Jacobs builds a lead in Iowa Senate race and Harkin successor bid
Mark Jacobs leads in the GOP contest for U.S. Senate with 22 percent to Joni Ernsts 11 percent in a Hill Research Consultants poll of 800 likely Republican voters. Braley leads Jacobs 42 to 41 for the Harkin seat with a 4 percent margin of error. The poll publicized by Jacobs cites a $600000 statewide media push.
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Five Years On Obama Defends 2009 Stimulus Plan
Obama released a five year report arguing the American Recovery and Reinvest ment Act created an average 1.6 million jobs per year through 2012 and boosted GDP by 2 to 3 percent, while Republicans denounced it as wasteful spending and low growth.
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Branstad approves bill shifting focus from Toledo juvenile home
Gov. Branstad says lawmakers should stop insisting on reopening the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo. He favors a mix of treatment options rather than a single institution and questions whether delinquent girls belong in a state run facility. He backs a Senate bill for a state run treatment center not necessarily in Toledo.
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