By The Associated Press Nursing home cited over cat dispute DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has looked into a nursing home resident's allegations that employees tried to get rid of her cat.

By Kathy Kiely DES MOINES -- On their last full day of campaigning before Iowa voters kick off the presidential nominating process tonight, Republican and Democratic candidates made last-minute appeals in person and on television.

DES MOINES_The frigid campus of Drake University, one of the larger schools in Iowa, was something of a ghost town Tuesday. The dorms and library were closed, and the students were mostly all still on holiday break. Classes will not resume until Jan.

By JEFF ZELENY By Jeff Zeleny The New York Times MASON CITY, Iowa Less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses open the presidential nominating season, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton earned the Democratic endorsement of the The Des Moines Register's editorial board, while Sen.

By Jill Lawrence New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a drive today to showcase her personal side with testimonials from friends, associates and constituents she has helped.