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.
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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.
Tags: floods politics water rebuilding science research Campaign 2008 immigration tourism brain drain
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.
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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.
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posted on October 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Associated Press reporter David Pitt discusses the state of the national economy and how it affects Iowa businesses, 401 K funds, and future retirement plans.
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posted on October 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM

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.
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posted on September 5, 2008 at 5:31 PM

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.
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posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:17 PM

A profile of Iowa's 5th Congressional District.
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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.
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posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:14 PM

In the News Analysis, reporter Jeneane Beck and host Paul Yeager talk about the final report from Rebuild Iowa, the possibility of a special session and a bar in West Burlington that has drawn the attention of a the Attorney General's office with 48 complaints about Iowa's smokefree air act.
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