazuin said. “Obviously it took us a Western little longer than we wanted, but to Michigan go out like this my last home game A See page 3B as a senior, I couldn’t have scripted for grades, it any better.” additional Bazuin took the field Friday football without his protective knee brace coverage and turned in one of his best performances of his career. He finished with eight tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. His forced fumble and recovery on Western’s first play of the second half gave the Chippewas momentum. Central scored on its ensuing possession to take a 17-7 lead. It never looked back. “He is our model. If we have to walk somebody out, we walk him out in front of our program,” said coach Brian Kelly. “He epitomizes all you want in this business as a coach. To be associated with a kid like that, that has overcome so much in the last six months of his life to come and win a championship and be part of it with him, I’m
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A The MAC has three bowl tie-ins: the Motor City Bowl (Dec. 26 at Ford Field in Detroit), the GMAC Bowl (Jan. 7 in Mobile, Ala.) and the International Bowl (Jan. 6 in Toronto).
A The winner of the MAC title game has gone to the Motor City Bowl every time in the bowl’s nine-year history.
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On the first play of the second half, senior defensive end Dan Bazuin came around the end and knocked the ball out of Western Michigan quarterback Ryan Cubit’s hands. Bazuin recovered the fumble and CMU scored on its ensuing possession to go up 17-7.
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True freshman running back Marcel Archer filled in nicely for an injured Ontario Sneed. He rushed 14 times for 71 yards and three touchdowns. He was the first CMU running back to score three touchdowns in a game since Jerry Seymour in 2004.
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hose who stay will be champions.” Those were the words uttered by legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler long ago. The words couldn’t be any more true for the 13 seniors on the CMU football team. It hasn’t been an easy four years for them. They could have left. They could have quit. But they didn’t. They could have left after a dismal first season in 2003 under former coach Mike DeBord. They went 3-9 with two come-from-behind wins against Div. I-AA opponents. But they stayed. They could have quit when DeBord resigned and was replaced with a fiery coach named Brian Kelly. A losing attitude no longer was acceptable; Kelly wouldn’t allow it. It was total culture shock. It would have been easy to say, ‘screw this,’ and go some place else.
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ain continued to pour on the turf at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as players filed out of the locker room and to their cars Friday to start celebrating. The locker room was empty except for a cleanup crew — and a pair of seniors. Offensive tackle Joe Staley and defensive end Dan Bazuin were the only two players remaining, and it was almost fitting they would be the last to leave. CMU just won the Mid-American Conference West Division Championship by beating Western Inside Michigan 31-7 in a driving rainstorm, but the two were there together, A See page 2B
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But they stuck it out. They got past the night of June 25, 2004. You all know the story. DeMarcus Graham was beaten outside the Shaboom Pub Club and died 19 days later. Football players were rumored to be involved. It didn’t matter that none of these 13 players had anything to do with the beating. It was guilt by association. The Central Michigan football team was labeled as a renegade program with a bunch of thugs on it. Why would you want to be looked at like that? Why bother staying? But these 13 players stayed. They
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“This isn’t about me. This is about the players that were committed to Central Michigan ... we’ve got 13 great seniors that really showed us the way, and it’s what those seniors did to elevate this program, not what I did.”
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on some of the things we struggled with,” Zeigler said. “I’m in no way set on a starting lineup, and the way we’re going about is keeping our guys hungry.” CMU plays at 2 p.m. Sunday against Missouri-Kansas City at Rose Arena.
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booster for us,” Spencer said. “We’re a team that won four games last year, and this team came in and beat us last year. We just need to take every game seriously and approach it like our last game.” CMU held NU to 40 percent shooting and shot 10-of-14 from the free throw line and 33.3 percent from three-point range. Freshman Marko Spica started and scored six points and had five rebounds in 20 minutes. “We need to go back and work
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Senior Eddie Spencer rises to the basket in CMU’s 72-60 exhibition win against Northwood on Sunday at Rose Arena. Central plays at 2 p.m. Sunday against the University of Missouri Kansas City at Rose Arena.
Notes Zeigler signed guards Chase Simon (6-5, 185, Detroit Community HS) and Jeremy Allen (6-4, 180, Detroit Cass Tech HS) to National Letters of Intent last week. Simon is a first team Class C allstate selection by the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press and a second team All-Detroit selection by Detroit News. Allen is an honorable mention Class A all-state selection by the Detroit News.
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Junior tailback Kalvin McRae has been the Bobcats’ most efficient and consistent player all season. He averages 95 yards per game rushing and has 14 touchdowns. He also leads the team in catches with 27. Ohio’s offense is dependent on running the football, and quarterback Austen Everson needs McRae to play well to open the passing game. McRae’s job is to help OU control the clock, and keep Central’s high-powered offense on the sideline.
Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year quarterback Dan LeFevour is playing with supreme confidence after his performance against Buffalo on Friday. He got his bad game out of his system against Northern Illinois two weeks ago, and being indoors only will help. Ohio’s defense allows a MAC-low 16.2 points per game, but hasn’t seen an offense such as CMU’s in MAC play. LeFevour is the key to the game. His ability to run and pass accurately could give OU problems.
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Freshman receiver Bryan Anderson has had some big games for Central this season, but has disappeared at times. He is a big target over the middle, and a deep threat for LeFevour. When he gets involved often, it opens up space for Damien Linson and Justin Gardner. Obed Cetoute’s recent strong play gives LeFevour four significant threats, but Anderson is the key. He is a match-up problem for linebackers and safeties, and will give the Bobcats headaches if he gets open in space.
Running the football is Ohio’s main objective, but if it falls behind, OU will have to rely on senior quarterback Austen Everson to keep the game close. He averages just 106 yards per game passing and has six touchdowns compared to seven interceptions. He doesn’t have a true deep threat and McRae is his leading pass receiver out of the backfield. Everson is an effective runner, but can’t be expected to break the game open with big plays. He job is to hand it to McRae and not throw interceptions when he is forced to pass.
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The first two games of senior Damien Linson’s season were marred by key drops. He dropped a pass for a big gain in the final drive during CMU’s failed comeback against Boston College, and dropped a sure touchdown pass against Michigan. Linson has made up for those drops and played well the rest of the season. He has 47 catches for 608 yards and four touchdowns. Along with Anderson, the two make a good one-two punch.
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Ohio will run the football a lot on Thursday. The Chippewas must keep the run game in check and junior linebacker Red Keith will play a big factor. He is third in the MAC in tackles, but CMU’s run defense has been vulnerable at times this season. Keith is a high-energy player who can give Central 10-plus tackles and also defend against the pass. If the front four plays well, it will give Keith and his fellow linebackers opportunities to make plays.
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have scripted it any better.” A rain-soaked coach Brian Kelly stood on the sideline as the final seconds ticked away, but apparently being in the rain for more than two hours didn’t get him wet enough. The players ran to the water coolers and caught the coach from behind. To them that act meant more than anything.
“We were worried about getting the water buckets on coach’s head,” said senior offensive tackle Joe Staley. “It hasn’t been done for a while around here.” The few fans remaining joined the team at the 50-yardline to celebrate but Kelly took a step back to watch it all. He’s won two national championships at Grand Valley State University, but this is his first major accomplishment at the Division I level. Kelly looked around, took it all in and cracked a smile. “I’m proud of this team,” Kelly said. “Last year we missed our chance at a championship because we weren’t disciplined enough and savvy enough as a football team. We showed that tonight and I was proud of our kids that they took advantage of the opportunity this time.” Both teams looked unaffected by the rain on their first drives, but that all changed as the game progressed.
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Bazuin conquers tragedy, injury in senior year BY DAVID HARRIS SPORTS EDITOR Dan Bazuin sprinted out of the locker room to greet his parents on senior night Friday. No one was going to hold him back on this night. Not against Western Michigan. And not with a Mid-American Conference West Division title on the line. Not even the dismal weather. The senior defenBazuin sive end had eight tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in CMU’s 31-7 thrashing of Western at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. “To go out like this in my last home game … I couldn’t have gone out any better,” Bazuin said. Bazuin’s sack, forced fumble and recovery on the first play of the second half changed momentum of the game.
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Scoring summary 1st 13:23 CMU — Damien Linson 53 yd pass from Dan LeFevour (Rick Albreski kick) 8:52 WMU — Nic Saad 5 yd pass from Ryan Cubit (Nate Meyer kick) 2nd 3:13 CMU — Albreski 47 yd field goal 3rd 9:34 CMU — Marcel Archer 2 yd run (Albreski kick) 4:53 CMU — Archer 24 yd run (Albreski kick) 4th 4:45 CMU — Archer 16 yd run (Albreski kick) First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Completions-attempts-int Total offense yards Turnovers Penalties/yards
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The Student Affairs Commission met Thursday night and discussed the possible renovation of a park and the lack of public restrooms in Campustown. Nancy Carroll, director of Parks and Recreation, was at the meeting to discuss the renovation project of Campustown Court, a small park on the southeast corner of Welch Avenue and Chamberlain Street. There is currently $25,000 for the project and Carroll said she was there to get input from the commission. “We’re really open-minded,” she said. Steve Schainker, Ames city
manager, suggested possibly turning over the project to a landscape architecture class. “That’s a really good idea,” said Craig Buske, Government of the Student Body ex-officio City Council liaison and senior in political science. Brian Phillips, GSB senator, president-elect and junior in political science, said not much could be done this semester because it is so close to the end of the school year. He suggested getting preliminary input and ideas from students and the landscape architecture department. Carroll also suggested it could be a Veishea service project for next year. The issue of public restrooms in Campustown was also discussed at the meeting. Buske said he had been in contact with Mike Yeagle, director of Campustown Property Management, who had discussed the possibility of opening Stomping
Grounds and Cyclone Plaza restrooms for public use in Campustown. Buske suggested the city contract him on a trial basis to see how the arrangement would work out. The commission made the decision to invite him to the next meeting to discuss the possibility of opening the restrooms in Campustown. Schainker said he had looked for possible locations for portable toilets in Campustown; however, he did not find any that would work. The commission also voted to recommend the City Council allocate $3,000 to Veishea for its pancake and wing feeds. Veishea will be coming before the City Council on Tuesday requesting the funds, and the commission decided to recommend the council allocate the money to encourage non-alcoholic events. Cleanliness of Campustown was also discussed.
