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Sierra Club says Cain ad that trounces EPA not worth response

By | 11.16.11 | 11:31 am | More from The Iowa Independent

False claims on Environmental Protection Agency regulations made in a Herman Cain ad aren’t worth responding to, a spokeswoman for the Sierra Club says, claiming voters are smart enough to see through political rhetoric in the ad.

Cain preparing to run network TV ads in Iowa

By | 11.15.11 | 5:19 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s campaign appears to be readying to run ads at Iowa’s leading network TV station, according to filings at KCCI-TV in Des Moines.

Cain ad makes false claims, EPA says

By | 11.14.11 | 4:25 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

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A television ad from Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, running statewide on radio and the FOX News Channel, erroneously claims the Environmental Protection Agency wants to regulate methane from cattle and dust from farming activities.

Bachmann: Socialism, unions to blame for Michigan’s economy

By | 11.10.11 | 4:07 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Michele Bachmann campaigns in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. (Photo: Virginia Chamlee/The Florida Independent)

Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) says Michigan’s economic woes are rooted in socialist policies, and she blames labor unions, taxes and regulations for the tough economic climate in the state.

At Iowa forum, GOP candidates attack Obama, federal govt., regulations

By | 11.02.11 | 9:38 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Five Republican presidential candidates hammered on regulations, taxes and President Obama at a manufacturing forum Tuesday in Iowa, calling for major cuts to those areas and aiming to pin the worldwide economic downturn on the president.

Anti-abortion rights group’s model legislation advances in various states

By | 03.31.11 | 8:00 am

Idaho could soon become the sixth state to opt out of abortion coverage from the year-old Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The Idaho House of Representatives voted 56-13 last week to prohibit the use of federal subsidies for abortion coverage in state insurance exchanges set up in federal health care More…

Boehner: No New Regulations for a Year?

By | 07.16.10 | 3:14 pm

Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) is calling for a government moratorium on new regulations for one year, according to Talking Points Memo, with new regulations only coming if there is an “emergency.” I’ll just note that regulations are generally designed to prevent emergencies, rather than to respond to them, and More…

Bailout Smackdown

By | 10.22.08 | 6:06 am

They came together quickly in February to pass a short-term stimulus bill. They united again this month around a plan to bail out Wall Street. But as Democrats and Republicans begin deliberations over long-term reforms for the financial-services industry, both sides seem to be prepping for what will likely be More…