State of the Union focuses on jobs and trust in Washington
President Obama dedicates over half of his 70 minute address to pocketbook issues from jobs to tax breaks to debt. He says Americans face a deficit of trust and pledges hope and resilience even as economic insecurity persists. He asserts the union is strong and the nation must not quit.
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Ashington
Barack Obama
Washington
Obama
America
Capitol Hill
Joe Biden
Haiti relief aid mostly bypasses Haitian government
The United States channels relief funds through non-government groups, with less than one cent of each dollar reaching the Haitian government. US spending on Haiti earthquake relief has risen to 379 million dollars, about 1.25 dollars per American.
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Associated Press
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
America
United States
Obama
U.S
Agency For International Development
Dominican Republic
Culver proposes 2011 budget with no layoffs or furloughs
Gov. Chet Culver's fiscal 2011 plan preserves public safety, education and health care. The $5.321 billion budget uses savings and one time sources to fund general programs after last year's 10 percent across the board cut. It includes a 2 percent base budget boost for all 361 school districts, nearly 36.4 million for regent universities and community colleges, 16 million for expanded preschool, 10 million for kids health care, 180 million for Medicaid and about 32 million to prevent layoffs in corrections and public safety.
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Wes Moines
Des Moines
Chet Culver
Culver
Iowa
Regent Universities
Budget highlights preserve tax pledge and fund schools
The plan totals 5.32 billion dollars in spending with a 382 million dollar surplus and no tax increase. It fully funds a 2 percent allowable growth for K-12 schools, commits 100 million to K-12 reserves, and allocates 6 million to community colleges and 31 million to regents institutions for 2010 2011. It authorizes 150 million JOBS bonds for infrastructure, grows Medicaid by 180.9 million, adds 10.5 million for children's health programs, and directs 32 million to corrections and public safety to prevent layoffs.
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Iowa Power Fund
Iowa
Governor's Office
Clayborn Honored as Defensive Player of the Year
Iowa's Adrian Clayborn holds the National Defensive Player of the Year trophy during a halftime ceremony at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City after the Iowa versus Ohio State game.
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Iowa
Adrian Clayborn
Ohio State
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City
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