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.
Although 2012 Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger has said he met all the requirements needed to earn a slot in Thursday’s Fox News debate in Ames, the network continues to deny him access. The situation has prompted supporters to launch a petition in support of Karger.
According to debate rules, candidates allowed to participate must have satisfied the following requirements no later than 4 p.m. on Aug. 9:
Karger noted last week in a letter that he believed he had met the requirements and that it was his intention to be on the debate stage in Ames this Thursday.
Michael Clemente, vice president of news for Fox News, told The Des Moines Register that Karger does not qualify because the polls he cited as satisfying the requirements are not good enough. Karger cited an Aug. 4 Harris Poll, a July 25 Zogby Poll, a May 23 Zogby Poll, a June 29 McClathy-Marist Poll and an April 28 Fox News poll.
The Fox News poll, Karger noted, was the first national one to include him. Clemente asserts that the poll is too old to be used to meet the requirement.
The campaign has launched a website, Let Fred In!, and as of Monday morning supporters are petitioning Fox News to allow Karger on the debate stage.
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