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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has not confirmed that he will launch a bid for president in 2012, but all signs point to ‘yes.’
His political action committee is officially launching today, and it has hired an Iowa native who was credited with building a winning strategy for George W. Bush in the Hawkeye State before being [...]

CARROLL — With rich Catholic and Democratic traditions, but growing social conservative and evangelical demographics, Carroll County, the economic hub of west-central Iowa, can be considered something of a bellwether for the Hawkeye State in today’s election.
As of last Friday, Carroll County had 14,969 registered voters: 5,310 Democrats, 3,155 Republicans, 6,499 no party voters, and [...]

Two former Cedar Rapids teachers who were wrongfully strip-searched after being arrested on a simple misdemeanor at a 2004 rally for President George W. Bush will soon head back to court and fight a judge’s decision to lower the amount of their financial compensation.
Alice McCabe and Christine Nelson were originally awarded $750,000 by a jury [...]

President George W. Bush isn’t the only Bush more visible in the presidential campaign today. First Lady Laura Bush commits the great Washington gaffe: accidentally telling the truth with a comment about GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin lacking experience. CNN gets the scoop.
Asked by CNN’s Zain Verjee if she thought Palin’s resume included sufficient [...]

In honor of Patriot Day and the seventh anniversary of the attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Gov. Chet Culver ordered all flags in Iowa to be flown half staff Thursday to remember those who lost their lives.

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama has come under fire for his foreign policy experience, or lack thereof, especially with regard to war.
Ironically, as Paul Kennedy, Professor of History and director of International Security Studies at Yale University, points out in an op-ed piece, Obama has spent more time on the ground in Iraq and [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The ideals of “country first,” and “service” won lavish praise at the Republican National Convention last night. The realities of the Republican party and President George W. Bush got rather less respect.

Despite U.S. Rep. Tom Latham’s statement in today’s Iowa Independent interview that he would not ask President George W. Bush to campaign with him in Iowa, challenger Becky Greenwald’s campaign still sees similarities between the two Republicans.  Here’s part of a press release issued in reaction to our story:
Latham has embraced campaign help from George [...]

President George W. Bush won’t be getting an invitation to campaign for U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in Iowa’s 4th District this year, the congressman says.

Democracy, the essence of which is the free flow of ideas, open dialogue and debate, does hinge on some people being able to keep their mouths shut.

Like former White House press secretaries.

But now we have Scott McClellan, 40, White House press secretary from 2003 to 2006, writing something of a tell-all book on the Bush [...]