Larry Noble
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"Larry L. Noble" is the most recent Iowa State Senator from the 35th District. He served in the Iowa Senate from 2007 until his resignation on December 17, 2010 [http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=220989] to become Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. He earned his BA in Criminal Justice Administration from University of Central Missouri/Central Missouri State University in 1973.

Noble was elected in 2006 with 16,694 votes (52%), defeating Iowa Democratic Party/Democratic opponent Merle O. Johnson. [http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf] He was re-elected in 2010 with 27,563 votes, running unopposed. [http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/stsenorr.pdf].

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Microsoft, like every other company, gives because they think it is good for their business. They anticipate a positive return on their investment.

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You're never going to stop it all. It's a question of keeping it under some control.

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Seems to defeat the purpose of a blind trust. Somebody else is supposed to have control over it to avoid potential conflicts of interest. If you can just reach in and sell stock, it seems it defeats the whole purpose.

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He clearly is aiming at the jury pool and aiming at voters, hoping to generate as much sympathy as he can. And it shows DeLay never misses a beat when it comes to fundraising — no matter how dark things get.

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It's one thing to bring in friends, people you are close to who are qualified for the job. It's another thing for people to be getting the job only because they are friends and they are not qualified for the job.

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We see this after every major disaster or tragedy. People are putting forward their wish lists and saying it's all connected to the hurricane. We saw it after 9-11. Everyone was saying then that it was national security.

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It will be interesting to see if they accept the idea that not only actual corruption in politics needs to be addressed, but the appearance of corruption as well, ensuring public confidence and all that.

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The administration is walking a very tight rope here, ... because they want to support Libby, but they don't want to be seen as strong-arming Republican supporters for money.

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Unusually brazen. ... It shows really poor judgment to put yourself in a position where you are seen as wielding that power for a friend.

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