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Obama to visit swing state Ohio Wednesday
Posted on January 3, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Lesley Clark,McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — With the first contest of the Republican presidential primary over, President Barack Obama will hustle to get back into the spotlight, jetting to battleground state…
Supreme Court takes up property rights dispute
Posted on January 3, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By David G. Savage,Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Mike and Chantell Sackett wanted to live on scenic Priest Lake in Idaho but couldn’t afford it. So they bought a residential lot…
With Iowa’s voting, GOP likely to plot future path
Posted on January 3, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Steven Thomma,McClatchy Newspapers – DES MOINES — Republicans enter a new election year Tuesday debating more than just who should be their nominee for president against Barack Obama. They’re engaged in…
Bachmann has a quiet day in Iowa
Posted on January 2, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By James Oliphant,Tribune Washington Bureau – WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — It was almost as if the Rep. Michele Bachmann campaign expected no one to show up at all. Bachmann of Minnesota…
Ohio unemployment falls, but so does support for Obama
Posted on January 2, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Alana Semuels,Los Angeles Times – CANTON, Ohio — Reg Rozell and Kim C. Sweitzer seem like they’d be sure-fire Obama 2012 supporters. Both have good-paying union jobs at a busy steel…
With Iowa’s voting, GOP likely to plot future path
Posted on January 2, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Steven Thomma,McClatchy Newspapers – DES MOINES — Republicans enter a new election year Tuesday debating more than just who should be their nominee for president against Barack Obama. They’re engaged in…
OPINION: Ron Paul disavows … Ron Paul?
Posted on January 2, 2012 by NIT Publisher
MCT FORUM:By Thomas Schaller,The Baltimore Sun – To look at him, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul seems harmless. He’s cute and contrarian. He wears poorly fitting suits. He’s decidedly un-slick. You almost…
Romney seems optimistic in face of Santorum surge
Posted on January 2, 2012January 2, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Seema Mehta,Los Angeles Times – ATLANTIC, Iowa — For Mitt Romney, it’s deja vu all over again. The former Massachusetts governor has spent much of the year as the front-runner to…
Lee Co. precincts at center of conflict over Iowa caucus totals
Posted on January 2, 2012January 21, 2012 by NIT Publisher
Christinia Crippes,The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Lee County is responsible for four of the eight precincts not counted in the final tally of the certified caucus results that overturned Republican presidential…
Pulse quickens as Tuesday Iowa caucuses approach
Posted on January 1, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Thomas Fitzgerald,The Philadelphia Inquirer – WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — An icy wind scoured the parking lot of the Hy-Vee supermarket, ruffling Mitt Romney’s perfect hair as he urged about 500…
Campaign shows power of super PACs
Posted on January 1, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Tom Hamburger and Melanie Mason,Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Political committees unfettered by donation limits are dominating the last weeks of the presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire,…
With GOP rivals in Iowa, Huntsman takes tough questions in New Hampshire
Posted on January 1, 2012 by NIT Publisher
By Maeve Reston,Los Angeles Times – LACONIA, N.H. — The Rotarians of Laconia applauded when Jon Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor, announced that he was celebrating the 130th New Hampshire event…
Obama hints at campaign strategy pitting him against ‘do-nothing’ Congress
Posted on December 31, 2011 by NIT Publisher
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Heading into the new year, President Barack Obama will insist that Congress renew the payroll tax cut through the end of 2012, but will otherwise limit his dealings with…
Santorum, others argue their talents for Iowa’s GOP caucuses
Posted on December 31, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By David Lightman, Steven Thomma and William Douglas,McClatchy Newspapers – DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican presidential candidates spent the last day of 2011 making their closing arguments to curious, often uncertain, voters…
Influential Iowa talk radio hosts go for Gingrich, Perry
Posted on December 31, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Seema Mehta and Robin Abcarian,Los Angeles Times – DES MOINES, Iowa — Two influential conservative talk radio hosts announced their picks for the Republican presidential nomination, and to no one’s surprise,…
Some GOP voters in Iowa hope nominee stresses economy over social issues
Posted on December 31, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Thomas Fitzgerald,The Philadelphia Inquirer – WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — An icy wind scoured the parking lot of the Hy-Vee supermarket, ruffling Mitt Romney’s perfect hair as he urged about 500…
Grassley predicts Iowa caucuses could produce 3-4 ‘winners’
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
James Q. Lynch,The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sen.Chuck Grassleyis predicting as many as four GOP presidential hopefuls could come out of the Iowa precinct caucuses claiming victory. “I would be surprised if…
Iowa poll: Santorum surges as Gingrich fades; Romney leads
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Kim Geiger,Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — While Mitt Romney and Ron Paul lead the pack among GOP candidates favored by likely Iowa caucus-goers, Rick Santorum’s surge continues, according to a new…
Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran are ‘acts of war’
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Paul West,Tribune Washington Bureau PERRY, Iowa — Defending himself against charges of isolationism, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul told voters in Iowa on Thursday that western sanctions against Iran are “acts…
GOP candidates split into 2 tiers in Iowa
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By David Lightman, William Douglas and Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers DES MOINES, Iowa — The volatile struggle for votes in next Tuesday’s Iowa Republican presidential caucuses featured two different fights Thursday. One…
