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ANALYSIS: Bachmann's Iowa blame game

By Wendell Potter

Candidate blames Obamacare for Indianola firm's layoffs, but it just isn't true

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… o scrutiny.In fact, he would have found that the financial problems of the Iowa employer she cites to bolster her point are far more likely the result of …"

"… .“I'll tell you the biggest job killer right now, because I'm all across Iowa asking people, business people tell me it's Obamacare and it's the Dodd-Fr …"

"… utely without a doubt a job killer. I was just at a business in Indianola, Iowa. They've let half of their workforce go, over 100 employees.”The implica …"

"… y went on to report that Republican state Sen. Kent Sorenson, Bachmann’s Iowa campaign director, had asked Cemen Tech Inc. chairman Gary Ruble to host a …"

Grassley puts hold on FCC nominees in tiff over LightSquared

By Fred Schulte

Senator holds up nominees until FCC answers questions about LightSquared

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… urns over documents about controversial broadband company LightSquared.The Iowa Republican wants to know, among other things, if campaign contributions to …"

Iowa governor cites State Integrity Investigation at bill signing

By Caitlin Ginley

Branstad says new enforcement body could improve Hawkeye State's grade.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… f its work, therefore, will involve state agencies of the executive branch. …"

"… .But Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill last week that would create the Iowa Public Information Board, a nine-member commission that will oversee and e …"

"… orcement was highlighted by the State Integrity Investigation and affected Iowa’s overall grade. Iowa ranked 7th among the 50 states and earned an overa …"

"… by the State Integrity Investigation and affected Iowa’s overall grade. Iowa ranked 7th among the 50 states and earned an overall grade of C+. “ …"

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Fix the Debt Coalition lobbies up

By Dave Levinthal

Fix the Debt Coalition hires government affairs professionals to press financial reform agenda.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… c Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to former Rep. Jim Nussle, R-Iowa, who also served as President George W. Bush's Office of Management and Bu …"

Campaign cash: The independent fundraising gold rush since 'Citizens United' ruling

By Peter H. Stone

For many powerful GOP operatives and allied fundraisers, the luncheon last April felt like one part reunion and one part strategy summit for

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… and BIPAC, also have seen spikes in their funding this year. Nick Ryan, an Iowa based lawyer who founded AFF, a 501(c)(4), says that he expects his group …"

"… r seen on the conservative GOP side,” says Ryan, a former top aide to ex-Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle.The fund spent almost $1 million early in the year to help …"

GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

Billions of unspent stimulus dollars slated for electronic health records are now a target for lawmakers searching the federal budget for cu

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… CMS press officer. Only four states — Kentucky, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Iowa — have begun to coordinate Medicaid incentive checks to providers.Kentuc …"

"… past that have not materialized,” said Kim Norby, executive director of Iowa e-Health. “But seeing payments going out in this case may encourage prov …"

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Democrats launch $5 million campaign to defend health care law

By Peter H. Stone

Democrats raise $5 million to promote and protect health care reform law

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… elections, is being spearheaded by Paul Tewes, who ran President Obama’s Iowa drive in 2008. Tewes, who heads a small public affairs firm called New Par …"

Newt Gingrich faces questions about consulting job and support for biofuels

By John Aloysius Farrell

Gingrich takes consulting fee from ethanol while getting big fossil fuel donations

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… has grown to include 67 plants, owned by 46 companies, in 22 states.Former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark serve on the Growth Ene …"

"… ly to the media, Gingrich has appeared at POET and Growth Energy events in Iowa and the Midwest, promoting the ethanol industry.It was at another ethanol …"

"… o hailed the economic benefits of the ethanol industry in farm states like Iowa. “I would rather have the next building boom in Des Moines than in Dubai …"

"… tax breaks are popular in Midwestern battleground states and especially in Iowa, an early caucus state in the presidential nominating process.“There are …"

No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… Congress can be a criminal violation,” an angry Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, warned in a letter …"

Mitch Daniels' state PAC raised more money than other presidential wannabees

By Aaron Mehta

Mitch Daniels raised more than $2 million for his state-based PAC, highest among presidential contenders

Excerpts from this story referencing "Iowa":

"… aniels, registered PACs in Alabama, Michigan and the key primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. iWatch News recently reported on Mitch …"

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