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• Thoughts on Latest RPI Event

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  For those of you who didn't attend Saturday night's RPI event, it was packed end to end with speakers. First up were canned speeches by State Auditor David Vaudt and Secretary of Ag Bill Northey, as well as ones from Congressmen Latham and King who could not attend because of [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:03pm EST
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• Hmm.....

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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 10:36pm EDT
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• Does Iowa Need Terry Branstad?

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  The buzz around the Iowa political scene the past few days is that former four-term Governor Terry Branstad is mulling another run for Governor. The immediate question that comes to my mind is, are we really at that point? I mean no disrespect to the former Governor, but for [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 9:17pm EDT
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• Halverson Elected To Fill 1st District GOP SCC Vacancy

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  Yesterday the 1st Congressional District Executive Committee came together to elect a new State Central Committee member to fill the vacancy left by Karl Gilbertson who resigned from the position a few months ago due to health concerns. Nominated for the position were Carmen Halverson of Blackhawk County, Maggie Tinsman [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2009, 12:28pm EDT
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• Around The Horn

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  RPI / Matt Strawn
  
  It has been a couple of months now since the election of Strawn as RPI Chair, and I must say that I have liked what I have seen so far. I was an early fan of his, and it seems that my initial instinct [...]
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  Posted: March 20, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
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• Without the Stimulus, We Wil Lose 500 Million jobs each month...

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  ...So Says Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:
  
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  Posted: February 04, 2009, 9:31pm EST
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• Around The Horn

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  The Fallacy of a Budget "Cut"
  
  Despite the fact that Chet Culver has pledged to make a 6.5% across the board cut for the 2010 budget it is still dollar-wise still the largest budget in Iowa history. Iowa House Minority Leader Kraig Paulsen points out that the Iowa [...]
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  Posted: January 30, 2009, 1:28pm EST
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• Pelosi: Birth Control Will Help The Economy

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  Madame Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended including hundreds of millions of dollars for birth control in the latest "stimulus" package by telling George Stephanopoulos yesterday that "Family Planning Services reduce costs".
  
  
  
  Pelosi also added that economists argue that investing in food stamps and unemployment insurance has more [...]
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  Posted: January 26, 2009, 10:46pm EST
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• Around The Horn

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  Leasing the Iowa Lottery Dead?
  
  Iowa taxpayers potentially scored a big victory yesterday after Gov. Culver's Chief of Staff revealed that Culver will not recommend leasing the Iowa Lottery to private interests. If leasing the lottery is indeed off the table, taxpayers should be relieved that our state' [...]
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  Posted: January 25, 2009, 9:08pm EST
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• Congratulations

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  Congratulations are in order for the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. While he and I have some very profound ideological differences, this is his day and I congratulate him in his electoral victory.
  
  That being said, tomorrow and every other day for the next 4 years [...]
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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 9:36pm EST
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• What Kind Of Stimulus Is A Tax Cut?

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  That's the question that our Junior Senator Tom Harkin posed in a recent article. Maybe he's right, why should we expect people to spend their own money, when the government would know how to spend it so much better? [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2009, 10:03pm EST
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• Matt Strawn is the new RPI Chairman

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  It's official - Matt Strawn was elected RPI Chairman this morning by a vote of 10-7. Strawn announced his victory shortly after the vote via Facebook and Twitter. From what I have heard, all other Chairman candidates besides Danny Carroll withdrew their names from consideration before the votes were' [...]
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  Posted: January 10, 2009, 2:01pm EST
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• Pizza and Politics

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  I had the opportunity this evening to attend the latest in a series of Matt Strawn's "Pizza and Politics" events held across the state, this one being in Dubuque.
  
  Although I didn't take a head count, I would guess there were 25-30 people in attendance. Whatever the number, it [...]
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  Posted: January 05, 2009, 10:30pm EST
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• RPI Chairman Candidate: Matt Strawn

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  I received an e-mail today from Matt Strawn, who has announced his intentions to run for RPI Chairman:
  
  
  
  
  Matt has launched a blog that you can [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 9:39pm EST
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• Moving Forward

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  2008 was a tough year. As a party, we went from the euphoria created by a massive turnout at the January caucuses to the bitter taste of defeat yet again.
  
  Not that I or anyone else didn't necessarily see it coming. This election cycle the writing was on the' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2008, 9:13pm EST
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• The Future

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  EIC comrade Grant Young over at Questions, Comments and Insults has laid out his plan on how the Grand Ol' Party in Iowa can turn things around - I urge you to check it out if you haven't already. Here's my take on what he had to say:[...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2008, 8:40pm EST
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• The Fallout

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  Here we are, a few days removed from another electoral pummeling. Not that it caught me or too many others off-guard by any means.
  
