Barack Obama
Inauguration tix still available
If you want to go to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and you live in Iowa’s Fourth or Fifth Congressional District, you may be in luck.
Republican Congressmen Tom Latham and Steve King are asking constituents who are interested in attending to contact their office by Nov. 28. Each has only a limited number of [...]
Jackie Norris named Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff
Jackie Norris, Iowa State Director for President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign, has taken the position of Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama, the Washington Post reports.
Norris worked as a scheduler in Vice President Al Gore’s office, and she and her husband, John, have been involved in Iowa Democratic politics for years. In 2000, she was Gore’s [...]
Grassley calls Obama A.G. pick ‘controversial’
President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Eric Holder to serve as U.S. attorney general could “be much more controversial than a new administration ought to try and put forth,” Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said today.
Conservative talk radio keeps Obama citizenship conspiracy theory alive
On his program today on WHO 1040, conservative radio host Jan Mickelson interviewed a California dentist who is part of a lawsuit challenging Barack Obama’s qualifications to be president.
Orly Taitz, along with perennial Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes, filed a lawsuit contending that California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shouldn’t be [...]
Some critical of Obama’s selection of Leach for G-20 summit
Former Republican Congressman Jim Leach and former Secretary of State Madelein Albright have been tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to meet with delegations at the G-20 summit this weekend on behalf of the future administration.
Advocacy group speaks out against Vilsack as Ag Secretary
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA), a Minnesota-based non-profit organization advocating for organic and sustainable agriculture, has issued a list of six reasons why former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack should not be appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President-Elect Barack Obama.
Bonior: Obama’s opportunities rival FDR’s
A former Democratic congressional leader who’s on the short list for a cabinet post in the Obama Administration says the president-elect has an opportunity to lead America like no president since Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Vilsack, Leach mentioned for Secretary of Agriculture
Former Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democrat who was one of Hillary Clinton’s most outspoken advocates in the caucuses, and long-time former Congressman Jim Leach, a Republican who broke with his party to support Barack Obama, are both getting mentions in major national publications as potential selection for Secretary of Agriculture.
Obama is widely reported to be [...]
Harkin: When it comes to Lieberman, maybe it’s better to ‘forgive and forget’
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, while predicting national Democrats would pick up seven seats in the U.S. Senate, was in a forgiving mood toward Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
Carroll County 2008: An interesting case
“We finally got a man who I think really showed some intelligence,” said Butch Heisterkamp, chairman of the Carroll County Democratic Party, as he reflected on President-elect Barack Obama’s local success.