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Leading Iowa evangelical endorses Ted Cruz for president

Published on December 10, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

A prominent Iowa evangelical leader has endorsed Ted Cruz for president, a coup for the Texas senator, who has heavily courted churches and pastors in an effort to win the state’s leadoff Republican caucuses. Bob Vander Plaats announced his endorsement Thursday in Des Moines, calling Cruz a “serious leader for serious times.” Vander Plaats stressed that this was a personal endorsement, not one on behalf of the Family Leader, the influential Christian conservative group he leads. The group’s board has…

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Donald Trump: Even cheating spouse shouldn’t stop Iowa caucus-goers

Published on December 5, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

It’s another weekend closer to the important Iowa presidential caucuses, and that’s brought lots of the Republican candidates to the state that’s first on the 2016 election calendar. Front-runner Donald Trump was at a rally in Spencer where he urged supporters to do all they can to make it to the caucuses on Feb. 1. A hoarse Trump said a strong showing was essential for his campaign — and turning out is everything. How important? He told the crowd that…

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Did Donald Trump just equate Ben Carson to child molester?

Published on November 13, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, brushing aside any recent claims of civility, has equated Ben Carson‘s childhood “pathological temper” to the illness of a child molester, questioned his religious awakening and berated voters who support him. “How stupid are the people of Iowa?” declared Trump during a rally at Iowa Central Community College. “How stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap?” For more than an hour and a half Thursday night, the billionaire real estate mogul…

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Jeb Bush navigates Iowa’s corn ma(i)ze

Published on March 16, 2015 in Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to John Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing corn for energy purposes. That may cede some valuable ground in the caucus state to challengers like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, writes Ward: One challenge in…

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