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Live from Iowa, It’s The UpTake

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.02.08 | 8:40 am

Four Minneapolis-based citizen videobloggers from The UpTake are heading to Iowa today to join three reporters already on the ground to cover the presidential caucuses. They’ve got an ambitious news plan — from reporting…

Media Monitor: Around the CIM-iverse

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.28.07 | 7:07 pm

Iowa Influential: Wired gives props to fellow Center for Independent Media site Iowa Independent in a piece about how “local blogs have now risen to play a pivotal role in the squeaky-close

Around the CIM — Caucus Fracus Edition

By Robin Marty | 10.10.07 | 10:45 am

The Caucus Fracas is getting more confusing every day, and once more the Center For Independent Media websites have the latest.

From Michigan Messenger we see the battle with Iowa is getting heated, as many of the Democratic…

Iowa’s Neighbors Envious of Caucuses, But Not Hostile

By Robin Marty | 10.05.07 | 3:44 pm

From Iowa Independent

Hostility to the Iowa caucuses seems to increase with distance.

Michigan and Florida are defying the national parties’ schedules, and leaders like Michigan Sen. Carl Levin and king of the bloggers Kos are openly calling for…

Around the Center for Independent Media

By Robin Marty | 10.02.07 | 4:40 pm

From Iowa Independent, Fred Thompson visits the Iowa Christian Alliance Annual dinner.

Meanwhile, Michigan Messenger reports from the GOP presidential forum on Mackinaw Island.  Coverage of the event can be found here, here, and here.

And…

From the Harkin Steak Fry Notebook

By Robin Marty | 09.17.07 | 10:03 am

“A fight? A fight! One young man driving his crew out of the balloon grounds, perhaps with a bit of the taste of amber and hops still on his palate, started honking at another driver who was letting people in…

Around the CIM — Presidential Politics Edition

By Robin Marty | 08.15.07 | 9:48 am

Presidential politics are in the air, and here’s the latest from the other Center for Independent Media sites:

Did Mitch Romney cheat on the straw poll?  Romney jokingly says yes.

“I was a little dismayed because I saw Barack

Leopold Celebration Brings a Minnesotan Home to Iowa — Dien Judge

By Robin Marty | 07.13.07 | 9:58 am

This post about Mark Ritchie comes from our sister site, Iowa Independent

From Ames to San Francisco to Minneapolis, Mark Ritchie’s journey in life has been about much more than the places he has lived. But after spending most…

Around the CIM

By Robin Marty | 06.20.07 | 11:13 am

There are some great stories making waves around the other Center for Independent Media sites. 

Here are a few highlights:

In Iowa, presidential candidate John Edwards suggests that his rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may lose Democrats in

Around the Country with the CIM

By Robin Marty | 06.11.07 | 9:46 am

We’ve been busy here in Minnesota, but the Center for Independent Media’s Colorado and Iowa sites have been working hard, too. 

In Iowa, a detailed look at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign strategy, based on a very extensive phone