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A ... discussI was asked today by a reporter if any groups in Iowa were targeted by the IRS. I didn’t know at the time. I now have my answer. The Coalition for Life of Iowa when it was applying for tax-e ... discuss
from Jill Stanek.comby Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and KelliWe welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillst ... discuss
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. ProLifeBlogs f ... discuss
Your Obamacare tax money is being poured into radical leftist community organizations so they can enroll the uninsured in Obamacare. The obvious end-result is that they will enroll people into the Dem ... discuss
Washington D.C., May 17, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Along with its targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, Internal Revenue Service employees also reportedly singled out ... discuss
Last week I supported another step toward meaningful education reform by offering legislation that puts parents in the driver’s seat of their student’s education. Education savings accounts (ESAs) ... discuss
(DES MOINES) – In light of recent news reports regarding politically-motivated targeting by the Internal Revenue Service, Iowa House Judiciary Chairman Chip Baltimore (R-Boone) today called on a ... discuss
Iowa Right to Life has created new Fact Sheets with the latest stats on Planned Parenthood, to help you get the word out. Please download these and use them in your educational efforts. Cl ... discuss
A couple of weeks ago Iowa House Republicans passed language in the Health and Human Services Budget that attempts to end the taxpayer funding of abortions. This would affect Medicaid and State mone ... discuss
Planned Parenthood and Late Abortions By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL-ETF Dire ... discuss
Due in large part to the legal efforts made possible through the generous gifts and prayerful support of faithful friends like you, high school and college campuses across America are seeing a new bir ... discuss
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/14/irs-told-pro-life-organization-it-had-to-promote-abortion/IRS Told Pro-Life Organization It Had to Promote AbortionBut Shinn said the IRS contacted him regarding his ... discuss
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I attended the 2013 Republican Party of Iowa Lincoln Dinner in Cedar Rapids, IA. Senator Chuck Grassley during his remarks discussed his opposition to the Common Core State Standards. I had a chan ... discuss
Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Ames CPA Mary Mosiman, 51, as Iowa’s new state auditor, following last month’s announcement by David Vaudt that he was resigning to become the new chairman of th ... discuss
In this issue of the Iowa RTL News: The difference between Philadelphia abortionist Gosnell and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland's Dr. Jill Meadows? Not much. #1 Service at New Planned Parent ... discuss
This past week I supported a common sense solution to voter fraud in Iowa. The amendment I supported requires a person to provide proof of identity to a precinct election official on Election Day befo ... discuss
Rod Blum, candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 1st Congressional district, says the Common Core Standards were poorly designed and testing students at a national, one-size fits all manner can’t produc ... discuss
Today in Washington, D.C. - May 8, 2013: At 10:30 AM, Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea, gave an address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. House Speaker John Boehner (R-O ... discuss
I'll just let it speak for itself. This, from the inimitable Iowa Hawk, is ... well ... special:Oh, but that's not all:http://twitchy.com/2013/05/07/meghan-mccain-any-republican-who-voted-for-sanford- ... discuss
The Iowa House in their education reform bill, HF 215, passed a number of educational liberty items, one of the items would be the approval of parent-taught drivers education. This is currently be ... discuss
Hartford, Conn., May 7, 2013 / 12:01 am (CNA).- A Connecticut priest says a new confessional recently installed at his parish stands as a visible sign of God's grace, and has increased churchgoers' pa ... discuss
DES MOINES, IA – Former US Attorney Matt Whitaker shared his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for the open United States Senate seat in November 2014.Whitaker, a guest Monday afternoon o ... discuss
Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) received praise from an unlikely source on Sunday. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” longitme Democratic strategist James Carville lauded Cruz ... discuss
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 6-0 yesterday morning that same-sex married couples have the same “right” as heterosexual married couples to have both spouses names on a child’s birth c ... discuss
