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Iowa Loves Kenyans

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the strange bump in marriage applications between residents in Iowa to Kenyans. Iowan authorities noticed the high figures and contacted the INS. Investigators will now try to figure out why.

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Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.
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