Ex-legislators join lobbyists in Iowa's 3rd house
Four former lawmakers now operate as lobbyists in Des Moines as the 71st General Assembly opens. Lyle Krewson Lester Menke La Verne Schroeder and Ted Anderson shifted from voting roles to influencing bills. Schroeder notes he cannot vote but will use legislative insight to aid farm equipment dealers.
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Judy Daubenmier
ES Moines
Legisla D
Lyle Krewson
Urbandale
Lester Menke
Calumet
LaVerne Schroeder
McClelland
Ted Anderson
Waterloo
Schroeder
Branstad Delivers Condition Of The State Message
Gov. Terry Branstad will deliver the Condition of the State message to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature at 10 a.m. today. The address will air live on Iowa Public Television and multiple public radio stations including KCCK-FM at 88.3.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Iowa Public Television
Kirkwood Community College
Kcck-Fm
Five Americans to be tried by Islamic Jihad in Lebanon
A Beirut call claimed by Islamic Jihad says five missing Americans will face espionage charges in a trial. The group also claimed responsibility for the murder of two French UN observers in Burj al Brajneh near Beirut airport, as tensions rise during the Lebanon crisis.
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Gazette Wire
Beirut
Lebanon
Islamic Jihad
Burj al Brajneh
Israel approves first stage of Lebanon pullback plan
Jerusalem reports the Israeli cabinet approved the first phase of a three stage plan to withdraw troops from Lebanon within five weeks. The move backs troops to the Litani River and Nabatiyeh with tentative consent on later stages including a retreat to Hasbaya and beyond.
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Gazette Wire
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Lebanon
Yitzhak Rabin
Litani
Mediterranean
Nabatiyeh
Israel
Hasbaya
Bekaa Valley
Ethiopian train crash leaves hundreds dead near Awash
A speeding express derailed on a bridge near Awash Ethiopia killing 392 people with estimates up to 449. About 373 injured, 1,000 aboard. Rescue teams airlifted seriously hurt as officials arrest the locomotive engineer amid delay in notification.
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Yussuf Ahmed
FDA bars nonprescription baldness cures in regulation move
The FDA announced plans to publish a rule banning over the counter baldness cures. Spokesman Edward Nida said these products do not work and only harm consumers financially. The ban targets nonprescription lotions creams and oils and excludes hair transplants and scalp treatments.
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Edward R. Nida
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We Shouldn’t Worry About the Younger Generation
Opinion column argues younger people face no fault beyond tax obligations. It frames taxpayers as remedy and frames generation tensions as solvable through fiscal policy and civic duty.
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