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) sent an email last night to supporters announcing his decision not to run for U.S. Senate. Here is the email below:Dear Friends,I want to thank all of my friends, family, ... discuss
Washington D.C., Apr 30, 2013 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops have responded to President Barack Obama's 2014 budget proposal with a call to give high priority to funding for those in ne ... discuss
Phyllis Schlafly Report, Eagle Forum: Republicans are getting a lot of unsolicited advice about how to recover from last year’s defeat, and most of it is either ignorant or coming from people who do ... discuss
I never would have imagined that I would sell an e-book. I was really opposed to the idea of e-books for a long time after they came out on the market. I love the smell and feel of a good old fashion ... discuss
Andrea Lafferty, President, Traditional Values Coalition (TVC): The Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is back. It is the bill that would allow transgendered teachers into kindergarten classrooms -- an ... discuss
Citing reports from multiple media outlets that members of Congress are currently in talks to exempt themselves from ObamaCare, Rod Blum, Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 1st Congress ... discuss
A couple of weeks ago it was announced by some “national educators” that they had just issued new guidelines that call for sweeping changes in the way science is taught in the U.S. These guideline ... discuss
Efforts to curtail even your most basic First Amendment protections continue to keep Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys engaged in courtrooms across the country. Two recent attacks are illustrativ ... discuss
Last week, the architect of President Obama’s signature health care law, Max Baucus,“stunned administration officials,” saying openly that he thinks it’s headed for a “tr ... discuss
The potential list for Republican Senate candidates just got a little smaller. Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds in an email to supporters this afternoon said that she will not be running for the U.S. Sena ... discuss
(Des Moines, IA) Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today joined Altoona’s Mayor Skip Conkling in officially welcoming Facebook to Iowa. The social networking company, which helps more ... discuss
PRINCIPAL Education: Elementary, FT EmployeePocahontas Catholic School (Pocahontas, IA)Pocahontas Catholic School in Pocahontas, Iowa is taking applications for a full-time Elementary Principal/Teache ... discuss
Any legislation passed by the Congress, which must be voted on before it is ever analyzed or read, and which results in over 7 feet of regulations – as demonstrated by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley ... discuss
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking his colleagues to co-sign a letter asking the Senate Appropriations Committee that funds education to cut off all future funds that would allow the Obama adm ... discuss
As Americans surrendered their educational system to the federal government, they also surrendered their republic. During the 1960s, educational expert Benjamin S. Bloom wrote a set of Handbooks I thr ... discuss
Edward “Ed” Mezvinsky, born January 17, 1937, is a former Democratic congressman. He represented Iowa’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for t ... discuss
Unborn babies do survive attempted abortions. And, tragically, some of these children die from lack of appropriate medical care and treatment or at the hands of abortion providers like Kermit Gosnel ... discuss
The (Congressional) Medal of Honor was established in 1861, during the Civil War. The qualifications for being awarded the Medal have been tightened up and refined over the years, but it is curr ... discuss
Twenty-six days after his election, Pope Francis has brought the US' Appointment Shop back to life with two domestic nods among a spate of others. Even so, however, this first round is a keen exerc ... discuss
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I love this man. I want to be like him. He started preaching and pastoring when he was 34, two years younger than I am now. In his most difficult years of ministry, in the mid/late-90's, when p ... discuss
[These are the notes for my presentation. Pardoned any editing fails, typos, and where I made connections in my head but not on paper!] Presented at The Gospel Coalition of Eastern Iowa, March 201 ... discuss
I’m in Baltimore today, speaking to a group of young 40 Days for Life volunteers. I just got back from a visit to Connecticut. —————————— ... discuss
Today I have some great pictures from vigils across the country and across the pond … including one from my visit to the new Planned Parenthood location in Memphis. ———— ... discuss
We noted last week that Whole Woman's Health in Minneapolis may soon offer RU486 abortions remotely via telemedicine. These "webcam abortions" are already offered at the Planned Parenthood facility in ... discuss
