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		<title>Harkin announces Drake University is new home for his work papers (AUDIO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was at Drake University today to confirm a move many people had expected. &#8220;I&#8217;m proud to announce today that it&#8217;s my intention that Drake University in Des Moines will be the repository for my historical papers and materials when I leave the Senate at the end of 2014,&#8221; Harkin said to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latham calls Senate immigration reform bill &#8220;a good start&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican Congressman Tom Latham says the U.S. Senate is making a &#8220;good start&#8221; on an immigration reform plan, but Latham would like to see changes in the proposal. &#8220;I&#8217;m very pleased the Senate has finally had a debate in an open forum&#8230;five days in committee and they&#8217;re going to bring it to the floor and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rededication ceremony for Iowa Memorial in Vicksburg</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>O. Kay Henderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ceremonies in Mississippi this weekend mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Vicksburg and a monument to Iowa soldiers who died there will be rededicated. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is on his way there this morning. &#8220;That was a very key turning point in the Great Civil War,&#8221; Branstad said earlier this week. &#8220;It happened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin&#8217;s governor suggests GOP should be more optimistic, relevant &amp; courageous (AUDIO)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker fueled speculation about his presidential aspirations with a speech in Iowa tonight. AUDIO of Walker&#8217;s speech, runs 40:00 Walker spoke of his childhood years in Iowa: &#8220;Between July 1st of 1970 and March 15th of 1977 I lived in Plainfield, Iowa.&#8221; Made sure the audience knew he is among nation&#8217;s younger governors: &#8221;I remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor &#8220;delighted&#8221; legislature got &#8220;big things accomplished&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Terry Branstad made a rare appearance in the Iowa House this morning to watch as legislators took the final votes on a plan supporters say will cut taxes by at least $400 million over the next four years. &#8220;We are really delighted,&#8221; Branstad told reporters after he shook hands with the top Republican in the legislature. [...]]]></description>
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