Tea Party and Occupy Movements Press for Influence in 2012
Analysts say Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain actively court Tea Party voters while Occupy Wall Street groups gain visibility but lack the financial backing of the Tea Party. Experts note waning Tea Party influence yet acknowledge its debt ceiling impact and tax stance remains pivotal.
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Robinson
Barack Obama
Michele Bachmann
Herman Cain
Bachmann
Congress
Cain
Americans For Prosperity
Drake University
Dennis Goldford
United States
Des Moines
Frank Downie
Ed Fallon
Occupy
Iowa
Fallon
Ron Paul
UNI
Holmes
Wall Street
Goldford
Iowa Farmland Boom to Bust and Beyond
The article traces the 1970s golden era of high grain prices spurred by exports to the Soviet Union, followed by the 1980s Farm Crisis with land prices plunging from 2147 to 787 per acre and widespread farm bankruptcies. It notes the ethanol expansion after 2004, Renewable Fuel Standards, and current farmland demand with prices above 6 per bushel for corn and 11.50 for soybeans, forecasting a potential but noncatastrophic dip in values.
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United States
Soviet Union
Iowa
USDA
David Oppedahl
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Iowa State University Extension
Mike Duffy
ISU
Extension
Brian Briggeman
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Briggeman
Duffy
Oppedahl
Congress
Sterling Liddell
Rabo AgriFinance
Rabo
Netherlands
North America
Cedar Falls
Liddell
Aging Americans stay home with aid of villages
Washington senior Weaver Shepperson relies on Capitol Hill Village for rides to doctors and grocery help. The village model supports aging in place by volunteers and concierge networks, with about 10 000 to 13 000 members nationwide mostly in dense urban areas.
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Washington (Ap
Weaver Shepperson
Washington
Capitol Hill
Shepperson
Capitol Hill Village
AARP
Boston
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Village
Mid-Atlantic
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
University of California, Berkeley
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Justin Holmes
University of Northern Iowa
Ohio
Judd Saul
Saul
Cedar Valley
Michael.wiser
See
Drake University Political Scientist
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Tea Party
Cedar Rapids
Taylor Nelson
Starlite Room Tavern
Ed Falfon
Irving Lindenblad
Lindenblad
Palisades Village
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