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad announced a bill that was the result of the anti-bullying conference, HSB 196, was filed in the Iowa House. The language was produced by School Administrators of Iowa, an ... discuss
There’s a theme that ties together today’s update — God hears your prayer … and He answers. Here’s what I mean…. —————————R ... discuss
In the March 2013 issue of the Iowa Right to Life News: Exposed: a widely published study on webcam abortions was by a Planned Parenthood partner We love our Gov! Branstad, Reynolds and other pr ... discuss
Release: Immediate DES MOINES--Planned Parenthood of the Heartland just announced that they will be closing two more Iowa locations -- Spencer and Fort Madison -- on March 15, 2013. La ... discuss
Release: Immediate DES MOINES--Planned Parenthood of the Heartland just announced that they will be closing two more Iowa locations -- Spencer and Fort Madison -- on March 15, 2013. Last ... discuss
I was reading in CNSNews.com that Senator Harkin (D-Iowa) mentioned during a hearing that the Country does not have a spending problem, but a "missalocation of wealth problem". Wow, really?! This.. ... discuss
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announcing that he won't run re-election has changed the stakes of the 2014 elections with the first open Senate seat in 30 years.The post Tom Harkin’s Retirement Shift ... discuss
North Dakota boots Planned Parenthood sex ed program When North Dakota state legislator Bette Grande took to the airwaves to say that Planned Parenthood has no business in the state and threatened ... discuss
Conservatives have plenty of reason to mope in the fiscal gloom these days, maybe even enough to indulge in a bit of dark humor. That brings us to the Colorado political junkie joke of the week, the f ... discuss
FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS: Locations and Executive Orders article source: http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1062 There over 800 prison camps in the United States, ... discuss
A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health analyzes the use of telemedicine to remotely administer "medical" (chemical, RU486) abortions in Iowa. Planned Parenthood began performin ... discuss
Morton Blackwell and Over 100 Other Leading Conservatives was sent via the Coalitions for America to U.S. House and Senate Republicans: An Open Letter to U.S. House and Senate RepublicansDear Republic ... discuss
The elections made a lot of people sad. So in this issue of the IRTL News, we wanted to put a smile on your face. We added lots of humor, for reading out loud when you are sitting ar ... discuss
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on Friday entitled Abortion Surveillance - United States, 2009. It's a very lengthy report with a tremendous amou ... discuss
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said it is time for the Iowa Straw Poll to end. I disagree - tweak it and make it a better event for candidates and voters.The post The Future of the Iowa Straw Poll appe ... discuss
Fighting Republicans Bill Smith, Editor: While I normally do not share article from the Washington Post. In the following article by Paul Kane and Rosalind Helderman, they have flushed out the battl ... discuss
ARRA News Service: ObamaCare Exchanges Are NOT A Done Deal! Our Partners at Americans For Limited Government are tracking updates as they occur. Changes being posted to NetRight Daily linked below. ... discuss
PHILIP ELLIOTT ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — Sen. 3 read more ... discuss
Iowa Senate Republicans voted State Senator Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock) to replace State Senator Jerry Behn (R-Boone) as Iowa Senate Minority Leader.The post Bill Dix Elected Iowa Senate Minority Leader a ... discuss
Karl Rove by Ralph Benko, Contributing Author: Liberals do not grasp the distinction between Ronald Reagan and (either) George Bush. This blind spot creates a massive confusion and haza ... discuss
Iowa House Republicans re-elect State Representative Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) as Speaker of the Iowa House and State Representative Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) as House Majority Leader.The post Iow ... discuss
Iowa Right to Life offers a wide selection of pro-life resources that can help you spread the pro-life message in your community. These books, DVDs, CDs and pamphlets are great for classro ... discuss
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Exit Polling Data Shows Pro-Lifers Failed to Vote Pro-Life Exit polling data from Tuesday’s presidential election shows the pro-life movement may have itself to blame partly as pro-life voters f ... discuss
WDM City Councilman Charles Schneider was nominated by the Iowa GOP for a special election in Iowa Senate District 22 due to State Senator Pat Ward's death.The post Iowa GOP Nominates Charles Schneide ... discuss
LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report Wednesday, November 7, 2012 For pro-life news updated throughout the day, visit LifeNews.com. Current Headlines Top Stories • Exit Polling Data Shows Pro ... discuss
Curiously, Obama lost in every state that requires a photo ID to be produced before voting. A list of closely contested state elections with no voter ID, which narrowly went to Obama include: Minnes ... discuss
Aunque no me alegro por la victoria de Barack Obama en las elecciones estadounidenses de noviembre de 2012, al ocuparme de temas de comunicación fue imposible no darse cuenta de que la foto más vira ... discuss
Tony Perkins, FRC Action Update: This was supposed to be the morning when Americans got up and shook off the nightmare of the last four years. Instead, they awakened to a new one: a profound drubbin ... discuss
by Ben Johnson CHICAGO, November 6, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – In what he vowed was the last campaign stop of his life, President Barack Obama told supporters in Iowa last night they had evolved bey ... discuss
by Ben Johnson CHICAGO, November 6, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – In what he vowed was the last campaign stop of his life, President Barack Obama told supporters in Iowa last night they had evolved bey ... discuss
Tim SweetmanI may regret posting this tomorrow morning, but here are some wise words from Kevin DeYoung: I’m thankful for the Electoral College. You may not agree, especially if you live in Texas o ... discuss
A few of you have asked for this, and to be honest I didn’t want to do it because I haven’t had the time to really look at the polls as much as I wanted to the last couple of days. I did d ... discuss
A rereleased video from 2007 that shows a clearly incensed Mitt Romney giving Iowa Newsradio WHO talk show host Jan Mickelsons an off-air piece of his mind has “become a viral sensation,” ... discuss
Contrary to the the whacky skewed-Dem poll numbers from CNN and their ilk, these are the party internal poll numbers. And they look damn good for the Romney campaign. From Toby Harnden at The Daily M ... discuss
Top 10 Reasons For Pro-Lifers to Vote for Mitt Romney In the election between pro-abortion President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney, there is a wide chasm between the two when it com ... discuss
Jane Jech, Republican, is running for the Iowa State Senate Seat now held by her opponent, Democrat Steve Sodders. The district includes Marshall & Tama counties. Jane agreed to answer some ... discuss
Mitt Romney made his final arguments to Iowa while stopping in Des Moines on Sunday morning speaking to a crowd of approximately 4400 supporters.The post Mitt Romney in Des Moines: “I’ll t ... discuss
It’s Day 40 — you made it! As we close the largest 40 Days for Life campaign in history … the following things can be said about what God can do in just 40 days: 40 days ago … ... discuss
OMB Director Jeffrey Zients Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Jeffrey Zients its October 2012 Porker of the Month for promising to pay th ... discuss
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It isn't the money involved in a judicial retention vote, but judges who overstep their bounds that taints the judicial process in Iowa and elsewhere.The post Judges Who Overstep Constitutional Author ... discuss
Eric Holder and his wife, Dr. Sharon Malone Holder. By Troy Anderson and Will Swaim | Watchdog.org: Eric Holder Jr.’s family is moving fast and furiously to bury the U.S. attorney general’s tie ... discuss
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Click to enlarge… Thanks to pro-lifers Michelle Wolven and Catherine Davis, a small group of us have been on this story for weeks. While they were digging through online records of Georgia abor ... discuss
Contact: Mark Harrington, Created Equal, 614-419-9000, createdequal@sbcglobal.net COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Created Equal's VOTE PRO-LIFE Battleground States Project is r ... discuss
The Des Moines Register printed a Letter to the Editor from Iowa Right to Life this morning, that was a response to a very one-sided Associated Press story that ran in the Register a few days ago. He ... discuss
Farm Bill -Policy Issues, Political Notes The AP reported yesterday that, “Maine agricultural officials are heading to Washington, D.C., to work with the state’s congressional delegation and feder ... discuss
Farm Bill –Policy Issues (Conservation, Nutrition, Trade, Regulations, Labor), Political Notes Randy Olson reported in yesterday’s Sauk Herald (Sauk Centre, Minn.) that, “As stark as the outlook ... discuss
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Farm Bill –Policy, and Political Notes The AP reported yesterday that, “Small dairy farmers in the Northeast and Wisconsin say a tough year has been made worse by Congress’ failure to pass a ... discuss
Trade Developments- Panama FTA Vicki Needham reported yesterday at The Hill’s On the Money Blog that, “A free trade agreement between the United States and Panama will go into effect at the end of ... discuss
