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Journalism used to be called the first draft of history. Now, with our screens filled by a mob of cable TV pundits, …
What is it about near-misses and great speeches? That was the best speech I’ve ever seen Hillary Clinton give. Sure, …
Culver’s Dermocratic convention speech, prepared for delivery: The long journey to this historic convention began on a cold winter’s night …
This is a photo of yours truly live-blogging at this morning’s Iowa delegation breakfast. Sure, that could be any hotel …
Monday afternoon I walked into the Pepsi Center, site of the Democratic National Convention, secure in the assumption that I …
From the Quad-City Times: CLINTON, Iowa – A Bellevue, Iowa, man has filed a lawsuit against Hy-Vee after a Cobb …
My wife has been gone much of this week, broadcasting from the Iowa State Fair. That means I’ve been home …
Cedar Rapids and Linn County have hired the same high-powered lobbying firm to direct our push for federal disaster aid, …
I’m back. So, without a cheating John Edwards, would Hillary Clinton have won Iowa and cruised to the nomination? Her top …
I don’t want to give you the impression that I’m Postville-obsessed, but I found the differences between these two takes …
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[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=o83xxWCel8g] As I prepare to to leave for a couple weeks of R&R, I leave you with some good news. From …
So how did that infamous mold get into FEMA trailers, the ones being pulled out of Eastern Iowa at the …
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