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Like his rivals - Senator John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani - who skipped the Ames, Iowa straw poll for G.O.P. candidates last week, Thompson jetted into Des Moines and spent a couple of hours at the fair before heading off again. While pressing the flesh, he made sure...
Richardson's talk, at the Wells Fargo Hola Diversity conference in Des Moines, is part of his quiet wooing of Iowa's Latino vote. In a midwestern state where immigration is hot-button issue, Richardson is walking a fine line, trying to attract support from the state's small but...
Latinos have become the state's largest minority, making up 3.7% of the population in 2005. Banking, restaurant menus and even voter registration cards are now offered in Spanish, but Hispanics' emergence has not been without friction. Over the years Iowans have grown fearful that the immigrants brought in by...
Richardson recognizes how important that segment of voters could be, but he's also careful not to stress it too much. He does have six bilingual staffers on the ground, has already reached out to Latino groups, and he's the only candidate to grant El Latino, Des Moines' 5...
America is a dangerous place for boys. Life is not the same as it was 30 years ago. A mistake as a youngster can remain on one's criminal record forever, and police give much less leeway when dealing with "rowdy" behavior. I fear for my son's future more...