Farm Bill- Policy Issues, Political Notes Dan Piller reported in yesterday’s Des Moines Register that, “U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Monday that a link between federal crop insur ... discuss
Budget Issues Steven T. Dennis reported yesterday at Roll Call Online that, “The Des Moines Register today released a previously off-the-record interview with President Barack Obama in which he gave ... discuss
Farm Bill –Policy Issues, Political Notes Dan Popkey reported on Wednesday evening at the Idaho Statesman Online that, “Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said Wednesday in Boise that the House w ... discuss
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This week, Denver's Planned Parenthood abortionist, Reid Goodman made national news.He's known locally for his unusual habit of wearing a ghoulish mask to hide his face as he drives to "work"presumabl ... discuss
A new poll conducted this week shows Ben Lange surging ahead of Bruce Braley in the Iowa 1st Congressional District race.The post New Poll Shows Ben Lange Leading Bruce Braley in Iowa 1st Congressiona ... discuss
Robert Stacy McCain manages to perfectly describe 'the plan', Obama, and his idolatrous, gullible, 'Obamaphiles' that still believe in the 'rainbows-and-unicorns fantasy' of Obama the Lightworker even ... discuss
October 24, 2012/Dallas, TX -- Much has been written about the pro-life movement over the years. However, less information has been available to help us understand the inner-workings of the abortion ... discuss
In the swing states that collectively hold 146 Electoral College votes and include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin ... discuss
A new poll indicates that Iowa Supreme Court David Wiggins' days on the bench may be numbered as those who will vote no now take the lead.The post Poll Shows Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins i ... discuss
In Rasmussen's latest 11 swing state tracking poll of likely voters, Mitt Romney earns 50% of the vote to Obama’s 46%. Two percent (2%) like another candidate in the race, and another two perce ... discuss
In Iowa, a jury is deciding if liberal, pro-choice members of the University of Iowa law school staff discriminated against and decided not to hire Teresa Wagner because she was prolife. Wagner's atto ... discuss
I was on a conference call yesterday regarding intelligence gathered from a highly placed source that liberal Obama surrogates are planning to target Evangelical mega-church parking lots with bigoted ... discuss
A recent article in a local Daily Herald, reported that a new study on the Gardasil vaccine, given to women and young girls to protect against cervical cancer, does not cause young girls to become pro ... discuss
Dear Friends: The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it. I’ve been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes. This pre ... discuss
Remember the second anecdote here? Here's a parallel incident. Mr. W. had lunch with a colleague from the agency where he worked during the Bush Admin. The guy was filling him in on office gossip and ... discuss
A big thank you to John Ruberry, Marthon Pundit who reached back 39 years, dang I was young back then, to share with us that even Bruce Springsteen has a history, a record, which we can evaluate. Onl ... discuss
Today marks the halfway point in the Fall 2012 40 Days for Life Campaign. So far there have been at least 198 babies saved from abortion due to the various campaigns. So far, we have not heard of any ... discuss
A prayer meeting called “The Response” attracted 30,000 plus to Reliant Stadium in Houston on August 6th, 2011. The rally, initiated by Governor Rick Perry of Texas, was billed as non-political, t ... discuss
Tiffin, Iowa, Oct 14, 2012 / 01:07 pm (CNA).- Matt Wellendorf’s favorite prayer is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in song. During the Liturgy of the Eucharist at Mass, he becomes reverent. And he w ... discuss
Today, I’m speaking at events in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio — tomorrow marks the halfway point of this 40 Days for Life campaign! And that raises a question — have you been out to p ... discuss
With Christie Vilsack's campaign making mistakes like these in Iowa's 4th Congressional District race who needs to do opposition research?The post Christie Vilsack’s Recent Campaign Flubs appear ... discuss
Future accountant or card shark? The little gurl from Iowa comes with her own set of “lucky” lotto numbers. Laila’s birth weight is 8lb, 9oz, and she was born on 10/11/12 at 13:14 ( ... discuss
Oh what a difference a debate makes: Romney 49% Obama 47% roval: Approve: 48% Disapprove: 52% Nation is generally heading in the right direction: Righ ... discuss
Congressman Steve King released his 4th television ad in the Iowa 4th Congressional District race. He takes aim at Obamacare and its cuts to Medicare.The post Steve King in New TV Ad: Repeal Obamacar ... discuss
