Aid drive expands as Bush pledges support
At the Indian Embassy President Bush outlined a new aid push and planned a visit to India this year. He ordered half mast flags as he pledged to stand with victims of a tragedy. Colin Powell and Jeb Bush led a delegation in Asia to coordinate aid and assess needs.
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East Iowa Red Cross seeks tsunami relief donations
The Grant Wood Area Chapter invites monetary gifts to the International Response Fund for tsunami victims. Donations can be made through Cedar Rapids or Iowa City offices or nationally via redcross.org or by calling HELP-NOW. The drive involves White House USA Freedom Corps coordination with high profile appeals by Clinton and Bush.
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Leach expands Asia tour to assess earthquake tsunami aftermath
Representative Jim Leach will extend his overseas visit to Indonesia Thailand Sri Lanka and India to hear relief needs and show U S support after the December 26 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami. He had planned to visit Hanoi but canceled to lead a regional delegation.
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Iowa lawmakers debate cigarette tax and Medicaid costs
Gov Vilsack signals options in Condition of the State speech as Republicans resist raising Iowa’s 36 cent per pack cigarette tax to curb Medicaid cost growth. House Speaker Rants calls tax hike an option of last resort amid concerns over bootlegging and expenses.
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Iowa agencies weigh centralized pharmacy to cut drug costs
Iowa state officials discuss a centralized pharmacy approach to reduce prescription costs. DHS and corrections consider pooling purchases with other institutions, aiming to lower the 6.4 million annual DHS spend and the 4.5 to 5 million corrections outlay. Talks with University Hospitals and Iowa Veterans Home are only preliminary.
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Iowa City
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State Department of Human Services
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Iowa
Pennsylvania
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Mitchellville
Newton
Barbara Boose
State Board of Regents
Diet programs under study urge better reporting and more research
A review of weight loss programs finds no data on club based weight loss and calls for information on components safety staff qualifications costs and effectiveness. Researchers urge doctors and patients to use evidence driven decisions while programs push for further rigorous studies across Jenny Craig Weight Watchers eDiets Health Management Resources OPTIFAST Take Off Pounds Sensibly and Overeaters Anonymous.
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Thomas Wadden
University of Pennsylvania
Wadden
Karen Miller-Kovach
Weight Watchers International Inc
Jenny Craig
Five utilities eyed in bid to buy Duane Arnold plant
Alliant Energy aims to sell the Duane Arnold nuclear plant after opting not to seek license renewal. Five potential bidders Exelon Dominion FPL Group Constellation Energy and Entergy are named as likely buyers. Regulators and ratepayers face how proceeds and relicensing costs are allocated.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Alliant
Eliot Protsch
United States
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Protsch
Exelon Corp
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Constellation Energy
Entergy Corp
Aller
Iowa
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