Poll shows Americans want more health reform despite opposition
An AP poll conducted with Stanford and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds 40 percent oppose the health care overhaul and 30 percent favor it, while about 30 percent are neutral. About four in ten say the law did not go far enough, including supporters and opponents.
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Iowans to vote on environmental trust fund amendment
Matt O Connor leads support for a constitutional measure creating a trust fund to improve land, water and wildlife habitat in Iowa. Supporters call it the defining vote for natural resources funding with quotes from Cornelia Mutel and Senator Rob Hogg. A Delaware County farmer illustrates water quality practices, including a sediment basin and rotational grazing near Fountain Springs Park trout stream.
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Vatican probes cultlike rules of obscure lay group
The Vatican launches a full investigation into consecrated women a lay Catholic group tied to strict vows and limited contact. Pope Benedict XVI ordered the inquiry after concerns about oppressive practices raising alarms in the church. The probe covers the United States Mexico Spain the Philippines and other nations.
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Harkin Pushes to Preserve Embryonic Stem Cell Funding
Senator Tom Harkin chaired a September 16 hearing on Capitol Hill to argue for continued federal funding of embryonic stem cell research after a federal judge halted support. The Obama administration appealed and an appeals court lifted the injunction, restoring NIH funding pending the case.
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