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The Iowa Christian Alliance (ICA) and its president, Steve Scheffler, did not violate campaign laws by trying to influence an election, the Federal Election Commission ruled Monday.

Whether or not you think John McCain made the right decision by choosing Alaska Gov. Sara Palin to be his running mate, not surprisingly, depends on your political party.

With hopes of gaining the support of influential social conservatives for his presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney regularly denounces the “cesspool” of pornography on the campaign trail. But recently, those would be supporters have been grumbling that Romney did not do enough to shut down hardcore movie options in Marriott hotels while he [...]

Fred Thompson is quite the ladies man, the Times of London reported in a piece called “Old girlfriends cast their vote for Thompson.” It’s an interesting read in which several old flames fawn over Thompson and tell the Times that they would support his presidential candidacy if he runs. Here’s a gem from the story:
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is not the first Mormon to run for president. He’s following in the footsteps of his father, George Romney, the late Michigan governor who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 1968 but lost to Richard Nixon. When Romney’s father ran, his faith was “mentioned, but it was not a [...]

I'm at the Presidential Candidate Forum sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance at the Hy-Vee Center in Des Moines. Candidates speaking include former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, and California Congressman Duncan Hunter.
Go read the whole live-blogging below the fold.

“If Steve Scheffler isn’t one of your first three visits when you come to Iowa, you’re already beaten,” Chuck Laudner, a spokesman for the Iowa GOP, told Religion News Service in April.
Scheffler admits he has received a lot of attention lately. Scheffler, president of the Iowa Christian Alliance (ICA) since 2000, said all of the major Republican [...]