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Iowa Press Debate: U.S. Senate Republican Primary
Apr 23, 2014 Comments Off adminIowa Public Television will hold a U.S. Republican Senate Candidate Debate on Thursday, April 24, 2014. The 90-minute Iowa Press Debate will begin at 7 p.m. in front of a live audience at IPTV’s Maytag Auditorium in Johnston. The following candidates for Iowa’s open Senate seat will be participating in Thursday’s debate: Sam Clovis (R-Hinton), Joni ...
Continue ReadingRepublican Election workers sought for June 3 primary
Apr 21, 2014 Comments Off adminWATERLOO | The hiring of precinct election officials for the June 3 primary election has begun at the Black Hawk County Election Office. Opportunities include serving at one of 62 precinct locations, a satellite voting center, delivering ballots to health care facilities and counting absentee ballots. Each polling location requires a combination of registered voters who have ...
Continue ReadingMonthly Meeting
Apr 11, 2014 Comments Off adminTitle: Monthly MeetingLocation: Waterloo Center for the ArtsDescription: UPDATE: the regularly scheduled meeting of the Republicans of Black Hawk County has been postponed from April 17th to one week later on the 24th due to Easter Holy Week. The public, candidates and elected officials are encouraged to attend.Start Time: 19:00Date: 2014-04-24End Time: 20:50
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Braley blasts Grassley in online video
Mar 26, 2014 Comments Off adminWATERLOO (KWWL) - UPDATE: Rep. Bruce Braley is catching some flak after a cellphone video surfaced this week, in which he criticizes Sen. Charles Grassley. In the video, released by the interest group Priorities for Iowa, Braley asks a room of Texas trial lawyers to support his bid for U.S. Senate. "Or, you might have a farmer ...
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Rick Giarusso Announces Run For Statehouse
Mar 6, 2014 Comments Off admin(CEDAR FALLS) – Army Reserve Officer, Rick Giarusso, announced today he will be seeking election to the Iowa House in District 59 in Cedar Falls. Giarusso grew up in Wisconsin, graduated high school in Madison, earned a bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and a Masters degree from Silver Lake College. Rick ...
Continue ReadingMosiman Prepared for First Statewide Campaign
Mar 5, 2014 Comments Off adminWinning elections is nothing new to Mary Mosiman. She emerged victorious in three of them running as a Republican in a Democrat-leaning county. Mosiman served as Story County’s auditor for 10 years. Now, the state auditor is preparing for her first time on the statewide ticket. “I am very excited about this race,” Mosiman told TheIowaRepublican.com. ...
Continue ReadingA Quick Guide to Obamas 2015 Budget
Mar 5, 2014 Comments Off adminYesterday, Heritage experts dove into President Obama's new budget proposal. Check out our infographic to see just a few of the disturbing things they found. A Quick Guide to Obamas 2015 Budget | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News from The Heritage Foundation.
Continue ReadingAlmost Everything You Have Been Told About The Minimum Wage Is False – Forbes
Feb 6, 2014 Comments Off adminThe Democrats, their union supporters, and liberals in general are making a hard and concerted push for an increase in the minimum wage. President Obama mentioned the subject prominently in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night and even promised to take executive action to increase the minimum wage federal contractors must pay ...
Continue ReadingBam! Were Already Hitting the Debt Ceiling Again
Feb 6, 2014 Comments Off adminIt’s timely that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) put out new numbers on America’s financial situation this week. By the end of the week, we’ll be hitting the debt ceiling again. The CBO’s report, which dropped the bombshell that Obamacare is projected to push 2.3 million people out of the workforce, is chock full of other ...
Continue ReadingSeven Big Lies Obama Told In His State Of The Union Speech
Jan 29, 2014 Comments Off adminI know what you’re thinking – just seven? Actually most of Obama’s speech was filled with the same old platitudes and empty rhetoric that bellows out of all politicians, right or left. Here are seven lies he told. Seven Big Lies Obama Told In His State Of The Union Speech | Independent Journal Review.
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FOX Politics- Clinton calls Benghazi terror attack 'biggest regret' on her watch April 25, 2014Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called the Benghazi terrorist attack -- which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens, foreign service officer Sean Smith, and CIA contractors Ty Woods and Glenn Doherty -- the most significant failure on her watch.
- Krauthammer on Israel-Palestinian peace talks: 'The answer's always no' April 25, 2014Charles Krauthammer told viewers Thursday on "Special Report with Bret Baier" he is not surprised that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have once again fallen apart."It's a lesson we have to learn, re-learn, over-learn, every single time,"he said. "The answer's always no, and the reason is this: they [Palestine] will not acc […]
- Kerry: Russia has 'refused to take a single step' to de-escalate Ukraine crisis April 24, 2014Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday Russia is not abiding by last week’s Geneva agreement to de-escalate the crisis in the Ukraine and warned "if Russia continues in this direction, it will be not just a grave mistake, it will be an expensive mistake." […]
- Ark. judge voids state voter ID law April 24, 2014A state judge has struck down Arkansas' voter ID law, saying it illegally adds a requirement that voters must meet before casting a ballot.
- First lady gets resume from girl with jobless dad April 24, 2014Michelle Obama's annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees took a serious turn Thursday when a 10-year-old girl in the front row told the first lady that her dad had been out of work for three years. Then the girl popped up to hand the first lady his resume.
- Clinton calls Benghazi terror attack 'biggest regret' on her watch April 25, 2014