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One of the two Republicans challenging freshman Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) is ending his 2010 campaign in the 1st district. State Rep. Ken Roberts (R) said in a statement Tuesday that he was withdrawing “with great reluctance” because of an unspecified and “unexpected health issue that has affected my candidacy and hampered my ability to make this run.” “I feel that it is my responsibility to my family to step out of the race at this time and concentrate on my health,” Roberts said. Roberts’ withdrawal leaves Vaughn Ward, a former Senate aide and CIA employee who served in Iraq...

Vaughn Ward, a former Marine who led a combat tour in Fallujah, Iraq and current GOP House candidate in Idaho, says that "two Alaskans" are coming to campaign for him. I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that he doesn't mean Don Young and Ted Stevens. Two of his donors are Jim and Faye Palin of Wasilla, Alaska — the father-in-law and mother-in-law of former GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Which suggests he might have a connection or two up in that state.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has won this year's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award at North Idaho College. Palin attended the two-year school for two semesters in 1983. She graduated from the University of Idaho in 1987 in journalism. Prior to her selection as John McCain's running mate, Palin was elected governor of Alaska in 2006.

When there’s trouble in Idaho for Republicans, you know they’re hurting everywhere. We’ve already seen the grassroots revolt in the works on the part of Paul supporters. But the fissures in the Idaho party run deeper. At the core of the party split is a fight over Idaho’s primary system between the state central committee and many elected officials. The battle came to a head this week, causing one Idaho observer to take note of the strong contrast between a united Democratic party in Idaho, and the Republican infighting [sub. required]: With Obama at the top of the ticket, Democrats...

In an unprecedented move, Idaho Republican Candidate for United States Senate, Rex Rammell is set to debut a series of television ads statewide during this Sundays Superbowl game. The clever 30 second spots were filmed in early January in Napa Valley California and feature stars from last summers Universal Pictures blockbuster, Evan Almighty. Each of the three television spots portray Washington DC’s current state of political affairs in a very unique way. Sources close to the campaign say that these ads are designed in the “over the top” Superbowl tradition. “This is a great way for Dr. Rammell to introduce...

Former eastern Idaho elk rancher Rex Rammell is running for the Republican nomination to succeed U.S. Sen. Larry Craig. His primary opponent is Lt. Gov. Jim Risch. Rammell has been the subject of controversy, especially during this year’s legislative session, after his elk escaped and then-Gov. Risch authorized state wildlife officials to shoot them. The elk were untagged and officials feared they might spread disease to and possibly breed with wild elk, which some wildlife experts claimed could produce a weaker genetic strain of the animals. According to Fish and Game, twenty elk were shot under the emergency order, about...

The Idaho Business Review and KTVP News Group commissioned a poll between October 25 and November 1, with a 4.4 point margin of error. Democrat Jerry Brady leads Republican Butch Otter 41 percent to 36%. But the poll finds 20 pecent of all Idahoans are still undecided.

Voters in Idaho head to the polls Tuesday for a primary that includes a congressional bid by a commissioner who once sought to have his county declared a disaster area because of an influx of illegal immigrants. In the nation's only other primary, former Clinton administration official Bill Halter faces three Democratic opponents in the Arkansas lieutenant governor's race. In Idaho, Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez, who is the grandson of Mexican immigrants, also tried to bill the Mexican government $2 million for public services to immigrants and filed an unsuccessful lawsuit accusing employers of conspiring to hire illegal workers.

The six-way race to win the Republican nomination in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District has turned into a full-fledged family feud, fraught with intraparty tensions and resentments.

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The link requires a subscription, but here's some of the article... “Numerous Republicans are already gearing up for the race to succeed Rep. Butch Otter (R) in [ID-01],” Roll Call reports. “Norm Semanko, executive director of the influential Idaho Water User’s Association, recently filed papers ..., while Idaho Controller Keith Johnson traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to promote his soon-to-be-announced candidacy. ... But they are hardly the only Republicans in the field. Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez (R) has established an exploratory committee and former state Sen. Sheila Sorenson ... is reportedly running as well. Otter is vacating the...

The Freepers in Albuquerque, Reno, Boise and Colorado Springs can see Sean Hannity live in person for his 2004 victory tour and celebration. He has also referred to this as the "Gloat Tour" on his show over the past few days. See the link for all the details.

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Hi everyone, Ive been absent for almost a year now, and have finally come back to my senses regarding political activism. I would like to know what i can do to help re-elect George W Bush. Thank you in advance. GWB 2004!! Huyah!

Gannett Fails One-Newspaper Communities/Counties- Port Huron Times Herald a Queue for Government Intervention? In particular, with today’s concentration of all reporting medium with just a few companies- who determines the void or lack of reporting in the best interest to citizens. I’ve challenged a Gannett newspaper, the Times Herald of Port Huron Michigan of its obligation citizens in one-newspaper counties. There appears to be an immediate need to make certain legislation be brought requiring corporate newspapers to better report news and serving the communities they cover. At a crucial time with the 2004 Primary literally days away- this particular newspaper,...

The poll of 600 likely Republican voters in St. Clair County Michigan’s State Representative District 81 countywide found Alloway leading Pavlov by 12 points, 48 percent to 40 percent in a three-way race with Yale Republican Steve Pray Nader included in the ballot test.

“A Michigan Impossible until we work together ending illegal state house electioneering practices” Joe Alloway-R Michigan House District 81 St. Clair County Michigan PORT HURON – JULY 11, 2004 - Please listen to a recent interview (http://66.92.134.175/~benburch/old/TrupianoShow-(10-5-2004).mp3) exposing Michigan’s #1 area to reform and that’s ending illegal activities in Michigan’s House Republican Caucus Communications Office! Very few citizens asked have no idea of what that word means. Folks, the bottom line is we’ve had some major problems in this antiquated, 50-person staffed office and they’re just coming public. Take recent revelations of state employees assigned to representatives as campaign managers...

I just got back last week from driving across the country, I live in Washington State and drove to PA in see my wifes family and took I-80 and I-90 back home. With my Bush/Cheney sticker from 2000 in my back window along with my W-04 sticker I got a aproviel rating of about 75% judging from the honks and thumbs ups from fellow drivers. Funny how I got the 1 finger salute from the folks with the Kerry stickers. My question to you is do you vent your hate and anger at fellow drivers on the road with a...

Last night, I was told that a report was recently published by some DC think-tank. This report ranked members of congress in order of taxpayer-friendliness, i.e. it examined their votes on tax-related bills and determined where any particular member of congress came in on higher or lower taxes for their constituents. The same person who told me about the report told me that a whopping 75% of house and senate members from my state were in the top 20 LEAST friendly to taxpayers in their voting records. Have any of you heard of this report? Can you point me to...