Today is the feast of the Archangels: Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. These three Archangels are the only angels named in Sacred Scripture and all three have important roles in the history of salv ... discuss
Iowa Judicial Retention Elections make Iowa's Judicial System stronger, not weaker. Iowans must provide a check on judicial power when necessary.The post Iowa Judicial Retention Elections Helps Make ... discuss
From the National Catholic Register:Over the past five years, a growing number of abortion workers across the country have had a change of heart and left their jobs. It's a trend that is leading other ... discuss
I’m wearing a new red rubber wristband: it says “Iowa Strong—11.6.12” It’s a good reminder for me and for Iowans of the important role this state plays in our presidential selection process. ... discuss
The following is an article written by lawyer, Margaret Dore and published on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 on the Montanans Against Assisted Suicide and for Living with Dignity website. The article p ... discuss
Today in Washington, D.C. - Sept. 21, 2012: The Senate reconvened at noon today. Last night, the Senate voted 67-31 to agree to the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 117, the House-passed continuing r ... discuss
Another action-packed, issue of the Iowa Right to Life News is here. From former Planned Parenthood Manager Sue Thayer's Heartfelt testimony about Planned Parenthood's Medicaid fraud to a great ... discuss
Via Race42012: Romney 47% Obama 46% Obama Job Approval: isapprove: 51% Approve: 48% Nation is generally heading in the right direction: Right: 37% These results are derived from ... discuss
Top 10 Things Obama Should Be Doing Instead of Hobnobbing With Jay-Z, Beyonce, Letterman1. Get An Intelligence BriefingNational Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor Dismissed Concerns That Obama Is ... discuss
Guest post by Cheryl Sullenger of Operation Rescue Yesterday Operation Rescue reported that a woman is suing Planned Parenthood Birmingham for missing an ectopic pregnancy. Clinic staff and abortion ... discuss
John Archer, Republican Candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, today launched his first television advertisement of the 2012 election cycle.The post Video: John Archer Releases First TV Ad ... discuss
Results of the latest Rasmussen Daily Swing State Tracking Poll of likely voters has Romney up by 2: Romney 47% Obama 45% Job Approval:Disapprove: 51% Approve: 45% Nation is generally headin ... discuss
Davenport, IA: John Archer (R-Bettendorf) was joined by several supporters at the Sarah Harding Retirement Community in Clinton today to announce the Seniors for Archer Coalition.“I am grateful for ... discuss
DES MOINES, Iowa- Longtime Congressman Leonard Boswell faces a real head scratcher of a decision Friday when he steps up to cast his vote on the ‘No More Solyndras Act’ in the U.S. House o ... discuss
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz had learned that more than 3,500 non-citizens may be registered to vote in Iowa with 1208 voting in the 2010 election. He received this information from the ... discuss
INDEPENDENCE, IA — At time when Americans’ trust in their political leadership has hit historic lows, U.S. congressional candidate Ben Lange is seeking to restore this trust with todayR ... discuss
(AMES) – Congressman Steve King (R-Kiron) today released his second television advertisement of the 2012 election cycle to run in the new 4th Congressional District. The 30-second advertisement, tit ... discuss
Congressman Steve King with Members of Iowa Farm Bureau at Farm Bill RallyCongressman Steve King (R-IA) and Congressman Tom Latham (R-IA) joined Iowans, members of the agriculture community and fellow ... discuss
9-11-01 – It’s hard to believe it has been 11 years since that tragic day. That morning being just a brief snapshot of time. 2,976 people died. Some in an instant. Some knew only shock, ... discuss
Photo Credit: U.S. State DepartmentChristopher Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and three other embassy staff were killed trying to flee the U.S. Consulate during the Benghazi attack. Reuters ... discuss
by Kathleen Gilbert DAVENPORT, Iowa, September 11, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s wife last week refused to answer questions on the Obama administration’s ... discuss
It’s hard to believe that it has already been 11 years since the terrorist attacks on 9/11. I still vividly remember where I was. I was teaching a high school Bible class, the first clas ... discuss
(AMES) – After two debates between Rep. Steve King (R-Kiron) and Democrat challenger Christie Vilsack, what voters in the 4th Congressional District have assumed all along has become clear – King ... discuss
Democrats Content To Stall Today in Washington, D.C. - September 19, 2012: Congress returns today! Both the Senate and House will reconvene at 2 PM today. At 5 PM, the Senate will take up t ... discuss
