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Fort Dodge Messenger critical of Vilsack appointment

By Jason Hancock 12/22/08

The selection of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture was more political pay back to the Hawkeye State than smart policy, according to an editorial by the Fort Dodge Messenger.
The Messenger, which endorsed John McCain, calls the move a “thank you” to Iowa for helping get Barack Obama elected president and [...]

Fort Dodge Messenger endorses McCain based on ‘character’ — and Ayers

By Douglas Burns 10/20/08

The Fort Dodge Messenger has endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain, arguing that the test of Oval Office timber boils down to character. In short, the newspaper thinks McCain has character and Democratic contender Barack Obama in lacking in that area.

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