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Lawmakers Call for HHS Secretary Sebelius to Meet With Keokuk Area Hospital Representatives
Chuck Grassley Official US Senate Site
Jan 18Iowa driver charged with vehicular homicide in crash that killed Florida passenger in October
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West Point, Naval Academy select young Iowans for admission
Chuck Grassley Official US Senate Site
Jan 20For Immediate Release Friday, January 20, 2012 Grassley: Iowa Students Earn Admission to West Point and Naval Academy WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Aloysius Richard TeKippe of Earlham has been selected for admission to the U.S. Mi... »
Lawmakers Call for HHS Secretary Sebelius to Meet With Keokuk Area Hospital Representatives
Chuck Grassley Official US Senate Site
Jan 18Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today urged U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to meet with representatives from the Keokuk Area Hospital to discuss th... »
Iowa driver charged with vehicular homicide in crash that killed Florida passenger in October
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Jan 02FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A Fort Madison man is charged with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a Florida man in southeast Iowa in October. »
67-year-old man Iowan found dead in burning Fort Madison home, fire officials say
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Jan 01FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A 67-year-old Iowa man has been found dead in his burning home. »
Grassley: Coralville Student Selected by West Point
Chuck Grassley Official US Senate Site
Dec 21WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Christopher J. Drew of Coralville has been selected for admission to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, for the 2012-2013 school year. Drew will graduate in May from Iowa City West Hig... »
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House Approves National Guard Tuition Assistance
Iowa House
Jan 26The Iowa House approved a bipartisan bill today to prevent a tuition hike on National Guard members who are back in college this year. Last week, House Democrats pushed Republicans to approve the bill quickly and end the uncertainty for National Guard ... »
Vote-counting fiasco hurts Iowa GOP and Iowa caucuses
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 19The Republican Party of Iowa will not declare Rick Santorum the winner of the Iowa caucuses, even though he leads Mitt Romney by a few dozen votes according to the certified results, and led Romney unofficially in the eight precincts where results coul... »
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day links and discussion thread
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 16Last year, Governor Terry Branstad made only a brief appearance and declined to give a speech at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event in Des Moines. He wasn't dumb enough to make that mistake twice. No one would mistake me for a fan of Branst... »
Who's who in the Iowa House for 2012
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 13Although the 60 Republicans and 40 Democrats in the Iowa House haven't changed since last year, I thought it was worth updating this post, because some committee assignments have changed, and House Democrats reshuffled their ranking members somewhat. M... »
Democrat Wittneben Draws Two GOP Rivals
John Deeth Blog
Jan 06A Republican primary looks likely in House District 7 in notth central Iowa. The area was one of the few bright spots for Democrats in 2010. Incumbent Democrat Marcy Frevert stepped down and Democrat John Wittneben held the seat by just 32 votes. Wittn... »