Romney Wants to Keep Key Parts of Obamacare: \"Of course there are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place,\" he said. ”One is to make sure ... discuss
WARNING: o'clown's supporters fear truth about 'the one'. -- rfh From: Freedom Outpost Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 Subject: Interview: Obama Had Marxist Vision Fo ... discuss
Photos from Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan’s visit to the Dallas County Courthouse in Adel, IA. hts.com/2012/09/photos-paul-ryan-rally-in-adel-iowa/">Photos: Paul Ryan Rally in ... discuss
“Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.” President Ronald Reagan, April 29, 1982 Address to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1983 Federal Budget State govern ... discuss
The economic outlook is bleak. There is no way around it.It's hard to believe that only yesterday, prior to Obama's speech, there was speculation about whether Obama would hint at all the good news to ... discuss
Republican Congressman Steve King and his Democrat challenger, former First Lady of Iowa Christie Vilsack had their first of two debates tonight on WHO Radio. You can listen for yourself below. Let ... discuss
OOPS: Put God Back In Or We Might Loose The Election Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: As we told you yesterday, the Democrats' platform is radical and hostile to Middle American values. The major ... discuss
GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan visited Adel, IA yesterday morning for his second stop in Iowa this week. A crowd just shy of 1000 gathered outside the Dallas County Courthouse and Co ... discuss
KSI truth truck is fully visible to I-4 traffic near Orlando, Florida. Other truth trucks are operating in Virginia, Iowa, and Colorado. The Key State Initiative (KSI), our pro-life voter education pr ... discuss
Congressman Bruce Braley INDEPENDENCE, IA — The three-term liberal Democrat incumbent Bruce Braley today released a new TV ad which omits his support of reckless foreign policies that undermine ... discuss
Christie Vilsack at State FairPhoto by Shane Vander Hart (AMES) – Today, as our National Debt is set to hit a record $16 trillion, the King for Congress campaign examines Christie Vilsack’s plan t ... discuss
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Armstrong? No, but that didn't prevent NBC from announcing the passing of Neil Young, not Neil Armstrong. Hear more about this story, plus Obama's reelection troubles, and Hilla ... discuss
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Check out this sign that greeted O’Bummer in Iowa. I love how they incorporated the airport name into it while keeping the size of the other two words small. Keeps anyone from attacking them whi ... discuss
Powerline notices something I noticed too in an email from Joe Biden (I get a daily plea from a rotating list of campaign operatives, including Barack, Michele, David, etc. We're on a first-name basis ... discuss
Regis scores two goals in the first half to take easy win from www.regisrangers.com Fayette, Iowa- Regis University's men's soccer team finished up their trip to ... discuss
Iowans’ Message to Obama: ‘We Did Build This’ – ABC News. Here’s a lesson in sign design. Surely they got permission to hang a sign that says “Obama welcome to Sioux City ... discuss
At least in terms of when he was stating that he would bring a new era of “post-partisan” politics (Washington Post) On the January night in 2008 when he won the Iowa caucuses, Barack Obam ... discuss
If you want a near perfect encapsulation of how the Obama campaign is leaning on incompetent partisans masquerading as “independent” media fact checking organizations to do their ... discuss
As any Doctor Who fan knows, tonite marks the start of the 7th Series of the show since it returned to the air in 2005. While there have been 14 episodes announced, not all the details have come ou ... discuss
Business Insider provides a map based on this study by the National Bureau of Economic research.The numbers represent the average distance a client would have to travel to obtain an abortion. For ... discuss
The latest Public Policy Poll shouldn’t come as good news for Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins. They write: Iowans are evenly divided on retaining Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins. 38% s ... discuss
Tony Bennett is officially running against Glenda Ritz for superintendent of public instruction in Indiana. He’s the southern Indiana incumbent Republican candidate, and she’s the Democratic Party ... discuss
It’s not as bad as McCain’s Gulag of 2008 of the 2012 version of the Republican National Convention isn’t much better from a Ron Paul delegate. From the new rules passed which try to ... discuss
NRD Editor’s Note: Each day, Bill Smith of ARRA News Service, provides us with special reports on what is happening down in Tampa. Each night, ALG staff participate in a live-chat of what is happeni ... discuss
