Front Page Roundup of National and Local Highlights
The day’s highlights include Iowa area schools missing goals and New Orleans spared Katrina’s worst, plus calls for celiac awareness and a Medicare drug plan briefing. Reports cover Senate scrutiny of Roberts memo, Sudanese camp violence, U S military deaths in Iraq, and a Gaza burial transfer.
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Corrections Ethanol Giveaway Figure Wrong
The Iowa Corn Promotion Board Treasure hunt gave away 1750 dollars worth of ethanol blended gasoline to customers who bought corn based products Saturday at the Marion Hy Vee. A reporter error caused the incorrect figure to be published Sunday.
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Gazette of Cedar Rapids Catalogs Rates and Delivery
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Robertson's assassination quip stirs global tensions and backpedals
Kathleen Parker discusses Pat Robertson’s controversial call to “take him out” and the subsequent retraction. The piece notes how the remark affects U S policy perceptions and stokes international misperceptions while Robertson distances himself, amid a pattern of provocative televangelist statements.
Sunni vice president Ghazi al Yawer warns constitution threatens unity
In Baghdad Ghazi al Yawer a top Sunni leader and head of a major tribe criticizes Iraq's draft constitution saying it deepens Sunni minority alienation and could split the country He weighs urging supporters to vote against it as protests unfold in Tikrit and Tal Afar where an Army helicopter incident leaves one dead and another wounded.
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Fewer Than Half Understand Patriot Act Purpose
A Center for Survey Research poll finds 42 percent correctly identify the Patriot Act's main aim of increasing surveillance power for federal law enforcement. Overall 64 percent support the act, dropping to 57 percent among those who know its intent, with a 3.5 point margin of error.
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