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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman has released a web video attacking Mitt Romney for his changing positions on issues important to the GOP base.
MARION — Although candidates in Iowa Senate District 18 agreed local residents haven’t been asking about the social issues that seem to be the focus of national media and third-party groups regarding this special election, they nonetheless received and answered questions on those topics during a forum Thursday.
The man who managed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s successful 2008 Iowa Caucuses campaign has signed on to manage Minnesota U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s efforts in Iowa.
WILTON — Quad Cities attorney John Archer kept his focus on his Democratic challenger and the economy during a recent GOP fundraiser, indicating that social issues should take a back seat the nation’s financial security at this time.
Occupy Des Moines has done two “banner drops” on bridges across Interstate 235 in Des Moines, a person close to the group says, and plans to do more.
Herman Cain recently made contradictory statements about abortion that have ruffled social conservative feathers and might end his rise in the polls. Now the situation appears to be escalating as a 2006 controversial radio ad campaign has emerged to fan the flames.
Perceived national frontrunner Mitt Romney’s religion could yet play an important role in whether he wins the GOP presidential nomination and defeats President Obama, political observers say.
DES MOINES — Social conservatives and GOP leadership used combative language to describe the party’s bid to defeat Barack Obama in 2012 and place further restrictions on abortion and marriage.
Newt Gingrich seemed to steak the show Saturday night at a presidential forum hosted by the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, focusing mostly on economics as several other GOP hopefuls tried to convince social conservatives they have the strongest stances against abortion and marriage.
DES MOINES — Several 2012 GOP candidates went on the attack at a social conservative event Saturday evening, each trying to convince the crowd they have the strongest stance against abortion and same-sex marriage.
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