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Scott Roeder has confessed to the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller and plans to go forward with a legal defense promoted by Des Moines anti-abortion activist Dave Leach.

The Republican Party isn’t big enough to “throw people overboard,” so while internal debate is healthy, the party must ultimately stick together, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a crowd of GOP activists in Des Moines on Saturday.

U.S. Rep. Steve King is hoping to derail health care reform legislation scheduled to be debated in the U.S. House by trying to harness the Tea Party protests that took place throughout the summer and once again bringing them to the nation’s capital on Saturday.
King announced Friday that “will join his Republican colleagues and Americans [...]

The decision by eBay to remove items from its site aimed at raising funds for the alleged murderer of Kansas doctor George Tiller was short-sighted and inconsistent with previous actions, Des Moines anti-abortion activist and organizer of the fundraiser Dave Leach said.

Officials in Muscatine County have taken a 51-year-old Mechanicsville woman into custody on charges that she attempted to extort funds from a conservative anti-tax group. The woman, Mary Kathryn Moravek, has served as a state lobbyist and well as a commissioner on a state board for people with disabilities.

Gov. Chet Culver’s re-election campaign announced Tuesday it was launching its second television advertisement.
The ad will air in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids markets as well as some cable around the state. It is titled “Stronger Than Ever” and focuses on the governor’s response to last year’s flooding and to the state’s economic downturn.

Anti-abortion activists from around the country are attempting to raise money for the defense of a man accused of killing Kansas doctor George Tiller in May, and Des Moines resident Dave Leach is organizing the effort.

While alcohol is still Iowa’s No. 1 intoxicant, the two most abused illicit drugs in the Hawkeye State are marijuana and methamphetamine, according to a report released Monday by the Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy.
“Based on primary substance abuse treatment admission data from the Iowa Department of Public Health, alcohol accounts for about 61 [...]

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has sent an additional $80 million in weatherization funding to Iowa, and while the influx of cash has raised worries about waste and abuse, the state argues the money is being put to good use and will help an additional 10,000 households.

“We’ve got such a long waiting list, we know the money will easily be spent,” said William Brand, administrator of Iowa’s Division of Community Action Agencies.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has formally laid out his reasons for voting against proposed health care legislation taken up by the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday morning.