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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is once again taking heat from social conservatives, this time in response to a speech he gave over the weekend at an Iowa Christian Alliance banquet.
Controversial Christian radio personality Steve Deace slammed Grassley in a blog post Monday morning, calling his speech “a long, rambling, incoherent embarrassment of something which may [...]

Conspiracy theorists claiming President Barack Obama is not a United States citizen were granted an hour of drive-time radio Friday to lay out the “evidence” by Christian radio host Steve Deace.
Deace discussed the issue with Drew Zahn, editor of the conspiracy theory Web site World Net Daily, who said that while his cohorts have been [...]

By not denouncing those who support same-sex marriage, GOP gubernatorial candidate Christian Fong is respecting the views of those who advance evil, controversial radio host Steve Deace said Monday on his blog.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats has renewed his promise to end same-sex marriage with an executive order, even if it means facing impeachment.

Appearing on the show of controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace, Vander Plaats once again said if elected governor in 2010 he would issue an executive order stopping same-sex marriage until the [...]

Leaders of Iowa’s Republican Party are taking heat from social conservatives for a perceived lack of action on the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
Conservatives contend that leadership in the state senate did not push as hard as Republicans in the state house to overturn the court’s decision.

ANALYSIS: After listening to Monday night’s WHO radio debate, the 4th district congressional race sure feels close.

If you want to hear U.S. Rep. Tom Latham and challenger Becky Greenwald debate, tune to WHO Radio 1040 in and around Des Moines now.  You can also listen here.
Update: The debate has concluded.
A liveblog of the event follows.  Find a more concise wrap-up here.

Former Iowa legislator and 2006 gubernatorial candidate Ed Fallon will be in control of the microphone this Friday morning, replacing Jan Mickelson as host of the radio personality’s talk show.
During the show, broadcast in central Iowa on Newsradio 1040 WHO and in eastern Iowa on AM 600 WMT, Fallon will moderate a discussion between opposing [...]