Sonja Ann Fleming                                                            Age 73                                         of Burlington Died        11/28/12                             Where      Great River Hospice House               West Burlington Survivors: Children Son                                 Robert Paul (Robin) Fleming                      Davenport, [A Daughter                       Patricia (Buck) Sells 5 Grandchildren                             1          Great-Grandchildren Brothers/Sisters Sister                            Kathryn Nance                                         ...

(AP)  FEDERAL LAWMAKERS FROM MISSISSIPPI RIVER STATES HOPE THEIR MEETING WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ADDRESSES THE WATERWAY’S CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS, WHICH THREATEN TO BRING BARGE TRAFFIC TO A HALT.

(AP)  AFTER A LAWSUIT AND A BARRAGE OF CRITICISM, IOWA’S TOP ELECTIONS OFFICIAL IS DROPPING KEY PARTS OF RULES GOVERNING HOW HIS OFFICE WILL REMOVE FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM THE STATE’S VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE.

(AP)  AN EFFORT TO BUILD THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE’S LARGEST SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT FACES A KEY TEST AS SAN DIEGO’S REGIONAL WATER AGENCY DECIDES WHETHER TO BUY ALL ITS OUTPUT.

(AP)  POWERBALL LOTTERY OFFICIALS CONFIRM THERE ARE TWO WINNING TICKETS FOR A $579.9 MILLION JACKPOT — THE LARGEST POWERBALL IN HISTORY AND SECOND LARGEST LOTTERY EVER.

(AP)  A WAVE OF BOMBINGS ACROSS IRAQ HAS KILLED AT LEAST 39 PEOPLE, INCLUDING AT LEAST 33 IN ATTACKS IN TWO MAJOR CITIES SOUTH OF BAGHDAD THAT TARGETED SHIITE MUSLIMS.