Watch cameraman covering John Edwards back into a car and fall into snow December 30, 2007
Posted by John in Accidents, IowaCaucuses, Media, Political.Tags: 2008 election, Accidents, Independence (Iowa), iowa, iowa caucuses, john edwards, Media, TV
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From AP video, during a campaign stop Friday at Independence, Iowa. It plays twice in the clip, giving an instant-replay feel.
Hopefully a doctor wasn’t required at the scene.
Trivia: When did Iowa hold its only presidential primary? December 30, 2007
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.Tags: Elections, iowa, Presidential Primaries
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From Congressional Quarterly Today:
When did Iowa hold its only presidential primary?
a) 1916
b) 1932
c) 1948
d) 1964
NYT: Former Iowa coach C. Vivian Stringer among top 5 impacting sports world in 2007 December 29, 2007
Posted by John in Sports.Tags: basketball, C. Vivian Stringer, College Basketball, Don Imus, Iowa Basketball, New York Times, Race relations, Women's Basketball
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From Dec. 30 New York Times:
She persevered after her husband, Bill, died of a heart attack on Thanksgiving in 1992, and less than five months later guided Iowa to the Final Four.
So by the time Imus denigrated her Rutgers players on the air the day after they lost to Tennessee in the national championship game, it was possible that Stringer felt as if she had been here before. …
See also April Gazette article: Turbulent 3 weeks for Stringer.
Gazette Metro-Iowa Editor Mary Sharp on NPR’s All Things Considered (‘Checking in with Iowa’s voters’) December 26, 2007
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.Tags: 2008 election, All Things Considered, Bret Hayworth, Cedar Rapids Gazette, iowa caucuses, Mary Sharp, National Public Radio, NPR, Sioux City Journal
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All Things Considered (NPR): ‘Checking In with Iowa’s Voters’
Mary Sharp, Iowa editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, and Bret Hayworth, political editor at the Sioux City Journal, talk with Melissa Block about how their respective regions of Iowa are taking to the presidential candidates less than a week before the caucus on Jan. 3.
Cedar Rapids is traditionally a more left-leaning area, while Sioux City usually leans Republican — though this year, Democrats have been paying far more attention than normal. [LISTEN to segment (5:45)]
Iowa officials: 2,200 ex-residents lured back to state December 26, 2007
Posted by John in Education, Government.Tags: brain drain, higher education, iowa, State of Iowa, tom vilsack
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From today’s Wall Street Journal:
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack organized and attended receptions around the country for Iowa college grads who moved away.The reach of these programs is limited. But states and companies that participate say they are worth the modest investment, and are often cheaper than hiring a headhunter. States figure it is a lot easier to persuade former residents to come home than it is to get strangers to move to a place they have never been to. Iowa officials say efforts to lure former residents have brought about 2,200 of them back to the state. …
More Iowa caucuses trivia from Congressional Quarterly December 26, 2007
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.Tags: 1988 Election, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Congressional Quarterly, CQ, iowa caucuses, McKinley Middle School, Michael Dukakis, Mike Dukakis Richard Gere
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From this CQ page:
In what place did Michael Dukakis finish in the 1988 Iowa Democratic caucuses?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
While on the topic, here are two photos from The Gazette’s 1988 Iowa caucuses gallery.
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