From the Washington Post: Incoming first lady Michelle Obama has tapped Jackie Norris, President-elect Barack Obama’s Iowa state director to …
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From the Washington Post: Incoming first lady Michelle Obama has tapped Jackie Norris, President-elect Barack Obama’s Iowa state director to …
The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission has offered its top job to its first choice. But who could the new …
…the Iowa Lottery gets two bucks. From the lottery: DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Lottery is celebrating the classic …
Was there a more heartbreaking news story over the weekend than Jeff Zeleny’s New York Times Sunday pieceon how Barack …
From the NY Times’ Caucus Blog: CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama won’t be attending this weekend’s global economic summit hosted …
A pair of Davenport boys cash in on a simply brilliant invention. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Why didn’t we think of it? …
I’m off my feet for a few days after having a “minor medical procedure.” Oh, well, what the hell, I had …
Hiawatha Republican State Rep. Kraig Paulsen wants to be House Minority Leader, according to the DM Register: Republican Christopher Rants …
Good things will happen on Election Day, no matter who wins. I swear it. If McCain Wins: 1. Polling will …
From O. Kay Henderson’s peerless blog at Radio Iowa: Long-time Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley campaigned last week in Minnesota for …
But after Tuesday, I’ll have to. I spent some nostalgia time going back through my archives to find 2008 presidential campaign nuggets …
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From the DM Register: Battle over beer slide ends; ‘little guy’ wins It’s got beer, RAGBBRAI, indecent exposure and jurisprudence. …
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