Loebsack returns from Iraq skeptical on surge
U S Representative Dave Loebsack visits Baghdad and the Green Zone with six House Armed Forces panel members. He says the Iraqi mission seems futile and supports a non binding resolution opposing the surge. He urges disengagement and bringing troops home by next year while praising troops and coalition efforts.
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E. Michael Myers
Washington
U.S
Dave Loebsack
Iowa
Iraq
Loebsack
Bush
Baghdad
House Armed Forces Committee
Home energy audits spark Iowa savings drive
Holtz faced a $200 surge in a single month as bills climbed over $300 for a 1 1/2 story Cedar Rapids rental. Gov Culver plans a $100 million Power Fund to back alternative energy incentives while homeowners pursue audits and rebates for efficiency. the guest editorial notes audits guide practical home improvements and cost cuts.
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Cindy Hadish
the Gazette
Odi Holtz
Holtz
Cedar Rapids
Chet Culver
Culver
Ban on cloning repealed in Iowa legislation
Legislators repeal Iowa five year old ban on therapeutic human cloning for stem cell research sending the bill to Governor Chet Culver. The House passed 52 to 45 after four hours of debate and the Senate approved 26 to 24 with mixed party votes. Culver praised the vote as a major advance for medical research.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Chet Culver
Lisa Heddens
D-Ames
Senate
House
Culver
Eastern Iowans vote on stem cell bill in House
Democrats listed voting in favor include Dandekar Foege Jacoby Lensing Mascher Olson Pettengill Staed D Taylor T Taylor Thomas Wenthe Republicans in favor include De Boer Opposed: Gipp Greiner Horbach Kaufmann Lukan Paulsen Rasmussen De Boer One member said she hit yes by mistake as she spoke against the bill Governor Culver plans to sign the bill after advocacy noting the potential to unveil cures for serious diseases The article notes Iowa law does not ban stem-cell research and mentions ongoing US projects using various stem cell types including cloning.
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Dandekar
Foege
Jacoby
Lensing
Mascher
Olson
Pettengill
Staed
D. Taylor
T. Taylor
Thomas
Wenthe
de Boer
Gipp
Greiner
Horbach
Kaufmann
Lukan
Paulsen
Rasmussen
Culver
Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Iowa
ISU professor observes chimps making deadly spears
Washington Post reports Iowa State University anthropologist Jill Pruetz observed West African chimpanzees fashion spears from sticks to hunt small mammals. The findings suggest early human tool making and note female chimps as main innovators in this primate culture.
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Washington Post
IoWa State University
ISU
Tia
Senegal
Jill Pruetz
Ames
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