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A Closer Look: Kim Felker


Deloitte is a pretty large and competitive company. How did you work your way up to the top?

I’ve spent the majority of my work life outside of Iowa. After I graduated from UNI with …

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Survey: Republican voters say no to entitlement program cuts

Survey: Republican voters say no to entitlement program cuts By Chelsea Keenan  Republican voters want the deficit reduced, but they don’t want to reduce it by cutting Social Security or Medicare, an AARP survey showed.…
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SEC obtains record $92.8 million judgment

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday obtained a record financial penalty of more than $92.8 million against billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam for widespread insider trading.

The final judgment entered yesterday by …

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Nationwide emergency alert test today

Federal agencies will conduct a first-time nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) today at 1 p.m. Central Time. Broadcast and cable television, radio and satellite radio stations are supposed to participate in the …

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Nominating commission narrows field to three

The State Judicial Nominating Commission announced Tuesday it has three nominees to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals that will occur when Chief Judge Rosemary Sackett retires on Jan. 17. The nominees …

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Event lets voters try their hands at fixing deficit

On Nov. 14, Iowans will have an opportunity to try to reduce the deficit in a community-wide exercise at Drake University.

The exercise allows people to assume the roles of members of Congress who have …

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Suds to the budget rescue in liquor control states

U.S. states that have kept a tight rein on alcohol sales since the Prohibition era may be loosening their grip, Bloomberg reported.

Lawmakers in Utah, where even high-alcohol beer is sold through state-run  liquor stores, …

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Poor by a different measure

More than 49 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, live in poverty, based on an alternative measure released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, CNNMoney.com reported. The official rate, released in September, showed …

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Wealth gap between young and old is historic

Older Americans are now 47 times richer than the youngest generation, marking the largest wealth gap ever recorded between the two age groups, CNNMoney.com reported. In 2009, households headed by adults age 65 and older …

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Perry: Pull the plug on energy subsidies

Perry: Pull the plug on energy subsidies   Rick Perry, seeking to recharge his struggling White House campaign, called for an end to federal energy subsidies during a visit to Iowa yesterday that he also…