Harkin backs Dean as Iowa shifts race pace
Howard Dean gains Iowa senator Tom Harkin endorsement as the Dean campaign accelerates its final stretch. Iowa attorney general endorses Kerry while Gephardt attends Cedar Rapids rally and Dean, Kerry, Edwards and Kucinich plan Linn County event tonight.
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Tough choices for Iowa Medicaid drug savings plan
Republican lawmakers discuss a plan allowing Iowans to pool purchasing power for discounts on prescription drugs. They say savings could reach 10 to 20 million dollars annually, helping a 74 million dollar Medicaid shortfall as the state budgets around 2.1 billion dollars for Medicaid with 120 million spent on prescriptions.
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Iowa Ten Commandments Display Passes Muster at Capitol
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union says a Capitol display including the Ten Commandments is not an issue since it sits in a rarely viewed gallery behind the House chambers. ICLU executive director Ben Stone notes the exhibit also features the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights and calls any dispute an internal matter for lawmakers. He says the group stays vigilant on First Amendment religion clauses while expressing surprise at public visibility. Stone also says he spoke with House Speaker Chris Rants to apologize for remarks made after the display's debut.
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Wall of Shame travels Iowa showing laid off union names
Cedar Rapids union hall prepares a flatbed showcase of signatures from over 1,027 Local 831 members who lost jobs since January 2001. The Wall of Shame highlights layoffs at Goss Graphic Systems, Schneider Electric, Universal Engineering, and Cedar Rapids Inc as national media track the protest. Local machinist Joe Ironside conceived the display, drawing coverage from MSNBC and the New York Times.
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