Teachers arrested at 2004 Bush rally getting their day in court

[rpannier]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ A federal lawsuit filed by two retired school teachers who said they were handcuffed and strip searched during a 2004 campaign stop by President Bush in Cedar Rapids is scheduled to go to trial next week, minus a couple of defendants.

The case involves Christine Nelson and Alice McCabe, who were arrested at a rally at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 3, 2004. The charges were later dropped.

The Iowa attorney general's office, which is representing two state troopers named in the lawsuit, confirmed on Monday that an out-of-court settlement is being finalized, but declined to offer details.

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Authorities have said the women were arrested because they refused to obey reasonable security restrictions at the rally, but they claim they were taken into custody because they had a dissenting opinion from the Bush administration.

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[madeline_con]

1. This is a typical M.O. of this administration, hoping to

intimidate people out of expresing dissent. Fear tactics are all they have! :puke: