Campaign News
WORCESTER, Mass. From an oil platform, McCain touts drilling agenda
August 20, 2008
ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would » Full Story
No hugs as Obama tears into McCain
August 18, 2008
RENO, Nev. — So much for hugging in church. A day after Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged an embrace during a faith forum at a California megachurch, Obama called the U.S. » Full Story
McCain, Republicans report $96 million cash
August 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and t » Full Story
Clinton backers to make noise at Dem convention
August 15, 2008
WASHINGTON — Still sore from an epic primary battle, some of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s supporters aren’t buying the unity theme planned for the Democratic National Convention. » Full Story
Is China bending the rules?
August 15, 2008
BEIJING — Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that » Full Story
Where’s the beef? Entries face wait before inspection
August 15, 2008
Going into the beef show Tuesday, the Marshall County contingent from the Liscomb area expressed hope their cattle would make the grade. » Full Story
Resident celebrates 100 years with book
August 15, 2008
Arleen Bagnall of Marshalltown’s Bickford Cottage said she was 91 when she wrote the story of “Little Mouse” which tells of a tidy, well-dressed and friendly mouse who takes time to visit a tired fri » Full Story