Jockeying for presidency in Iowa GOP gala
Republican hopefuls gathered in Cedar Rapids for a First-in-the-Nation Gala ahead of the state convention. They urged social and moral reform amid attacks on the Clinton administration, with Forbes and Keyes trading barbs over abortion and integrity.
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Young supporters rally youths at First in Nation Gala
More than 500 attendees at the Five Seasons Hotel in Des Moines featured young delegates and college students from Iowa. Kevin Blume, 16, and Chad Barth, 20, urged political involvement and described plans for a youth outreach through Alexander's campaign and a national college version of Campaign for a New American Century. University of Northern Iowa student Randy Foreman, 21, praised the Republican path to freedom and encouraged discussions on Social Security to engage peers.
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