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The Stench Of Impropriety: Tom Harkin, Al Franken, Herbalife International, And The F.R.E.E.D Act (Part 1 of 2)

Our First Baby: TCR Iowa!

We've finally given birth to our first regional site "The Conservative Reader: Iowa". Henceforth, the site you are currently reading will be focused on international and national topics, and stories that are specifically tied to regional topics will appear in an appropriate regional site. We expect that there may be times when a regional story will warrant national focus, and as such we may promote the story either by reference or by elevating it to the national site. For instance, if a story related to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojavich's improprieties in selecting a Senator to replace Obama were to appear in an Illinois TCR site (we don't have one yet), it would likely get placement on the national site, or at least promotion on the national site if the story were on a strongly localized angle. TCR's Iowa site will be covering the same types of Iowa focused issues that have appeared on this page in the past. We plan to provide Iowa-based news feeds in the near future, as well as opinion feeds from other Iowa sources. We will [...]
Election Updates For Iowans

Election Updates For Iowans

Following are updates on races that are particularly important to Iowa: Tom Harkin (D) is reelected to the US Senate. Bruce Braley (D) reelected as Iowa District 1 US Congressman. Dave Loebsack (D) reelected as Iowa District 2 US Congressman. Leonard Boswell (D) reelected as Iowa District 3 US Congressman. Tom Latham (R) is reelected as Iowa District 4 US Congressman. Steve King (R) reelected as Iowa District 5 US Congressman. Iowa Constitution Amendment passed. Bill McCarthy (D) reelected as Polk Country Sheriff. The Iowa State House and Senate races are still not all settled at this writing. However, it appears that Democrats like have a majority in both houses again.
TCR Endorsements: US House District 3 Iowa

TCR Endorsements: US House District 3 Iowa

Yes, I am specifically attached to this race since I live in the district currently served by Leonard Boswell (D). Leonard came into office in 1997. When he first entered Congress, he promised that he would serve no more than 4 terms. He has served 6 already. He votes along party lines over 95% of the time. Although he has supported President Bush on some key bills that served a more conservative agenda, he also voted with Bush on the $700 Billion Bailout. Reviewing his record, he appears to be both socially and fiscally moderate to slightly liberal. Kim Schmett (R) has served as the chief administrative law judge with the Iowa Department of Inspections and[...]

What A Week: Party Unity

On the Republican side, the increase in McCain’s position in the polls, slow as it is in coming, is a reflection of the unity that is starting to build within the Republican Party.  I think what you’re really seeing is that as the various state conventions...
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