Mubarak Refuses to Step Down Signals Reform Handing Power to VP
In a televised address Mubarak rejects calls to resign and says he will oversee reforms while transferring power to his vice president. Protests urge the military to remove him as Obama calls it history in the making and pledges support for a genuine transition. An Egyptian in Grinnell cites Mubarak’s entrenchment as proof he must go. A U.S. student in Egypt returns home safely.
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Urban growth outpacing rural Iowa in 2010 Census
The 2010 Census shows Cedar Rapids Des Moines areas expanding while rural Iowa loses population. Cedar Rapids posts 4.6 percent growth to 126,326 from 2000 to 2010, praised for a strong job market and flood recovery. Coralville officials weigh uncertain housing unit impact noted by Ellen Habel.
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Cedar Rapids Police Seek Racial Profiling Alerts
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham aims to shield minorities from profiling and guard officers from false racism claims by launching a computer system. It will track race and gender of those stopped to analyze yearly data for the department and individual officers. In 2009 blacks accounted for about 30 percent of arrests for violent and property crimes.
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