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THE candidates who will be fighting next months Windermere by-elections have been announced.

The by-elections were called following the sudden death of Coun Jo Stephenson in July.

Lib Dem Coun Stephenson was county councillor for Windermere and also represented Windermere Town on South Lakeland District Council (SLDC).

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The Liberal Democrat candidate for Cumbria County Council has been announced as Coun Colin Jones and for SLDC the party is putting forward Dyan Jones.

Representing the Conservatives will be Ben Berry for the county council seat and Sandra Lilley for SLDC.

The candidates agree that the controversial county council plan to introduce on-street parking charges is the biggest issue facing the area.

The Lib Dem-controlled South Lakeland local committee upheld the decision to introduce parking meters atThe Glebe last month.

But Coun Colin Jones disagrees with the Lib Dem line saying: Im totally opposed to the charges and spoke against them at the Marchesi Centre meeting in June.

Coun Jones is a Windermere town councillor and represents Bowness North on SLDC after being elected in 2013.

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By Perry Bacon Jr.

DES MOINES- Iowa Democrats are ready for Hillary for now.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes her first major visit to the early-voting state this weekend, but her huge lead in the polls here obscures a certain lack of passion for her potential presidential candidacy among some key party activists.

Democrats here dont rule out the possibility of falling in love with another candidate as they did with Barack Obama in 2008 -- and backing that person over Clinton again.

Im just not excited about her, said Diane Pickle, an accountant who was an Obama precinct captain in 2008. I admire her. I think shes a wonderful person.

In interviews this week with 15 major organizers, elected officials and activists in Iowa who helped power Obamas upset victory in the 2008 caucuses, they described Obamas early campaign as a political dream come true. His speeches were inspiring, his charisma unparalleled, his supporters a perfect mix of young and old, liberal and moderate.

Barack blew me away, says Tom Miller, Iowas longtime attorney general, who was one of the highest-ranking Democrats here to endorse Obama in 2008 and remains a strong supporter.

But when the conversation turned to Clinton, who is visiting Iowa for retiring Senator Tom Harkins famous steak fry on Sunday, the activists sounded more like political pundits. Nearly all of these activists said no other potential candidate is as experienced or qualified as the former secretary of state and first lady. Foreign policy would be a key theme of the 2016 campaign, they noted, right in her wheelhouse. And Clinton is electable, several said.

Im looking. I keep thinking, am I the only one looking? I say to people, why not Joe Biden?'

I have a hard time viewing it (2008) as a vote against her, as opposed to it was time for something new and giving that a try, said Phil Roeder, a public relations professional who was a precinct captain and organizer for Obama in 2008.

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