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In Iowa, Another Midwest HSR Plan in Jeopardy
Will Iowa join Ohio and Wisconsin in rejecting federal funds for passenger rail? Republican State Legislators recently introduced a Budget proposal that does not include the matching funds that were supposed to be Iowa’s contribution to a High-speed Rail line connecting its largest cities to Chicago. The Federal Government had committed $230 of the $310 million for lines in Illinois and Iowa through a TIGER grant. The state of Iowa had committed $10 million to the project. A rendering of t...

Culver lays out his legacy while GOP aims to dismantle it
Gov. Chet Culver is determined to be remembered as something other than the state’s first Incumbent Governor in almost half a century to get a pink slip from voters. The Governor visited eight venues this week on his “Thank You Iowa” tour, where he laid out what he thinks are the biggest accomplishments of his one-term governorship — protecting education, prodding Renewable Energy policy and bolstering Civil Rights. Meanwhile, Iowa Republicans have outlined their prioriti...

3 wounded in separate shootings on South, West Sides
Three men were wounded, two of whom were left in serious condition, after separate shootings Sunday on the city's South and West Sides. The first shooting happened about 4:20 p.m. in the city's Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side, police said. Police responded to the 9200 block of South Ashland Avenue and found a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head. Preliminary reports said the man was riding in a vehicle when someone pulled up and fired several times into his vehicle. The m...

Farmers, budget hawks eye $5 billion per year agricultur subsidy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A direct payment subsidy that guarantees farmers $5 billion a year is the most prominent target in agriculture's complex web of Subsidies as Budget-cutting Republicans flex their new legislative muscle in the House of Representatives. Created in 1996, the subsidy is a point of dispute in farm country. Some farm groups want Congress to eliminate direct payments as part of an overhaul of farm policy due next year while others would keep it. The new Republican majority says i...

No. 5 Tennessee routs Mississippi 86-46
Tennessee's Shekinna Stricklen (40) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college Basketball game against Mississippi Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 in Knoxville, Tenn. Shekinna Stricklen and Meighan Simmons had 18 points apiece and No. 5 Tennessee cruised to am 86-46 win over Mississippi on Sunday. The Lady Volunteers (15-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) beat the Rebels for the 21st consecutive time and logged their fourth blowout in five games, outscoring opponents by an average 37.6 points in that st...

Syracuse Beats Seton Hall 61-56
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jim Boeheim stood looking at the stat sheet, his face contorting in pain the longer he read it. “We both had bad first halves and we were able to overcome ours,” said Boeheim, who is second to Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski among active coaches on the career victories list. “You can’t do that too often.” No. 4 Syracuse did it Saturday, surviving a terrible offensive performance for a 61-56 victory over Seton Hall, which had a lot tougher time...

The Silly Hat Throw Season
The Silly Hat Throw Season is now in full swing. Presidential flagpoles face metal fatigue from so many names going up and down them. Everyone’s political vanity is loosed in this season, and a media now constructed to avoid serious political discussion for as long as possible is more than willing to play along. There are about 10-12 reasonably serious potential Republican Candidates for president in 2012. Not all of them will run. As I pointed out in a recent column, the larger number will ...

You Say Sarah Palin's Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President?
It is no secret that the most enthusiastic encouragement of a presidential bid by Sarah Palin comes from the Obama White House. No Republican with her level of name recognition polls worse than Palin in a head-to-head race with the Democratic president. Indeed, fresh surveys by Public Policy Polling suggest that in much of the country Palin "would would lose by the biggest margin of any Republican Presidential nominee since Barry Goldwater." This, of course, only makes Palin more appealing to th...

Kardashians Have Multi-Million Dollar Date to Keep with Court in Fresno
The ubiquitous Kardashians, when last we reported on them here at UNCOVERAGE.net, were ready to debut their new Kardashian pre-paid debit card. The bad publicity and possibly illegality so rattled the girlzzzzzzzzzzzz that they backed out of their contract. But now the Revenue Resource Group, LLC  Credit Card company is suing them for breaching the two-year MasterCard-approved deal.  “The Dash Dolls,” - Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and Kris - or their attorneys, we assu...

