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Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Santorum Holding His Own in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum likes to joke about the time he held a meet-and-greet in Iowa and only one person showed up — the local party chairman. This week, he drew about 150 people to a question-and-answer session in Mason City, compared with 20 at a similar event in November. About 50 Iowans came [...]

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Santorum Holding His Own in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum likes to joke about the time he held a meet-and-greet in Iowa and only one person showed up — the local party chairman. This week, he drew about 150 people to a question-and-answer session in Mason City, compared with 20 at a similar event in November. About 50 Iowans came [...]

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Coburn Releases Annual D.C. ‘Wastebook’

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn on Tuesday released his annual “Wastebook” highlighting what he’s labeled some of the government’s most wasteful spending items, including $113,000 for a video game preservation center and $765,000 to subsidize “pancakes for yuppies” in Washington. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpps/news/coburn-765k-on-pancakes-for-yuppies-among-washington-waste-dpgonc-km-20111220_16510212

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

GOP Candidates Face Attorneys General

Six Republican candidates participated in Mike Huckabee’s presidential forum in New York City on Saturday night, fielding questions from three Republican attorneys general — Pam Bondi of Florida, Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia and Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpps/news/gop-candidates-face-attorneys-general-dpgonc-km-20111204_16233349