Bush seeks coalition as war on Iraq looms in Azores meeting
President Bush travels to a Portuguese air base for a summit with Tony Blair and Jose Maria Aznar to press for a new UN resolution authorizing force. Officials expect no Security Council breakthrough while Powell stays in Washington amid fading diplomacy.
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Tears and goosebumps at Iowa National Guard farewell
In Cedar Rapids last night a public ceremony for the Headquarters Company and Company A of the 234th Signal Battalion drew emotional scenes as soldiers hugged loved ones. The unit faces deployment abroad this week, with Staff Sgt. Brian Michalec of Vinton sharing a tender moment with his son Jarrod, who tried on his hat. Mayor Paul Pate and others spoke to a grateful crowd.
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Well-traveled mayor says trips aid C R
Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate has made 14 months of travel for city business, visiting Washington six times and other cities including New York Chicago Dallas Salt Lake City and Phoenix. He says the trips are justified by the hours he puts in and total costs exceed twelve thousand dollars funded by city and airport funds. Governor Tom Vilsack spent 26 days out of state in the same period.
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Judge William Horan weighs bench trial in high profile murder case
In Linn County, Judge William Horan will deliver a verdict Monday in the first degree murder case of Phyllis Nelson, who stabbed her estranged husband Dr. Richard Nelson in Cedar Rapids. Nelson admits the stabbing, claiming accident, while the state argues murder.
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