Tag Archives: Sam Brownback

Brownback Uses Roe Anniversary as Money Pitch

In his first direct email to supporters since leaving the race for the White House, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, has used the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade as a fund-raising catalyst for his political action committee (PAC). The email, prepared and paid for by the Restore America PAC, a group identified as Brownback’s “leadership [...]

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Five Days Before Caucus Night and …

… another blanket of two to six inches of snow has fallen on eastern and central Iowa. The seven-day weather forecast calls for snow flurries on Monday and Tuesday and high winds on caucus night. If temperatures don’t rise enough to melt the top of the snow, providing an ice crust, high winds could pose [...]

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Sam Likes John, Pat Likes Rudy

The campaign for Arizona Sen. John McCain has sent a media advisory this morning, announcing that Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, a former Republican presidential hopeful, will endorse McCain during a press conference in Dubuque. In addition, the Politico is reporting that Christian leader Pat Robertson will throw his support behind former New York City mayor [...]

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Sunday Linkfest & Earworm

Melissa Etheridge – Message to Myself: New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to be hammered following her latest debate performance. Politics and Christianity posted the John Edwards YouTube video along with links to other coverage on their site. There is also a column by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann outlining what they consider may [...]

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Brownback’s Departure, Norris’ Support Has Mike Huckabee Anticipating Iowa Growth

While he’s not willing to name names, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says his presidential campaign is picking up momentum in Iowa and that he anticipates significant endorsement announcements will be made late this week. “We’ve had a big weekend — in fact, quite a big week — beginning with the new poll numbers that [...]

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Brownback Hosts Meeting While Huckabee Marches On

Sen. Sam Brownback’s campaign for president has announced that there will be a press conference at 3:45 p.m. (CT) today in the senator’s home state of Kansas. As many blogs have already reported — and I think the hat tip for being first goes to the Politico — it is anticipated that Brownback will drop [...]

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The Only Thing Missing is Barbara Boxer

In a move that may be the first of its kind in national history, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden will share the stage in Des Moines on Friday. The two will appear together to outline the Iraq plan they co-sponsored in the U.S. Senate along with California [...]

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Sam Brownback Meets with Iraqi President

Republican presidential hopeful and Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback discussed the bipartisan plan for a three-state solution in Iraq while meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani today in Washington, D.C. “In my meeting with the Iraqi president, he indicated strong support for a federal Iraq,” Brownback said. “Decentralizing power in Iraq offers the best chance for [...]

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Cancer Forum Brings HPV Vaccination Discussion

Many good things came about as a result of the Lance Armstrong Foundation‘s LiveStrong Presidential Cancer Forum in Iowa. Discussions on cancer research funding and how government can play a role in America’s quality of life came to the forefront. Perhaps one of the most important aspects of the forum for those who advocate for [...]

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Photos from the LiveStrong Presidential Forum

Some of these have already been used in copy I’ve written about the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s cancer forum in Cedar Rapids this week. Most of them, however, will probably not be included in copy. So, for those interested, here are some photos from the forum. In addition to the speakers listed above, Gov. Chet Culver, [...]

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