DES MOINES – Puppy raisers, trainers, service dogs and Iowa National Guard members will take center stage Thursday as the nonprofit group Paws & Effect hosts “A Night for the Dogs to Benefit our Military Veterans” at Sticks Studio. “Paws & Effect’s current focus for service dog placement is with military personnel experiencing post traumatic […]
Des Moines Register staff writer Tom Beaumont reports: Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans today to file papers with the Federal Election Commission forming an organization to explore seeking the 2012 Republican nomination for president. Pawlenty aides said the former two-term governor is also expected this week to name staff to lead his preparations for […]
The staff of Politico reports that former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will file paperwork today to organize his bid for the White House into an exploratory committee. For the complete story, click here.
NAPLES, Fla. – King James Big or Tall Men’s Fashions, a retailer of high-end men’s clothing for more than 25 years, is quitting business and will sell its entire inventory, owner Jim Montoney said today. Montoney began his retail clothing career in 1978 and owned 12 men’s clothing stores by 1996. He began to sell […]
The Des Moines Register’s Tom Beaumont reports: The top Iowa adviser to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said today he will support former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, should Pawlenty seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Eric Woolson, 52, said he did not know whether Huckabee, the 2008 caucus winner, planned to run again. Huckabee, in […]
By POLITICO STAFF | 3/10/11 6:13 AM EST From today’s edition: 2012 RECRUITMENT WATCH – THE SCRAMBLE BEGINS – Don’t look now, but the pace of hiring for the presidential campaigns-in-waiting just picked up – a lot. There’s been big movement on at least four teams in just the last 24 hours. Here’s what you […]
March 10, 2011 In her “Right Turn” blog, the Post’s Jennifer Rubin speculates on the impact of former 2008 Huckabee Iowa campaign manager Eric Woolson means in the 2012 GOP presidential contest: Presidential candidates staffing up in Iowa By Jennifer Rubin Eric Woolson, Mike Huckabee’s key organizer in Iowa in 2008, has joined Tim Pawlenty’s […]
The Washington Post reports Wednesday morning that veteran Iowa political strategist Eric Woolson has signed on to be part of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty‘s presidential campaign. Woolson led Mike Huckabee‘s campaign in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, pulling off a surprise victory and derailing the presidential hopes of then-frontrunner Mitt Romney. Last year, Woolson managed […]
The Washington Post reports this morning that Eric Woolson, who managed Mike Huckabee’s winning 2008 Republican presidential caucus campaign, has signed on to work for former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Woolson’s portfolio is among the widest-ranging among Iowa’s GOP operatives, including stretches with Gov. Terry Branstad, the presidential campaign of George W. Bush and recently […]
Chris Cillizza of the Washinton Post reports this morning: Eric Woolson, a top aide to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, has signed on with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for the coming 2012 contest, according to two sources familiar with the decision. To read Cillizza’s entire story, click on “Eric […]
