Pursuit of diplomas at UI highlights graduation gaps
Latoya Ford from Waterloo credits family support for perseverance at the University of Iowa. Faculty note financial aid shortages and tuition increases, with blacks graduating about 45 percent versus whites and Asians in the mid-60s. Associate Provost Joe Coulter says the university is expanding diversity efforts amid persistent gaps.
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Iowa aims to raise food aid participation with form changes
Iowa officials plan changes to boost use of food assistance for low income residents. The DHS report shows 17 642 people in 13 844 households received aid in September and 17 747 in October while Iowa ranked 39th in participation. Changes include a shorter 2 page form and dropping monthly income reporting.
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Familiar Face Returns as Drake Visits Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Former US basketball coach Tom Davis headlines Drake as they face the Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight. The matchup marks a reunion of the veteran coach with the Iowa program he led in years past.
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Democrats clash with Bush in Des Moines debate
Eight Democratic candidates sparred with President Bush over Iraq Medicare and health care amid the Iowa caucuses. Howard Dean faced attacks on Medicare funding while Gephardt and Kerry pressed his Iraq war stance as the group united in criticizing Bush on the war on terror.
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Medicare Overhaul Moves Toward Senate Vote today
A $400 billion Medicare reform and prescription drug bill, key to Bush's agenda, awaits final Senate approval after decisive votes ending a filibuster and a budget dispute. Senate Majority Leader Bill and other leaders pushed toward passage.
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Medicare bill moves to Bush for signature after House approval
The Senate would take up the measure next, with First, R Tennessee, predicting a morning vote. Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, helped craft the bill seen as the biggest overhaul of the national health insurance program for seniors and the disabled since 1965. MEDICARE, PAGE 8A
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Medicare Drug Benefit Plan Details in 2006 Agreement
The tentative congressional compromise outlines a drug benefit and changes to government run health insurance for seniors and the disabled starting in 2006. It includes a monthly premium of 35 dollars and a yearly 420 dollar cap, plus 0.75 percent of drug costs up to 2200 dollars, with no coverage between 2200 and 3600 dollars. For costs above 3600 dollars, coverage reaches 95 percent or requires a co payment, while premium deductibles and the coverage gap are waived for low income individuals under 12123 dollars a year and phased out around 13500 with assets under 6000 dollars. Subsidies to employers providing retiree drug coverage are regionally administered.
Jury votes for death in Muhammed sniper case in Virginia
A Virginia Beach jury sentenced John Allen Muhammad to death for sniper killings that terrified the Washington area. He masterminded 16 shootings with 10 deaths across multiple states, including Maryland and D.C., while Lee Boyd Malvo faces separate trial as a minor at the time.
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