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.
The debate over U.S. policy between toward Iran between hard-liners led by Vice President Dick Cheney and supporters of diplomacy like Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice continues apace, the New York Times reported today.
Iowa Independent previously examined this issue, noting that an unnamed Cheney aide was making the case for a hot war behind the scenes. Today we learn from the Times who that aide was:
"Only a few weeks ago, one of Mr. Cheney’s top aides, David Wurmser, told conservative research groups and consulting firms in Washington that Mr. Cheney believed that Ms. Rice’s diplomatic strategy was failing, and that by next spring Mr. Bush might have to decide whether to take military action."
This article was one of the lead pieces in today's Times, though the story adds little new information. It seems indicative, however, that while the forces for diplomacy "appear to be winning so far", the debate is far from over.
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