Farm Budget Strain Sparks Debate Over Aid and Subsidies
Farmers face a record 341 billion this year as lawmakers from Grassley to Reid weigh budget cuts. Supporters urge shared sacrifice while protecting agriculture, with Vilsack and Harkin calling for targeted reductions and Lucas pushing to shield nutrition programs.
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Bob Young
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chuck Grassley
Steve King
Iowa
Congress
Grassley
King
Young
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Reid
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Barack Obama
Harkin
Frank Lucas
R-Okla
House Agriculture Committee
Craig Cox
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Environmental Working Group
Agriculture Interests
Cox
Ames
Trails and sewer work plan replacement trees replace cut ones
City plans a new sewer segment beside Cedar River and moves the Sac and Fox Trail to higher ground to avoid wetlands and minimize tree removal. Swamp white oaks and other oaks, plus hickories and hackberries, may be planted to restore diversity and protect the trail from flood damage.
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Patterson
Gibbins
Cedar River
Indian Creek
Iowa
U.S. Department of the Interior
Metro
U.S. weighs Libya aims and Gaddafi departure question
Obama officials consider whether a cease fire leaves Gadhafi in power while humanitarian aid must reach Libyans. Michele Flournoy and Adm. Mullen offered cautious views on ending the campaign, urging clear plans for Libya’s postwar future and a longer strategy beyond airstrikes.
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Obama
Libya
Gadhafi
U.N
Michele Flournoy
U.S. Defense
BBC
Gaddafi
Flournoy
U.S
Adm
Mike Mullen
U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff
Inter
Congress
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Royal Navy
Chris Parry
Britain
Defense Ministry
Parry
GOP governors push changes to health law amid scrutiny
Iowa Governor Branstad and other Republican leaders press for revisions as questions arise about premium costs and coverage. Senate Democrat Harkin defends early provisions while Grassley notes limited benefits from drug reform and calls promises hollow. Margaret Tweet of Rock Island cites a $250 rebate and potential 50 percent brand drug discount in the coverage gap. States prepare exchanges ahead of Jan 1 2014 start with a $1 million Iowa grant and federal approval needed in 2013.
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Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
Oklahoma
Margaret Tweet
Rock Island, Ul
Cecil Bykerk
Hiplowa
Bykerk
Iowa
State Department of Public Health
Insurance Division
The
Human Services Department
Barack Obama
Branstad
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