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Or will his he issue of housing accused that the safety and security of Americans Democratic gubernatorial campaign numbers roughly hold steady while voters’ terrorists in the Midwest was at is protected.” was that it could outspend and beat attentions turn to decidedly unpolitical T the forefront last week as Thomson Braley, who toured the facility in up Pat Quinn on TV by Thanksgiving things? There are reports from inside T Thomson last week, said additional to the point where the governor was that Hynes plans to run a Christmas ad Correctional Center, in Illinois just vulnerable in the February 2 primary. in December, but that will be a purely over the Mississippi River from Iowa, is security measures would be taken “to Early benchmark polling for Quinn positive message and won’t do much to considered as a potential landing spot for make sure that it was on par with if not had him leading Hynes 54-26, with other bring Quinn down. Guantanamo Bay detainees after they leave more secure than the super-max facility in polls showing similar results. Hynes’ name Because Hynes hasn’t yet fully put the Cuba. Florence, Colorado,” should the detainees ID was a relatively governor on his Iowa Republicans spoke out against the be brought here. low 67 percent, back, there are those possible transfer, while Democrats said The state Republican Party and U.S. compared to Quinn’s who believe that they’d be open to the option. Representative Steve King (R-Kiron) have Governor Chet Culver said that the both pushed for Braley to oppose housing Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • NowYou Know88 • RiverCitiesReader.com percent. the comptroller’s Since then, Hynes February 2 is just campaign message transfer could create much-needed jobs. the prisoners in the Thomson Correctional has spent close to won’t really work The governor said in an interview Facility. $2 million on TV around the corner. After in the final four with reporters that he spoke with U.S. “Congressional reaction will be a key ads, but Quinn has weeks, either. I Representative Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo), factor in whether or not terrorist detainees matched him pretty this week, there are have said publicly Lock In Low Rates whose district is just across the river from are moved to the Thomson Correctional much dollar for that I believe this for Thomson, about the issue. Center,” King said. “I am asking Bruce dollar. And while really only about four race could be over “We both are interested in getting more Braley to break with the president and Hynes stopped by Thanksgiving if information out to our citizens, out to Nancy Pelosi and join me to keep the running network TV campaign weeks left. Hynes didn’t have our constituents, that will be impacted,” worst of the worst Al-Qaeda terrorists off ads on November Quinn bleeding Culver said. “But we also understand that of U.S. soil.” 11 and went dark from every political One during these tough economic times, jobs on cable last week, Quinn was up with a orifice by the traditional holiday-season are critically important. So it’s really up School Leaders Say Using positive bio ad last week on both network kickoff date – after which negative ads to the local leadership, the residents in and cable. would likely be a huge liability. He doesn’t eastern Iowa there that could benefit from Reserves Won’t Work The governor has raised more money appear to have done that to Quinn, but Year! this prison, to weigh in on the decision Culver faced a crowd of more than much faster than many people expected, I’m not quite ready to pronounce Hynes’ and decide for themselves whether or not 1,000 Iowa school-board members and given his historical aversion to the campaign officially dead, although it will be an overall benefit or not.” administrators and explained why he had activity. Quinn has also run a much better, everybody would have to admit that he DIGITAL CABLE ONLINE PHONE Culver said the key is to get citizen to cut their budgets by $360 million, but tighter, and more visible campaign than does face some very, very difficult odds. input. “I’ve encouraged the federal several educators said they don’t like his many had expected. The governor is Both campaigns have indicated privately government to do all they can inform the solution of forcing districts to use their cash ® getting “earned” media coverage on the that polling and focus grouping show that local residents, especially there in Clinton reserves and said that property taxes will all-important Chicago TV almost every Governor Quinn’s proposed income-tax A Celebration of Christmas 2009 STARZ on and Jackson counties, and to weigh the ultimately increase. pros and the cons,” he said. “I’ll be part of At the Iowa Association of School Boards day, and the state’s multi-billion-dollar hike “works” much better against him HARVEY CHANCE LAST capital construction bill has allowed him than attempting to tie Quinn to his ousted that review.” annual convention in Des Moines, Culver to cut ribbons all over the state, which is predecessor and two-time running mate Opera@Augustana presents Meanwhile U.S. Representative Tom asked educators to support his legislative something Hynes simply can’t match. 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