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Obamas bringing Bidens along on next Iowa visit later this week

President Barack Obama spoke in Sioux City on Saturday and now the President plans to bring his re-election campaign back to Iowa later this week.  Campaign officials say the day after his campaign speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the president and First Lady Michelle Obama will attend a rally in Iowa City.  Also attending the Friday appearance will be Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden.

Update: President Obama's speech greeted with mixed reviews

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan will be back in Iowa Tuesday.  He'll speak at a campaign event at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon and then in Adel in central Iowa Wednesday morning.  Iowa is one of a handful of key swing states being targeted by both campaigns.

Politics on the menu at Sioux City Labor Day picnic

To celebrate workers, the Northwest Iowa Labor Council puts on a picnic each Labor Day.  It wasn't just union members and their families who showed up this year.  Organizers cooked up 2,000 hot dogs and hamburgers at Riverside Park for the meal.  It also gave candidates for state and local offices to meet and greet the public.

Planes fill the sky for Sheldon's Celebration Days

A Labor Day tradition in Sheldon, Iowa.  Celebration Days brought family-friendly festival fun and activities to the town.  Several small planes took people on rides this year.  Folks could also take a 10-mile helicopter ride over nearby towns.