Gambling expansion studied after Isle Casino impact
The Isle Casino & Hotel in Waterloo has generated nearly 38.7 million dollars since late June. Riverside Casino and Golf Resort near Iowa City posted a 15.2 million dollar increase for July through December versus the prior year. State officials note gains from upgraded facilities while others are flat or down. Commission Chair Kate Cutler says expansion decisions may move to March with potential further studies. Governor Culver supports prioritizing Fort Dodge and Ottumwa if licenses grow, while studying impacts first.
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New Isle Casino & Hotel
Waterloo
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Iowa City
Jack Ketterer
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Iowa
Tama
Sloan
Onawa
Racing and Gaming Commission
Operations Commission
Kate Cutler
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Cutler
Chet Culver
Fort Dodge and
Ottumwa
Culver
FBI audit highlights anti quid system and $25000 theft claim
The FBI and ACLU spar over a censored audit of undercover funding. The report notes late bill payments disrupted surveillance deliveries but not significantly delaying investigations. It accuses an employee of stealing 25000 and calls for full unredacted audit release.
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FBI
John Miller
Miller
American Civil Liberties Union
Safe recoveries credited to A Child Is Missing in Iowa
The program reports 317 safe assisted recoveries in 11 years with at least three in Iowa. Examples include a Cedar Falls 10 year old found after tipsters, Montezuma two children located within 15 minutes of an alert, and Maquoketa officers finding two runaway boys after about 30 calls.
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Cedar
Iowa
Jones
Washington
Ted DeAngelis
DeAngelis
Cedar Falls
Montezuma
Maquoketa
Sales tax funds target Iowa district upgrades and Kennedy HS
Iowa Department plans to release new estimates for sales tax receipts and adjust district funding. South East Junior High in Iowa City may receive first funds for a gym and science room remodel, with Kennedy High School awaiting a geothermal system.
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Kennedy High School
Iowa City
South East Junior High
Timates
Gabrielson
Navy weighs origin of radio threat in Persian Gulf incident
The Pentagon and Navy said the radio threat last weekend may not have come from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard boats and may not have targeted U S ships. The incident raised international tensions as President Bush criticized Iran and prepared Gulf talks with oil-rich states.
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Washington Post
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Persian Gulf
Navy
United States
Bush
Iran
Gulf
Geoff Morrell
Thorp
Port Royal
Storms Slam Mississippi Alabama Cause Fatal Crashes and Damage
Powerful storms lashed Alabama and Mississippi with heavy rain and high winds. Two traffic deaths reported in Lamar County Mississippi and Jones County. Homes destroyed in Sulligent and a vehicle trapped woman freed in Vernon. School and dairy farm damage reported in Caledonia and Choc taw County with injuries noted but not serious.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Lamar County
Jones County
National Weather Service
Vernon
Don Dollar
Caledonia
Miss
Lea Stokes
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Choctaw County
Steve Montgomery
New Driver License Rules Target Post 1964 Births
Federal officials plan REAL ID implementation to tighten security on licenses for Americans born after December 1 1964. The measure, aimed at thwarting terrorists and illicit use of IDs, shifts the timeline from 2008 and seeks state buy in amid skepticism.
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Washington
Homeland Security Department
Footnote on Abu Ghraib abuse prosecutions and research funding
A politician criticizes the lack of prosecutions for Abu Ghraib abuses while noting new research methods meet federal rules. The discussion ties to ongoing debates over accountability and the allocation of the $28 billion annual U.S. medical research budget.
Scientists identify proteins needed for HIV infection
A research team announced that about 270 human proteins are required by HIV to infect a person. More than 200 of these proteins were previously unknown in the virus’s infection process. The work highlights new strategies to block HIV and support stem cell advances eligible for federal funding under safeguards.
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Washington
Story Landis
National Institute of Health
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