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Possible 2012 aspirant and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is taking heat from a familiar source over his statements regarding man-made climate change.
In his latest book, “No Apology,” Romney admits that he agrees with the overwhelming majority of scientists in concluding that climate change is real and “human activity is a contributing factor.” The assertion [...]

Jonathan Narcisse, a controversial former Des Moines School Board member and newspaper publisher, hopes his brand of religious conservatism and economic populism will be the ticket to Terrace Hill this fall.

The convicted killer of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller tells a Des Moines activist that he has no regrets and has little sympathy for the family of his victim.
In a 10-minute interview with Des Moines anti-abortion activist Dave Leach, Scott Roeder says reports that he asked for God’s forgiveness shortly after shooting Tiller last year [...]

Following failed attempts in both the Iowa House and Senate Tuesday morning to force a vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, Republican leadership has conceded that the issue won’t likely come up again before the November elections.

A growing rift between supporters of the gubernatorial campaigns of Bob Vander Plaats and Terry Branstad spilled out into the conservative blogosphere Monday, with both sides taking the other to task over perceived hypocrisy.

If Bob Vander Plaats doesn’t step up to challenge the record of former Gov. Terry Branstad the Republican gubernatorial primary won’t even be close, a leading voice in the state’s social conservative movement said Tuesday on the show of Christian radio host Steve Deace.
Bill Salier, who ran unsuccessfully for the right to challenge U.S. Sen. [...]

Christian radio host Steve Deace has begun compiling results from gubernatorial straw polls held at numerous Republican caucuses around the state Saturday, and while the results bare no true weight they do confirm that a little more than five months before the primary it’s shaping up as a two-man race.

With the 2010 General Assembly set to gavel into session next week and more budget cuts on the horizon, organized labor has shifted its focus to ensuring lawmakers make sound budget decision and avoid massive layoffs.

Even though Brit Hume is facing backlash over his call for Tiger Woods to abandon his religion and become a Christian, controversial radio host Steve Deace said Wednesday that Hume’s words were a “mixture of truth and grace” that “leads me to believe his Christian faith is very real to him.”

Despite their rhetoric and lofty goals, most social conservatives agree — even if it is reluctantly — that there is no chance a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage will pass the Democratic-controlled Iowa legislature in 2010.