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Sister of Social Service on Iraqi Refugees and ‘Revitalizing Citizenship’

By Adam Burke 4/6/08

Sister Simone Campbell, who will visit Iowa on Tuesday, met with Iraqi refugees earlier this year with a delegation of women religious. For 10 days in January, on a visit sponsored by Catholic Relief Services, she heard stories from families in Syria and Lebanon. The trip was her second to the region; in 2002, she [...]

Analyzing Pakistan in Carroll, Iowa, Richardson Stresses Worldly Resume

By Douglas Burns 12/28/07

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Thursday afternoon weaved serious policy points with a Johnny Carsonesque disarming sense of humor to pitch what he called an underdog presidential quest.

Speaking to a packed house of about 150 people at the Carroll Moose Lodge just after noon, Richardson, a former congressman, energy secretary and U.N. ambassador, trumpeted his [...]

Recent Events Strengthen McCain’s Last-Minute Iowa Pitch

By Lynda Waddington 12/28/07

Over the summer when John McCain announced he would not participate in the Ames Straw Poll fundraiser for the Republican Party of Iowa, it was not difficult to find Iowans who proclaimed the Arizona senator’s campaign dead in the water. Recent events, including newspaper endorsements and an assassination on the other side of the globe, [...]

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