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  PRICE OF POLITICS, ETC.: Now We Wait

  (Photo courtesy: Bruce Braley Facebook page–the Braleys and the Harkins) That was quick. Democrat Tom Harkin announced a week-and-a-half ago he wouldn’t…
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  PRICE OF POLITICS, ETC: Hear That Sizzle, Baby!

  (My pre-Super Bowl grill full of chicken wings smothered in Dad’s secret barbecue sauce) Chicken wings, spare ribs and pork chops…I…
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  RED WAR: Blood Bath Prediction

  I’m not buying it. The Washington Post floated the idea of an uber-mega-epic bloody primary battle in this state like…
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  PRICE OF POLITICS: Guns, Grassley and Blowers

  GRASSLEY–Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley shot down the idea of expanding background checks as a way to protect people in the…
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  STONES ATTACK: Iowa Leader Goes Down in Pain

  62-year-old Dave Roederer is the budget chief for the state of Iowa, or Director of the Iowa Department of Management,…
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  GOING GAGA: Waiting For Singer’s Show to Go On

  As well-known names and far lesser-known names decide whether they want to run to replace the retiring Iowa Senator Tom…
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  KING CALL: Congressman Thinking Ahead

  “Can Steve King win Iowa seat?” asked the headline in a Politico story. So I asked him. “It is an unknown,”…
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  SENATE 2014: Braley Weighs In

  Iowa First District Democratic Congressman Bruce Braley will raise speculation another level after he released a statement Sunday morning about…
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  PRICE OF POLITICS, ETC: Wondering What’s Next

  It’s day three of the Iowa legislative session. Here’s what we know…107 scheduled days left. Governor Branstad has laid out…
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  HIGH NOTE: B.B. King Sings Romney Take on Iowa Win

  Barack Obama started his historic run to the White House 4 years ago in Iowa. President Obama will pay honor…
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  REGISTER FOR ROMNEY: Paper Bucks Recent Tradition

  I had posted on Twitter earlier tonight asking followers to predict whether the Des Moines Register’s editorial board would go…
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  FIRING BACK: Firestone Responds Congressman Not Telling Truth

  A spokesperson for the Firestone tire plant in Des Moines called me today to say Democratic Congressman Leonard Boswell’s claims…