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Cool weather a worrying sign for Iowa farmers (AP via Yahoo! News) (Cached page) After heavy spring rains and record summer flooding, Iowa farmers are finding cold comfort as autumn arrives. U. of Iowa shucks ban on corn-eating contest (Chicago Sun-Times) (Cached page) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa has shucked its ban on an annual corn eating contest after removing the gluttony. Phillip Jones, a vice president, said many people asked what he had against corn -- the state's hallmark crop -- after he canceled the contest last year. Biden returns to Iowa (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) DES MOINES (AP) -- Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Iowa to talk about the nation's economy. Iowa football: Stanzi rises to No. 1 on QB depth chart (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa sophomore to start over Christensen vs. ISU Pelosi pledges action on storm aid for Iowa (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Parkersburg, Ia. - Congressional leaders will try to cut through the red tape that has delayed millions of dollars in flood and tornado recovery aid to Iowa, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Monday. Iowa Guard earns award (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) The Iowa Army National Guard was recently recognized as the best installation management program in the nation during the Army National Guard's Construction and Facility Management Officers annual conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Iowa was the only state to receive a Gold Award and earned excellence in four of the eight areas judged. Bush cuts Iowa share of flooding repair costs (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Public buildings damaged by floodwaters in Iowa will see 90 percent of repairs covered by the federal government. Manpower: Iowa Q-C job market one of best in U.S. (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) Iowa Quad-City companies plan to expand their employment ranks at such a brisk rate in the fourth quarter that the market ranks among the strongest in the nation for hiring, according to Manpower Inc. Iowa meat packer faces child labor law charges (Reuters via Yahoo! News) (Cached page) The Iowa attorney general's office filed a criminal complaint against a kosher meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa, on Tuesday, alleging the company violated several state child labor laws. Iowa files child labor charges against plant (AP via Yahoo! News) (Cached page) The Iowa attorney general's office has filed child labor charges against the owner and managers of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant, the site of one of the largest workplace immigration raids in U.S. history. Iowa files child labor charges against execs of raided plant (USA Today) (Cached page) The Iowa attorney general's office filed child labor charges Tuesday against the owner and managers of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant, the site of one of the nation's largest workplace immigration raids. Iowa files child labor charges against meat plant (Detroit Free Press) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa — The owner and managers of the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant were charged today with more than 9,000 misdemeanors alleging that they hired minors and in some cases had children younger than 16 handle dangerous equipment such as circular saws, meat grinders and power shears. Child labor charges filed againt Iowa meatpackers (Chicago Tribune) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The owner and managers of the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant were charged Tuesday with more than 9,000 misdemeanors alleging they hired minors and in some cases had children younger than 16 handle dangerous equipment such as circular saws, meat grinders and power shears. Iowa accuses meatpacking plant of 9K child-labor law violations (USA Today) (Cached page) Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced today that he is charging the owner and four managers at the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant with violating state child-labor laws. "The complaint alleges a total of 9,311 child labor violations, involving 32 youths under the age of 18," the attorney general's office says in a statement. Seven of the minors were under the age of 16 when they ... Wife of Iowa space scientist dies (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) IOWA CITY, Iowa - The wife of former University of Iowa space scientist James Van Allen has died. Biden blasts McCain policies during Iowa rally (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) DES MOINES ---- Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden leveled a blistering critique of GOP nominee John McCain's economic policies and argued during a campaign stop in Iowa Monday that McCain would offer little change to help struggling Americans. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation donates $100,000 to 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) WEST DES MOINES --- The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has donated $100,000 to the 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund. News courtesy of 
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