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The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, considered by many to be mulling a bid for president in 2012, will return to Iowa in April to speak at an event sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (File photo via Minnesota Governor's Office)
This will mark Pawlenty’s second trip to Iowa in recent months. He spoke at a Republican Party of Iowa fundraiser in Des Moines last November. He has already said he will not seek a third term as governor and has formed a political action committee called Freedom First, a typical first move for presidential aspirants. To run his PAC, Pawlenty hired an Iowa native who was credited with building a winning strategy for George W. Bush in the Hawkeye State back in 2000.
Also speaking at the event will be Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Terry Branstad Rod Roberts and Bob Vander Plaats, as well as independent candidate Jonathan Narcisse. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Northwest in Des Moines.
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