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The Iowa Independent broke the news today that former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin has been arrested by federal officials for allegedly conspiring to hire undocumented workers for financial gain.  Since Election Day is only days away, the story is likely to have a political impact.
So who’s the big winner from all of this?
My first instinct [...]

With last week’s announcement that Sen. John McCain is essentially conceding Michigan, many are wondering if the Republican nominee will abandon Iowa next. But his campaign believes that its new lines of attack on Sen. Barack Obama could change voters’ minds.

4th district congressional candidate Becky Greenwald released her first television ad today.
The ad, which will play in the Des Moines and Mason City media markets according to a campaign press release, is a positive ad intended to introduce voters to Greenwald’s campaign.
Greenwald, a Democrat, hopes to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in November.  Previous [...]

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain released a new television ad discussing health care affordability and access Tuesday in advance of a town-hall meeting he will hold in Des Moines later this week.  Although the specifics of the advertising buy are not known, the campaign has indicated that the ad will run only in [...]

Sen. Barack Obama’s first two Iowa TV ads hit the air Tuesday.  Emphasizing Obama’s past, the ads are intended to deflect criticism of the Democrat from Illinois as inexperienced.

Both ads are shot in the style of a documentary, splicing clips of Obama’s famous speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention with interviews of individuals Obama [...]