  I have watched the past several months at how things have unfolded. There have definitely been some "hits and misses" with each respective campaign; I [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2008, 9:44pm EST
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• Palin Does SNL

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  Posted: October 19, 2008, 11:59am EDT
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• Voters Love Obama's Pro-Life, Pro-Iraq War Beliefs

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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:35pm EDT
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• Hartsuch Denied

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  Iowa State Senator and 1st Congressional District Candidate Dr. David Hartsuch is telling news reporters that he was denied the chance to speak at the McCain rally held in Davenport yesterday morning. The reason? Apparently the McCain campaign staff was uneasy with some comments Hartsuch made awhile back regarding [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2008, 9:51am EDT
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• Around The Horn

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  And....we're back.
  
  A Write In Campaign?
  
  It has come to my attention that an Iowa GOP County Chair has recently spearheaded a movement to start a write-in campaign for.....(drumroll).....Steve Rathje?!? WTF?
  
  Is this the same Steve Rathje who campaigned for a year and a half before having' [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2008, 1:10pm EDT
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• ...We Can Believe In?

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  Posted: October 09, 2008, 11:28pm EDT
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• Change...

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  Posted: October 07, 2008, 11:21pm EDT
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• Very Soon...

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  Posted: October 05, 2008, 12:31am EDT
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• Soon...

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  Posted: October 03, 2008, 11:25pm EDT
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• The Veepstakes are over....

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  ...and the winner is Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin!
  
  
  
  I'll admit I was quite surprised by the choice,' [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
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• What A Difference A Year Makes

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  I was looking at the calendar today, and today's date, August 11, jumped out at me as being significant, though I couldn't quite put my finger on why it was. Then, it dawned on me - one year ago today was the Iowa Straw Poll, the Mardi Gras of the [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2008, 10:12pm EDT
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• Obama's Ten Year Oval Office Plan?

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  Posted: July 25, 2008, 10:07pm EDT
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• How Can It Be?

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  A recent article by the Wall Street Journal examined the cold, hard facts of recent IRS data - the "rich" have paid more in taxes as a result of the Bush tax cuts than any other time in our countries' history!
  
  That's right folks: the top 1% of [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 9:32pm EDT
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• Drill in ANWR? Nope, says Sen. Boxer

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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
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• Increase Private Jet Fuel Surcharge? Fine By Gore, ManBearPig

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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 8:55pm EDT
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• $642,606 = Millions of Dollars

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  Mary Rae Bragg of the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald covered 1st Congressional District GOP Candidate Dr. David Hartsuch's recent campaign stop in Dubuque to discuss energy policy. In her coverage, Bragg made the following comment:
  

  Although his campaign contributions to date are just $16,000 compared to millions Braley has raised as [...]

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  Posted: July 13, 2008, 8:25am EDT
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• Upcoming Campaign Stops for 1st CD Candidate David Hartsuch

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  Friday, July 11:
  
  9:00am
  I-80 Truck Stop
  755 W Iowa 80 Rd
  I-80, Exit 284
  Walcott, IA
  
  11:30am
  Big 10 Mart
  2100 John F Kennedy Rd
  Dubuque, IA
  
  2:30pm
  All Stop Convenience Truck Stop
  2424 Ranchero Rd
  Waterloo, IA
  
  Come out and support Sen. Hartsuch if [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2008, 11:25pm EDT
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• For Your Viewing Pleasure...

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  The first video was produced by Moveon.org. Apparently, no one has told them that our country has a volunteer military force:
  
  
  
  The second video is parody of the first video, as seen on The O'Reilly Factor:
  
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  Posted: June 28, 2008, 5:44pm EDT
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• Hartsuch Launches Website

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  Dr. David Hartsuch, our Republican Candidate in the 1st Congressional District, has finally launched his campaign website. I urge you all to take a minute or two to check it out. I am sure as time goes on that more content will be available, [...]
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  Posted: June 28, 2008, 11:33pm EDT
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• Help A Brother Out...

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  Ed Fallon has a dilemma. You see, Ed Fallon recently lost his Democrat primary race against incumbent Leonard Boswell in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. Actually, he didn't just lose, he was soundly defeated by a margin of 61%-39%.
  
  In the process of getting his butt handed to him, [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2008, 8:26pm EDT
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• Drill Here, Drill Now

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  Posted: June 20, 2008, 11:52pm EDT
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• Meaningless Poll Update

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  This just in...
  
  Barrack Obama leads John McCain by 7% in a poll taken recently of 500 Iowans.
  
  This also just in...
  
  The general election is five months away. [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 10:49pm EDT
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• Drinking Tap Water Is Now Trendy

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  I read this article and could only roll my eyes....
  
  Apparently, the "in" thing to do now is to drink water from....a faucet. That's right, throw away, I mean recycle, those expensive bottles of water that you have been carrying around and get it out of the faucet! [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 10:31pm EDT
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• A Tough Week...

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  It seems that the old adage is true - when it rains, it pours (no pun intended). First and foremost, we have the flooding across the state. I consider myself quite lucky that thus far I have been able to escape the wrath of Mother Nature. Many I know have [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2008, 9:26pm EDT
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• Reed Wins

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  Congratulations are in order for Christopher Reed, who secured the GOP Senate nomination, pending a possible recount at the request of George Eichhorn. Many are complaining about this, but it is certainly within Mr. Eichhorn's rights to do so according to Iowa election law should he choose, due to [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2008, 11:34pm EDT
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• An Endorsement...

