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The Gazette Opinion Staff wrote a new blog post: GOP Straw Poll should continue

Source: The Gazette , Nov 28 2012, 8:28am CST

Here we go again, writing about presidential politics in Iowa. That’s probably not surprising given the fact a lot of professional pundits and those who are merely curious to see who’s snooping around the state with an e ...

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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

Source: FindLaw: AP News  |   May 22 2013, 2:15am CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS wanted a promise that it wouldn't protest outside Planned Parenthood. The agency also demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educati ...

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Fired GOP staffer plans civil rights complaint

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 21 2013, 6:32pm CDT

SPRINGFIELD — Minors statewide would not be able to buy electronic cigarettes under a plan unanimously endorsed in the Senate Tuesday. A fired legislative branch employee plans to file a sexual harassment complaint with the Iowa Civil Righ ...

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Al Franken support tops GOP challengers, poll says

Source: TwinCities.com  |   May 21 2013, 3:28pm CDT

Polling that showed him in a statistical tie with Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Support for U.S. Sen. Al Franken tops potential Republican challengers, according to a new poll. A poll by Public Policy Polling released Tuesday, Ma ...

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Poll gives Franken a big lead over all potential GOP opponents

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   May 21 2013, 3:17pm CDT

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Al Franken leads all potential GOP opponents by comfortable double-digit margins, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday. Among those tested by the Democratic polling fir ...

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U.S. Senate polls: Gary Peters ahead in general election vote; Mike Rogers leading pack of potential GOP candidates

Source: MLive.com  |   May 21 2013, 2:04pm CDT

If U.S. Reps Gary Peters and Mike Rogers were to run against each other for Senate and the election were held today, a current poll says Peters would have a seven point lead, according to an EPIC-MRA poll conducted last week. “It’s ...

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Source: MPR | Minnesota Public Radio  |   May 21 2013, 1:55pm CDT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Al Franken is in "good shape for re-election" 18 months out from Election Day 2014 with approval ratings above 50 percent and a big leads over all of his potential opponents, according to the Democratic polling firm, Public Poli ...

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Source: The Hill  |   May 21 2013, 11:37am CDT

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I suspect Republican officials, especially in Washington, had high hopes about the latest batch of polls. After all, the Beltway has embraced "scandal mania" in recent weeks, subjecting President Obama to near-constant criticism, ev ...

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About 25 tea party members protested in Moorestown at Christie's fundraiser for the Burlington County Republican Committee Monday night.  They stood on the sidewalk in front of the affluent town's community house and waved signs as Chr ...

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Meet the Virginia GOP's new LG nominee, E.W. Jackson

Source: Swing State Project  |   May 21 2013, 8:04am CDT

Leading Off: • Referred to gays and lesbians as "perverted," "degenerate," "spiritually darkened" and "frankly very sick people psychologically, mentally and emotionally." In fact, RWW has an entire "E.W. Jac ...

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