Culver pushes combined corporate reporting to close Iowa tax loophole
Gov. Culver calls for a statewide shift to combined corporate reporting to tax sales in Iowa. He says the change could raise about 75 million dollars a year and target out-of-state firms like Wal-Mart John Deere Cargill 3M Pioneer. Critics warn of reduced investment and job growth.
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Iowa
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Louisiana
Culver
Wal-Mart
John Deere
Cargill
Pioneer
Wal- Mart
Mike Owen
Iowa Policy Project
Mount Vernon
Idea
John Gilliland
Iowa Association of Business and Industry
Gilliland
The danger of mixing medicines amid rising overdose deaths
Heath Ledger's death from prescription drug overdose highlights a national rise in accidental overdoses. CDC data show deaths increasing from 12,186 to 20,950 from 1999 to 2004. Causes include doctor shopping and pharmacy hopping, with painkiller use up nationwide and risks unseen in prescribed medicines.
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Heath Ledger
McClatchy
Kansas City
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
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Brokeback Mountain
UI Students to Cover 2008 Beijing Olympics as Volunteers
Twenty four University of Iowa journalism students will travel to Beijing as unpaid volunteer reporters for the Olympic News Service. They will cover events from the sidelines, supporting international media with up to date information during the 2008 Summer Games.
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Marcus Schulz
Olympic News Service
Schulz
Mike Stout
Nathan Cooper
Owa City
Twentyfour
Beijing
Judy Polumbaum
US School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Polumbaum
Emily Doolittle
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Tuttle
Minnetonka
Minn
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Doolittle
Tuttle
Record voter turnout surges in early primaries
The article notes rising registrations and turnout in the primary season with Democrats gaining in Iowa and New Hampshire. In Iowa Democrats reach 606,209 registrations while Republicans edge down to 576,231. New Hampshire sees 75,000 new Democrat registrations and 61,731 Republican registrations on primary day.
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New Hampshire
Obama wins Maine caucuses and campaign shake-up
Obama defeats Clinton in Maine caucuses securing 15 delegates to Clinton 9. Sunday also brings a campaign shake-up as Clinton replaces her campaign manager with a longtime aide amid financial and political pressure.
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Illinois
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