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Barbour to visit Iowa as leader of RGA

When Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour visits Des Moines Thursday night it will be as chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association (RGA).
Barbour, who was already set to assume the title in 2010, will take over sooner than scheduled for beleaguered South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who admitted Wednesday that his recent unexplained disappearance was the result [...]


Field grows in race to lead Iowa GOP

Two more men have declared their intentions to run for chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, according to a member of the party’s State Central Committee.
David Chung, who operates the blog HawkeyeGOP.com, said Matt Strawn, the principal owner of the Iowa Barnstormers, and Andy Cable, co-chair of the Hardin County GOP, along with six [...]