Sam Brownback

Will campaign in Sioux City, Milford, Des Moines, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Central City and Ames

August 7, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, will campaign in Iowa this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

On Wednesday, Brownback will have lunch with supporters in Sioux City, sign his book in Milford and join the Iowa State Fair Parade in Des Moines.    » read more »

He rejects federalist approach to abortion that he supported in February

August 7, 2007 -- DES MOINES – In a Monday interview on ABC's Good Morning America, Mitt Romney backed away from a federalist approach to abortion that he supported as recently as February 2007.

In contrast to earlier statements opposing a "one-size fits all approach," Romney now says that he supports a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution that would protect the unborn child under the 14th Amendment in all 50 states.    » read more »

The "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade will support Brownback this Saturday

August 7, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, announced today that Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, will join him Saturday at the Ames straw poll.    » read more »

Will campaign in Urbandale, Des Moines, Ames, Story City, Earlham

August 6, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, will campaign in Iowa today, Monday, August 6.

Senator Brownback has no public events on Tuesday, August 7. He returns to Iowa on Wednesday, August 8, and remains in the state until the straw poll in Ames on August 11. Further details will be released separately.

Monday, August 6

Brownback Signs His Book, "From Power to Purpose"
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Wellspring Bookstore
10465 Hickman Road
Urbandale, IA    » read more »

In new YouTube video, Brownback challenges Romney's troubled record

August 6, 2007 -- DES MOINES - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, in a new video posted on YouTube, renewed his call for Mitt Romney to face the facts in the automated phone calls that Brownback's campaign has made to Iowa voters.

The video is available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PP76G-GsDjk    » read more »

Says he made political calculation to support pro-choice laws

August 5, 2007 -- DES MOINES – In today's ABC News Republican debate, Mitt Romney created even more confusion about his abortion views by admitting that he made a political calculation to run as a pro-choice candidate in Massachusetts despite being "deeply opposed" to abortion.    » read more »

13-year Iowa legislature veteran cites agricultural, social, economic issues

August 3, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today announced that State Senator Nancy Boettger of Harlan, a 13-year veteran legislator, has endorsed his presidential campaign.    » read more »

August 2, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, today announced that family members of Army National Guard Sgt. Daniel L. Sesker of Ogden, who was killed earlier this year in Iraq, will appear at the Brownback tent at the Ames straw poll on August 11.    » read more »

Brownback campaign attempted to resolve the issue privately

August 2, 2007 -- DES MOINES - The Brownback for President campaign today made the following statement:    » read more »

Washington, 27 July 2007 (By Jim Malone) -- Chances are you have never heard of Mike Gravel. Gravel was a U.S. senator from Alaska in the 1970s and gained national attention when he read aloud portions of a secret defense department report on the Vietnam War known as the Pentagon Papers on the Senate floor.

Gravel is one of eight Democrats running for president. He tries to make up for his lack of campaign funding and name recognition by emphasizing his passionate opposition to the war in Iraq.    » read more »

Will campaign in Des Moines, Boone, Ames, Radcliffe

July 18, 2007 -- DES MOINES - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, will campaign in central Iowa this Thursday and Friday, July 19 and 20.

On Thursday, Brownback will announce his Iowa Catholic Leadership Team, host a youth outreach ice cream social in Des Moines, attend a house party in Urbandale, and throw out the first pitch at the Iowa Cubs game in Des Moines.    » read more »

"Mitt attacks pornography despite his role with Marriott, which sold in-room smut"

July 17, 2007 -- ALEXANDRIA, VA – In a move rich with irony, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign released a new television advertisement decrying "the culture that surrounds our kids today," despite the fact that Romney served on the board of Marriott International, which generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue through in-room pornography services at its hotels.    » read more »

July 17, 2007 -- ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Brownback for President campaign today announced its South Carolina Campaign Committee.

"I am thrilled that such a talented group of grassroots organizers and campaign veterans has joined my South Carolina team," said Brownback. "I look forward to working with my South Carolina Campaign Committee as we gain momentum across the country and in key primary states like South Carolina."

David Barron, Chairman    » read more »

July 12, 2007 -- If recent reports are any indication, the 2008 Republican presidential candidates as a group refuse to talk to America’s teachers, young people, African Americans or Hispanics. In recent weeks, almost every Republican running for President has ducked major conferences of the NAACP, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), the National Education Association (NEA), the Young Republicans National Convention, and even this week’s College Republican Convention.    » read more »

National Phone-In Day, JULY 12, 2007

On July 12, please take a moment to phone and ask your senator to support S. 1175, the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007. This important legislation would restrict US military financing, training and arms transfers to governments that are involved in the recruitment and use of child soldiers.    » read more »