Team Obama lays out electoral map strategy
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Peter Nicholas,Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The mood in President Barack Obama’s camp is picking up these days, with his poll numbers inching northward and Republicans mired in what could…
As Newt Gingrich surged, cash rolled in
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Kim Geiger,Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich will report raising at least $9.3 million since the beginning of October, including more than $4.6 million in the month of November…
Mitt Romney continues final push in Iowa
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Seema Mehta,Los Angeles Times – CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Reflecting a growing confidence in scoring a top spot in the Iowa caucuses, Mitt Romney on Thursday scanned a diner packed with…
Suddenly, Santorum gets the attention in Iowa
Posted on December 30, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By James Oliphant,Tribune Washington Bureau – MUSCATINE, Iowa — For Rick Santorum, it was the paparazzi moment that looked like it would never come. Cameras and correspondents awaited him Thursday at an…
Obama’s Hawaii vacation marks contrast to opponents’ activities in Iowa
Posted on December 29, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Peter Nicholas,Tribune Washington Bureau HONOLULU — As Republicans who want to be president slog through chilly Iowa in the run-up to next week’s caucuses, the man who is president moves from…
GOP lawmakers target Endangered Species Act
Posted on December 29, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The gray wolf hit a major milestone on Dec. 21, when the Obama administration said the wolf’s population in the Great Lakes region had grown…
High court to weigh immigration rulings
Posted on December 29, 2011December 29, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By David G. Savage and Carol J. Williams,Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Federal judges have blocked strict new immigration laws adopted by conservative legislatures in half a dozen states, including a…
Tea party rant with a British accent
Posted on December 28, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Seema Mehta,Los Angeles Times DES MOINES, Iowa — The rants are familiar to any listener of talk radio — blistering critiques of the Occupy Wall Street movement, outrage over Washington’s intrusion…
Gary Johnson quits GOP race, will run as Libertarian
Posted on December 28, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Michael A. Memoli,Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Gary Johnson ended his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, announcing instead that he’ll continue his quest for the White House under…
Leading in Iowa, Ron Paul says ‘a message is going to be sent’
Posted on December 28, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Paul West,Tribune Washington Bureau NEWTON, Iowa — Returning to Iowa, where polls show him contending for first place in next week’s caucuses, Ron Paul studiously ignored a barrage of news media…
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich visits Mason City (photos and video)
Posted on December 28, 2011October 4, 2020 by NIT Publisher
MASON CITY – Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrived in Mason City Wednesday morning at about 10:30 am and addressed a large crowd at Southbridge Mall. Gingrich, a former Speaker of the House…
Perry sues to get on Virginia primary ballot
Posted on December 28, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Michael A. Memoli,Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Rick Perry is taking his fight to get on the Virginia primary ballot to the courts, challenging the constitutionality of the commonwealth’s “onerous” qualification…
Perry shifts abortion views: No exception for rape, incest
Posted on December 28, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By James Oliphant,Tribune Washington Bureau – OSCEOLA, Iowa — Rick Perry, in the midst of a furious late-stage effort to finish strongly in next week’s GOP Iowa caucuses, said at a town-hall-style…
Obama nominates 2 to Federal Reserve Board
Posted on December 28, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Jim Puzzanghera,Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated a former Treasury official from the George H.W. Bush administration and a Harvard economist to fill two vacancies on the Federal…
Newly combative Newt Gingrich swipes at Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
Posted on December 27, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Robin Abcarian,Los Angeles Times DUBUQUE, Iowa — Newt Gingrich, trying to reverse a slide in Iowa by positioning himself as the unabashedly positive alternative to his trash-talking rivals for the GOP…
The final push
Posted on December 27, 2011 by NIT Publisher
James Q. Lynch,The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s hard to find a straight Republican in Iowa. It seems they’re all leaning. With a week to go before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation…
Branstad, Reynolds announce Excellence in Mentoring Award recipients
Posted on December 27, 2011 by NIT Publisher
Awards to be presented following Mentoring Day on the Hill on January 30, 2012 (DES MOINES) – The recipients of the 2012 Excellence in Mentoring Award have recently been announced by the…
Gingrich, N.C. author cause a stir with doomsday theory
Posted on December 27, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Jim Morrill,McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Airliners falling from the sky. Mass starvation. Roving gangs in lawless cities. Highways transformed into “nightmare paths of exile.” That’s the American Armageddon envisioned by…
A lonely Christmas for young workers for presidential campaigns
Posted on December 27, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Robin Abcarian,Los Angeles Times DES MOINES, Iowa — Except for Jacob Fullmer, a 27-year-old staffer from a small town in Idaho, Mitt Romney headquarters here was empty on Christmas Eve. A…
Santorum fails to win endorsement from Iowa conservative
Posted on December 27, 2011 by NIT Publisher
By Robin Abcarian,Los Angeles Times ADEL, Iowa — It was a ringing non-endorsement on a surprisingly slow day Monday, considering that Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses are barely more than a week away. Republican…
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