Charlie Rose with Tom Vilsack; Samuel Berger & Brent Scowcroft; Mark Halperin & Dan Balz (July 27, 2005)
MyDD (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
It is the bleakest of news. In this country of plenty and nearly at the eve of our national celebration of thanks and remembrance, the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reported that 49 million Americans, or one in six, face food insecurity. The number represents a 36 percent rise year over year. Food stamps are now at all time record use with some 36 million Americans receiving a monthly assistance....
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
That recession is over statement looks more unfortunate every day. The USDA disclosed Monday that a little more than 49 million Americans had trouble putting food on the table last year—the highest percentage since the government began keeping track in 1995, up 13 million people from the previous year. Food insecurity was a problem before the economic meltdown, and things have obviously gotten...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Via Balloon Juice comes this : The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government has been keeping track, according to a federal report released Monday that shows particularly steep increases in food scarcity among families with children. In 2008, the report found, nearly 17 million children -- more than one in...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, President Obama's Secretary of Agriculture, is coming back to Iowa this weekend to headline a fundraiser for a fellow lawyer. Read about Congressman Bruce Braley's event below. 5th Annual Bruce, Blues and BBQ with the Honorable Tom Vilsack (Waterloo, IA) – Congressman Bruce Braley will host the [...]
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
1. Why didn't Gore participate in the Senate climate scam hearings last week? If he wasn't a political liability nowadays, wouldn't he have been there? The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held three days of hearings with 54 witnesses last week on climate change legislation. 2. It's been almost a year since Obama won the presidency. Has he installed solar panels or wind turbines on the...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Christie Vilsack, the wife of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, announced Monday that she will not challenge Republican Charles Grassley for his Senate seat in 2010. "I am flattered and humbled by the requests from Democrats, Independents and even some Republicans to consider running," Vilsack said in a statement released Monday. "My careful [...]
MyDD (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Former First Lady Christie Vilsack released a statement today confirming that she will not challenge Senator Chuck Grassley next year. Excerpt: Commiting to a campaign for the US Senate next year requires more than the confidence that I have the right experience, the necessary support and the resources to be successful. It must come with an understanding that it is the best way for me serve our State...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Tom Vilsack, the mystery man. So says a report on the Republican blog, "Questions, Comments & Insults". It was also picked up the www.iowarepublican.com . The blog claims a source said Vilsack is looking at running against Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley next year. On Tuesday, Christie Vilsack told [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants more flexibility in how it allocates food aid dollars to complement its new strategy to help small farmers in poor countries boost their food production, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday.
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/12-14. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines) Senate Chuck Grassley (R) 51 Christie Vilsack (D) 40 Chuck Grassley (R) 51 Roxanne Conlin (D) 39 Vilsack is the wife of the former governor, and Conlin, a prominent Des Moines lawyer, ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1982. Neither bring Grassley under the 50 percent mark, but the potential for a competitive race is certainly...
MyDD (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Iowa's Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee and one of the leading opponents of healthcare reform, has never faced a serious reelection challenge since he first rode Ronald Reagan's coattails to the Senate in 1980. Next year may be different . Christie Vilsack, the wife of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, sounds as if she may be the "mystery candidate"...
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
In an interview with WHO-TV , Christie Vilsack (D), the wife of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (D), revealed she's considering a challenge to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) next year. Said Vilsack: "I am honored that people would think of me in that way and would talk to me about running for any office and I think I'm well-qualified to run," Vilsack said. "I think I'm qualified to serve,...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
By GottaLaff Deather McAssley may find himself running against a serious challenger: Tom Vilsack's wife, Christie: Christie Vilsack, the wife of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, sounds as if she may be the “mystery candidate” the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party said was poised to run for the U.S. Senate. Chucky's colleagues trusted him to be just a tad more reachy-outy on health...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Tuesday morning former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack told reporters to ask his wife is she is running against Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. You will recall last month on Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press", Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan said he had a mystery candidate to run against Grassley and [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Christie Vilsack, wife of former Governor Tom Vilsack, spoke with WHO-TV's Dave Price earlier this afternoon. Price asked if she was the "mystery candidate" who would emerge to seek the Democratic Party's 2010 nomination for the U.S. Senate and the change to face-off against U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-New Hartford, [...]
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