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Odd News // 1 decade ago

Vandals douse Iowa fair's butter cow in red paint

The Iowa State Fair's traditional butter cow sculpture is back to its full glory after being coated in red paint by animal rights activists, officials said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

The Year in Review 2012: Deadly legacy of "Fast and Furious" lives on

The U.S. government's botched "Fast and Furious" gunwalking operation is leaving a deadly legacy in Mexico, where weapons related to the operation continue to show up at crime scenes.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Lawmaker: No 'bad acts' for Secret Service

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said Secret Service agents can no longer take foreign nationals to hotel rooms and must avoid places of "bad acts."

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Temporary levee keeping Hamburg, Iowa, dry

The threat of the bloated Missouri River inundating tiny Hamburg, Iowa, remained Friday with an earthen levee the only thing standing in its way.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Grassley: Obama needs to lead on health

President Barack Obama will need to exercise "presidential leadership" to overcome opposition from both parties on U.S. healthcare reform, a GOP senator says.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Surgeon accused of not reporting payments

A spinal surgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles did not report payments he received from medical companies for research, a senator alleges.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Grassley suggests AIG execs commit suicide

An angry U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, says AIG executives should apologize for the insurance giant's collapse and resign or commit suicide.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Grassley calls for NSF porn surfing probe

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, says he wants to know more about a National Science Foundation probe that found employees surfing pornography Web sites.

Health News // 1 decade ago

Wyeth allegedly used journals to tout drug

Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth arranged ghost-written articles in medical journals on its hormone replacement therapy, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley said Friday.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Tax policy change a boon to banks

The U.S. Treasury Department, as Wall Street was in crisis, made a tax policy change that created a bank windfall of up to $140 billion, observers said.

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The semiannual report raises real questions about how the National Science Foundation manages its resources, and Congress ought to demand a full accounting before it gives the agency another $3 billion in the stimulus bill
Grassley calls for NSF porn surfing probe Jan 28, 2009

Any attempt to manipulate the scientific literature, that can in turn mislead doctors to prescribe drugs that may not work and/or cause harm to their patients, is very troubling
Wyeth allegedly used journals to tout drug Dec 13, 2008