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Rural Iowa Obama supporter says smear emails working

By Douglas Burns 8/18/08

One prominent Western Iowa supporter of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama says he thinks misleading chain emails and rumor mongering are eroding his candidate’s support among older voters.

“Even though John McCain doesn’t know how to use an email other people his age do,” said Dr. Steven Kraus, founder and president of Future Health, Inc. in Carroll.

Muslim’s Prayer Causes Some Controversy at Statehouse (But Not Much)

By Jay Wagner 2/7/08

A potential tempest in the Iowa House was quickly diffused Wednesday after lawmakers shared their views about an Islamic prayer during an unusual exchange on the floor.

The controversy had been simmering since Imam Muhammad Khan of Des Moines offered the daily prayer Jan. 14, the first day of the 2008 legislative session. During the invocation, [...]

Bill Richardson’s old-school Iowa strategy paying dividends

By Douglas Burns 5/20/07

RED OAK — Showcasing a Iowa Rotary Club-ready folksy sense of humor and old-school politician’s patience for pressing of flesh, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson Saturday spent nearly an hour with a few dozen Red Oak residents in the southwest reaches of the Hawkeye State..
Richardson, the popular New Mexico governor, covered a wide swath of [...]

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