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Vilsack Won’t Run, Dems Still Hope for Better Options than Hatch

Tom Vilsack’s spokesperson finally delivered the official word that many political insiders expected all along: The former Iowa governor and current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture will not attempt a return to Terrace Hill. Rad...
by Kevin Hall
 

 
 
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Branstad Signs Historic Education Reform Bill

Joined by a few dozen Des Moines North High School students and several legislators from both sides of the aisle, Governor Terry Branstad signed a long- awaited education reform bill into law Monday morning. One of Branstad’s...
by Kevin Hall
 

 
 
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Thoughts, Tidbits and Video from the Pottawattamie County GOP Dinner

The Pottawattamie County GOP held their annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner last Friday on the campus of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, a conservative firebrand and member of the Tea...
by Kevin Hall
 

 

 
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Grassley urges detailed review of $4.7 billion pork deal

DES MOINES—Iowa lawmakers are concerned about pork. This time, the issue is Chinese influence over U.S. agriculture rather than earmarks. A proposed merger between Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, and C...
by Jeff Patch
 

 
 
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Schultz Opts to Forego U.S. Senate Run in 2014

TIR Exclusive Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has told TheIowaRepublican.com that he will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014.  The announcement concludes a nearly three-month long decision making process.  Sc...
by Craig Robinson