U S House districts shuffled in first reapportionment draft
Iowa lawmakers reviewed a reapportionment plan shifting eastern Iowa’s Jim Leach and Jim Nussle into a new 1st District and moving Johnson County into a new 2nd District held by Democrat Leonard Boswell. The plan, labeled mathematically pure, could reshape the 2002 election amid uncertain legislative approval.
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James Q. Lynch
EL Moines
Iowa
Jim Leach
Jim Nussle
Johnson County
Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Leach
Legislators weigh new Cedar Rapids area redistricting
Iowa lawmakers plus Sen. Mary Lundby react to a redrawing plan that creates three House seats and one Senate seat around Cedar Rapids. Lundby notes rural Linn County towns and multiple parade-like shifts ahead as the Legislature faces the new maps.
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Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Linn County
Senate
Cedar Rapids
Mary Lundby
Marion
Robins
Central City
Coggon
Iowa Leach district moves into new 3rd district plan
Jim Leach new district would include Linn County and exclude Johnson County focusing on a move into a newly proposed 3rd district. Meetings are set for Tuesday in Sioux City and Wednesday in Iowa City from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at ICN rooms with satellite locations across Dubuque Des Moines and several other cities.
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Linn
Johnson
Sioux City
Iowa City
ICN
Iowa City School District
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Dubuque
University of Dubuque
Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Technology Center
University Ave
Waterloo
Hawkeye
Spy plane crew cheered in Hawaii All-American welcome
The released U.S. spy plane crew members receive an All-American welcome in Hawaii. Local crowds greet the crew with cheers as they land, with photographers capturing the moment and public officials offering thanks.
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Hawaii
U.S
Accent Advice Bridge Calendé Classific Comics INDEX
A compact item notes an index entry for accent guidance related to a bridge calendar and classified comics. The brief fragment references a cataloging or reference section with potential cross references to linguistic notes and humor features.
Vilsack to OK disaster aid for two Iowa counties
Gov. Tom Vilsack planned to sign a disaster declaration for Wapello and Ringgold counties to start state assistance after tornadoes hit Wednesday. In Agency, two women died at a community center as cleanup by hand and equipment continued with about 250 volunteers from Des Moines, Grinnell, and Indianola aiding efforts.
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Associated Press Writer Agency
Tom Vilsack
Wapello
Ringgold
Mike Holcomb
Des Moines
Grinnell
Indianola
Pekin
Cardinal
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Comb
Agency
Ottumwa
Iowa
Fairfield
Joyce Allsup
Iowa Division of Management
Rights clash at federal death case in Iowa
In U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids Angela Johnson, 36, of Klemme, faces multiple murders of federal witnesses and others, potentially exposing her to federal execution first case since 1988. Robert McNeese, 35, a Cedar Rapids native and jailed informant, details Johnson’s acts and the 1993 murders. The pair, inmates at Benton County Jail, provided information leading to the discovery of two drug witnesses’ bodies.
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Angela Johnson
Robert McNeese
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
McNeese
Johnson
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