Insurgency Size Grows as U.S. Officials Reassess Core
U S military officials say the insurgency is far larger than 5000 guerrillas with Iraqi Sunnis angry at losing power. Regional cells and tribal sheiks can call on part time fighters boosting totals to as high as 20000. Some cells are highly specialized with leaders bomb makers and assassins. The picture contrasts with claims of foreign jihadist fueling the conflict.
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Soldiers killed as insurgents strike Samarra base
Five U.S. soldiers die when insurgents attack a military headquarters in Samarra. The assault is described as one of the deadliest in months and prompts renewed security concerns in Iraq.
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West Nile death reported in southwest Iowa
A man in his 60s died in a southwest Iowa hospital from West Nile virus. The diagnosis was confirmed by the University Hygienic Laboratory at Oakdale. Counties with dead birds carrying the virus include Linn Johnson Palo Alto Pocahontas Webster Cerro Gordo Marshall and Scott. No additional human or horse cases reported.
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Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Webster
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Marshall
Scott
GOP offers Values Fund compromise in Iowa
Republican leaders propose restoring the Iowa Values Fund, aiming to resolve the impasse after the Iowa Supreme Court nullified the fund. Gov. Tom Vilsack says no special session yet as House and Senate plans differ.
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Chuck Gipp
Decorah
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Tax plan changes depreciation rules and social security tax
A House plan shifts from GDP linked tax cuts to a depreciation acceleration for some items and replaces it with a phaseout of a tax on Social Security. Caps on punitive damages are set at 250000 dollars. A study suggests Values Fund requires changes, noting 58 observations.
Levy Reduces Cedar Rapids Layoff Toll to Four
Cedar Rapids librarian Mary Ann Yedlik faced months of unemployment after budget cuts. An instructional support levy cut potential layoffs from 50 to four, with Yedlik among those cut. She later found a full-time media specialist position at Wilson School, ending a tense spring.
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Cedar Rapids
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Grant Elementary
Wilson School
Grant
Iowa Ranks Second in Adult Volunteerism Nationwide
The Points of Light Foundation places Iowa second after Utah for the share of adults 16 and over who volunteer. Iowa’s 40.8 percent exceeds the national 27.4 percent, with Utah at 46.8 percent. Nebraska and Minnesota follow among Midwestern states with 40.3 and 39.3 percent.
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