Iowa Still Faces Economic Struggles Amid Welfare Gains
Public information officer Roger Munns notes private insurance and government programs like Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa bolster families, while education shows more on time high school graduations and preschool attendance. Poverty and single parent families rise, prompting calls for higher wages, tax credits, and job creation to aid working families.
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Roger Munns
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa
Munns
Crawford
Meryn.fluker
Sourcemedia.net
Sea
United States
Annie E. Casey
Snowden seeks asylum amid passport fight and Hong Kong detention
Edward Snowden, 30, fled to Hong Kong where he revealed NSA leaks and faced espionage charges in Virginia. Hong Kong declined to arrest him, prompting U.S. protest. WikiLeaks said Snowden traveled to Moscow with journalist Harrison, aiming for asylum in Ecuador. Authorities note his passport was revoked, while a Russian source cited possible travel documents from asylum hosts.
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Snowden
United States
Hong Kong
National Security Agency
Virginia
U.S
Edward J. Snowden
Justice Department
WikiLeaks
Moscow
Sarah Harrison
WikiLeaks Legal Defense
Kristinn Hrafnsson
Hrafnsson
Ecuador
Edward Snowden
Quito
Washington
Republic of Ecuador
Harrison
Baltasar Garza
Julian Assange
London
Interfax
Court Nears Rulings in Key Supreme Court Cases
The Supreme Court faces three major cases as liberals with Justice Kennedy may back same sex marriage while conservatives push for restraint. Chief Justice Roberts seeks a middle path, possibly avoiding broad rulings by narrow decisions on affirmative action and voting rights. The California same sex marriage case hinges on standing, hinting at a procedural ruling with limited nationwide impact.
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Anthony Kennedy
Roberts
Kennedy
Arizona
University of Texas
Austin
Texas
Washington
South
Supreme Court
California
Secrecy backlog grows as more pages stay classified
Government classification accelerates faster than declassification posting 70 million released pages and 45 million still classified. Experts call the process broken with goals misaligned and a culture favoring secrecy. Backlogs remain as billions in costs rise and pages awaiting review proliferate.
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Pentagon
Steven Aftergood
Federation of American Scientists
Information Security Oversight Office
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
Sharon Bradford Franklin
Constitution Project
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Arensonlaw.com
Iowa Eye Center
Wwwwiowarrecenz.com
Owa
First Avenue
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