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Iowa remains key battlefield test to Obama (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Denver, Colo. - Iowa represents Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s best chance of picking up a state carried by Republican George W. Bush in 2004, Obama’s campaign manager said as the Democratic National Convention got under way in Denver. Iowa State football: Youth to play a factor for ISU (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Ames, Ia. - Two numbers stand out when you scan the football rosters of Iowa State and South Dakota State: 27 and 18. Residents of Perry, Iowa, wonder if it could be next small town to endure an immigration raid (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Cached page) PERRY, Iowa - Immigration agents had barely left Postville when word hit Perry, about 200 miles to the southwest, that another raid was coming. Democrats not courting Iowa delegation and#8212; for now (The Gazette) (Cached page) DENVER and#8212; For politicians with presidential aspirations, a stop by the Iowa delegation is a must at any party's national convention.Not so for Democratic candidates of the future this year.Top Iowa Democrats said Monday the dearth of presidential wannabes seeking an audience with Iowans who lead off the nominating process likely indicates a shared belief that the job won't be open again ... Iowa City Council leans toward expanding smoking ban (The Gazette) (Cached page) IOWA CITY and#8212; The City Council here appears set to further snuff out smoking on public property. Council members at a work session tonight spoke largely in support of a proposed ordinance that would expand on the state smoking law that took effect July 1. "I don't think people are going to take their kid off an Iowa City softball team because they can't smoke," council member Connie ... Small fire empties Burge Hall at University of Iowa (The Gazette) (Cached page) IOWA CITY and#8212; A minor fire tonight at the University of Iowa's Burge Residence Hall caused minor damage and no injuries but created a lot excitement on the first day of school. Hundreds of students were evacuated from the UI's second-largest dorm, with a capacity of 829, after a fire was reported at about 10 p.m. Monday. Students were allowed back in shortly after 11, although the woman ... Memphis, Iowa rained out (OurSports Central) (Cached page) Memphis, Tenn. - Memphis and Iowa were rained out Monday night at AutoZone Park. The game will not be made up and the two teams will play tomorrow's scheduled game at 7:05 p.m. Penford restarts plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) Specialty ingredients producer Penford Corp. said Tuesday that its principal subsidiary, Penford Products Co., has resumed manufacturing industrial starch at its Cedar Rapids, Iowa, facility. Body found in Iowa City park is that of professor (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) IOWA CITY — A body found in an Iowa City park has been identified as a missing University of Iowa professor accused of offering higher grades to female students in exchange for sexual favors. Obama criticizes Iowa meatpacker (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) DES MOINES — An embattled kosher meatpacking plant in northeastern Iowa is reacting to more criticism, this time from Barack Obama. Hillary holds the key to unity, Iowa Democratic leaders say (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) DENVER --- Amid reports of lingering discord between the camps of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Iowa's top Democratic officials are stressing the need for unity, particularly today when all eyes will be on the New York senator and the tone she sets in her prime time speech to the convention here. Iowa City man who had nose bitten off faces charges (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) IOWA CITY — An Iowa City man who had his nose bitten off during a fight last month is now facing charges in the altercation. Iowa football coach Ferentz holds first weekly press conference (The Gazette) (Cached page) Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz held his first weekly press conference today, looking toward Saturday's season-opener against Maine.Here is what Ferentz had to say:COACH FERENTZ: Welcome. I'll start out real quick, give you an update on injuries. We have four players that won't be playing in the ballgame, Tony Moeaki, still coming back with the foot injury; Mike Sabers, Trey Stross and Dan ... Iowa Gov. Culver praises Obama's energy plan (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Chet Culver is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, where he is expected to praise presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's energy plan. Iowa town wonders if itâ€s next to face immigration raid (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) PERRY, Iowa — Immigration agents had barely left Postville when word hit Perry, about 200 miles to the southwest, that another raid was coming. Small fire leads to evacuation at U of Iowa dorm (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) IOWA CITY — Fire officials say no one was injured when hundreds of students were evacuated after small fire broke out in a University of Iowa dormitory. News courtesy of 
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