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Iowa conservatives respond to murder of abortion provider

By Jason Hancock 6/1/09

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.
“Our prayer is [...]

Grassley reportedly unaware of his own controversies

By Chase Martyn 3/30/09

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley has made news several times over the past few weeks for aggressive comments related to the bonuses paid to executives in the failed financial services wing of AIG, the insurance giant that has received billions of bailout dollars from the federal government.
If you were wondering how much of it was intentional [...]

Linn County GOP plots new course

By Lynda Waddington 3/26/09

Tim Palmer, Linn County’s newly elected Republican chairman, believes his party must do a better job at reaching out and “speaking the language” of all its constituents without neglecting tried-and-true techniques for traditional organizing.

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