http://www.mail.com/people/15854-terry-branstad.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/15854-terry-branstad.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107072-gops-walker-touts-ties-trip-to-iowa.html WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do — one of their own. After all, the Wisconsin governor weighing a 2016 bid for president spent seven years as a young child living in Plainfield, a tiny town in northeast Iowa Walker referred to a half-dozen... Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107072-gops-walker-touts-ties-trip-to-iowa.html 2013-05-24T03:48:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections. It's admittedly early, with more than 18 months before the November 2014 elections... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html 2013-04-27T08:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1982830-iowa-governor-asked-to-reduce-killers-sentence.html WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Supporters of an inmate serving life in prison for a 1974 murder urged Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Wednesday to commute the sentence so he can be released, while the victim's relatives said they had forgiven him. The statements, given during an unusual public hearing called by the governor, appeared to add momentum to 66-year-old Ras... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:27:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1982830-iowa-governor-asked-to-reduce-killers-sentence.html 2013-03-28T01:27:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1980558-iowa-governor-holds-hearing-releasing-killer.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor has called a rare public hearing Wednesday to gather input on whether he should free an inmate widely credited with turning his life around while serving 38 years in prison for a 1974 murder. Rasberry Williams, 66, is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder after shooting a neighbor over a $30 gambling debt o... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:40:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1980558-iowa-governor-holds-hearing-releasing-killer.html 2013-03-26T18:40:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama's final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that the president lo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html 2013-03-09T09:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1909930-governors-looming-cuts-threaten-economic-gains.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's protracted budget stalemate could seriously undermine the economy and stall gains made since the recession, exasperated governors said Saturday as they tried to gauge the fallout from impending federal spending cuts. At the annual National Governors Association meeting, both Democrat and Republican chief executives expressed... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:53:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1909930-governors-looming-cuts-threaten-economic-gains.html 2013-02-23T22:53:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881134-post-election-vacuum-rubio-rise-within-gop.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio is taking center stage as Republicans search for a new leader. In the nearly 100 days since President Barack Obama won a second term, the Florida senator has made calculated, concrete steps to emerge as a next-generation leader of a rudderless party, put a 21st-century stamp on the conservative movement and potentially positi... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881134-post-election-vacuum-rubio-rise-within-gop.html 2013-02-10T12:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1880592-bacon-enthusiasts-converge-iowa-festival.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The smell of bacon was in the air Saturday as thousands converged on Iowa's capital city for an increasingly popular festival celebrating all things connected with the meat. Some people wore Viking hats and others walked around with makeshift snouts for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. The annual event featured more than 10,000 poun... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1880592-bacon-enthusiasts-converge-iowa-festival.html 2013-02-09T21:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1878922-iowa-governor-pardons-pig-bacon-festival.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A young pig has won a reprieve from the frying pan just as Iowa's popular bacon festival is about to begin. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad pardoned the 30-pound, 2 ½-month-old Berkshire pig named Bonnie on Friday morning. The pardon took place outside the governor's mansion in Des Moines in a ceremony ahead of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festi... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1878922-iowa-governor-pardons-pig-bacon-festival.html 2013-02-09T03:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1878502-switch-gop-governors-expanding-medicaid.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Once largely united in resisting the Obama administration's new health care overhaul, a growing number of Republican governors are now buying into parts of the system as the financial realities of their states' medical costs begin to counterbalance the fierce election politics of the issue. This week, Michigan's Rick Snyder became ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1878502-switch-gop-governors-expanding-medicaid.html 2013-02-08T21:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870224-pac-stirs-gop-rivalries-tea-party-angst.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' struggles to redefine their party are intensifying, as tea party insurgents and establishment Republicans vie to control congressional primaries, and GOP leaders try to expand their focus beyond the deficit. Grassroots conservatives are condemning a new bid by wealthy donors to vet future Senate and House nominees. The donor... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870224-pac-stirs-gop-rivalries-tea-party-angst.html 2013-02-05T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822656-ron-pauls-gop-legacy-growing-iowa.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron Paul is exiting the political stage, but his legions of followers insist they are only getting started. Libertarian-leaning loyalists of the two-time Republican presidential candidate have quietly taken over key-state GOP organizations, ensuring future fights with the GOP's establishment and laying the groundwork for a future p... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1822656-ron-pauls-gop-legacy-growing-iowa.html 2013-01-15T20:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1787380-polarized-nation-iowa-finds-oddly-split.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they amassed in the fall elections. In more states than not, one party now has full control of government. But you won't hear much brash talk in Des Moines. Here, party leaders are warning ... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1787380-polarized-nation-iowa-finds-oddly-split.html 2012-12-26T22:31:00Z