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Iowa trip to test Palin’s skill with voters (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Sarah Palin makes her Iowa debut today with something to prove: that the wave of enthusiasm she has unleashed within the GOP base here can push presidential candidate John McCain over the top in this swing state. McCain supporters and GOP strategists are hesitant to say McCain’s running mate can re-create the enthusiasm among Republicans that helped President Bush win here in 2004. Iowa Ear: Pat O’Brien thinks he’s a favorite son (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Pat O’Brien, correspondent for "The Insider," apparently slipped into Iowa unnoticed and met some pretty desperate characters. Iowa football: King’s grunt work frees up defense (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa City, Ia. — The word is out. Iowa scene: Former Iowa women’s A.D. Grant honored (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Christine Grant, who served 27 years as women’s athletic director at Iowa, will be honored as the Legacy Award recipient by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators. Vision Iowa sets Oct. 8 deadline (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) MASON CITY — Andy Anderson, chairman of the Vision Iowa Board, applauded Mason City’s decision to continue negotiations but said Wednesday he wants a decision reached by Oct. 8. Some in Cedar Rapids say McCain's brief airport stop shows nation has forgotten Iowa flooding (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to hold an airport rally while skipping a tour of a city still reeling from summer flooding has some in Cedar Rapids grumbling. VW Jetta: Liam Kenney Iowa preview (Motorsport.com) (Cached page) Sterling, Virginia (September 17, 2008) -- Liam Kenney returns to action this weekend as the 2008 VW Jetta TDI Cup Series heads into a frantic second-half of the season with Round 5 hosted at Iowa Speedway on Saturday 20th September, the first of four races over the next three weekends to determine the outcome of the inaugural Volkswagen-backed championship. Report: Iowa officials showed concern about probe (ESPN) (Cached page) Officials at the University of Iowa, via notes and e-mails, expressed their concerns about the university's internal response to a former student-athlete's allegations of sexual assault in 2007, the Iowa City Press Citizen reported Wednesday. Iowa game could set course for Pitt's season (AP via Yahoo! News) (Cached page) Iowa was supposed to be Pittsburgh's first major test during a season in which the Panthers expected to be firmly locked into the Top 25 by now. Owner of Iowa farm responds to pig abuse video (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) The operators of an Iowa farm where an animal rights group captured video of workers abusing pigs said Thursday they are taking steps to ensure they stop mistreating animals. Iowa State researchers part of $208M supercomputer project (EurekAlert!) (Cached page) ( Iowa State University ) Iowa State University researchers will be part of a large consortium working to develop and use the world's most powerful supercomputer. The new machine will be capable of sustained performance of a quadrillion calculations per second. It will be based at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications and is expected to go online in 2011. Iowa Kick Off for Kenney's Second Half (The Auto Channel) (Cached page) Sterling, Virginia September 17, 2008 – Liam Kenney returns to action this weekend as the 2008 VW Jetta TDI Cup Series heads into a frantic second-half of the season with Round 5 hosted at Iowa Speedway on Saturday 20th September, the first of four races over the next three weekends to determine the outcome of the inaugural Volkswagen-backed championship. Owners of Iowa farm where PETA uncovered cruelty to pigs vow to fire abusive workers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa - The operators of a farm where workers were secretly videotaped abusing pigs said Thursday they were launching an investigation and those responsible would be fired. Iowa State study finds mom's beliefs may impact their kids' alcohol use (EurekAlert!) (Cached page) ( Iowa State University ) Mothers, take note. If you really want to curb your teens' chances of using alcohol, help them develop a self-view that doesn't include drinking. According to a new Iowa State University study, the power of positive thinking by moms may limit their children's alcohol use. Report: More Iowa schools miss No Child goals (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Many more Iowa schools missed goals for student achievement this year, according to a state report out today. List released of Iowa municipalities applying for fed flood-mitigation buyouts (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Almost three dozen Iowa communities will vie for precious federal dollars available for property buyouts. Iowa Cities Competing for Federal Buyout Money (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) (Cached page) DES MOINES (AP) - Nearly three dozen Iowa cities and counties are competing for federal money for buyouts of homes damaged by this year's record flooding. News courtesy of 
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