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posted on October 23, 2008 at 3:30 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 1st congressional district. This district is comprised of 12 counties. The district is often called the John Deere district and Deere and Company has operations in the biggest cities of the district, Davenport, Dubuque and Waterloo.
posted on October 23, 2008 at 1:32 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 1st congressional district. This district is comprised of 12 counties. The district is often called the John Deere district and Deere and Company has operations in the biggest cities of the district, Davenport, Dubuque and Waterloo.
posted on October 10, 2008 at 1:52 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 4th congressional district. The Iowa Journal speaks with Trent Rice, KASI Radio News Director from Ames, and Dr. John Epperson, Political Science Professor from Simpson College, in Indianola, to find out what might be major motivations for the voters and citizens this year.
posted on October 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM
posted on October 8, 2008 at 2:12 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 4th congressional district. This district is comprised of 28 counties. Geographically, it looks like a sideways stocking, with the toe encompassing Indianola and Winterset, the heel in north-central Iowa including Mason City and Estherville, and the ankle about two counties wide on the north eastern Iowa tier reaching to the Mississippi River.
posted on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
A profile of Iowa's 2th Congressional District.
posted on October 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM
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In the studio to talk about the district and the campaign for 2nd district Representative, are two political reporters: James Lynch of the Cedar Rapids Gazette and Matt Milner of the Ottumwa Courier.
posted on September 26, 2008 at 12:32 PM
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The lively discussion of politics in Iowa's 5th Congressional District continues with reporters Art Cullen from the Storm Lake Times, and Mike Peterson, news director at KMA Radio.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:17 PM
A profile of Iowa's 5th Congressional District.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:16 PM
The Iowa Journal profiles Iowa's 5th Congressional District and looks towards the issues that will color voter's decisions during the election campaign of 2008.
posted on July 25, 2008 at 4:17 PM
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posted on July 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM
After years of dormancy are Iowa’s labor unions in resurgence? Will they be exerting more influence over the conduct of Iowa’s economy? Those are some of the questions The Iowa Journal will address in this edition.
posted on July 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM
News analyst Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and host Paul Yeager talked about Gov. Culver's executive order on contractors' misclassification of employees, Iowa GOP state convention election of members of the Iowa Christian Alliance and Iowa Right to life and Mike Huckabee's speech to the GOP convention and his political and work future.
posted on May 23, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Radio Iowa's Kay Henderson discusses Barack Obama's May 20th rally in Des Moines with host Paul Yeager.
posted on May 19, 2008 at 5:23 PM
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Pulitzer winning Miami Heard columnist Leonard Pitt Jr. addresses a number of topics ranging from the Obama surge to life in the U.S. since 9-11.
posted on February 12, 2008 at 9:49 AM
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posted on January 7, 2008 at 8:16 PM
posted on January 4, 2008 at 9:28 AM
The Iowa Journal examines the latest update from the edge of the decision and experiences the campaigns from an outsider’s perspective. Geoff Elliott, reporter for The Australian, and Matt Taibbi, contributing editor for Rolling Stone Magazine, are here to discuss the Iowa campaigns and caucuses from an outsider's point of view in this special web-exclusive extended interview.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 10:14 PM
To outsiders, political homage to Iowa’s blended fuel may seem curious, but perhaps no more so than its caucus system. Here to share their take on the process are Geoff Elliott, a reporter for "The Australian," a national newspaper comparable to USA Today, and Matt Taibbi. Contributing Editor for Rolling Stone Magazine.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Paul Yeager reports the early numbers from the Iowa caucuses on caucus night, January 3, 2008.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 8:16 PM
The 2008 caucus campaigns are easily the most expensive and sophisticated in history. They are also the most covered. By most accounts races in both parties are tight. Kay Henderson is here fresh from the campaign trail with her take on all this.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 11:54 AM
The stature of renewable fuel in Iowa is unmatched anywhere else in America. But as Iowans gather at the caucuses how will the candidates' stances on the issue affect their choices? We examine what some say has been pandering, and others see as appropriate attention to an important issue.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Mary Tiffany and Carrie Giddins, communications directors for the Republican and Democratic Parties of Iowa, respectively, discuss alliances and accommodations that spring up across party lines during the Iowa caucuses.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
What's the fuss about the Iowa caucuses? We explore the history, the process and the influence that the Iowa caucus has on the nation's body politic.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
For Democrats, the mechanics of selecting a nominee are not for the mathematically challenged. For an explanation we turn to the head chef of the Political Kitchen, Bob Singer, who utilizes commodities to illustrate caucus math.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Two observers of the caucus process -- Todd Dorman, columnist with "The Gazette" in Cedar Rapids, and M.E. Sprengelmeyer, reporter for "The Rocky Mountain News" discuss caucus issues with host Paul Yeager.
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Iowa Public Television hosted The Des Moines Register presidential debates on Wednesday, Dec. 12 and Thursday, Dec. 13. To discuss the candidates and their appearance at the debates, The Iowa Journal brings together a panel of national journalists. Mark Halperin, political analyst to both ABC and Time Magazine, CNN senior political correspondent Candy Crowley, and Mark Murray, NBC political reporter join host Todd Mundt for a lively discussion.
posted on December 11, 2007 at 6:01 PM
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posted on November 8, 2007 at 9:21 AM
The state’s voters have traditionally embraced the responsibility to vet the candidates in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. Iowans like to give everyone a good look. For their part, the candidates have swarmed to the state’s cultural venues.
posted on November 5, 2007 at 6:01 PM
Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa discusses the 2008 presidential candidates races in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses.
posted on October 26, 2007 at 1:01 PM
posted on October 22, 2007 at 5:08 PM
Having held the state's highest office for a combined 24 years consecutively, Branstad and Vilsack discuss access to quality health care, long-term financial security and where they think the presidential candidates should stand on these issues. Across every generation access to health insurance is waning as the number of uninsured Americans has risen. Learn more about these issues that are key to the future of our country and critical to Iowans' voting decisions.
posted on October 18, 2007 at 1:01 PM
Tonight’s news analysis comes from “The Des Moines Register” newsroom where producer Sid Sprecher and columnist David Yepsen talked domestic politics.
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