Tampa - Today at the Republican National Convention there were more speeches, aka, remarks than normally expected. The cause was the folding of Monday's events in to Tuesday events as a conseque ... discuss
Hello college football fans! Week 1 of the 2012 season is finally here, and I am excited for the second season of CyHawkThoughts. Chuck & I will be starting our CyHawkThoughts shows soon I promis ... discuss
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2012 /Christian Newswire -- A coalition of the nation's most prominent conservative social issue groups (www.lifeandmarriagecoalition.com) today announced that they are coordina ... discuss
UPDATE 10:01 PM: The following states' Rules Committee delegates have both signed onto the Minority Report: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia ... discuss
Update on the Rules Committee shenanigans at the Republican Convention. From the RNC for Life:UPDATE Aug. 27th: Just a quick update on the situation we shared with you last night from the Republican N ... discuss
(AMES) – Rep. Steve King (R-Kiron) today launched his first television advertisement of the 2012 election cycle. The 60-second advertisement, titled “Land,” highlights King’s successful strug ... discuss
Over at Instapundit, Glenn Reynolds posts, amid a wall of discouraging stuff, two especially grim bits:FOLLOW-UP ON FOOD PRICES:I just wanted to weigh in on the food inflation issue with a local data ... discuss
Last Sunday, the following letter appeared in the DBQ TH: Letter: Stop your whining and do something FROM RUSSELL WISE 2291 HELLE COURT, ASBURY, IOWA Telegraph Herald| 13 comments I really wish s ... discuss
related, polls: http://harrold.org/polls Electoral College Prediction Model Points To A Mitt Romney Win In 2012 By Matt Ferner, The Huffington Post, Th.23Aug12 (video 1m13s)article source: http://w ... discuss
International Baccalaureate (IB) is harmless right? It just helps students gain an appreciation for the world around them and diversity, right? It promotes rigorous international education ... discuss
INDEPENDENCE, IA — U.S. congressional candidate Ben Lange today launched his first television ad of the 2012 election cycle. The ad, entitled “Quasky Values,” highlights Lange’ ... discuss
Political conventions in this day and must be hell on reporters looking for actual news to write about instead of being on a week-long junket. But a enterprising political reporter (the exception bein ... discuss
Over the years I have posted about the 40 Days for Life Campaigns held twice a year. These campaigns are aimed at closing down abortion clinics, saving the lives of unborn babies & converting clinic w ... discuss
It was announced earlier this week that Marian Bourke will be taking over as Executive Director of DBQ Co Right to Life, replacing Steve Brody who left the position in May.I have known Marian for long ... discuss
New Obama TV Ad Attacks Romney, Ryan’s Pro-Life Views Less than a week after Mitt Romney selected pro-life Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, the Obama campaign is on the attack with a new ad go ... discuss
Barack Obama is in Iowa using taxpayer money to, well, drive the price of meat up to consumers ... in order to buy the votes of meat producers: President Barack Obama, campaigning in Iowa today, a ... discuss
Today, August 21st, is the memorial of Pope St. Pius X (1835-1914).Guiseppe Sarto was born June 2, 1835, the second of ten children born to a poor family in the village of Riese, Province of Treviso, ... discuss
Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) made an incredibly stupid statement on Sunday about abortion and rape when he discussed “legitimate rapes” and discussing how conception rarely happens during a rape ( ... discuss
That's the best that pro-abort Barry can come up with? Attack Romney/Ryan for being pro-life? That's one reason I support them!I don't want to fund Planned Parenthood with tax dollars.Less ... discuss
It’s the latest chapter on the fictitious “war on women” and comes as no surprise. The Obama campaign is using the selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as Romney’s running ... discuss
(HT to Erick Erickson at RedState.com for the headline. I’ll get to Erick’s excellent post in a sec.) Right now I am in Sioux City, Iowa, preparing to begin a 10 day, 30 city, 6 state bus tour tod ... discuss
(HT to Erick Erickson at RedState.com for the headline. I’ll get to Erick’s excellent post in a sec.) Right now I am in Sioux City, Iowa, preparing to begin a 10 day, 30 city, 6 state bus tour tod ... discuss
Fresh from my inbox an email from the Governor Branstad Committee: Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds want to hear from you! They embark on a new round of education town halls this week, and the ... discuss
From Jill Stanek.comJill is off on tour...prayers for her success...telling people about the most pro abortion president in history who defended live birth abortions on the floor of the IL Senate. Thi ... discuss
