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WASHINGTON – In its study on wrong-way driving crashes released in December, the National Transportation Safety Board cited alcohol-impaired driving as the leading cause of these collisions and recommended that all first-offender
Washington, Jan 1 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham issued the following statement today after voting against the Senate-amended H.R. 8, a last-minute tax compromise bill that fails to address the nation’s out-of-control spending:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives approved a fiscal cliff bill late Tuesday night with a vote of 257-167 and President Obama has indicated he will sign it. House Republicans backed
TRENTON, NJ—A rabbi based in Brooklyn, New York was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to launder $200,000 to $400,000 in funds that he believed were
Courtesy: cyclones.com – AMES, Iowa – Will Clyburn scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half to help Iowa State (10-3, 0-0) rally from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat
DES MOINES – Starting Jan. 1, Iowa hunters and anglers will have new licenses from which to choose, including: Bonus Line License – allowing resident and nonresident anglers to fish with one additional
DES MOINES, Iowa– The Republican Party of Iowa released the following statement from Iowa GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker in response to ongoing debate on Capitol Hill over the “Fiscal Cliff Deal.” “I
Former Mason City Mayor Bill Schickel today made a pledge to members of the Republican Party of Iowa. The following was posted to his blog related to his candidacy for Republican Party Chairman:
2012 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary from Chief Justice John Roberts – Imagine a young seaman, two hundred years ago, standing night watch at the rail of an American frigate. Just
WASHINGTON, DC- Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to Vice President Joseph Biden urging that when he submits the conclusions of
WASHINGTON – Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, today released their final, bipartisan work product together, a report on the security deficiencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Iowa Senators Tom Harkin and Charles Grassley were two of only eight Senators to vote against a bill called the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” that would protect
Washington – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on the Senate
From President Barrack Obama – Leaders from both parties in the Senate came together to reach an agreement that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support today (January 1st, 2013) that protects 98 percent
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA On December 31, 1862, our Nation marked the end of another year of civil war. At Shiloh and Seven Pines, Harpers
Courtesy: cyclones.com – MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Iowa State came out hot and led by as many 10 points in the first quarter of Monday’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Tulsa. However, Iowa State
President Barrack Obama has declared January as National Stalking Awareness Month: From the President: Each year, millions of Americans face the fear, isolation, and danger of being victims of stalking. At some
DES MOINES – A Roland man was injured Saturday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while pheasant hunting southwest of Eldora. Tim Oelschlager, 53, was getting into his truck after pheasant hunting when
NEW YORK – Expressing deep sadness at the death of a 23-year-old woman whose gang-rape in India has sparked nationwide protests there, the top United Nations human rights official on Monday called
From the U.S. State Department – We are deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). We call on the rebel alliance to cease hostilities and movements
MASON CITY – The young and young at heart were at Roller City Monday night bringing in the New Year. Over 300 people were already at Roller City by 8:30 pm and