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  Just a few short months ago, I didn't imagine I would be in this position. After all, Steve Rathje had been actively campaigning for well over a year and nobody else seemed too eager to go up against the Harkin machine. Enter Eichhorn and Reed. Late entrants into the race, [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
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• The Senate Race

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  I wonder if Steve Rathje is starting to regret not participating in the IPTV GOP Senate Candidate debate tomorrow evening?
  
  Rathje has been put thru the proverbial ringer (and rightfully so, IMHO) by several Iowa GOP bloggers, including Krusty, Battleground Iowa and Questions, Comments and [...]
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  Posted: May 29, 2008, 9:33pm EDT
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• Around the Horn

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  Hillary Says She Is Still In The Race Because...
  
  In her own words:
  

  "My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I [...]

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  Posted: May 24, 2008, 9:50am EDT
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• Where's Rathje?

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  There will be a debate including Iowa GOP Senate candidates televised on Friday, May 30 on IPTV. Interesting to note is that Steve Rathje will not be taking part in the debate.
  
  I have met Steve several times on the campaign trail over the last couple of [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2008, 12:23am EDT
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• TIFs: Taxation Without Representation

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  Radio Iowa did a great piece yesterday on University of Iowa Professor Peter Fisher, who did a great job summarizing the pitfalls of Tax Increment Financing (TIF).
  
  In the article, Fisher brings up an excellent point - If you want to build a school, you must put [...]
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  Posted: May 17, 2008, 9:35am EDT
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• Chet, You Sexy Beast!

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  In any journalist's career, there no doubt is a piece of work that said journalist is particuarly proud of. For Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson, that trophy piece will have to be her recent article in which she reports on a survey taken by a panel of strippers to [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
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• Harkin Feeling the Gas Pinch

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  I read this heart wrenching story today, and I'll admit that a single tear rolled down me cheek as I read about Sen. Tom Harkin recounting a story where he was going to run to the store, but decided against it due to the high gas prices.
  
  OK, [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2008, 11:40pm EDT
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• Support Our Senate Candidates

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  The FEC Reports are in, and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Rathje pulled in $15, 565 last quarter. You read that right - he pulled in just over $15,000 for the quarter before the primary election in June. By comparison, Sen. Tom Harkin pulled in $778,000 during that same [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2008, 7:27pm EDT
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• 1st District Convention

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  I had the privilege of attending the 1st District GOP Convention in Dubuque this weekend. Although I did not stay for the duration, there was plenty going on while I was there.
  
  Early in the program, State Central Committee Co-Chair Leon Mosley spoke with everyone listening intently as usual. [...]
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  Posted: April 20, 2008, 12:28am EDT
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• Do You Smell Something?

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  The Iowa House has approved giving Iowa State University $22.8 million dollars to conduct yet another study on manure odor. The measure will now head to the Iowa Senate. The study is apparently necessary to remind people that they live in Iowa, and that sometimes livestock can stink.
  
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  Posted: April 18, 2008, 12:22pm EDT
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• So Which Is It?

  You gotta love the United Nations. They may not be good for much, but to me they are always at least good for a laugh.
  
  In an article from April 2005, the United Nations sang the praises of biofuels. They claimed that biofuels could "cut poverty, create energy, [...]
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  Posted: April 17, 2008, 10:13pm EDT
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• Eichhorn Launches Website

  For those who didn't notice, U.S. Senate candidate George Eichhorn has officially launched his campaign website. I spoke with Mr. Eichhorn a few weeks ago, at which time he told me that his website was going to be up soon. You can check out the site at http://www.george2008.com .
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  Posted: April 13, 2008, 12:31pm EDT
  by Eastern Iowa Conservative

• Hold On To Your Wallets....Here Comes the Gas Tax (Again)!

  Iowa Democrat Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal has made his intentions known, and those intentions include the possibility of raising the gas tax - but not until next year.
  
  How convenient! I can't imagine that even Gronstal would be crazy enough to tackle this with the general election [...]
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  Posted: April 10, 2008, 9:57pm EDT
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• Farewell, Cyclone Conservative...

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  A few days ago, Don McDowell announced that his blog, Cyclone Conservatives, would be going dark. Don's blog was a good source of news and insight into news items that one might not otherwise have picked up on. I also enjoyed reading his interviews with some of the [...]
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  Posted: April 09, 2008, 9:58pm EDT
  by Eastern Iowa Conservative

• The Bottle Bill Risen From The Dead?

  It seems that Gov. Chet Culver's dream of expanding the state bottle bill lives on.
  
  Culver has let it be known that he is still pushing for the bottle bill to be passed during the 2008 legislative session. His plan would expand the current bottle deposit to include [...]
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  Posted: April 07, 2008, 10:29pm EDT
  by Eastern Iowa Conservative