VIDEO: Bachmann: Nothing is on the Table, Nothing is off the Table
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. says “nothing is on the table, nothing is off the table,” when it comes to talk of a 2012 presidential run. Speculation about a possible run surfaced with word of Bachmann’s upcoming trip to Iowa. Bachmann told Fox News on Saturday, “I think we need to spend the next year making the case why a Second Term for Barack Obama would be bad for the country, and why we need to have a courageous conservative – a bold, constitutional ...

Smith leads No. 11 Purdue past Iowa
Purdue guard D.J. Byrd, center, battles for a rebound with Iowa forward Zach McCabe, left, and forward Andrew Brommer in the first half of an NCAA college Basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. Ryne Smith scored 18 points Sunday to help No. 11 Purdue beat Iowa 75-52, the Boilermakers' 10th straight win. Smith made a career-high six 3-pointers, surpassing his record of five set twice in the previous three games. Jajuan Johnson had 16 points and four blocks and E'Twaun Moo...

Kansas county at U.S. geographical center is dying
By Kevin Murphy Kansas City, Missouri | Sat Jan 8, 2011 1:15pm EST Kansas City, Missouri (Reuters) - One of the newest businesses in Smith County, Kansas is a gravestone maker. This land of flat prairie boasts two claims to fame. Smith County is the geographic center of the 48 contiguous U.S. states, marked by a small monument and picnic ground. And the High School football team in Smith Center, the county seat, had the nation's longest Winning Streak snapped at 79 games in 2009. Smith County...

Koch's 34 points lead Northern Iowa to 83-77 win
Jake Koch scored a career-high 34 points and Northern Iowa held off Bradley for an 83-77 victory Sunday night. Johnny Moran added 16 points and Kwadzo Ahelegbe 11 for the Panthers (11-6, 2-3 Missouri Valley), who never trailed. Andrew Warren finished with a career-high 30 points and added 10 rebounds for the Braves (6-10, 0-5), who lost their fifth straight. Will Egolf had 19 points. Northern Iowa went up 69-56 after three free throws by Koch with 7:24 to play before Bradley mounted a 19-8 run. ...

Iowa I Opener: Conclusion
I've finished another travel series--it's time for Iowa I Opener to move to the blogroll corner. By now, it was my firm belief that my later posts in this series would appear alongside news of the opening up of campaign offices in the Hawkeye State. Even before the 2006 Midterm Elections, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) formed an Exploratory Committee for the 2008 Presidential Campaign. Okay, I was wrong, just as I was when I predicted Judy Baar Topinka would defeat Rod Blagojevich in his Reelection ...

Jeb Bush for President in 2016! (The Daily Beast)
NEW YORK – Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann is flirting with a run in 2012, but the GOP may not get a real shot at the White House until four years later. Mark Mckinnon on why, dynasty issues aside, Bush will be a clear favorite. As the 112th Congress settles into its first week of work, political Fireworks are already going off that could have a big impact on the presidential Elections of 2012 and 2016. Michele Bachmann and Jeb Bush showed some leg this week and got many in the ...

Farmers, budget hawks eye $5 billion per year subsidy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A direct payment subsidy that guarantees farmers $5 billion a year is the most prominent target in agriculture's complex web of Subsidies as Budget-cutting Republicans flex their new legislative muscle in the House of Representatives. Created in 1996, the subsidy is a point of dispute in farm country. Some farm groups want Congress to eliminate direct payments as part of an overhaul of farm policy due next year while others would keep it. The new Republican majority says i...

Missouri State edges Wichita State 59-56
Missouri State held off Wichita State 59-56 Sunday night to take sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Kyle Weems, Adam Leonard and Jermaine Mallet each had 11 points for Missouri State (13-3, 5-0), winners of seven straight. The Bears already have road wins at Northern Iowa, Creighton and Wichita State — the other teams joining Missouri State in the top four of the MVC preseason coaches' poll. J.T. Durley had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Wichita State (13-3, 4...

5 unbeatens, 4 winless left in Division I
A look at the five unbeaten and four winless teams remaining in Division I (through Sunday, Jan. 9): Duke (15-0). Last win: 71-64 over Maryland, Blue Devils' 25th straight win overall. Next game: at Florida State (11-5) on Wednesday. Kansas (15-0). Last win: Blew 13-point second-half lead before beating Michigan 67-60 in overtime. Next game: at Iowa State (13-3) on Wednesday. Ohio State (16-0). Last win: 67-64 over Minnesota, which missed a final shot to tie. Next game: at Michigan (11-5) on Wed...

Griffords attack must not derail firearms rights
As most of you have seen or heard by now, our country suffered another tragedy at the hands of a criminal (or Terrorist). Yesterday morning in Tuscon, Arizona, 22 year old Jared Loughner - a young man with a history of mental instabilities and criminal activity - attacked a town-hall style meeting held by US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. When the shooting stopped, five people were mortally wounded on the spot, with a sixth passing away at a Hospital. Another dozen, including Rep. Giffords, w...

My 10 Minutes with Herman Cain - An All American Interview
My wife mentioned to me one evening that Herman Cain was going to be in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Saturday, January 8th to talk with a small group of people. So I e-mailed the organizer and next thing I know, I'm sitting down with The Hermanator for a 10 minute one-on-one interview. So what brings you to Iowa? We decided to stop in for a cup of coffee. No, soon we will be making a formal announcement about forming an Exploratory Committee, which as you know, is the first formal step that you make ...

By Any Means Possible
From Publius’ Forum Unbelievable: Democrat Group Using Gifford’s Shooting For Fundraiser!   An extreme, left-wing Democrat group calling itself 21st Century Democrats has had the gall to send out an email blast using as a Fundraising tool Saturday’s criminal shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. Judge John Roll and four others were killed in the incident, one of them a 9-year-old girl, but these Democrats are ignorant enough to be using this incident to try and s

Sarah Palins TLC Show Gone After One Season
The Learning Channel has announced that Sarah Palin’s Alaska won’t return for a second season. It’s unclear whether the decision was theirs or Palin’s. Insiders admit that Palin seemed to enjoy doing the show more than she expected, in spite of the bad press that it generated. But it makes sense why Palin wouldn’t want to commit to another season: If she and her family chose to shoot more episodes, it would surely be interpreted as a sign that she had no plans to ru...

Police: Man says he traded meth for stolen car
West Virginia State Police say they pulled over a man who told them he used Methamphetamine to pay for the car he was driving. State Police in South Charleston say Jerry Wayne Means said he gave a woman two grams of meth for the car. WSAZ-TV reports that Means was pulled over on U.S. 119 on Saturday night in the car, which police said had been reported stolen. He was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, delivery of a Controlled Substance and other counts. Means was being held Sunday at t...

Fairfield tops St. Peter's 70-43 for 11th straight
Ryan Olander scored 15 points and had 12 rebounds for his third double-double and Fairfield defeated St. Peter's 70-43 on Sunday. Derek Needham scored 16 points in the Stags' 11th straight win. Fairfield is just two wins away from matching its best streak at 13 set by the 1965-66 squad. Fairfield (12-3, 5-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) held a 12-11 lead with 11:37 left in the first half before scoring 10 straight to make it 22-11 with 7:09 left. Five of the 10 points during the stretch ca...

Chicago Bulls player hopes Sudan vote brings peace
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng (LOO'-ul dehng) arrived to a hero's welcome at a polling place in Chicago where southern Sudanese are voting on their country's future. Deng drew cheers from fellow Sudanese on Sunday when he briefly draped himself with the Southern Sudan flag. The Basketball player has been encouraging people to vote for the Referendum on Southern Sudan independence and says a lot of people have fought for this day when Southern Sudanese would have a say in their future. Deng is ...