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Yesterday | WOWT-TV Omaha

Fewer Iowans Approve Of Job Done By President

A poll published by The Des Moines Register Saturday indicates fewer than half of Iowans asked approve of President Obama's job performance.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

State of Iowa can help pay for crime victims' funerals

As Phomma Vanahthong's friends and family prepare for his funeral, they're beginning a painful process that many Iowa families go through every year.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

KCCI

Seasonal Work Available For Jobless 1hr

New unemployment numbers show that the rate in Iowa has climbed to 6.7 percent, leaving more Iowans hoping to find seasonal work over the holidays.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

WOI

Two More H1N1-Related Deaths in Iowa

According to the health department, both victims, an adult in Floyd County and an adult in Johnson County, had risk factors that increased the chance of complications from the H1N1 virus.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Iowa, Medicine, Influenza

WQAD

Study says Iowa tax system forces poor to pay higher percentage of income than wealthy

A study says the poorest Iowans paid nearly double the percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest paid, a gap the authors argue underscores the need to reform Iowa's tax system.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

HometownSource

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty addresses Republicans in Iowa

Tim Pawlenty insists that his political focus is on the upcoming 2010 election. But some Iowa Republicans are thinking of Pawlenty in terms of 2012.

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Related Topix: Tim Pawlenty, US Governors, Iowa, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Minnesota Government, Minnesota, 2008 Presidential Election

KGAN

At Work Webcast

Aides to Gov. Chet Culver say the state is no longer negotiating with one state employee union about concessions aimed at avoiding layoffs.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

Iowa Poll: Low rating for Culver reveals vulnerability

Chet Culver's job approval has fallen to a critical new low, and former Gov. Terry Branstad poses a major potential threat to Culver's re-election, according to The Des Moines Register's new Iowa Poll.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Governors, Chet Culver, US News

Fri Nov 13, 2009

KCRG

Should Iowa Endorse Medical Marijuana?

Thirteen states have laws that let people use marijuana for medical purposes. Should Iowa endorse medical marijuana? Governor Culver says no.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro

Thu Nov 12, 2009

KCCI

Iowans Share More Cool Cars With Viewers

Iowa has a lot of classic car owners and many of them answered the call when NewsChannel 8 asked to see and even take a ride in some of the hottest sets of wheels around.

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KGAN

State senator says he won't seek re-election

State Sen. Roger Stewart says he won't seek re-election to the Iowa Senate next year.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

KLEM-AM Le Mars

Iowa News Update

Some are standing in line for hours, others are going to their local school, and in some cases a mobile health van is delivering the H-1-N-1 flu vaccine to rural Iowa towns.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Tama County, IA, Warren County, IA

Tue Nov 10, 2009

KCRG

Two Adults Die of H1N1; Death Toll at 16

Two more people have died from the H1N1 flu virus in Iowa. The Department of Public Health says the victims are two Polk County adults with risk factors that increased the chance of complications.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Iowa

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

Iowa traffic deaths down sharply in '09

Iowa could end 2009 with its fewest traffic deaths in any year since World War II partly because of a new "data-driven" approach to patrolling the roads, state officials said Monday.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

KCRG

Alcohol, Marijuana and Meth Top List of Abused Substances in Iowa

Alcohol continues to be the substance most frequently abused by Iowans. However, a new report out Monday shows marijuana and methamphetamine are the two most abused illicit drugs in the state, while abuse of prescription medicine appears to be on the rise.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Iowa, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse)

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Des Moines Register

Guest column: How to rebuild Iowa's government

Last month, Gov. Chet Culver ordered a 10 percent across-the-board cut in the state budget, a percentage more than twice as large as any such cut in the state's recorded history.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Hawk Eye

Aide: Conlin running in 2010

An aide said Friday lawyer Roxanne Conlin intends to seek the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2010 and the right to oppose Republican Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Iowa

Fri Nov 06, 2009

KCCI

GOP Candidate Out Of Governor's Race 1hr

Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley announced Friday that he is withdrawing from the campaign for governor.

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Related Topix: US News, Iowa, US Governors, Chet Culver

Iowa Independent

More deaths in Iowa from H1N1

Four additional Iowa influenza-related H1N1 deaths are being reported today by the Iowa Department of Public Health , and one of the new fatalities is not attributable to risk factors associated with an additional medical condition.

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KCCI

Campaign Brews For Gay Marriage Vote 2hr

A movement is under way that aims to undo the marriage licenses given to same-sex couples since the Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay and lesbian marriages in April.

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