Des Moines Register
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The Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa. As of March 31, 2006, the Register has a circulation of 151,336 for the daily edition and 240,912 for the Sunday edition. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Medium audience (100-500K) (English)
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State
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Neutral viewpoint
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Gannett Company | public_corporation | Managers: Mary Stier
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Kaizar Campwala
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Apr 9, 2007 - 8:49 AM PDT
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Just speaking of war can be a big battle
Howard Hall wouldn't have agreed to this on his own. He's 93. He can barely hear. World War II was no fun. He never liked talking about it anyway. What's the point?Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Grassley voted for end-of-life help in 2003
Sen. Charles Grassley made headlines this week when he criticized parts of a U.S. House bill that would pay for counseling for older Americans' final years, but in 2003, he ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman
The Iowa Supreme Court this morning unanimously upheld gays’ right to marry. “The Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Basu: Will results validate idealism?
Like many, she is looking at this election not just as a make or break time for America, but for her own relationship with her country.Posted by Michael Bugeja -
House crafting farm bill proposals
Bush has threatened to veto any farm bill that is funded through new tax revenue and that doesn't restrict farm subsidies to wealthy growers and landowners.Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Tearful Romney may be eyeing image, experts say
Romney may be trying to soften his image because his closest competition, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, is seen as so likable, said Dianne Bystrom, director of the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Corn ethanol goes from being a hero to a scapegoat
How is it that the ethanol industry went from joke to hero to goat in less than three years? There are at least three things at work. One is that corn-based ethanol is ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Preachers feel heat of Grassley tax probe
Nonprofits such as the Nature Conservancy, the Red Cross and the Smithsonian Institute all have endured uncomfortable probes by Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Edwards offers specifics of his plans to fight AIDS
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards vowed Monday to step up the fight against AIDS in the United States and around the world. The former North Carolina senator ...Posted by Dale Penn -
McCain takes aim at earmarks
Arizona Republican John McCain suggested Saturday that congressional earmarks such as $48 million for a proposed indoor rain forest near Pella contributed to last week's ...Posted by Leo Romero
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Slimy algae gains respect as ingredient for energy | DesMoinesRegister.com
As such, algae can be a double-pocket shot for industries faced with the challenge of lowering carbon emissions. That's why the Iowa Power Fund put $2 million into the Green ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Can capitalism survive? Sorry, it already died
As the Legislature this year debated ending federal deductibility on Iowa's income tax, a common argument against it went something like this: Ending deductibility will ...Posted by Michael Bugeja -
World Class Schools in Iowa
Linda has been researching and blogging about education reform, since June of 2008. She also sends out email updates for those who want to sign up.Posted by Nancy Heather -
Tug of war over classroom time
Iowa schools are sending children home more often so teachers can use class time to sharpen their own skills. Students start late or go home early once a week in Ames, ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
Union: Raid likely ruins exploitation probes
"It is important to get answers to these questions in order to allay fears in the community that Agriprocessors is avoiding any culpability for these serious allegations of ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
High ammonia levels threaten D.M.'s water
Manure and commercial fertilizers spread on frozen ground contributed to record ammonia levels in water supplies across Iowa this spring, threatening tap water in Des Moines ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Culver enacts law that ends touch-screen voting in Iowa
Gov. Chet Culver signed into law Tuesday a new plan for the state to spend $4.6 million to bring the same voting technology to all 99 counties. The whole state would have ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Obama: I've fought harder against special interests
Edwards has said he would bar corporate lobbyists from talks about health care reform if he were president. He has also criticized Obama for being willing to allow lobbyists ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama pulls ahead for Democrats in Iowa Poll
Barack Obama has pulled ahead in the race for Iowa's Democratic presidential caucuses, while the party's national frontrunner Hillary Clinton has slipped to second in the ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Huckabee new GOP leader in Iowa Poll
Mike Huckabee has leaped ahead of Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney in Iowa, seizing first place in a new Des Moines Register poll of likely Republican caucus ...Posted by Leo Romero
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