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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Police said Monday that they found a woman and four children dead in an Iowa City home. Police confirm they received a 911 call telling them to go to 629 Barrington Road around 6:30 a.m. When they arrived officers found the door unlocked and five people dead inside. The Cedar Rapids Gazette is reporting that the home is owned by Steven F. Sueppel, a former executive at Hills Bank & Trust. Police said Sueppel was not in the home when they arrived and they are looking for him. Police have not yet confirmed if Sueppel is...

No love fest for Rove Lauren Sieben - The Daily Iowan Issue date: 3/10/08 Section: Metro Karl Rove protesters didn't stop at picket signs and chants to express their anger over the former Deputy Chief of Staff's UI appearance Sunday night. Local protest group Seeds of Dissent and the UI Antiwar Committee held events protesting Rove's appearance at the IMU. Seeds of Dissent hosted a pre-Rove protest event at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., and the Antiwar Committee held a press conference and protest in the IMU prior to Rove's lecture. The Antiwar Committee specifically protested Rove for his...

Charity charged with funneling funds to Iraq Columbia Islamic group, now defunct, is accused of sending $1.4 million during Hussein’s reign. By MARK MORRIS The Kansas City Star A defunct Columbia charity and five officers and associates have been charged with illegally sending more than $1.4 million to Iraq while Saddam Hussein was in power. The 33-count federal indictment, unsealed Wednesday in Kansas City, is the latest assault on a charity that in 2004 was designated a supporter of global terrorists, including Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida and Hamas. At its core, the indictment alleges the Islamic American Relief Agency-USA solicited...

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Witnesses say parts of Iowa City sustained heavy damage Thursday night as a tornado swept through the city. The most heavily damaged sections were parts of downtown and south-central Iowa City. Hospitals report about a dozen people injured, with most injuries not being serious. The National Weather Service says the courthouse roof in downtown Iowa City is gone, and that the top two floors of a large concrete and brick building in downtown Iowa City have collapsed. The historic Dairy Queen on Riverside Drive was destroyed. Cars were overturned near Clinton and Burlington Streets. A Menard's...

<p>Two recent opinions in the Press-Citizen shared similar sentiments on the history, cause and possible outcome of the ongoing tragedies in the Palestinian Israeli conflict. Sadly both articles lacked collaborated facts and valid informational sources.</p> <p>The recent failure of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission in the refugee camp of Jenin demonstrated clearly the Israeli government resistance in allowing the international community from seeking real facts.</p>