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An Iowa Senator delivers MUM's commencement address

That place for a conscious-based education was at Maharishi University. Tina is graduating with a master's degree and her 26-year-old twin daughters are receiving their bachelor's degrees.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Sat May 25, 2013

The Gazette

Erin Jordan wrote a new blog post: Johnson County officials want to...

Some Iowa officials want to change protocols for how much water is released from the Coralville Lake to reduce chances of catastrophic floods like the one in 2008, which caused more than $1 billion damage in Iowa City and Coralville.

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Related Topix: Tom Latham, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Chuck Grassley, Democrat, Steve King, Johnson County, IA, Representative Bruce Braley

American Thinker

Iowa GOP senate primary field getting crowded

Despite several high profile Republicans refusing to run for the senate seat being vacated by Democrat Tom Harkin, there will be plenty of candidates from which Iowa GOP voters can choose.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, US Senate, Democrat, Representative Bruce Braley, Chuck Grassley, Terry Branstad, US Governors

Fri May 24, 2013

The Hill

Senators jump onboard toxic chemical bill

"Senate support is growing for the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, which creates an effective approach for screening all chemicals for safety and acting on those found to be dangerous," Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg, Patty Murray, Senator Mark Begich, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, David Vitter

WOI

Searching for Hope in Dayton

Friday marks the fifth day of the search for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard. The girl has been missing since police say 42-year-old Michael Klunder abducted her on Monday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Iowa, Fort Dodge, IA, Polk County, IA, Des Moines, IA

The Gazette

Diane Heldt wrote a new blog post: Tom Harkin donating papers to Drake University

Sen. Tom Harkin's papers from decades in the U.S. Congress will end up at Drake University, not Iowa State University.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Drake University, Iowa State University

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Sen. Harkin's papers will go to Drake University

Sen. Tom Harkin will donate his papers to Drake University after plans to give them to a namesake institute at Iowa State University fell apart earlier this year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Drake University, Iowa State University

Roll Call

Grassley Chief of Staff Running for Senate #IASEN

A longtime chief of staff for Grassley, above, will run for Senate in Iowa. David Young, a longtime chief of staff to Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Iowa Government, US House of Representatives, Representative Bruce Braley, Iowa

Thu May 23, 2013

The Gazette

Sioux City radio host considering U.S. Senate run

Clovis on Thursday said he would face obstacles in name recognition outside Northwest Iowa but that he'd deliver on the conservative issues that Iowans hold dear.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Bruce Braley, Steve King, US Senate, Iowa

Roll Call

Democrats Pan House Student Loan Bill, Prep For Action

Senate Democrats hate it. The White House said it would veto it. And yet, the House passed a student loan bill Thursday, increasing the pressure on Democrats to move their own bill.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Barack Obama

The Hill

Federally funded front group misleads IRS, taxpayers, lawmakers

It's a stunning admission: the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny in the run-up to the 2012 election.

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Related Topix: Tax, Restaurant Management, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), George Miller, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Donna Edwards, US Senate

The Gazette

Another term for Branstad? Iowans split in new poll

Nearly half of Iowa voters give Gov. Terry Branstad a positive job approval rating, but a poll released this morning suggests they think he has been in office long enough.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Democrat, Terry Branstad, US Governors, Healthcare Law, Law

Washington Examiner

Senate committee advances NLRB nominees over GOP objections

Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee members approved the nominations of the White House's five picks to run the National Labor Relations Board.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Democrat

Airport Business

Senate Passes CAP Congressional Gold Medal Bill

A bill to honor Civil Air Patrol's World War II veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal passed the U.S. Senate Monday night under unanimous consent after gaining the necessary co-sponsors needed for consideration.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Michael McCaul, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed May 22, 2013

Modern Healthcare

Harkin aims to fast-track bills on compounding pharmacies, drug tracking

A senior Senate Democrat aims to expedite legislation that would establish both a track-and-trace system for drugs and a new regulatory framework for compounding pharmacies.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Pat Roberts, Food and Drug Administration, Johnny Isakson

AlertNet

U.S. Senate committee advances drug compounding bill

A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would increase federal oversight for companies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Food and Drug Administration

The Fairfield Ledger

Graduation at M.U.M. 1 p.m. Saturday

The commencement ceremony at Maharishi University of Management is 1 p.m. Saturday in the Maharishi Patanjali Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge.

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Related Topix: Maharishi University of Management, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Mon May 20, 2013

Law.com

Career Public Defender a Rarity for Federal Appeals Courts

On Friday, Jane Kelly became a federal appeals court judge with an unusual background that supporters say makes her a perfect fit for the job and a potential U.S. Supreme Court candidate someday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Chuck Grassley

The Gazette

Iowa senator under fire for change-of-heart on fuel tax increase

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee took a swipe at an Iowa state senator Monday for her change-of-heart on a statewide fuel tax increase.

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Related Topix: Iowa, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Democrat, Terry Branstad, US Governors

HR Magazine

Senate Committee Approves Labor Nominee Perez

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Labor Department cleared the first step in the confirmation process after members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted along party lines to approve Thomas Perez as the next secretary of labor.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, St. Paul, MN