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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 2006
Page
1
As U.S. forces enter their fourth year in Iraq, observers note bases resembling American towns with fast food, a car dealership, and a planned 6000-seat mess hall. The size and facilities fuel debate over whether Washington intends to maintain long term military bases in the country.
Protesters demonstrated in Iowa City and worldwide as the Iraq war entered its fourth year. In Washington, about 200 marchers attempted to deliver a mock coffin to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon but were barred. Police detained two dozen after climbers breached a five foot barrier.
As the Iraq war nears its fourth year violence surged with police officers among the dead. Authorities reported at least 15 corpses dumped near Baghdad in a string of execution style killings tied to Sunni and Shiite extremist clashes.
President Bush told a Cleveland audience that the campaign to rid Tal Afar of terrorism shows progress in stabilizing a northern Iraqi insurgent stronghold. He expressed confidence in the strategy and urged critics to look beyond violence to see signs of progress.
Dennis Clark, 52, of Waterloo, leads Clark & Associates Prosthetics and Orthotics selected by Walter Reed Army Medical Center to assist Iraq war amputees. Over 20 months his team replaced limbs for more than 300 U.S. troops, filling a long awaited service role Clark could not fulfill in the military.
University of Iowa students seek happiness and the good life in courses like Positive Psychology at Harvard and Perspectives on Leisure and Play at UI. The class prompts personal goals focusing on family and balance over career alone, with students noting life priorities shift toward meaningful relationships and slowing down.
Des Moines reports the ban on TouchPlay terminals will take effect May 4 after lawmakers refuse to roll back the law. Senate Leader Mike Gronstal notes the 40-10 Senate vote and 80-18 House vote show clear intent as operators face removal of more than 6,000 terminals from over 2,800 businesses. The policy requires contractors to share contracts and financial data with authorities.
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