- Thursday, March 18, 2010, 16:10
- Iowa, News Center
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Third District Congressional Candidate Mark Rees filed nominating petitions today to place his name on the June 8th Republican Primary Ballot. The signatures, representing all 12 counties in the district, were collected over the past several months by Rees and his wife, Beth, campaign supporters, and staff.
“I am proud to say these signatures ...
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- Thursday, March 18, 2010, 15:02
- Iowa, News Center
- 529 views
DES MOINES – With congressional Democrats pushing closer to passage of a government-run health care system, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said today that he would invoke the Constitution’s 10th Amendment to protect Iowans from new federal mandates.
In remarks prepared for a campaign event with young professionals at Smokey Row coffeehouse in the Sherman Hill ...
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- Thursday, March 18, 2010, 4:30
- Iowa, National, News Center, Top Story
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If President Obama and the Democrat’s push for a government takeover of the nation’s healthcare system isn’t enough, they are also trying to include a government takeover of the student loan industry within the healthcare bill. Thus far, Democrats lack the necessary votes to pass the bill, but earlier this week they dusted off an arcane ...
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- Thursday, March 18, 2010, 0:57
- Blogs, Iowa, TEApublican
- 249 views
Stand against Boswell and the healthcare fiasco. Right click on image to save and use these Farewell Boswell avatars for facebook.
Feel free to print them off as well. 18 Larger size high rez versions are available at the new facebook ...
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- Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 11:07
- Iowa, News Center, Top Story
- 409 views
Des Moines, IA—Jim Gibbons, Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa’s Third Congressional District, announced today that calls to Leonard Boswell’s Washington D.C. and Des Moines, IA offices confirmed that Leonard Boswell will be voting “yea” on the Senate-passed health care bill. The Senate-passed health care bill contains special provisions to Louisiana, Nebraska, and provides for taxpayer ...
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- Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 10:37
- Iowa, News Center
- 284 views
Today, Brad Zaun, Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District has filed and had his nomination petitions certified by the Iowa Secretary of State.
“I want to thank the almost 2,000 Iowans that signed my nomination petitions. I’m grateful for the support we have received. Early polling indicates we have a strong base of support ...
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- Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 9:25
- Blogs, Iowa, TEApublican
- 419 views
Do you wish Leonard Boswell would just take an afternoon nap while watching 'Wheel of Fortune' instead of playing 'Wheel of Fortune' with our freedoms, tax dollars and healthcare rights?
Are you sick of president Obama and Nancy Pelosi and their bureaucratic healthcare agenda being repeatedly jammed down your throat?
Do you support either
Brad Zaun, ...
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- Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 8:05
- Iowa, News Center
- 201 views
Dave Funk, retired Airline Captain and Veteran of the Iowa Army National Guard, has filed his papers and is officially a candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District to take on Leonard Bowsell. Dave Funk has been certified by obtaining the required number of signatures and will be on the ballot in the primary election in the ...
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- Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 4:30
- Iowa, News Center, Top Story
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With contested Republican primaries up and down the ballot this year, evaluating all of the various campaigns is a difficult task. Last week, TIR blogger Dave Davidson graded a number of the campaigns on their use of social networking tools. Before that, the congressional and gubernatorial candidates were sized up on the amount of ...
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- Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 4:16
- Iowa, News Center
- 205 views
Yesterday, State Senator Brad Zaun called on Congressman Leonard Boswell to denounce the “self-executing rule” being discussed in the U.S. House.
Under this potential plan, U.S. Representatives would be able to vote on the health care bill without really voting on the plan. According to news reports today, House Democrats are strongly considering using this ...
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