Cease-fire in Fallujah Talks Amid Encirclement
Insurgents and Governing Council members inch toward a cease-fire in Fallujah starting Sunday though a withdrawal of U S forces remains doubtful. Marines tighten the siege as insurgents threaten a kidnapped American with 6 am Sunday deadline. negotiations continue amid gunfire in the city.
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Faith and Forgiveness in a Cedar Rapids Crime Case
Inda Sorenson, mother of Leah Warn who was murdered in Cedar Rapids in May 1989, recalls the long path to forgiveness. The killer raping and strangling her daughter, Sorenson later became a victim services coordinator for the 6th Judicial Department of Corrections and works to aid crime victims. The piece reflects on faith, enduring grief, and a changed life after tragedy.
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Cedar Rapids
Leah Warn
Kennedy High School
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Jesus
Christ
6Th Judicial Department of Corrections
Brian Ray
the Gazette
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Hiawatha
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Leah Wara
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White House declassifies terror memo on al Qaida reach
The Aug. 6 2001 memo to President Bush, declassified, outlines al Qaida having reached U S shores and a support system in place plus FBI observations of hijacking plot preps. It notes New York buildings possibly cased and a May call to the U S embassy in UAE about bin Laden supporters planning attacks.
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U.S
United Arab Emirates
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Iowa Likely Moves to Waive Spending Rule
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers move to suspend the 60 percent vote requirement to tap the state cash reserves, easing a 12 year old barrier from 1992 that set a 3 percent reserve and a 99 percent spending cap as part of a supermajority protection.
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Gazette
Des Moines
80Th General Assembly
Notwithstanding clause sparks debate over spending rules
Roger Halvorson, a former Monona Republican and architect of a spending limitation law, comments on a temporary Notwithstanding clause that could waive conflicting laws. He notes frustration and recalls arguing for constitutional protection amid a three-fifths vote requirement.
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