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Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Jan. 8th 2016

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January 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says there will be “plenty of time” to discuss Donald Trump’s criticism of his past transgressions if the billionaire businessman becomes the Republican nominee. Clinton is making his first trip solo trip to Iowa to campaign for his wife Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Asked by a reporter about Trump’s recent comments about him, the former president said that he doesn’t want to do anything now except help his wife’s campaign.

GOLDFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz says the arrests of two men suspected of being terrorists calls for a retroactive review of all refugees who have come to the United States from what he calls “high-risk countries.” The Republican presidential candidate reacted Thursday to the arrest in Texas of a man from Iraq accused of providing support to extremists and a man in California accused of traveling to Syria to fight, then lying to investigators.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz says fellow Senator John McCain is calling for an exploration of his right to run for president because he backs Marco Rubio for president. McCain said Wednesday that questions about Cruz’s eligibility, because he was born in Canada, should be explored. Cruz’s Republican rival Donald Trump has been raising the issue this week.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College has hired Massachusetts native Jim Reid as defensive coordinator. Reid spent the last three years coaching linebackers at Iowa.