Tom Harkin

On the Ground: Disaster Flood Engineering

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Katrina, Floods, Mary Landrieu, US Army Corps of Engineers, Naomi Klein, Tom Harkin, Iowa, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

With the epic dimensions of this flood and the scope of infrastructure failures, how can the Army Corps of Engineers say to the devastated people that they had better get busy and "top the levees?"

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Senator Harkin: McCain Too "Military"

Des Moines Register | Jane Norman | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Tom Harkin, Politics News

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military...

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State Of The Race: Superdelegates Moving To Obama

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Delegates, Pennsylvania, Clinton, Tom Harkin, Mark Wilcox, Superdelegate, Hillary Clinton, Obama, North Carolina, Margaret Campbell, Nomination, Home News
Daniel Nichanian

Hillary is not a "dead woman walking," yet. She's not yet a Ralph Nader or even a Mike Huckabee. There is still a coherent scenario that could lead to Clinton's nomination. But not for long.

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Iowa Senator Leaning Towards Obama

Des Moines Register | Thomas Beaumont | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Endorsement, Iowa Senator, Obama Frontrunner, Barack Obama Endorsements, Barack Obama, Obama Endorsement, Tom Harkin, Politics News

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said Hillary Clinton's criticism of the Iowa caucuses and Barack Obama's advantage among independent voters would weigh on his de...

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A Warning to Our Superdelegates

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, Corruption, Al Gore, House of Representatives, Ben Cardin, Martin O'Malley, Emanuel Cleaver II, Tammy Baldwin, Maria Cantwell, John Lewis, Barney Frank, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Gregory Meeks, Eliot Spitzer, Niki Tsongas, Lois Capps, Pete Stark, New Mexico, New Jersey, Dennis Kucinich, Doris Matsui, Nancy Pelosi, John Edwards, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, North Carolina, Daniel Inouye, African-American Issues, Alcee Hastings, Ed Towns, Daniel Akaka, Edward Markey, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Massachusetts, Congress, Joe Biden, Kendrick Meek, Democratic National Committee, Frank Lautenberg, Ted Kulongoski, John Baldacci, Geraldine Ferraro, Maxine Waters, Jim McDermott, Sheila Jackson Lee, Susan Davis, Hilda Solis, Davide Paterson, Michigan, Jimmy Carter, Brad Sherman, Hillary Clinton, Mazie Hirono, Dnc, Jim Clyburn, Senate, Hawaii, Barbara Boxer, Sam Farr, Sherrod Brown, Jesse Helms, New York State, Maryland, Washington, Tom Harkin, Mel Watt, Tom Allen, Howard Berman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Laura Richardson, Yvette Clarke, California, Democratic Primary, Maurice Hinchey, Nydia Velazquez, Maine, Superdelegates, Lynn Woolsey, Norm Dicks, Mike Honda, Rhode Island, New York Governor, Diane DeGette, Ron Wyden, John Tierney, Florida, Donald Payne, Patty Murray, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Jose Serrano, Corrine Brown, Loretta Sanchez, Texas, Henry Waxman, 2008 Election, Bill Richardson, New York City, Bob Filner, Carolyn Maloney, Iraq War, Jon Corzine, Tom Udall, Sheldon Whitehouse, Governors, Wisconsin, Jerry Nadler, Iowa, Georgia, Diane Watson, Louise Slaughter, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.

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Obama, Clinton Fill Superdelegates' Wallets

Christine Escobar | Posted 02.23.2008 | Home

Read More: PAC's, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, The Center for Responsive Politics, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Harold Ickes, Tom Harkin, Bruce Braley, Bill Richardson, Campaign Contributions, Blue Dog Democrats, Home News
Christine Escobar

The Center for Responsive Politics gave voters a lovely Valentine's Day gift on February 14 when they released this report on contributions made by Ba...

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Endorsementality

David Bender | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Chet Culver, Des Moines Register Debate, Tom Brady, Randy Moss, John Kerry, Tom Harkin, Des Moines Register, John Edwards, Des Moines Register Endorsement, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Politics News
David Bender

By the time January 3rd rolls around, the December 16th Des Moines Register endorsement of Hillary will be lining bird cages all over Iowa.

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The Stem Cell Wars Are Not Over

Susan L. Solomon | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Embryonic Cell Research, Induced Pluripotentiary Stem Cells, Stem Cells Religion, Tom Harkin, Stem Cell Controversey, Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, Embryonic Stem Cells, Stem Cell Cloning, IPS Stem Cells, Politics News
Susan L. Solomon

The greatest loss of all would be if these exciting new discoveries were allowed to create the false belief that the kind of research opposed by the Bush administration was no longer necessary.

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Somebody Has the Upper Hand, But It Isn't the American Farmer

Nancy Scola | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Agriculture, Farm Bill, Agricultural Corporations, Dick Lugar, Kent Conrad, Lugar Lautenberg Bill, Tom Harkin, Free Trade, Globalization, Protectig Farmers, Farmers Rights, Politics News
Nancy Scola

U.S. agriculture subsidies are in some ways the worst of both worlds. They weaken the ability of Caribbean farmers to compete, and they're not helpful for American farmers either.

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Harkin Barbs Limbaugh Over Drug Use On Senate Floor

Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics

Read More: Rush Drugs, Rush Limbaugh, Tom Harkin, Politics News

The Senate turned into a battleground today over Rush Limbaugh's controversial remarks last week about "phony soldiers." Senate Majority Leader Harry...

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