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Open letter to readers: Today and tomorrow

By Lynda Waddington | 11.17.11

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.

ACS lockout continues; plan emerges to repeal sugar protections

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By Virginia Chamlee | 11.15.11

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.

Cain campaign: Farmers know more about regulations than EPA

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.15.11

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.

Mathis wins, Democrats maintain Senate control

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By Lynda Waddington | 11.08.11

The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.

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PR: Nation should work to address veterans’ challenges

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

BRUCE BRALEY RELEASE — As US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan ends, it’s more important than ever that our nation works to address the challenges faced by the men and women who fought there.

PR: Honoring veterans, help in hiring

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

CHUCK GRASSLEY RELEASE — A difficult job market is challenging the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have protected America’s interests by serving in the Armed Forces.

PR: In honor of America’s veterans

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

TOM LATHAM RELEASE — No one has done more to secure the freedom enjoyed by every single American than our veterans and those currently serving in the armed services.

PR: Honoring and supporting our nation’s veterans

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

DAVE LOEBSACK RELEASE — Veterans Day is an opportunity to reflect on the service of generations of veterans and to honor the sacrifices they and their families have made so that we may live in peace and freedom here at home.

Clinton Retakes Legislative Endorsement Lead

By John Deeth | 12.28.07 | 12:51 pm

With holiday endorsements from Sen. Jack Hatch and Rep. Mark Davitt, Hillary Clinton has retaken the lead in legislative endorsements from Barack Obama, 21 to 20.

John Edwards also picked up an endorsement Friday from Senator Brian Schoenjohn of Arlington, raising his total to 11.

Total Senate House
Clinton 21 11 10
Obama 20 7 13
Biden 16 2 14
Edwards 11 3 8
Dodd 3 2 1
Richardson 1 0 1
Kucinich 0 0 0
Gravel 0 0 0
Uncommitted 11 5 6
Total 83 30 53

 

