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Day: April 21, 2011

U.S. jail population continues to decline

WASHINGTON – The U.S. local jail inmate population has declined for the second consecutive year, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The jail population declined by 2.4 percent

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Lake Mills man wins $50,000 in lottery

DES MOINES, Iowa ñ A Lake Mills man won the top prize of $50,000 playing the lottery’s “Sizzling 7’s” instant-scratch game. Jim Fjelstad claimed his prize Tuesday at the Iowa Lottery’s regional

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Fraud in energy markets to be monitored

WASHINGTON ñ Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets.|WASHINGTON ñ Attorney General Eric

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From the Capitol to You

From Rep. Sharon Steckman. As I look back on this week, I find that I don’t have much to report. Several bills were brought up for debate, but they concerned mostly non-controversial,

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Hawkeyes Prevail Over Cyclones

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team used a sixth inning sacrifice fly to claim a 4-3 victory over Iowa State Wednesday night at Pearl Field in the Hy-Vee

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