Ex UI players warn others amid alleged Underwood deals
Former University of Iowa football stars Marv Cook and Bill Happel say deals offered to players are common but often soft. The Gazette reports on a tape from an unemployment hearing where Jovon Johnson and others allegedly received discounted cell phone service and tickets for the Outback Bowl, prompting NCAA scrutiny.
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Rod Boshart
the Gazette
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Marv Cook
Bill Happel
Cook
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ESPN
NCAA
Jeremy Reed
North Liberty
Iowa Workforce Development
Reed
Sprint
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Turkeys Terrorize Cedar Rapids Marion Corridor
In Cedar Rapids Marion border area along Blairs Ferry Road a pair of urban gobblers has attacked residents twice in the past month. Donna Rafus and Dennis Akers report repeated encounters with the turkeys prompting escapes onto cars and avoidance of traffic. Police say they have not logged turkey complaints yet.
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Orian Love
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Donna Rafus
Dennis Akers
Raftis
Blairs Ferry Rd
Akers
Blairs Ferry
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Mincks
Mincks
Marion
Laura Segall
the Gazette
Russia- Iraq dispute over claimed Russian support to Saddam
An unclassified Pentagon report cites Iraqi documents alleging Russian sources inside U S Central Command supplied Saddam Hussein with intelligence on troop movements during the early Iraq invasion. Russia denies the claims as unsubstantiated.
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Russia
U.S
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
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Saddam
Central Command
Maria Zakharova
U.N
New York
Violence Deepens as Iraqi Chaos Claims Dozens
Amid political efforts toward a unity government, attacks left Iraq in turmoil with 51 dead on Friday, including 25 blindfolded victims found around Baghdad. The U S military reported two American soldiers killed in combat on Thursday in Anbar province.
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New Unity
Baghdad
U.S
Anbar
Genesis time management plan shapes daily routines
Colleen Long reports Susie Case a New York consultant links the Genesis creation story to modern time management. She argues the six days map to daily tasks and offers a book The Genesis Plan detailing how to apply the sequence to organize life and work.
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Colleen Long
Associated Press
New York
Susie Case
Madison Media
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