Name District Home County Endorsement 2004 Endorsement
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach Senate District 23 Story Biden none
Sen. Dr. Joe M. Seng Senate District 43 Scott Biden none
Rep. McKinley Bailey House District 9 Hamilton Biden new
Rep. Doris Kelley House District 20 Black Hawk Biden new
Rep. Roger Thomas House District 24 Clayton Biden Kerry
Rep. Polly Bukta House District 26 Clinton Biden Dean
Rep. Dick Taylor House District 33 Linn Biden Kerry
Rep. Lisa Heddens House District 46 Story Biden Kerry
Rep. Bruce Hunter House District 62 Polk Biden Dean
Rep. Kevin McCarthy House District 67 Polk Biden Lieberman
Rep. Jim Lykam House District 85 Scott Biden none
Rep. Mary Gaskill House District 93 Wapello Biden Kerry
Rep. John Whitaker House District 90 Van Buren Biden Gephardt
Rep. Mike Reasoner House District 95 Union Biden Lieberman
Rep. Eric Palmer House District 75 Mahaska Biden new
Rep. Dennis Cohoon House District 88 Des Moines Biden Edwards
Sen. William A. Dotzler, Jr. Senate District 11 Black Hawk Clinton Gephardt
Sen. Roger Stewart Senate District 13 Jackson Clinton Kerry
Sen. Michael Connolly Senate District 14 Dubuque Clinton Kerry
Sen. Wally E. Horn Senate District 17 Linn Clinton none
Sen. Rob Hogg Senate District 19 Linn Clinton none
Sen. Dennis H. Black Senate District 21 Jasper Clinton Kerry
Sen. Jack Hatch Senate District 33 Polk Clinton Kerry
Sen. Dick L. Dearden Senate District 34 Polk Clinton Gephardt
Sen. Staci Appel Senate District 37 Warren Clinton new
Sen. Becky Schmitz Senate District 45 Jefferson Clinton new
Sen. Gene Fraise Senate District 46 Lee Clinton none
Rep. Roger Wendt House District 2 Woodbury Clinton Kerry
Rep. Mark Kuhn House District 14 Floyd Clinton Gephardt
Rep. Todd Taylor House District 34 Linn Clinton none
Rep. Swati Dandekar House District 36 Linn Clinton Kerry
Rep. Paul Bell House District 41 Jasper Clinton Kerry
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell House District 45 Story Clinton new
Rep. Mark Davitt House District 74 Warren Clinton Kerry
Rep. Mary Mascher House District 77 Johnson Clinton Kerry
Rep. Vicki Lensing House District 78 Johnson Clinton none
Rep. Cindy Winckler House District 86 Scott Clinton Dean
Sen. Jeff Danielson Senate District 10 Black Hawk Dodd new
Sen. Tom Hancock Senate District 16 Dubuque Dodd new
Rep. Ray Zirkelbach House District 31 Jones Dodd new
Sen. Brian Schoenjahn Senate District 12 Fayette Edwards new
Sen. Daryl Beall Senate District 25 Webster Edwards Dean
Sen. Keith A. Kreiman Senate District 47 Davis Edwards Edwards
Rep. Wes Whitead House District 1 Woodbury Edwards Gephardt
Rep. Andrew Wenthe House District 18 Fayette Edwards new
Rep. Bob Kressig House District 19 Black Hawk Edwards new
Rep. Ro Foege House District 29 Linn Edwards Edwards
Rep. Art Staed House District 37 Linn Edwards new
Rep. Geri Huser House District 42 Polk Edwards Edwards
Rep. Nathan Reichert House District 80 Muscatine Edwards new
Rep. Kurt Swaim House District 94 Davis Edwards Edwards
Sen. Steve Warnstadt Senate District 1 Woodbury Obama Kerry
Sen. Rich Olive Senate District 5 Story Obama new
Sen. Bill Heckroth Senate District 9 Bremer Obama new
Sen. Robert E. Dvorsky Senate District 15 Johnson Obama Gephardt
Sen. Tom Rielly Senate District 38 Mahaska Obama new
Sen. Joe Bolkcom Senate District 39 Johnson Obama Dean
Sen. Frank Wood Senate District 42 Scott Obama new
Rep. Brian Quirk House District 15 Chickasaw Obama Kerry
Rep. Deborah Berry House District 22 Black Hawk Obama Kerry
Rep. Pam Jochum House District 27 Dubuque Obama Kerry
Rep. David Jacoby House District 30 Johnson Obama Kerry
Rep. Tyler Olson House District 38 Linn Obama new
Rep. Mark Smith House District 43 Marshall Obama Kerry
Rep. Donovan Olson House District 48 Boone Obama Kerry
Rep. Helen Miller House District 49 Webster Obama Gephardt
Rep. Janet Petersen House District 64 Polk Obama Kerry
Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad House District 66 Polk Obama new
Rep. Elesha Gayman House District 84 Scott Obama new
Rep. Wayne Ford House District 65 Polk Obama Edwards
Rep. Paul Shomshor House District 100 Pottawattamie Obama Lieberman
Rep. Marcella Frevert House District 7 Palo Alto Richardson Dean
Sen. John P. "Jack" Kibbie Senate District 4 Palo Alto   Kerry
Sen. Amanda Ragan Senate District 7<
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Cerro Gordo   none
Sen. Matt McCoy Senate District 31 Polk   Kerry
Sen. Thomas G. Courtney Senate District 44 Des Moines   Gephardt
Sen. Michael E. Gronstal Senate District 50 Pottawattamie   none
Rep. Dolores Mertz House District 8 Kossuth   none
Rep. Tom Schueller House District 25 Jackson   new
Rep. Pat Murphy House District 28 Dubuque   none
Rep. Jo Oldson House District 61 Polk   Kerry
Rep. Rick Olson House District 68 Polk   new
Rep. Philip L. Wise House District 92 Lee   Lieberman

 

Comments

  • Maryann

    women for Hillary I don’t think you guys need to work that hard for Obama. Michelle Obama tells a reporter that when it comes to her husband’s White House bid, “it’s now or never.”
    http://politicaltick…

    MAKE SURE READ ALL THE POSTS THERE. You maybe surprised.

  • Jack The Ripper

    Half-Truths Mr Deeth I Take It You Are One Of Mr Obama’s LIARS Aswell,Senator Clinton Has A Total Of 76 Congressional Endorsements,I Would Like To Know Where Exactly Did You Get This Information From,Because It’s Not Going To Do Obama Any Good,It’s obvious That He’s An Idiot,Just Like You,For Printing His LIES Over The Internet,If You Don’t Know How To Obtain The Records In Question,I Wiil Be Very Glad To Provide You With The Links.

  • Jack The Ripper

    Half-Truths Mr Deeth I Take It You Are One Of Mr Obama's LIARS Aswell,Senator Clinton Has A Total Of 76 Congressional Endorsements,I Would Like To Know Where Exactly Did You Get This Information From,Because It's Not Going To Do Obama Any Good,It's obvious That He's An Idiot,Just Like You,For Printing His LIES Over The Internet,If You Don't Know How To Obtain The Records In Question,I Wiil Be Very Glad To Provide You With The Links.

