bachmann, and the editor in chief of the iowa republican, craig robinson. we will be to into the caucuses tonight. c-span will be at the caucus events in iowa. we will also be covering the iowa caucuses issues throughout the day and you can find out more about that on our web site, c-span.org. this morning, we would like to hear more from you about the iowa caucuses. what is your take on the race? here are the numbers to call. you can also e-mail us or find us on twitter. we are also on facebook. look for c-span. let s take a look at how the des moines register is covering the iowa caucuse today. the race enters its final hours still unsettled. michele bachmann takes a stroll through valley junction. newt gingrich, jon huntsman, ron paul, mitt romney, rick perry, and rick santorum, who has been advancing in the polls and the reason week. we have some other headlines. decision: iowa. it goes through how folks can get involved in iowa. it also has this box down here. wh
she s got to return to florida. what s her future like. my interview with the education secretary aroundy duncan, why he calls no child left behind a slow moving train wreck and he says politics is hurting education. news nation is just 15 minutes away. and live shots live pictures of michele bachmann holding a town hall in iowa the day after that debate. the day in advance of the iowa straw poll. she s out there campaigning. iowa isn t only a key battle ground for republicans. it is a very big deal for democrats and one of the state s best known democrats is now running for congress. christie vilsack is iowa s former first lady. you re running against steve king the incumbent republican. i am. democrats are also being vilified as well as republicans. beth parties in all the polls. how do you run for congress when
renegotiating several of these agreements to have greater labor standards to ensure that american workers are protected. the fact that in the korean agreement that the uaw and the ufcw, two very large labor unions, are supportive of this trade agreement at the same time the chamber of commerce is supportive suggests that there s broad base of support for these agreements. for agriculture, it s about $2.3 billion of additional ag opportunities in exports. we will have a record year in ag exports. every $1 billion of ag exports generates about 8400 jobs. it s great for bottom lines for farmers and also great for employment. mr. secretary, i know you re not involved in politics but we were checking just today and there has been an exploratory committee filed with a name that s very similar to yours, vilsack, in iowa. in that fourth congressional district, the former first lady of iowa, looks like she might be running and against a very high profile incumbent republican, steve king. can
iowa straw poll, but the candidates are already working hard on their ground games for the hawkeye state, and we are joined now by politico reporter, jonathan martin. first of all, we know that christie vilsack s going to be in that fourth congressional race which will be a hot one against steve king. that s going to be a great race. she of course is the former first lady, born and raised in iowa, obviously. yeah. it s going to be an interesting race. for political junkies, her endorsement of john kerry at the eve of the iowa caucuses was critical in 2004. she has a lot of pull with activists in that state. which is that almost like sarah huckabee s endorsement of tim pawlenty, although mike huckabee hasn t come along. let s talk about iowa and all the different pieces of iowa. what are you looking at now in iowa in terms of what s happening with romney and bachmann? want to play a little bit of bachmann s first ad which went up today.
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