Iowans push balanced budget amid Iraq war focus
The Gazette highlights Iowa leaders Rep. Jim Nussle and Sen. Chuck Grassley as pivotal figures in shaping a $2.2 trillion budget plan. Nussle pushes for spending restraint and tax cuts while Grassley aims to craft a bipartisan Senate package that can pass despite a Republican margin and Bush administration goals.
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Health care proposal offers Medicare choice
The Medicare modernization plan presented to Congress adds options rather than forcing changes. It preserves traditional fee for service with drug discounts and catastrophic coverage while offering a private plan with better benefits at some cost. The proposal aims to gradually steer younger voters toward private plans, but its impact remains uncertain and not fully detailed.
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Concerns Over Coaching Moves and Child Welfare
A reader criticizes Athletics Director Bob Bowlsby and Coach Steve Alford amid a pattern of losing seasons and alleged involvement in the Pierce case. The letter urges funds for child care, cites Four Oaks, and pleads for Des Moines decisions on child welfare spending. The writer also warns against genetically modified foods and pesticides, invoking EPA approval of altered corn and Monsanto’s role.
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Iraq push exposed flaws in Bush coalition diplomacy
Trudy Rubin argues that Washington misread allies as obedient partners in Iraq planning. She cites Turkey Mexico and South Korea, warns of a fragile coalition without trust, and says U.S. demands risk provoking an “unwilling” coalition and a destabilized postwar occupation.
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