  • Maryann

    women for Hillary I don't think you guys need to work that hard for Obama. Michelle Obama tells a reporter that when it comes to her husband's White House bid, “it's now or never.”

    http://politicaltick…

    MAKE SURE READ ALL THE POSTS THERE. You maybe surprised.

  • Muscatiner

    Hillary exagerates, lies, and misleads to get elected. I see that Hillary is up to her old tricks again.

    She say's what ever she wants to get the vote, even if it hurts Vets, Family Farms, or .

    Clinton falsely claims guardsmen and reservists didn't have health insurance before she went to work.

    Clinton says, “You would think that … National Guard and Reserve … would have had health insurance. But they didn't.”

    Take a look here is the link

    http://www.factcheck…

    Family Farms and HRC.

    Farmer Garry Klicker thinks Democrat Hillary Clinton's choice of a co-chair of her rural campaign committee casts doubt on her credibility on small farm issues.

    Clinton picked the owner of a large-scale livestock operation who has promoted national corporate agriculture interests to be her co-chair for “Rural Americans for Hillary.”

    That's Joy Philippi, who owns a fourth-generation Nebraska family farm with 2,000 hogs.

    Philippi is the recent past president of the National Pork Producers Council.

    “That's the poster organization for corporate agriculture,” said Klicker, who owns about 120 acres in rural Bloomfield and raises about 130 cows and calves.

    Klicker said because Clinton picked Philippi, he doesn't believe the candidate when she says she will champion small farms if she's elected president.

    He doesn't believe her, even though she started and ended a campaign speech in Denison Thursday by saying she'll “pay attention” to and “worry” about family farms.

    Clinton: You know, 12 years ago, I went to China, and the Chinese didn't want me to come. And they didn't want me to make a speech, and when I made the speech, they blocked it out from being heard within China, where I stood up for human rights and in particular women's rights, because women had been so brutally abused in many settings in China.

    But contrary to Clinton's claim, the Chinese very much wanted her to come, according to the Associated Press; she was considered a prize catch.

    http://www.factcheck…

  • Jackie S.

    Legislative vs. Congressional Just for point of reference there is a difference between Legislative (Being Iowa) and Congressional (Being Federal)endorsements Ripper…I would be happy to provide the definitions.  I am pretty sure Mr. Deeth is writing about Iowa here.

  • Jackie S.

    Legislative vs. Congressional Just for point of reference there is a difference between Legislative (Being Iowa) and Congressional (Being Federal)endorsements Ripper…I would be happy to provide the definitions.  I am pretty sure Mr. Deeth is writing about Iowa here.

  • Muscatiner

    Hillary exagerates, lies, and misleads to get elected. I see that Hillary is up to her old tricks again.
    She say’s what ever she wants to get the vote, even if it hurts Vets, Family Farms, or .

    Clinton falsely claims guardsmen and reservists didn’t have health insurance before she went to work.
    Clinton says, “You would think that … National Guard and Reserve … would have had health insurance. But they didn’t.”

    Take a look here is the link
    http://www.factcheck…

    Family Farms and HRC.
    Farmer Garry Klicker thinks Democrat Hillary Clinton’s choice of a co-chair of her rural campaign committee casts doubt on her credibility on small farm issues.

    Clinton picked the owner of a large-scale livestock operation who has promoted national corporate agriculture interests to be her co-chair for “Rural Americans for Hillary.”

    That’s Joy Philippi, who owns a fourth-generation Nebraska family farm with 2,000 hogs.
    Philippi is the recent past president of the National Pork Producers Council.

    “That’s the poster organization for corporate agriculture,” said Klicker, who owns about 120 acres in rural Bloomfield and raises about 130 cows and calves.

    Klicker said because Clinton picked Philippi, he doesn’t believe the candidate when she says she will champion small farms if she’s elected president.

    He doesn’t believe her, even though she started and ended a campaign speech in Denison Thursday by saying she’ll “pay attention” to and “worry” about family farms.

    Clinton: You know, 12 years ago, I went to China, and the Chinese didn’t want me to come. And they didn’t want me to make a speech, and when I made the speech, they blocked it out from being heard within China, where I stood up for human rights and in particular women’s rights, because women had been so brutally abused in many settings in China.

    But contrary to Clinton’s claim, the Chinese very much wanted her to come, according to the Associated Press; she was considered a prize catch.

    http://www.factcheck…

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