Tasers Power Diverse Iowa City Corridor Encounters
The University of Iowa and area police use Tasers in eight university cases, five Marion incidents, three in University Heights and one in North Liberty with mixed results. Officers report both successful subduals and failed probes, while pepper spray is used in some pursuits.
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Duane Papke
University of Iowa Department of Public Safety
Linn
Johnson Counties
University of Iowa Police
University Heights
North Liberty
Marion
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Gazette
University
Jim Warkentin
Warkentin
Kyle Wasson
Kate Wickham
Coralville
University Hospitals
Kearney
Mike Coplen
Taser International
United States
Canada
Buyout decision tightens future for Elkport and Garber
Residents in Elkport and Garber face a 60 day public notice period after filings of notices of interest with a possible buyout. About 150 flood damaged Iowa homes compete for roughly 1.5 million dollars in buyout funds with Nov. 1 as a likely qualification date. Local resident Marion Zittergruen expects acceptance citing four and a half feet of floodwater and unreparable damage.
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Tom Masey
Upper
Explorer Land Regional Planning Commissian
Applij
Elkport
Littleport
Garber
Dennis Harper
Iowa
Harper
Marion Zittergruen
Court splits over pledge case as Newdow lacks custody
The Supreme Court declined to rule on the Pledge of Allegiance challenge because Michael Newdow does not have full custody of his daughter. Justices divergent on whether the reference to God belongs in school recitations, with opinions shaping future challenges and potential changes to the pledge.
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California
Michael Newdow
John Paul Stevens
Newdow
William Rehnquist
Sandra Day O'Connor
Clarence Thomas
Antonin Scalia
Rehnquist
U.S
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Supreme Court
God
Appeals Court
Sacramento-area
Congress
Bush
Saddam Coalition faces charges and transfer plan outlined
The Red Cross says Saddam Hussein must face charges or be released as sovereignty transfers approach. Allawi notes detainees, including Saddam, will be handed to Iraqi authorities within two weeks for trial as soon as possible. Hussein has been held in US custody since December near Tikrit with no charges filed yet.
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Allawi
Saddam
Iraq
Tikrit
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
Nada Doumani
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