Gazette (Newspaper) - November 18, 2005, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2A The 2005 IN THE KNOW How would you finance a calling A briefing on whats news HEADLINES Iowa schools adopting tougher standards In science Iowa prison escapee captured near prison in Illinois Growing number of clinics deal with sleeping problems Pet elk killed Fairfax couple offer reward for information CASINO BLOCKED Nearly three dozen members of including Chuck and other leaders from both pressed the government to block a Louisiana Indian tribe from opening a casino while the lawmakers collected large donations from rival tribes and their Jack 4A ABDUCTION FILMED A mechanic with a long criminal record was convicted Thursday of raping and strangling an 11yearold girl whose abduction was captured by a carwash security 3A WAR IN IRAQ WITHDRAWAL DEMAND One of Congress most hawkish and influential Democrats called Thursday for an immediate withdrawal from sparking bitter and personal salvos from both sides in a growing Capitol Hill uproar over President Bushs war 3A MILITARY DEATHS As of service members have died since the beginning of military operations in March according to an Associated Press BURLINGTON SLAYING A drug counselor found dead Wednesday in a locked drug storage room at a Burlington rehabilitation clinic likely was strangled to investigators said A North Liberty man has been charged with murder in the IB BATES Robert who finished ninth among nine candidates in the 8 race for said he has begun a effort for the District 3 runoff race on Bates said hes running to protest current council member Wade Wagners 3B MONEY PLANT Plans for a million biodiesel plant in southeastern Washington County received a boost from the on SB ROYAL SCENERY Britains Queen Elizabeth II watches a fly past by RAF Jaguars in a diamond 9 formation at RAF in during a visit to the air base Her visit marked the 65th anniversary of the air HAPPY the Iowa football teams opponent in Iowa City is ranked nation this year at 295 Crushing yards per 1C GOING TWICE Reporter Christy Lemire is being Auctioned on Sort by someone she doesnt even Its not really Just a And a few other Check the bidding at COMICS SURVEY WHAT COMICS DO YOU READ Rate The Gazettes comics and Use the survey on page 7A of todays paper or complete an survey at CORRECTIONS CONVICTION FOR ESCAPEE Robert Joseph Legendre convicted in Nevada of use of deadly weapons and attempted Stories this week about his escape from the Iowa State Penitentiary have said he was convicted of because of incorrect information supplied to The Gazette and YEARS INCORRECT Larry found guilty Wednesday of vehicular homicide after a trial in Linn County District faced a maximum prison term of 25 The number of years was incorrect in a Thursday because of an editing The Gazette welcomes comments about the fairness and completeness of news headlines and captions in the When the content is found to be wrong or a correction or clarification will be published in this Please 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