Iowa Aims to Curb Meth with Real Time Pseudoephedrine Tracking
Des Moines reports that Iowa will phase in an electronic real time system linking pharmacies to track pseudoephedrine sales. The program targets illegal meth production by preventing purchase across stores and allows pharmacists to refuse sales when limits are reached. Gary Kendell expects reduced meth access.
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Iowa to require real time tracking of pseudoephedrine sales
Iowa pharmacies must log every over the counter pseudoephedrine purchase in an electronic real time system starting in September. The goal is to curb shoppers who visit multiple stores to evade daily and monthly limits on the ingredient used in some cold and allergy meds and in methamphetamine production.
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Kirkwood grows grapes and makes wine on campus
Kirkwood Community College students in Cedar Rapids nurture 1.2 acres of wine grapes, harvest 5,000 pounds last fall, thawing and turning them into 341 gallons of wine this spring. Bottling begins mid to late August for a September grand opening at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center.
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CIA chief Laments Taliban Gamble in Afghan War Review
CIA Director Leon Panetta told ABC the U S has driven al Qaida into hiding and disrupted its leadership but is struggling to uproot the Taliban in Afghanistan. He said fewer than 100 al Qaida militants remain inside Afghanistan and that drone strikes have halved senior leaders, while the Taliban fight remains uncertain.
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World Leaders Agree to Half Deficit Cuts by 2013 at G20
At the Toronto G20 summit, Obama and fellow leaders pledged to cut deficits in advanced economies by half by 2013 while allowing some wiggle room. They urged spending reductions and tax measures, warning that rapid austerity could hinder recovery and noting uneven growth and high unemployment.
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