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From ProgressIowa.org: Iowa seniors to tell their stories about the benefits of Obamacare DES MOINES, IOWA – In advance of the U.S. House’s 31st attempt to repeal Obamacare, with a vote expected
Statement of Commissioner Bart Chilton at the CFTC Public Meeting on Dodd/Frank Rulemaking July 10, 2012 Thank you Mr. Chairman. There are a couple of important events coming up that I want
From ProgressIowa.org: DES MOINES, IOWA — In a vote this afternoon, Congressmen Steve King and Tom Latham refused to move on and told American families in Iowa to drop dead when they
The Iowa Transportation Museum is pleased to announce receipt of a grant for $25,000 from the Union Pacific Foundation. Brenda Mainwaring, the Union Pacific Company’s Director of Public Affairs for Iowa and
MASON CITY – A preliminary report provided by the State Medical Examiner’s Officer has ruled the manner of death of Sarah Winters as a homicide caused by strangulation. Winters was discovered by
HAMPTON – Hampton residents spoke out Tuesday night on a councilman some feel should resign. Former Hampton City Councilman Bill Hodge and former Hampton Mayor Diane Weldin (pictured at podium) addressed the
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that they will hold a two-hour public meeting on the severe dry and D1 Droughtconditions that have plagued Iowa
MASON CITY – Two local men who had been allowed to remain on the streets for over a year while using their lawyer to plea bargain their original charges to lesser offenses
MASON CITY – Shortly after 3pm on Monday, July 9th, a Mason City Police Officer was dispatched to a disorderly situation at a business and arrested two local women. 40-year-old Marcella Rae
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves on Tuesday continued to add before they inevitably subtract, agreeing to contract terms with Russian guard Alexey Shved in the hours before
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Days after adding Ray Allen, the Miami Heat continued to upgrade its supporting cast on Tuesday, agreeing to terms with forward Rashard Lewis. His agent
By Josh Robbins, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — The Cleveland Cavaliers might receive a standing ovation the next time they play in Orlando, because the Cavaliers, in a roundabout way, could
By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, who once promised to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama’s health care law, for now have all but given up pushing
By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times – Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. DISCOUNT TRAVEL Summer travel season brings with it a variety of scams
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — Anybody ready for Blake Griffin at center? It could happen in a few weeks when the U.S. men’s basketball team begins the Olympics
By Janet I. Tu, The Seattle Times – TORONTO — If the first day of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference focused more on its consumer offerings, with talk of tablets and touch-centric devices, Day
By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are trying to put a check mark next to one of the economic initiatives on President Barack Obama’s to-do list: a 10
By Richard Winton, John Horn and Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Katie Holmes set the wheels in motion for her divorce from Tom Cruise using a throwaway cellphone provided
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Detectives who have spent the last eight months reinvestigating the 1981 death of Natalie Wood said they don’t believe there is enough evidence
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times – The Democrats are holding their convention in a right-to-work state, and Republicans are promoting the efforts of governors across the country to scale back collective bargaining
Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – MANCHESTER — A second person was arrested Monday in the slaying of a couple in their Manchester home two months ago. Brandon Ahlers, 19, of
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – McCAFFERY SIGNS 7-YEAR IOWA CONTRACT IOWA CITY, Iowa – – University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a new contract to continue as the
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Rezwan Ferdaus, an American citizen with a degree in physics, will plead guilty to terrorism charges involving a plan to bomb the Pentagon
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – A 19-year-old charged in the double homicide of a Manchester couple told police he had several discussions with the couple’s grandson about how to kill them, according to the
By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times – GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Mitt Romney has taken some heat in recent days from President Barack Obama and Democrats for releasing just one year of tax
Dale Alison, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – There’s a newspaper in Illinois that includes on its masthead its slogan, to “Fear God, print the truth and make money.” It’s a sentiment most
By Gina Damron and Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Police say the position of Adaisha Miller’s body — she was on her knees as she danced at a party on
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Medical sales representative Scott Enke says he has been asked virtually every day — by everyone from lunch ladies to close friends — for an
Patrick Hogan, CR Gazette – CEDAR RAPIDS — Attending a presidential speech dressed as Abraham Lincoln is a good way to get noticed. “Abraham Lincoln is in the house,” said President Barack
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES – A new casino in northwest Iowa and a return of consumer confidence among Iowans spending their entertainment dollars closer to home helped Iowa’s state-licensed
By Daniel J. Chacon, The Gazette – COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney swept into Colorado Springs on Tuesday, recounting stories of inspiration from the destructive Waldo Canyon fire
John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA – Aaron White opened his Iowa basketball career with a double-double, and closed with a flourish. In between was an up-and-down season
By Adam C. Smith and Laura Isensee, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — If Americans viewed President Barack Obama as favorably as they do his wife, he’d be sitting pretty four months before election
By Erin Loury, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Treatment drugs can do more than improve the health of people with HIV: If administered early, medications can also reduce the spread of
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the short message social network has a “truckload of money in the bank” and would remain
By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama took Iowans on a trip down memory lane Tuesday, recalling his first “kinda nervous” foray on the presidential campaign trail in
By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Recent incidents with the Air Force’s fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets have prompted fresh questions by two members of Congress looking for
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — The British government was dealt an embarrassing setback Tuesday in its attempt to turn the unelected, tradition-bound House of Lords into a more modern,
Matt Peterson, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – The heat wave has broken, but it’s much too late for two area lakes and their fish. While a few bluegills and crappies were reported dead
Adam Harringa, Austin Daily Herald, Minn. – Spam’s 75th anniversary celebration continues with a trip to Wall Street. Hormel Foods Corp. President and CEO Jeff Ettinger will ring The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange today