Iowa City weighs alcohol age rule results and 21 option
Iowa City police data show the 19 age limit at bars past 10 pm yielded mixed results. Citations for underage possession rose after Aug 1 2003, while the number of under 19 in bars fell about 11 percent. officials debate extending to a citywide 21 age. Mayor Lehman questions council action. Capt Matt Johnson backs 21 to align with state law.
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Iowa City
Matt Johnson
Ernie Lehman
Lehman
Edwards speeds through Iowa as Kerry fill-in
Sen. John Edwards urged Iowans to choose based on Bush record he described as harmful. He said voting for Kerry is the alternative and noted Kerry’s absence due to a strained voice while Edwards filled in at Cedar Rapids.
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Laura Segall
the Gazette
Sen
John Edwards
U.S. Cellular Center
Cedar Rapids
James 9. Lynch
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Bush
Edwards
Iraq
George Bush
John Ker
North Carolina
John Kerry
Ohio
Iowa
John
Dogs identify cancer scent in urine in early study
In a British Medical Journal report, dogs detected cancer in urine samples from bladder cancer patients among controls with healthy or other disease samples. Experts caution practical use is distant, but the finding spurs calls for follow up on canine scent markers and potential machines.
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Tim Cole
Imperial College
London
David Neal
Cambridge University
England
Neal
Cancer Research UK
Absentee Ballot Push Surges in Iowa Election
Iowa county auditors mailed 199,593 absentee ballots to voters who requested them, nearing the 2000 total of 277,034. Linn County prepared 19,095 ballots for mailing, with staff loading boxes into a van at Cedar Rapids administration building for post office delivery.
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Dick Hogan
Owa
Iowa
Linn
Linda Langenberg
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marty Ross
Linn County Auditor’s Office
Gordon Thompson
Jason Liebrecht
Allan Avis
Auditor’s Office
Ross
Linn County Administration
U.S. Post Office
Sixth Avenue SE
Bush and Allawi say Iraq advances toward democracy
In Washington, President Bush and interim Iraqi leader Ayad Allawi argued that Iraq is making steady democratic progress despite violence. Bush said he would consider more troops if asked, while Allawi said no additional forces were needed. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld floated excluding some areas from January elections.
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Iraq
Bush
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Ayad Allawi
Rose Garden
White House
Allawi
Warplane strikes and Iraqi unrest cited in Bush Allawi remarks
President Bush notes violence in Baghdad while Iraqi civilians resume daily life and business as warplanes attack militia positions. Allawi comments on Iraq’s fragmented security situation as Rumsfeld faces questions on holding elections amid turmoil.
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Baghdad
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