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It was Gary Hart who, at a debate among the eight Democratic candidates sponsored by the Des Moines Register, so pointedly raised the question of how beholden Mondale is to organized labor, whose support could be worth as much as $20 million. At a press conference in Atlanta last week...
Mondale holds commanding leads in Iowa and New Hampshire as Democrats in those states prepare to make their choices. A mid-January poll by the Des Moines Register gives him a 49%-to-20% margin over Glenn. Alan Cranston and George McGovern tied for third place at 6%. A Boston...
One notable exception is the group accompanying Jesse Jackson: ABC, NBC and CBS have consistently included blacks among the producers or reporters sent to cover him, as have the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek and TIME. Perhaps half of the journalists in the entourages are new...
Last week in Ames, Iowa, real farmers asked Democratic presidential candidates questions about agriculture, which the farmers feel is in dismal condition. The idea was to get a measure of the knowledge and concern of these would-be Presidents. In a couple of weeks, a debate sponsored by the Des...
The freeze-up has bottom-line consequences. The idle towboats and barges eat up about $5,000 a week in (diesel fuel, insurance fees, crew salaries and supplies. Meanwhile, the barge lines must sublease other boats to carry cargo on existing contracts. What is more, corn and soybean prices have...