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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Groups with tax-exempt status must have educational, charitable, religious or other charitable purposes and cannot be involved in elections or engage in substantial lobbying activity.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  An editor in Iowa who helped his newspaper get national recognition for print and online journalism has been chosen as the new editor of The Post and Courier of Charleston.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, either because of the recession's toll on revenue or a new zeal to shrink government.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Inmates at one of Iowa's most dangerous prison units have been allowed to watch violent and sexually explicit movies and TV shows for years

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  Researchers hope Iowa study helps reduce deaths, injuries among children who drive tractors

Monday, August 13, 2012  Ryan and Obama in Iowa seeking votes; Romney's on the bus in Florida

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  FBI tracking dogs joining search for Iowa cousins, 8 and 10, as trail goes cold

Monday, June 04, 2012  Feet of sand dropped by Missouri River leave Iowa, Nebraska farms a wasteland year after flood

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Even if they lose their own races, the Democratic candidates may help bring out voters that can help Obama's re-election efforts.

Friday, January 27, 2012  New York lawyer's decision to withdraw multimillion lottery claim doesn't end mystery over ticket

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Rick Santorum says there've been three states and three winners in the Republican presidential race, and he's heading to the next contest in Florida.

Friday, January 20, 2012  With just two days until South Carolina's First-in-the-South primary it seems things are just getting in to high gear.  New polls released Thursday showed Newt Gingrich with a thin lead over Mitt Romney, who earlier this week held a 14-percentage point advantage.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  New reports say former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum may in fact be the winner of the Iowa Caucus. Iowa GOP officials discovered inaccuracies in 131 precincts, with changes in one precinct alone shifting the vote by 50.

Friday, January 06, 2012  With two weeks to the South Carolina Primary, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney holds his lead, however, Rick Santorum has taken a surprising leap ahead of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich according to the latest Ramussen Reports telephone survey in South Carolina.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Santorum shrugs off report of errors in Iowa caucus tally, says race was essentially a tie