DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have been sparring over national security and immigration policy as their rivalry intensifies in the Republican presidential primary race. Now their conflict is moving to Iowa and a powerful evangelical constituency that Rubio is making a play for, months after rivals sank roots.
Cruz and Rubio will appear Friday with a group of candidates at a forum hosted by the Family Leader, a prominent Iowa Christian organization that is expected to draw roughly 1,500 people to its event. Also on stage will be retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who has led some recent Iowa polls and has a strong evangelical following.
Embracing the manifold educational opportunities of travel, Mike and Trish Rockett have taught their children how to explore the world. This fall, with the sunny sensibilities of many seasoned young people, 19-year-old Margaret Rockett was ready to gallivant throughout Europe with nine other co-eds.
Under the auspices of Pepperdine University's International Study program, academic responsibilities of the 10 sophomores shifted from the University's Malibu, Calif., campus to a satellite center in Lausanne, Switzerland. Situated between the Swiss and French Alps on Lake Geneva, idyllic Lausanne is known to be one of Europe's safest cities, offering a wide variety of recreational activities as well as easy access by rail and air to other European cities.
