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Video: Sandy Greiner Talks Up Fred Thompson’s Candidacy

By Adam Burke 12/30/07

Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson was in Washington, Iowa on Saturday.

State Rep. Sandy Greiner of District 89 is a Thompson supporter. She told the Iowa Independent that she’s met all the candidates except for Rudy Giuliani.  She and other interested voters from her community were able to meet with Thompson and others behind closed doors [...]

Videos: Thompson in Washington, Iowa

By Adam Burke 12/30/07

Presidential candidate Fred Thompson worked the recent assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto into his stump speech at an event in Washington, Iowa on Saturday. He said  the tragic event should remind the U.S. of “the nature of the conflict we’re engaged in,” and that, “Iraq and Afghanistan are a part of that [...]

Women in Iowa Politics (Part 5): The woman who should be first in Congress

By Douglas Burns 5/16/07

As much as any other American leader Harry Truman is identified as a man of the people, proof positive that, buoyed by the rest of us, the nation is so strong that anyone can grow up to be president.
But this conventional characterization of Truman spectacularly undersells his rare intelligence and foresight. And the Truman myth [...]

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