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.
In Highlight Reel Part 1: Comparing Candidate Intros, we looked at some of the people who introduce the candidates.
In Highlight Reel Part 2: Comparing Candidate Endorsements, you can find more than a dozen candidate endorsements.
In this installment of the Highlight Reel, we’ll hear from the candidates talking about, well, other candidates. Sometimes candidates question each other using the mouthpiece of the media. This installment of the Video Voter Guide is limited to commentary from candidates on other candidates.
Below the fold, videos of the candidates talking about each other.Bill Richardson caught some flack from Joe Biden during the AARP debate in Davenport. In this video, responding to Biden’s attack, he said, “Joe Biden is my friend.”
Former governor Bill Richardson recently had questions for other Democratic candidates regarding Iraq. He said they “decided to stop talking about Iraq.”
In this video, Mitt Romney is asked about the “illegal” war in Iraq. He responds by saying he’s glad the U.S. didn’t follow Barack Obama’s plan which, as Mitt sees it, would have “yanked” troops out of Iraq too soon.
In this video shot by Iowa Independent reporter Dien Judge, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama calls out former senator John Edwards on his record with lobbyists and so-called 527 soft money groups.
Iowa Independent cameras happened to be rolling when John Edwards was asked about Obama’s criticism of the pro-Edwards 527 groups, some of which are directed by former Edwards’ staffers.
Chris Dodd slammed Hillary Clinton following the same debate in Davenport. He questioned her experience regarding health care reform.
And on a related topic, Obama had this to say about Clinton’s health care work fifteen years ago for her husband’s administration:
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