Lawmakers press for efficiency at Chicago passport office
Iowa lawmakers urge improve operations at the Chicago passport office after constituent complaints. Senator Roger Jepsen asks the inspector general to investigate misinformation and delays while Representative Berkley Bedell notes a backlog drop from 30 000 to 6 000 but says reports continue.
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Washington
Iowa
Chicago
Passport Agency
State Department
Bedell
Tauke Optimistic On Bilateral Arms Reduction Talks
MANCHESTER Rep. Tom Tauke expressed cautious optimism that U S and Soviet negotiators will reach a bilateral arms reduction package as Geneva talks begin. He warned against expecting a quick weapons freeze, citing SALT lessons and two catalysts: growing grassroots anti arms race sentiment and advancing military tech that could raise tensions without a deal.
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Manchester
Tom Tauke
U.S
Geneva
Tauke
GOP to choose replacement for deceased Rep Petrick
Republican officials determine the date for selecting a candidate to fill the vacancy on the November general election ballot created by the death of Rep. George Petrick. Petrick was a first term Iowa House member who ran unopposed in the June 8 primary. The 43rd District includes parts of Linn and Cedar counties and surrounding townships and towns.
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George Petrick
Mount Vernon
Iowa
House of Representatives
Petrick
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House
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Franklin
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Fairfax
Linn County
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Linn
Center
Dayton
Fairfield
Farmington
Fremont
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Rochester
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Massillon
Pioneer
Red Oak
Springdale
Gower
Springfield
Cedar County
Mechanicsville
Tipton
Conlin denies calling for a class war in Iowa race
Roxanne Conlin says Republicans twisting her campaign rhetoric to claim she seeks a class war. She insists her theme is uniting Iowans on common issues and notes her remarks referred to a two America concept, not a call for conflict.
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Des Moines
Roxanne Conlin
Robert Ray
GOP
Terry Branstad
Conlin
Branstad
Ray
Ray-Branstad
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