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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats has renewed his promise to end same-sex marriage with an executive order, even if it means facing impeachment.

Appearing on the show of controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace, Vander Plaats once again said if elected governor in 2010 he would issue an executive order stopping same-sex marriage until the [...]

Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, is no stranger to speaking out against the powers that be. Ellsberg wasted no time calling out the Bush administration during a lecture sponsored by the University of Iowa Lecture Committee in Iowa City. “I suspect no king since King John the [...]

Often at December campaign stops in Iowa, presidential candidates accepting questions from the audience are presented with inquiries that have little, if anything, to do with the topic they came to discuss. Such was not the case at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids when Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd came to discuss the Constitution and [...]

Some young members of Ron Paul’s “Revolution” brought their own t-shirts to an event at Iowa State University including this student’s design.

Another student in an “Al Franken for Senate”  t-shirt approached Texas Representative Ron Paul with two copies of the constitution.  Paul graciously signed both copies for the young man.

Short video available below the fold.

Former “water-tester” and new presidential candidate Fred Thompson stopped in Cedar Rapids this morning to talk and shake hands with supporters at the Marriott Hotel.

In this 3-minute video, Iowa County Supervisor Ray Garringer and his son Bryson Garringer talk about the impact of Thompson’s entry into the Republican presidential race.  Also hear some of Thompson’s [...]