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CCI demands meetings with candidates

More than two dozen members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
(CCI) showed up unannounced at the Des Moines presidential campaign offices of
Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama on Thursday and demanded …

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Northey to lead national group

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has been elected to serve as president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) for 2011/12.

The election took place at the organization’s recent annual meeting …

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Bass Pro accused of discrimination in hiring

A government lawsuit filed yesterday claims that Bass Pro Shops discriminate in hiring practices, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a suit that alleges that Bass Pro managers repeatedly refused …

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IRS offers tax relief for reclassification of workers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday launched a new program designed to enable many employers to resolve past worker classification issues and achieve certainty under the tax law at a low cost by reclassifying their …

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FEMA funding feud could spark government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said yesterday that there is a chance that the government could shutter at the end of this month, The Hill reported.

 

Criticizing House Republicans for the disaster relief …

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Obama says he will veto Medicare cuts unless Congress agrees to tax hikes

President Barack Obama said today he would veto any cuts to Medicare unless Congress hikes taxes on companies and the wealthy, Reuters reported.

Obama’s remarks came as he laid out a plan to save $3 …

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More savings planned for postal service

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa plans to offer an amendment that would boost the annual savings in his bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service to more than $10 billion, his office said. A draft of …

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BP looking at $30 billion tab

Findings of the second major investigation by the U.S. government into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill may press energy giant BP plc to put more than $30 billion on the table to quickly …

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State aid for Heinz upgrade

The state of Iowa on Thursday awarded the H.J. Heinz Co. direct incentives of $100,000 and refundable investment tax credits for a proposed $10.9 million upgrade to the Heinz soup plant in southwest Cedar Rapids, …

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Weinhardt & Logan law firm carves a niche


Warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies are always a treat, but even more so when they are a gift from a former courtroom foe.

The cookies, complete with a gallon of cold milk, were delivered Sept. 8 …