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.
Representatives Steve King (R-Iowa) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) have just asked FBI Director Robert Mueller to investigate whether the CIA misled Congress about its interrogation techniques, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has charged.
Suggesting that such claims, if proven false, would “harm national security” undermining morale at the CIA, King cited a federal law that criminalizes fraud and false statements by a government official.
It wasn’t clear if King was referring to Pelosi or the CIA officials that she says misled her.
Daphne Eviatar covers legal affairs for the Washington Independent, a Center for Independent Media site.
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