So Republicans in Eastern Iowa’s 1st District adopted a platform over the weekend that made news. ‘Platform” and ‘news” rarely …
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So Republicans in Eastern Iowa’s 1st District adopted a platform over the weekend that made news. ‘Platform” and ‘news” rarely …
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