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Women would be disproportionately affected by GOP candidates’ tax plans

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By Sofia Resnick | 11.08.11 | 9:31 am

The variations on the flat tax proposed by Herman Cain and Rick Perry, both of which would make the system less progressive, cost women more than men.

Ron Paul tops Iowa Indy’s Power Rankings; Bachmann floundering

By Staff Report | 11.07.11 | 3:15 pm

Panelists on this unscientific survey say that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign isn’t living up to expectations.

(Video) Ron Paul launches Minn. campaign: ‘All we have to do is legalize freedom’

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By Jon Collins | 11.07.11 | 10:58 am

Paul said we’re witnessing the end of an economic era, which he said was a “tremendous opportunity” for supporters of an unrestricted free market to get the message out.

Ventura thinking about presidential bid

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By Jon Collins | 11.04.11 | 3:30 pm

Ventura also said that he and his wife plan to pursue their Mexican citizenship and that he would now refer to the United States as the “Fascist States of America.”

GOP candidates on campaign trail blame Obama for faltering economy

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.02.11 | 1:48 pm

Five Republican presidential candidates hammered on regulations, taxes and President Obama at a manufacturing forum Tuesday in Iowa, calling for major cuts to those areas and aiming to pin the worldwide economic downturn on the president.

Ron Paul dismisses third party run, woos Iowa GOP with libertarian positions

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By Douglas Burns | 11.01.11 | 9:55 am

Ron Paul, who is holding at 12 percent in recent Iowa polls, told Iowans this weekend that government is the biggest threat to citizens.

Photo: Gage Skidmore, Flickr

Ron Paul dominates Des Moines straw poll

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 10.31.11 | 8:37 am

GOP presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) ran away with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Straw Poll on Saturday in Des Moines, garnering 82 percent of the vote among Iowans.

GOP candidates woo Iowa’s conservatives

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 10.24.11 | 8:14 am

The candidates tout their conservative bonafides on issues ranging from abortion to same-sex marriage.

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Live tweet of GOP presidential debate Tuesday

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By Jon Collins | 10.18.11 | 2:30 pm

Previous debates have included gaffes, accusations and outright inaccuracies. We’ll be here, along with our colleagues nationwide at the American Independent News Network, to offer context and analysis.

Bachmann drops to last place in Iowa 2012 Presidential Power Rankings

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By Lynda Waddington | 10.17.11 | 1:18 pm

Some of the Christian conservatives who were expected to be Bachmann’s base of support have taken more tactful stances, despite Bachmann’s urgings that they not compromise.