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A Democratic political contingent led by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin toured the Thomson Correctional Center Saturday morning, then had lunch and a press conference at Buck's Barn.

The union that represents Iowa law enforcement officers has approved budget cuts to comply with Gov.

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FEDERAL LAWMAKERS FROM ILLINOIS AND IOWA SAY THEIR CONSTITUENTS WANT NEW JOBS AND SUPPORT A PLAN TO HOUSE GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES AT THE THOMSON PRISON.

A deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area, a White House analysis says.

A short but fiery speech made on the floor of the House of Representatives has raised the hopes of patient safety advocates across the nation.

Residents from the seven-county area surrounding the Thomson, Ill, prison would be "excellent candidates" for up to 1,400 of the jobs generated in the deal's first year, according to the report by the president's Council of Economic Advisers.

Posted on Nov 21, 2009 by Admin . U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, tells the media of his support for turning the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., into a federal prison that would hold terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Saturday, Nov.

Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

At the request of Gov. Pat Quinn, I, along with state Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, arrived at Thomson prison on Monday to find a daunting number of reporters, heads of local municipalities, law enforcement officials, and others with a need to know more about the proposed plan to sell the prison to the federal government.

An Iowa Congressman is looking to put the brakes on proposed plans to move terror detainees being transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Thomson Correctional Center.

THOMSON, Ill. -- Nobody disagrees that terrorists belong in prison, but where that prison belongs seems to be a sticky matter for regional lawmakers.

The Internet news site Politico reports on the quickly escalating confrontations occurring at "town hall" meetings held around the country, featuring conservative protesters agitating against the White House's health care reform proposals .

There was a lot of talk Wednesday from members of the Iowa congressional delegation over the possibility of bringing some terrorists detainees from the Guantanamo prison to a federal prison at Thomson, Illinois which is close to the Iowa state line.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the $19 million improvement project at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital begins at 3:30 p.m. today at the hospital, 200 Main St.

Antoinette Davis, right, listens to her charges on Monday near Sanford, N.C. Davis is the mother of a 5-year-old who was found dead by a heavily wooded road, ending a weeklong search, police said.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, responded Monday to attacks from Iowa Republicans who say transferring Guantanamo detainees to U.S. soil is a a oeclear threat to national security.a President Barack Obama has said he wants Guantanamo Bay facility by January.

A new Des Moines Register poll is great news for Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, as well as GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Terry Branstad and Bob Vander Plaats.

Calling it a a oeclear threat to national security,a Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn called on U.S. Rep.

U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said he missed his son's wedding to vote against the health care bill on Nov.