Iowan judge sentenced a Minnesota film producer to a long 10 years in prison.

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The Minessota Tea Partier and (so far) sole female candidate gave more than a nod to her Iowan roots.

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The native Iowan also said that his company was hiring and that there was no shortage of talent in Des Moines.

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Not a single Iowan player is currently ranked in Scout.com's top 100.

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Previously, all Iowan sex offenders who had abused children were barred from living within 2, 000 feet of a school or child-care centre.

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That group includes Grassley's fellow Iowan Rep. Bruce Braley, who is part of a group of House Democrats fighting for a fix in disparities in how Medicare reimburses rural and urban health care providers.

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David Vikturek, who runs The Music Man heritage centre in Mason City, believes that the traditional Iowan virtues of neighbourliness, thrift and hard work will somehow help America prevail, even in a world where its economic problems are complex and deep-seated.

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Inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported this week that a recent visit to Wright County Egg, one of the Iowan firms responsible for the recall, found rats, maggots and manure piled several metres high at or near the egg-producing facilities.

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