Reagan wins battle MX passes last vote
The House voted 217 to 210 to release 1.5 billion for 21 more MX missiles ending a decade long battle. Reagan hailed bipartisan security support while opposition warned the MX may be the high water mark for the weapon amid calls to curb defense spending.
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Senate
Reagan
New York
Jim
Ross Lightfoot
Iowa
Congress
Nebraska
Wyoming
Thomas O’neill
D-Mass
Trent Lott
Mississippi
Lott
Branstad furious after White House farm loan talks
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said he was furious after a Thursday meeting with White House and USDA officials over the farm credit crisis. He warned that 30 to 50 percent of farm ownership loan applications may be arbitrarily denied as the program faces removal and no new funds are available this year.
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Washington
Iowa
Terry Branstad
White House
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Branstad
Frank Naylor Jr
Naylor
USDA
Charles Grassley
A-Iowa
Reagan
Jim Lightfoot
Senate calls for retaliation against Japan on protectionism
The Senate 92 to 0 urged President Reagan to retaliate against Japanese protectionism amid stalled talks to open Japan's telecom market and a widening U.S. trade gap. Japan imposed a 2.3 million unit ceiling on auto exports, drawing United States criticism from Tokyo.
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Washington Post
Washington
Senate
Reagan
Congress
Japan
United States
U.S
Commerce Department
Lottery gets final OK in Legislature
Iowa will have a state lottery after the Senate reversed a Friday vote, approving 27-22 with four new yeses. Gov Branstad faces a possible veto as supporters cite broad public backing and mandated spending plans.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Terry Branstad
Senate
Senate dumps Iowa health chief amid confirmation fight
Iowa Senate fired Norman Pawlewski the Health Department chief after a 23 to 0 vote in a party line confirmation clash. Sen. Readinger moved to reconsider the vote while Colton argued against reappointment citing strong personality and tyrant conduct, with Branstad’s nominee facing doubts about leadership of the department.
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Wazette
Des Moines
Norman Pawlewski
Iowa Department of Health
Iowa Senate
Pawlewski
Terry Branstad
David Readinger
Urbandale
Readinger
Milo Colton
Sioux City
Health Department
Colton
Sen
Bob Carr
Dubuque
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Palmer
Carr
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