By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively. There are no term limits for either chamber. - Source: Wikipedia

Ron Paul may be the contrarian in the Republican presidential field, but his conventional approach to the Iowa caucuses makes him the candidate to beat on Jan. 3.

Recently, I hosted a focus group of undecided voters very likely to take part in the Iowa Straw Poll in August. A cringe-inducing moment came when we asked group members to give their instant reactions to each of the GOP candidates. When former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's name came up, some of things this group of conservatives said included: