No easy out for drunken drivers despite deferred judgments
In Linn and Johnson counties about 2000 drunk drivers have earned deferred judgments over three years. Judges and lawyers say the benefit is limited as costs rival a conviction, probation lasts six months, and records may still show the case. A cited defender notes the value has declined over the past decade.
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Nicole Schuppert
Linn and
Johnson Counties
Johnson County
Klausner
DNC keeps Iowa first in nation for 2004 primaries
The Democratic National Committee maintains Iowa and New Hampshire as the first states to hold Democratic contests in 2004. The rules panel rejected moving those states and set a February 3 2004 kickoff for most primaries while allowing earlier caucuses in Iowa and a Jan 27 New Hampshire primary. Senator Carl Levin urged ending the two states special status citing unequal influence.
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DNC
Iowa
Washington
Democratic National Committee
New Hampshire
Rob Tully
Rules Committee
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Levin
Don Fowler
South Carolina
War film hits close to home
Former Iowan Jeff Struecker, an Army chaplain during the Mogadishu battle, reflects on faith forged in Somalia as the movie Black Hawk Down debuts. The piece notes Iowa connections among fallen soldiers Sgt Matthew Rierson and Pfc Matthew Anderson, plus Struecker’s Fort Bragg posting and Fort Dodge birth.
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the Gazette
Jeff Struecker
Mogadishu
Somalia
Rangers
Delta Force
Struecker
Black Sea
Mark Bowden
Matthew Rierson
Nevada
Iowa
Bowden
Matthew K. Anderson
Lucas
Southcentral
U.S
U.S. Army
Mike Goodale
University of Iowa
Fort Bragg
Black Hawk Down showing at Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville
The critically acclaimed film Black Hawk Down screens in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville with showtimes listed on page 8L.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Coralville
Unfinished farm bill standoff lingers as Congress reconvenes
Congress reconvenes amid talk of a new farm bill and stimulus package stalled before Christmas. Sen. Tom Harkin and President Bush aim to bridge their differences on commodities and spending with $73 billion in new agriculture funding seen as crucial to prevent other programs from raiding the account. Harkin stresses conservation and energy as priorities while Grassley and Leach express cautious optimism they can move the bill this session.
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Congress
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Bush
Harkin
Senate Agriculture Committee
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