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Rand Paul slams Obama for not seeking Congress’ approval on Libya

By | 04.04.11 | 2:39 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told a crowd of Republican officials and activists in Des Moines over the weekend that President Barack Obama should have come to Congress before taking military action in the Middle East, as President George W. Bush did for Afghanistan and Iraq.

Barbour: GOP Needs to Make Room for Supporters of Abortion Rights

By | 06.26.09 | 11:24 am

The Iowa Independent’s Jason Hancock attended Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s speech at the “Night of the Rising Stars” GOP fundraiser last night in Des Moines, Iowa. Notably, Barbour — who has been mentioned as a possible 2012 presidential candidate — encouraged the party to try to expand More…