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U of I awaits decision on flood recovery bonds
The University of Iowa will have an idea by Friday whether it will get $30 million in bonds from the Iowa Board of Regents. The regents will hold a telephone meeting on Friday to talk about the bonds, which would be for flood recovery and flood...Tags: University of Iowa, Government, FEMA, Heads of State, Floods
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Autopsy shows Iowa City man drowned in Mississippi
An autopsy shows that an Iowa City man who was wanted for a domestic assault drowned after he drove his sport utility vehicle into the Mississippi River at LeClaire. Michael Hodges died after he drove his SUV into the river on Dec. 28 after a state...Tags: Vehicles, Mississippi, Iowa City
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Iowa GOP seeks leader to revive party
AP Political WriterRepublicans will cap an intense internal debate about the party's direction when key activists meet Saturday to pick a new chairman to lead the GOP into next year's elections. Most concede the party took a thrashing in the last round of elections, but...Tags: Government, George Bush, Demonstration, Tom Harkin, National Government
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Venture capital for Midwest startups drops
Biomedical ventures in Indiana and other Midwestern states attracted nearly $1.1 billion in new investments in a struggling economy in 2008, down slightly from more than $1.2 billion in 2007, according to a report issued Thursday. The drop marked an end...Tags: Minnesota, Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, Economy
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Iowa lawmakers consider labor issues
Associated Press WriterThough labor-backed Democrats control the Legislature and governor's office, lawmakers concede that some top union priorities face a cloudy future in the upcoming session. Labor leaders and some legislators remain unhappy after a high-profile...Tags: Employees, Minnesota, Labor Legislation, Parliament, Paul McKinley
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Despite campaign pledge, Obama names defense lobbyist to top Pentagon post
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama appointed a defense contractor's lobbyist Thursday to become the No. 2 official at the Defense Department, acknowledging that his choice appeared to break with his self-imposed rules to keep lobbyists...Tags: Lobbying, Jack Reed, Raytheon Company, National Security, Heads of State
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Parents of teen convicted of killing baby in Pompano don't believe she did it
The Associated PressThe parents of Ashley Truitt, the Iowa teenager convicted of dumping her newborn baby down a trash chute at a Pompano Beach hotel, said they don't believe their daughter killed the infant. Truitt, 19, pleaded no contest on Dec. 18 to aggravated...Tags: Murder, Trials, Family, Crimes, Police
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Faces of Hope from Clinton's 1992 inaugural are hopeful again as Obama's swearing-in nears
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic president comes to town, dropping the curtain on years of Republican rule. At a time of widespread dissatisfaction, many Americans invest high hopes in the incoming administration's ability to make things better....Tags: Retirement, Bill Clinton, Philosophy, Government, The White House
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Iowa Lottery
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in "Hot Lotto" are: 5-9-21-34-35 Hot Ball 9 (five, nine, twenty-one, thirty-four, thirty-five, Hot Ball nine) Estimated jackpot: $2.39 million.Tags: Gaming and Lotteries
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Iowa economic indicator down 0.9 percent
Iowa's index of leading economic indicators fell 0.9 percent in November with analysts saying the state's economy looks "grim." It was the eighth straight month of declines for the index, which showed broad-based declines in indicators from employment...Tags: Economic Indicator
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University expected to settle lawsuit over death
A federal lawsuit over the stabbing death of an 18-year-old student at a school in southeastern Iowa was expected to be settled on Thursday. Levi Butler was stabbed to death at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield on March 1, 2004. His...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
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Nelson says Vilsack should win confirmation
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson says he expects former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to win confirmation as the next head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nelson met with Vilsack on Thursday before the former governor's confirmation hearing next week. Nelson...Tags: Government, Ben Nelson, Executive Branch, National Government, Nebraska
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