Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Cumming, told the Huffington Post Thursday that former DNC Chairman Howard Dean should be President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
“I think that would be a very good move,” Harkin told the Huffington Post. “He brings all the background and experience. He’s very strong on prevention and wellness, which I’m very strong on. I think he’d make an outstanding secretary of HHS.”
Asked if he had spoken to White House on the matter, Harkin demurred: “I’m not going to get into that,” he said after a pause.
Harkin himself has been mentioned as a possible replacement to former Sen. Tom Daschle, who had to withdraw his name from consideration for the HHS position due to revelations that he had not paid taxes on parts of his income.
Harkin endorsed Dean’s candidacy for president leading up to the Iowa Caucuses in 2004.
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