Iowa City's flood protections face a marathon test
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080616/capt.cps.msw82.160608181223.photo04.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=12f9o_SJkcw2P3cbFFyZxQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Two men row a boat through a flooded area in Coralville, Iowa. Flood ravaged Iowans were to begin the first stages of recovery under sunny skies Monday but officials warned it could be two weeks before river levels returned to normal and the damage will be in the billions.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_re_us/midwest_flooding)AP - Even as flood fears eased in Iowa City, the state's south and east prepared for new problems ahead for a string of towns along the Mississippi River.</p><br clear="all"/>
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