same-sex marriage: Columbia becomes the 6th district to allow same-sex marriage! (Entertainment and Showbiz!)

Columbia joined hands with Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, on Tuesday, becoming the 6th district to allow same sex marriage. Lesbians Sinjoyla Townsend and Angelisa Young were the first amongst the line of 100 couples who were applying for licenses at Washington’s marriage bureau. The ladies were in love with each other for almost SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title …

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H1N1 season passing quietly (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

As the H1N1 scare of 2009 winds down, it appears it won’t live up to the hype, a University of Iowa internal medicine physician said.

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H1N1 season passing quietly (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

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First gay marriages begin in D.C. (The Washington Times)

The first same-sex weddings in the District of Columbia are being performed Tuesday. The city is now the sixth jurisdiction in the county in which such marriages can be performed — joining Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. More than 300 same-sex couples have applied for a license since the application process began Wednesday. The 13-member D.C.

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Intercell AG’s revenues for full year 2009 increase 10.6% (News-Medical-Net)

Today, the biotech-vaccine company Intercell AG announced its financial results for Q4 and the preliminary results for the full financial year 2009, and presented an update on the Company’s development programs.

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Intercell AG’s revenues for full year 2009 increase 10.6% (News-Medical-Net)

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Policy Pennings: Is It Livestock’s Turn To Experience Grain Export Turbulence? (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

To us there is a disconnect between agricultural export expectations in this country—particularly with regard to meats—and the stated intentions and market actions of China and Russia, which are the very countries being touted as US agriculture’s export saviors. US producers are caught in the cross-hairs, hoping that those touting exports are correct and fearing that the rosy projections will …

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Policy Pennings: Is It Livestock’s Turn To Experience Grain Export Turbulence? (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

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House Round-up: Vote passes to limit texting while driving (The Globe Gazette)

DES MOINES — The Iowa House went on record Tuesday opposing the use of common-sense while driving, but did vote to limit text messaging while driving.

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Giant Piece of Washington’s History Moved (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)

WASHINGTON – A Washington City landmark is on the move. Built in 1907, the F. B. Mills Seed Company building sat on North 7th Street, until this morning.

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Arraignment set for Washington, Iowa man charged in wife’s death (The Gazette)

An arraignment has been set for a Washington, Iowa man accused of killing his wife after she backed a car into their garage.

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North Central Calendar – Feb. 18 (North Central News)

Check out area public events from Stone Oak to Tobin Hill.

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North Central Calendar – Feb. 18 (North Central News)

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Rick Santorum explores 2012 presidential bid with stops in Iowa, New Hampshire (The Patriot-News)

“I look forward to returning to Iowa to speak to the Iowa Christian Alliance about how to best tackle the many issues that our nation is facing today including health care, national security and the attack on our culture,” said Santorum.

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Rick Santorum explores 2012 presidential bid with stops in Iowa, New Hampshire (The Patriot-News)

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