State budget faces 6 percent cuts without action
Iowa lawmakers weigh belt tightening as Eisenhauer projects Vilsack’s 2002 plan would exceed the spending limit by about 285 million. Gov Vilsack preserves key items while trimming travel, equipment, and contracts. He envisions reorganizing state government in 2003 and creating a Children First Fund to support preschool programs.
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Judge apologizes to Iowa Supreme Court over affair impact
General Roxann Ryan argued Gerard's personal affair with Boeke raised conflict concerns and delayed rulings. Gritzner noted no evidence links the affair to cases, as the judge faces scrutiny over 60 day delays and personal stress while remaining cautious about impartiality. Gerard declined comment after the hearing.
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Dow plunges as week ends with 805 point loss
Investors face a bear market mood as the Dow drops 805.71 points in the week ending April 14 2000. Analysts cite earnings weakness spreading from tech to other sectors and warn that psychology around the 10 000 level dominates sentiment. Some expect a slightly positive year overall while calls for Fed rate cuts and a tax cut persist.
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Napster cites partial compliance in music policing bid
Napster tells Judge Patel it is complying with the injunction to police its system but faults the recording industry for not sharing workload and for misreading requests. It says many submitted works lack associated file names, so only named files are blocked. Industry group AI A did not comment.
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Adoption broker Tina Johnson home searched in California
FBI agents raided Tina Johnsons El Cajon residence as part of a wire and mail fraud probe linked to her Internet adoption business A Caring Heart Social workers removed the three adopted children two infants and a toddler Johnsons lawyer said CPS did not provide a reason for the removal The British couple paid 12000 for the twins who are now in British foster care and a judge in Arkansas ruled a prior adoption invalid without resident birth mother or buyer in the required state
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