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Gingrich: ‘I’m a genuine, intellectual conservative’

By | 11.16.11 | 2:03 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

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CARROLL — As he surged to the top of two national polls Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich spent nearly three hours at the Santa Maria Winery in Carroll on Monday, speaking with voters, taking questions, signing books and screening a movie he co-developed celebrating Pope John Paul II.

Romney’s Florida team includes many anti-gay activists

By | 11.14.11 | 5:57 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced the members of his Social Conservatives Statewide Steering Committee today; the list includes prominent anti-gay rights and anti-abortion rights activists in Florida’s Christian right circles.

Allen West featured on Planned Parenthood’s list of ‘chumps’

By | 11.14.11 | 5:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Planned Parenthood’s new “Women are Watching” campaign features Allen West on its list of “chumps,” a designation reserved for congressmen and congresswomen with the lowest scores on women’s health policies.

Iowa governor says Romney, Cain should be spending more time in the state

By | 11.14.11 | 12:27 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Herman Cain would benefit from spending more time in the Hawkeye State as the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses approach, Gov. Terry Branstad says, adding that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has become “an asterisk” because he’s opted to skip the state entirely.

Romney’s new social-conservative team in Florida includes many anti-gay activists

By | 11.14.11 | 12:09 pm | More from The Florida Independent

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced the members of his Social Conservatives Statewide Steering Committee today; the list includes prominent anti-gay rights and anti-abortion rights activists in Florida’s Christian right circles.

VIDEO: Pawlenty says he won’t accept a VP nomination

By | 11.11.11 | 11:30 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who has recently been heralded by conservative pundits who regret his early departure from the GOP presidential race, told MSNBC Thursday that he won’t accept a vice presidential position.

GOP caucusgoers: Cut military before Social Security, Medicare

By | 11.10.11 | 4:33 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

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Likely Republican caucusgoers sent a strong message to GOP presidential candidates in an Iowa AARP survey released Thursday, showing they’re strongly opposed to cuts to Social Security and Medicare and would much rather reduce military spending to address the federal deficit.

Romney unclear on his position over Detroit bailout

By | 11.10.11 | 9:43 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

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With the Republican presidential hopefuls participating in a debate about jobs and the economy just a few miles from the city of Detroit, it was inevitable that the candidates would be asked about the federal bailout that saved GM and Chrysler — and Mitt Romney in particular.

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Planned Parenthood starts new campaign to stave off anti-abortion-rights measures in 2012

By | 11.09.11 | 5:56 pm

Leading up to the 2012 election, women are watching — more specifically, Planned Parenthood is watching.

Ambiguities in campaign finance rules allow big money to work in the dark

By | 11.09.11 | 11:42 am

On July 19th, 2011, Mitt Romney attended a dinner party for potential donors put on by the super Political Action Committee (PAC), Restore Our Future. Under the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) coordination guidelines, Romney’s presence at the fundraiser didn’t cross any boundaries, as long as he didn’t explicitly ask More…