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Reaction to Palin pick splits down party lines

By Jason Hancock 8/30/08

Whether or not you think John McCain made the right decision by choosing Alaska Gov. Sara Palin to be his running mate, not surprisingly, depends on your political party.

College Students Should Participate More in Politics

By Chase Martyn 12/11/07

[Commentary] A month ago, the headline accompanying this commentary would not have been newsworthy.  Everyone agrees, in theory, that college students and other young people should be more involved in politics.  And although the mainstream media tends to underrepresent the level of young voter participation in politics today, everyone agrees that turnout among those 18 [...]

Student Caucus Flap Lowers Tone Of Dialogue

By John Deeth 12/3/07

[Commentary] Democrats spend a great deal of time saying that they believe in counting every vote.  The pain of the hanging chads still burns in their hearts, and the battle over photo ID’s to vote looms.  Which is why it’s so disconcerting to see operatives for Hillary Clinton and Chris Dodd attacking Barack Obama for [...]

An interview with David Yepsen

By Ben Weyl 5/25/07

David Yepsen is the chief political writer and a columnist for the Des Moines Register, though he is known nationally as “dean of the Iowa political press corps.” He spoke to the Iowa Independent by phone on Wednesday about how he writes columns, why he likes blogs and which presidential candidates have a chance in [...]

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