Changes target new entries VEISHEA continued from PAGE 01 allowed up to the last day and some even allow walk-ins, the public is encouraged to register soon. Popular past events, such as glowball golf and flag football, are already filled. “It’s encouraged to register early just so we can make brackets, and for the tournaments you get T-shirts, it ensures you are guaranteed a size,” Sorensen said. Some of the tournaments, such as X-Box NCAA Football
and Guitar Hero II are free, while other tournaments require a team and an entry fee, such as the laser tag tournament and slam dunk contest. Most of the fee goes toward the cost of holding the tournament. “With certain events it will go toward the cost of tournaments, cost of T-shirts for winners and other tournaments that have Tshirts,” Schoof said. “Any excess money raised will essentially go towards the general Veishea fund and it will help pay for entertainment such as Mike Jones and Chris Cagle. It will help bring art-
ists like that to Iowa State.” Overall, the tournaments bring a positive aspect to Veishea and get people involved, Schoof said. “I really feel that the tournaments have a good effect on Veishea,” he said. “It’s a good way for everyone to get out and have fun and enjoy the spring weather, and hopefully it will be spring weather by then.” Those interested in the tournaments can find more information and register online at www.
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Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets local residents after speaking at a rally Thursday in Algona. Obama said he’s moving cautiously to assemble a health care proposal to ensure he can build the political support needed to move the plan forward after he’s elected. Photo: Charlie Neibergall/ Associated Press
Obama moves slowly on health care plan By Mike Glover AP Political Writer
ALGONA — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama said his fundraising success was proof the nation’s political mood was shifting and Americans are eager for new ideas. Because of this new approach, Obama said it was realistic for he and other candidates to support controversial proposals such as universal health care. “Recently it was reported that I raised a lot of money for the presidential race, which was nice,” Obama said at a campaign event in Algona. “The only reason we did it was because we had thousands of people all across the country who were donating $25, $10 because they had the sense that this is the opportunity, we’ve got this window where we might be able to take our country back.” Obama reported campaign contributions of $25 million in the first three months of this year, about $1 million less than Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign reported. Obama acknowledged he was moving cautiously in assembling a health care proposal to ensure he can build the political support needed to move the plan forward if he’s elected president. Obama noted that in previous campaigns, presidential candidates have offered detailed proposals without building that political support, only to see the issue fade after the election. “Every four years presidential candidates trot out their plans, then nothing happens,” Obama said. “How do we build a movement for change so that when a president is elected there is actually a constituency and a consensus that is built so we can move the agenda through Congress.” Failure to agree on changes to the health care system could be catastrophic, he said. “We will go through another decade of dealing with this issue,” Obama said.
Seeking to build that consensus, Obama started the day at an invitation-only health care discussion with more than 90 people at a community college in Mason City. The meeting was one of four events Obama planned to hold Thursday in northern Iowa as the Democratic presidential candidate continued a visit to the state. Obama said he’s not wedded to any specific system, but he thinks the plan he’ll eventually support will offer universal coverage and will squeeze efficiencies out of the health care system. It also will stress preventive programs. “The status quo is unsustainable,” Obama said. “Standing pat is not an option.” Obama said if he was starting from zero, he would likely support a single-payer system, similar to the government-run program in Canada. But he’s leery of taking such a step because the United States already has a complex and established system of employerbased health coverage.
Authorities question time conflicts BOLANOS continued from PAGE 01 held in place until the investigation ends. “Right now we’ve asked for the family’s cooperation holding his vehicle [and] his room largely as it is right now as we await further information from the medical
examiner’s office for an investigative follow up,” Deisinger said. “It is a precautionary measure.” Bolanos’ room was searched Sunday after Bolanos was reported missing. “We found nothing that caused us any concern,” Deisinger said.
The last time Bolanos was sighted in Campustown early Saturday morning has not changed to accommodate the shifts in time sequence. “There is at least one [person] that has a very good description of Abel at about 4:30 a.m. [in Campustown],” Deisinger said.
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