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  • Palin fans pack Ahwatukee theater for documentary Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:39PMAhwatukee AMC Theater was one of only 10 nationwide to debut the film.
  • Pledges punctuate GOP campaign trail Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:05PMWASHINGTON #8212; Republican presidential contenders may be feeling nostalgic for the days when a candidate could focus on just one pledge: the oath of office.
  • Vilsack to run for 4th Congressional seat Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:26PMChristie Vilsack staked out “a role for government” in education, business and human services this morning as she formally announced her candidacy for the new 4th District congressional seat now held by incumbent Republican Steve King.
  • Pawlenty: See You in September Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:17PMFormer Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty let reporters know his struggling campaign will be around for at least another two months.
  • Wooing Christie Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:53PMKen Langone, the billionaire co-founder of The Home Depot, is leading yet another effort to persuade the New Jersey governor to make a late entry into the presidential race.
  • Public Policy Polling drops Pawlenty from state-level general election polls | MinnPOTUS Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:51PMWASHINGTON — Public Policy Polling will drop former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty from some of its state-wide general election polls because of his weak polling numbers nationally. PPP, a Democratic-leaning group that has been called one of the most accurate polling agencies, tweeted yesterday : "Rick Perry debuts in our national polling at 12%. Will replace Pawlenty in our state level general ...
  • Poll: Lawmakers need to do more to help kids Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:17AMCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowans likely to vote in the 2012 presidential election say state and federal lawmakers should be doing more for children, including investing more tax money in the health, education and safety of children, according to a poll conducted for a child advocacy group.
  • Alaska News Nightly: July 14, 2011 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:14AMConservationists Lend Support to Alaska’s Subsistence Whalers, Senate Finance Committee Examines Efforts to Lower Oil Taxes, Fairbanks Meets Deadline for Redistricting Challenge, U.S. House Passes Bill to Curtail EPA, and more...
  • Rev. Chuck Currie: Rick Perry Wants God To Take Over Governing Of Texas, America Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:27PMMost candidates running for the presidency see building coalitions as a virtue -- reaching out beyond their natural base a necessity, particularly when thinking about the general election.
  • Source: Bachmann raised $4 million in second quarter Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:21PM$4 million total came from $2 million raised in two and a half weeks, $2 million transferred from Congressional account
  • Poll finds growing support for Bachmann Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:20PMHAMDEN, Conn., July 14 (UPI) -- Support for U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann has surged among Republican voters since she declared her presidential candidacy, a poll indicates.
  • Democratic Primary Candidate Cheri Bustos announces candidacy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:15PMMONMOUTH — Candidates are getting into the swing for the 2012 Congressional election. Cheri Bustos, a Democratic hopeful for Congress who says she will provide “new leadership that will put people’s interests first,” in the 17th District in Illinois  announced her candidacy Wednesday and stopped in Monmouth Thursday as part of a four-day tour to kick off her campaign.
  • Upmeyer to move to Clear Lake, run for House 54 seat Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:11PMCLEAR LAKE - House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer has announced plans to run for re-election in House District 54.
  • Candidates for school board elections Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:11PMCandidates for Council Bluffs and Lewis Central school board positions are starting to trickle in.
  • McConnell warns GOP: Dont help re-elect Obama Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:11PMWASHINGTON — Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit would probably ensure President Barack Obama’s re-election in 2012, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow conservatives on Wednesday, fresh evidence of deep GOP political divisions on an issue of paramount importance to the nation and its economy.
  • Cain, Pawlenty Refuse to Sign Controversial Marriage Pledge Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:43PMRepublican presidential candidates Herman Cain and Tim Pawlenty are the latest from a list of White House hopefuls who have responded to a request by a conservative Iowa group to sign its Marriage Vow Pledge. Both men have politely refused.
  • Republican rank and file key stumbling block in U.S. debt talks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:30PMAnalysis: As they struggle to reach a budget deal before the August 2 deadline, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives must keep an eye on a back bench that has shown a marked distaste for any sort of compromise
  • Edmund Burke Against Grover Norquist Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:12PMGarry Wills David Levine Grover Norquist is the powerful president of Americans for Tax Reform (where reform means elimination). He issues to all Republican candidates and office holders Tax Payer Protection pledges—a promise never, under any conditions, to support the raising of a tax—and then he monitors and reports the performance of those who have taken the pledge, as almost all Republicans ...
  • GOP chooses retired Air Force officer to challenge Gronstal Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:59PMRetired U.S. Air Force Col. Al Ringgenberg has been chosen by the Pottawattamie County Republican Central Committee to challenge Sen. Michael Gronstal, a Council Bluffs Democrat, in the November 2012 general election.
  • In Iowa, Corn Is King And Candidates Are Everywhere Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:19AMEverybody knows that Iowa is all about agriculture. And for presidential candidates traipsing through the state this summer, that means a top item on their campaign itinerary has to be the annual Iowa State Fair. read more
  • Iowa woman on track to lead NCGA Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:48AMThe National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Board elected Pam Johnson of Floyd to become the organization’s first vice president for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
  • Dems, GOP come to different conclusions on session Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:29AMDES MOINES - As Democrats and Republicans looked back on the long-running legislative session, they seemed to come to different conclusion.
  • Don’t stifle whisteblowers Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:45PMSupporters of a proposed Iowa law that would ban anyone from videotaping cruelty in any animal facility say it would encourage people to report such abuses.
  • Minn. braces for shutdown at midnight; Democratic gov and GOP lawmakers at odds over taxes Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:42AMST. PAUL, Minn. - In an echo of the debate unfolding in Washington, Minnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.
