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An automated call featuring one of Terry Branstad’s former lieutenant governors asking Republicans to support same-sex marriage has drawn the ire of social conservatives.

Even though Iowa’s presidential caucuses are more than two years away, an interesting debate is taking place about the role of Christian conservatives and the effect they could have on the Hawkeye State’s influence in 2012.

His past donations to Democratic candidates were based on friendships, not on politics, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Christian Fong said in an e-mail to the Iowa Independent.

Controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace and conservative blogger Craig Robinson are teaming up to test the field of potential candidates to take on Gov. Chet Culver in 2010.

The slaying Sunday of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller has roused a broad spectrum of response from the anti-abortion community.
Dubuque County Right to Life Executive Director Steven Brody condemned the murder and offered his prayers to Tiller’s family, but seemed more worried that the shooting will spawn a negative reaction to anti-abortion groups.
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Iowa Republicans appear to be hitching their hopes to derail Gov. Chet Culver’s $750 million bonding plan on one of the 4,000 submissions for the funding – a proposed 12-story building in the center of Vedic City called the “Tower of Invincibility.”
Cities, counties, schools and universities from around the state responded to a request from [...]

Iowa’s conservative blogosphere is getting a little more crowded this week, as two veteran Republican operatives are launching their own sites with the hope of spreading the GOP gospel.