  • Barack Obama - Not the Only Obama at a Fundraiser Today Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:14AMABC News’ Jon Garcia reports: First lady Michelle Obama hit the stump twice in Vermont today to raise cash for her husband’s re-election, effectively doubling the campaign events for the family. About 900 people paid between $50 and $500 each...
  • Building selected for temporary home for displaced St. Mary’s pupils Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:58AMThe 210 pupils and 14 teachers displaced from St. Mary’s Elementary School, which was leveled by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, will begin school this fall in the former Simpson Sheet Metal building at 10th Street and Byers Avenue in Joplin.
  • Minn. Braces For Gov’t Shutdown Over Taxes Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:10AMMinnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.
  • Minn. braces for government shutdown over taxes Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:53AMIn an echo of the debate unfolding in Washington, Minnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bri...
  • Did you know? Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:13AMI vividly remember the precise moment I heard the news that President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas.
  • Mormons’ image campaign Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 5:59AMIn the fall of 2008, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convened focus groups across the country as part of a major market-research study to learn more about anti-Mormon sentiment in America.
  • Santorum, Gingrich need to do well in early primary states for chance at GOP presidential nomination Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 4:11AMThe past week was a tough one for Pennsylvania Republicans running for president. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , who was born in Harrisburg and forged a political career in Georgia, suffered a mass staff defection, party infighting and polls suggesting he is a fading political star from a bygone era.
  • Behind Michele Bachmann’s Fundrasing Magic Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 3:04AMIn three congressional terms, presidential contender Michele Bachmann has made a name for herself as a formidable fundraiser. As of her latest filing with the Federal Election Commission, Bachmann had $2.8 million cash on hand (compared to, say, veteran Ron Paul’s $1.6 million). And she took in $13.5 million in the 2010 election cycle, out-raising [...]
  • For Obama in 2012, closer look at state unemployment numbers shows silver lining Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 1:13AMThe national unemployment rate — 9.1 percent in May — paints a grim political picture for President Obama as he turns his attention to the 2012 race. But dig slightly further into the numbers and the economic news is far less ominous for him. According to a state-by-state analysis conducted by Matt McDonald, a partner at the GOP-aligned Hamilton Place Strategies, the unemployment rate outpaced ...
  • Billionaire developer, reality TV star Donald Trump drops presidential bid Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:40PMBillionaire developer, reality TV star Donald Trump drops presidential bid
  • Patch Makes Key Editorial Announcements Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:28PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patch announced that it will launch 33 new sites in New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina and the first Patch Military site: Camp Pendleton Patch.
  • AOL expands local news network in U.S. Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:22PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc is expanding its local news network, Patch, with the launch of 33 sites in targeted states as the United States gears up for a national election.
  • Potential presidential candidates take the stage Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:32PMFive Republicans exploring 2012 presidential bids have taken the stage for a forum in Iowa, hoping to set themselves apart in a scattered field.
  • Caucus Countdown: Potential presidential candidates visit Iowa Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:32PMA possible candidate for the 2012 presidential election stopped by Iowa City on Monday.
  • Huckabee to Announce Candidacy Intentions on Fox Show Tomorrow Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:59PMFormer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will announce whether he will take the first steps to enter the 2012 presidential race on his program on the Fox News cable television channel tomorrow.
  • Fireworks over oil prices Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:46PMWASHINGTON - The hearing was for verbally flogging oil company CEOs, and no senator bothered to pretend it was about making gasoline prices more affordable or helping the economy recover. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch set the tone Thursday when he opened with a portrait of a dog sitting on a pony.
  • Charges dropped against Peninsula execs Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:06PMChief Executive Brent Stevens and Chief Operating officer Jonathan Swain cleared of illegal campaign contribution charges.
  • Goal of NLRB Complaint against Boeing, Neutrality Agreement? Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:44PMIn promoting his new online column, “The Persecution of Boeing,” National Review Editor Rich Lowry commented in NRO’s The CornerRead the Rest...
  • Campaign charges dismissed against Iowa gaming execs Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 6:52PMCharges have been dismissed against gaming executives who were accused of violating Iowa campaign laws.
  • Obama asks Congress to expand 10-year term for FBI chief by 2 years; says ‘security’ at stake Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:27PMWASHINGTON — Reluctant to see another shake-up in his national security team, President Barack Obama said Thursday he wants to stick with FBI Director Robert Mueller, the sturdy face of the bureau whose term has spanned from the Sept. 11 attacks on America to the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Key lawmakers indicated support for Obama’s surprise decision. Keeping Mueller on the job ...
  • Buck Clark announces re-election bid for Waterloo mayor Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 8:47PMWATERLOO, Iowa --- Mayor Buck Clark will ask voters for a chance to lead the city for another two years.
  • The first question to ask a prospective mate: Harper or Layton? Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 8:26PMShe’s from the world’s most iconic Democratic family.
  • Obama re-election HQ in Chicago offers glimpse inside Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 7:08PMPosted by Rick Pearson at 1:08 p.m.; UPDATED at 3:10 p.m.
  • Iowa House expects property-tax plan today Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:33PMDES MOINES – House Republicans today will push to floor debate an $813 million, property-tax relief plan that blends their ideas with those of Gov. Terry Branstad, despite a lack of agreement with the Democratic-led Senate.
  • Ind. first lady tests waters with rare speech Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:22PMAs governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels gives speeches every week. But few of his addresses have attracted as much interest as the one his wife, Cheri, will deliver Thursday at a state Republican Party fundraiser in Indianapolis.
  • States eye drug tests for welfare recipients Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:16PMMIAMI (AP) — Lawmakers in more than two-dozen states have proposed drug-testing recipients of welfare or other government assistance, taking a tough stance on aiding the poor in the down economy.